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What can you hold, but not touch?

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your breath

El Stevo

your breath

You can kind of touch your breath can't you? Just blow on your hand? :s-smilie:

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Schroedinger's Pandora

Your reputation.

Reply 23

BurningSnowman

Rights? Responsibilities? 'Weight'? And, er, all of the above... is this meant to be a riddle?

Reply 24

username234673

BurningSnowman

Rights? Responsibilities? 'Weight'? And, er, all of the above... is this meant to be a riddle?

Yes, it's a riddle, but there is no one set answer! I just wanted to see what other people would come up with.

Reply 25

common_person

Sway.
Still.
Metaphorical horses.
Your own.

Reply 26

username234673

common_person

Sway.
Still.
Metaphorical horses.
Your own.

Totally my favourite answer so far!

Reply 27

Kaykiie

you can hold your poop in :p:

and

you wouldn't want to touch that :wink:

hehe

Gross

Reply 28

terpineol

mikeyd85

I was asked this question the other day, and I've heard several different answers to this question, I just wanna see what you guys can come up with! :biggrin:

Little lumps of solid carbon dioxide, they float just above the skin as they sublime.

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Emmalena Ellis

Emotion. Though it may touch others you can only hold it within you. If you choose to exhibit it its the reaction that touches back.

Thoughts.

A CHILD. Unless you want to go to prison.

a bank account?

Your breath

uh-oh, just said 'hold' many times in my head and it has therefore lost all meaning :rolleyes:

Political office.

you can hold someone to their promise
you can hold a suspect without touching them
hold someone at gunpoint
a book can hold mysteries and truths
you can hold one's race/religion/gender/sexuality against them
you can hold east, west, north or south
hold someones interest
hold together the intangible 'thing' (colloq. for situation)
you can metaphorically hold someones hand through something