I can run, but I cannot walk - What am I?

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I can run, but I cannot walk. Sometimes I have insects hiding inside of me. I can be written in many different languages.

Your riddle is flawed - rot13(Pbzchgre cebtenzf pna jnyx. Frr gur sbyybjvat yvax: uggcf://jjj.trrxfsbetrrxf.bet/enaqbz-jnyx-vzcyrzragngvba-clguba/) — DavidPostill, Jan 23 '20 at 12:13
I don't think so. Gur cebtenz vgfrys qbrf abg qb gur enaqbz jnyx, gur nytbevguz qbrf. — Dmitry Kamenetsky, Jan 23 '20 at 12:31
Gura bar pna nethr gung gur cebtenz qbrf abg pbagnva ohtf, ohg gur nytbevguz qbrf. — DavidPostill, Jan 23 '20 at 12:33
@DavidPostill rot13(V qvfnterr. Na nytbevguz pna or svar, ohg gur vzcyrzragngvba (nxn. gur cebtenz vgfrys) pna or "ohttrq" (nxn. univat na vzcyrzragngvba synj).) — MechMK1, Jan 23 '20 at 12:47
Jryy, gur nytbevguz pna nyfb or vagraqrq gb or qrgrezvavfgvp, ohg n oht znl pnhfr vg gb rkrphgr n enaqbz jnyx. Jbhyqa'g gung gura or gur cebtenz jnyxvat, abg gur nytbevguz? — JiK, Jan 23 '20 at 14:45
@michaelgriffin See https://puzzling.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4641/ — user2390246, Jan 23 '20 at 16:52
I think it's flawed simply because rot13(N oht vf abg na vafrpg.) — Rachel Ambler, Jan 23 '20 at 17:18
Also rot13(Jura qrohttvat n cebtenz, lbh pna rkrphgr vg "fgrc ol fgrc" juvpu vf jnyxvat. :)) — Vilx-, Jan 23 '20 at 23:23
@RachelAmbler Lrnu, vafrpg vf sne gbb fcrpvsvp. Lbh pna'g rire fnl gung n cebtenz gung qbrfa'g jbex unf vafrpgf uvqvat va vg. Vg jbhyq fvzcyl or vapbeerpg. — Cruncher, Jan 24 '20 at 18:22
@DmitryKamenetsky Vs lbh tb nf sne gb fnl "gur nytbevguz jnyxf", gura lbh pna va n fvzvyne irva tb nf sne gb fnl "Gur cebtenz qbrfa'g eha, gur cebprffbe ehaf. Gur cebtenz vf whfg qngn" — Cruncher, Jan 24 '20 at 18:26
@Cruncher rot13(Jbhyq unir orra orggre nf "N sbez bs vafrpg" be fvzvyne...) — Rachel Ambler, Jan 24 '20 at 18:30
Wow 10K+ views for this question - didn't expect that! This gave me my first gold medal. — Dmitry Kamenetsky, Jan 26 '20 at 00:21

score 75 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 23 '20 at 08:41

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An alternative answer (a bit gross, I am afraid) would be

You are a Nose

You can run but not walk

Especially in winter

You can have insects hiding inside of you

EEeeeeew!

Of course, you can be written in many languages

e.g. the above pun also works in German: "Die Nase läuft"

answered Jan 23 '20 at 08:41

haarigertroll

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You are hilarious! – Dmitry Kamenetsky Jan 23 '20 at 11:54
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I think this is clearly better than the intended answer. – JiK Jan 23 '20 at 14:46
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That was my idea immediately when reading the question. I was surprised it's not the correct answer – findusl Jan 23 '20 at 15:02
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The German is actually the other way around: it walks but does not run. – fishinear Jan 24 '20 at 19:01

score 69 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 22 '20 at 23:54

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You are

a computer program. You can be run, as in executed. You may contain bugs, which are insects, and there are plenty of programming languages

answered Jan 22 '20 at 23:54

Gripe

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You got it. Very well done! – Dmitry Kamenetsky Jan 23 '20 at 03:12
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The answer is flawed - rot13(Pbzchgre cebtenzf pna jnyx. Frr gur sbyybjvat yvax: uggcf://jjj.trrxfsbetrrxf.bet/enaqbz-jnyx-vzcyrzragngvba-clguba/) – DavidPostill Jan 23 '20 at 12:12

score 31 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 23 '20 at 13:54

Another alternative answer could be

Water

Because

Water runs through rivers and you certainly run, not walk a bath

As well as

Many insects live in ponds and waterways

And of course

Water is called various different things in various languages

Matt Cremeens · Answer 4 · 2020-01-23T22:13:03.813

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I'm going with

Clock

It runs but does not walk

It also contains many

ticks (as in tick-tock), terrible insects as well

The last one is a bit of a stretch, but it can have

Roman numerals
Digital or analog
Military time
And the time varies depending on the part of the world you happen to be in

Not sure each of these are languages, but all (or at least most) languages use this device.

edited Jan 23 '20 at 22:13

answered Jan 23 '20 at 16:03

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The "I have insects hiding inside of me" solution was clever! – ihavenoidea Jan 24 '20 at 18:55
Thanks! I wish I was better at these, though. – Matt Cremeens Jan 24 '20 at 19:01

score 5 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 24 '20 at 06:17

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You are a person with a GPS using bomb attached to them which will detonate if they move by walking and not running. You run with your mouth open and often inhale live bugs into your lungs. Your issue has been written about people all over the world in different languages.

answered Jan 24 '20 at 06:17

Laff70

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This one is really taking the piss. But I approve – Cruncher Jan 24 '20 at 18:32
Thanks! It's the first thing which came to my mind. – Laff70 Jan 24 '20 at 20:35

score 5 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 24 '20 at 08:39

a train, I have seen lots of them run but never seen one walk

And of course

how often have you seen various insects hitching a ride, not to mention the roaches that live in the buffet car

And they run all over the world...

and of course they have names in most languages... train, zug, train des voyagers, TGV, Shinkansen, trentino verde etc

ThatKeelie · Answer 7 · 2020-01-23T17:40:36.227

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A refrigerator?

haha Ive seen some really gross ones that probably did have bugs in them. They do also have a different name in every language.

edited Jan 23 '20 at 17:40

answered Jan 23 '20 at 17:23

ThatKeelie

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I think this answer works as well as the others... – GC_ Jan 23 '20 at 19:39
This was my first thought upon reading the question – Cruncher Jan 24 '20 at 18:33

score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 23 '20 at 17:07

I'm going with:

tap.

I can run, but I cannot walk.

Taps run, when turned on.

Sometimes I have insects hiding inside of me.

spiders can certainly hide in them

I can be written in many different languages.

tap is in English; but there are many other translations; including (but not limited to) faucet for American English

EMIII · Answer 9 · 2020-01-23T16:32:23.053

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The answer is that you are CODE.. CODING can be ran with different languages, having bug like insects within its own self.

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answered Jan 23 '20 at 16:28

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This answer (more or less) was already posted and accepted. You're right, though! – Rand al'Thor Jan 23 '20 at 16:31

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