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Post by taltos on Apr 9, 2012 20:58:47 GMT -5
Many injured animals are invited to live at the 'Toronto Range'. Stop in kangaroo corner and marvel at the lovely creatures within. Dig over the potato patch to find small furry caterpillars, but don't yell! Owls can be found swooping fo r edible rodents, earwigs or perhaps bluebottles in the undergrowth. The brown bear, Rob, lacks grace and may look like an ogre, enter at your own risk! Peacocks can be found showing their colourful wares, which look fantastic when viewed with our ultraviolet torch. there's the one i missed and still looking for number 11 That is one, but there are 11 different colours and you've already found red, so there are still two to find. Hint: they are both in the first line. |
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Post by taltos on Apr 9, 2012 21:02:23 GMT -5
3a) something having a spiral or twisted form CURLED3b) to hold back or restrain CURBED3c) the thick part of coagulated milk CURDED7a) not coarse
7b) a musical instrument
7c) a collection of papers #3 doesn't need 'ed' on any of the answers. All the rest are correct.  Hint for 7: They all start with 'F'. |
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Post by taltos on Apr 9, 2012 21:04:37 GMT -5
A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have the initial sounds switched to form new words. For example, "churning bear" is a spoonerism for "burning chair" (note that the pairs do not have to be spelled the same - only sound the same). From the definitions below, can you figure out the spoonerism pairs?
1. Thumper's cellphone...mis-named nerve.
2. Where to buy a mallard...jammed portal.
3. Grizzly relative...two pin-lovers.
4. Sad iguana...Merlin slam-dunking.
5. Wasp accelerates...Half a six-pack.
6. canine fur & porcine challenge
7. rock toss & to pack up royal furniture
8. arsonist's desire & to battle a fibber
9. underground amphibian & bar rules
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Post by taltos on Apr 9, 2012 21:05:28 GMT -5
Find the two six letter antonyms that are combined in each row of letters. Their letters are in the correct order.
1. JSOYOMFUBELR
2. SCDUARWDRLYE
3. DASNAGEFERTY
4. CLULOOTSCEHN
5. USENEARSEYNE
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Post by taltos on Apr 9, 2012 21:06:29 GMT -5
With his tossing partner, Lenny, Manny is about to try another daring trick using five balls! Manny will start with five four-letter words and Lenny will hold five letters: A, B, C, D, and E. After Manny rearranges each word to form another four-letter word, Lenny will toss one of the letters over to Manny which, when put at the beginning of each new four-letter word, will create a new five-letter word! Unfortunately Lenny has forgotten just which letter to toss at which time.....
Here's an example. Manny starts with the word PALM. He juggles it to create LAMP. Now Lenny could toss over the C to make the word CLAMP!
Here are the words. First, rearrange each four-letter word into a new one. Then, add either A, B, C, D or E at the beginning of the new word to create a brand new five-letter word. Each of the five letters will be used only once.
MEAL
TALE
LANE
TARP
VEIL
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Post by taltos on Apr 9, 2012 21:07:55 GMT -5
A palindrome is a word or phrase that reads the same, if it's turned back-to-front. The names Bob, Eve, and Otto are all palindromes. So is the name of the pop group Abba. Try to identify palindromic words from the following clues. Good luck!
Example: Part of the body
Answer: Eye
1. Midday
2. A young dog
3. Flat
4. Word for addressing a lady
5. An Eskimo canoe
6. A system for detecting aircraft, ships, etc.
7. An action
8. Pieces of music for one person
9. Grass that grows on the seashore
10. In music, half a semibreve
11. Doctrine
12. Restorer
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 9, 2012 21:33:12 GMT -5
3a) something having a spiral or twisted form CURLED3b) to hold back or restrain CURBED3c) the thick part of coagulated milk CURDED7a) not coarse
7b) a musical instrument
7c) a collection of papers #3 doesn't need 'ed' on any of the answers. All the rest are correct. ![]() Hint for 7: They all start with 'F'. Thank you! FINE
FIFE
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Post by taltos on Apr 9, 2012 21:50:16 GMT -5
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Post by Tinker on Apr 10, 2012 0:10:25 GMT -5
Hehe, my days as a substance abuse counselor won't leave me...I was gonna say Recovery You were a substance abuse counselor? I didn't know that.  Sorry for the delay...yep, I ran a program for addicted felons for quite a while - loved it. Stopped to be home with Kiddo, love that more  |
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Post by avp60685 on Apr 10, 2012 6:59:02 GMT -5
1. Midday=NOON
2. A young dog=PUP
3. Flat=LEVEL
4. Word for addressing a lady=MA'AM
5. An Eskimo canoe=KAYAK
6. A system for detecting aircraft, ships, etc=RADAR
7. An action=DEED
8. Pieces of music for one person=SOLOS
9. Grass that grows on the seashore=MARRAM
10. In music, half a semibreve=TENET
11. Doctrine=TENET
12. Restorer=REVIVER
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Post by taltos on Apr 10, 2012 16:39:29 GMT -5
Did you mean to put 'Tenet' for both 10 & 11? It's not the answer for 10. The rest are correct  (#3 could also be MADAM) |
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Post by avp60685 on Apr 11, 2012 9:37:58 GMT -5
10. In music, half a semibreve=MINIM
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 11, 2012 9:52:02 GMT -5
These should be the last two colors.
Many injured animals are invited to live at the 'Toronto Range'. Stop in kangaroo corner and marvel at the lovely creatures within. Dig over the potato patch to find small furry caterpillars, but don't yell! Owls can be found swooping for edible rodents, earwigs or perhaps bluebottles in the undergrowth. The brown bear, Rob, lacks grace and may look like an ogre, enter at your own risk! Peacocks can be found showing their colourful wares, which look fantastic when viewed with our ultraviolet torch.'
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Post by avp60685 on Apr 11, 2012 9:56:27 GMT -5
oh thanks anti!
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Post by taltos on Apr 11, 2012 18:51:45 GMT -5
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Post by avp60685 on Apr 11, 2012 19:14:21 GMT -5
VEIL+A= ALIVE
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Post by taltos on Apr 11, 2012 19:39:47 GMT -5
That is a possibility, but actually is not the correct answer for the puzzle. You need to do all the words together in order to correctly match the letters & anagrammed words, as some words have more than one possible anagram. |
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Post by avp60685 on Apr 12, 2012 7:56:25 GMT -5
okay i'll try again
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 13, 2012 16:59:22 GMT -5
Find the two six letter antonyms that are combined in each row of letters. Their letters are in the correct order. 1. JSOYOMFUBELR JOYFUL/SOMBER2. SCDUARWDRLYE SCURRY/DAWDLE3. DASNAGEFERTY DANGER/SAFETY4. CLULOOTSCEHN CLUTCH/LOOSEN5. USENEARSEYNE UNEASY/SERENEEdit: Final answer.  Would have been so much easier if I followed the instructions. |
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Post by taltos on Apr 13, 2012 18:45:36 GMT -5
 Following instructions does usually help 
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 13, 2012 20:29:53 GMT -5
With his tossing partner, Lenny, Manny is about to try another daring trick using five balls! Manny will start with five four-letter words and Lenny will hold five letters: A, B, C, D, and E. After Manny rearranges each word to form another four-letter word, Lenny will toss one of the letters over to Manny which, when put at the beginning of each new four-letter word, will create a new five-letter word! Unfortunately Lenny has forgotten just which letter to toss at which time..... Here's an example. Manny starts with the word PALM. He juggles it to create LAMP. Now Lenny could toss over the C to make the word CLAMP! Here are the words. First, rearrange each four-letter word into a new one. Then, add either A, B, C, D or E at the beginning of the new word to create a brand new five-letter word. Each of the five letters will be used only once. MEAL TALE LANE TARP VEIL MEAL BLAMETALE ELATELANE CLEANTARP APARTVEIL DEVIL |
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Post by taltos on Apr 13, 2012 21:28:10 GMT -5
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Post by davidhayes1956 on Apr 13, 2012 21:42:58 GMT -5
Every time I see that I want to have a banana split! |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 14, 2012 14:46:42 GMT -5
A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have the initial sounds switched to form new words. For example, "churning bear" is a spoonerism for "burning chair" (note that the pairs do not have to be spelled the same - only sound the same). From the definitions below, can you figure out the spoonerism pairs? 1. Thumper's cellphone...mis-named nerve. 2. Where to buy a mallard...jammed portal. 3. Grizzly relative...two pin-lovers. 4. Sad iguana...Merlin slam-dunking. 5. Wasp accelerates...Half a six-pack. 6. canine fur & porcine challenge 7. rock toss & to pack up royal furniture 8. arsonist's desire & to battle a fibber 9. underground amphibian & bar rules Am I on the right track? And someone please help with these spoonerisms.  2. Where to buy a mallard...jammed portal. DUCK STORE > STUCK DOOR |
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Post by taltos on Apr 14, 2012 16:07:49 GMT -5
That is correct.  |
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Post by AntiArbitrator on Apr 14, 2012 16:18:24 GMT -5
That is correct. ![]() Spoonerisms are hard. I noticed everyone skipped over them. ![]() 1. Thumper's cellphone...mis-named nerve.2. Where to buy a mallard...jammed portal. DONE 3. Grizzly relative...two pin-lovers. POLAR BEAR > BOWLER PAIR4. Sad iguana...Merlin slam-dunking. WEEPING LIZARD > LEAPING WIZARD5. Wasp accelerates...Half a six-pack BEE THRUSTS > THREE BUDS  . 6. canine fur & porcine challenge DOG HAIR > HOG DARE
7. rock toss & to pack up royal furniture8. arsonist's desire & to battle a fibber LIGHT A FIRE > FIGHT A LIER9. underground amphibian & bar rules CAVERN TOADS > TAVERN CODES |
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Post by taltos on Apr 14, 2012 20:09:17 GMT -5
1. Thumper's cellphone...mis-named nerve.5. Wasp accelerates...Half a six-pack BEE THRUSTS > THREE BUDS ![]() .
7. rock toss & to pack up royal furniture The others are correct. ![]() Hints: 1. For 'Thumper' think Bambi. 5. Thrusts & buds don't rhyme. Six packs come in cans or _____. 7. T _ _ _ _ ___A ___ S _ _ _ _ & S _ _ _ ___A ___ T _ _ _ _ _ |
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Post by taltos on Apr 14, 2012 20:13:21 GMT -5
Starting with a one-letter word or abbreviation, add a letter and rearrange the letters to produce the next. A clue is given for each.
1. Roman one
2. Ratio of 'circumference : diameter' for circles
3. Edible homonym of #2
4. Long poem or film about heroic deeds
5. 'There's a _____ on his head' (a reward)
6. Give the main points of a story
7. Contents of Cordon Bleu book
8. Money taken in from sales
9. Likely to cause the most unpleasant sensations of fear
10. Particular, belonging separately to each
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Post by taltos on Apr 14, 2012 20:14:22 GMT -5
There once was a family of spies. One of them is celebrating his birthday, and the Mommy spy gave him gifts. The celebrant did not say anything; instead he gave this set of words:
toes
heat
ambition
nose
kiss
see
for
oneupmanship
route
tough
And because the family are spies, the Mom understood the message.
What was the message?
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Post by taltos on Apr 14, 2012 20:15:16 GMT -5
Many of our everyday words have more than one meaning. Below are 13 pairs of definitions; both definitions in each pair fit the same word. When read down, the first letters of the word will spell out the name of the first person who invented the first modern pinball machine.
1. Small quantity of water or let fall
2. Airplane parking area or kitchen garment
3. Empty space or rug cleaning machine
4. Significance or ship in foreign merchandise
5. Boat's floor or pack of cards
6. Some eyewear or drinking vessels
7. Mountain scenery stop or fail to notice
8. Bank employee or narrator
9. Screw groove or sewing cord
10. Portion of a trip or table support
11. Creamy color or tusk material
12. Divisible by two or balanced
13. Young Girl Scout or chocolate dessert
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