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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on June 09, 2013, 10:03:06 AM
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THEME: common expresions taken literally
GOOD ONES:
Mission statement? REMEMBER-THE-ALAMO
Blanket expression? IVE-GOT-YOU-COVERED
Formal request? SAVE-THE-LAST-DANCE-FOR-ME
Bald assertion? THAT’S-GOT-TO-BE-A-WIG [very insensitive to us bald guys]
Dancer's restraint REIN [the reindeer]
Seals that avoid water? GASKETS [maybe the question mark is needed because gaskets actually are in contact with water]
China supporter SHELF
Double-parker who gives out tickets VALET [sometimes meter maids double park causing more trouble than the illegally parked]
BTW:
Symbolic yet insubstantial TOKEN [what about a diamond ring which is symbolic of one's love?]
Aphorisms TRUTHS [sometimes yes, sometimes no: "A barking dog never bites."]
Can opener POP-TAB [not sure this is a real term: just tab seems right]
Why is EEK always used to express a mouse yet never for anything else? And, does anyone really ever yell it except in toons?
RATING: ;D ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun