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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on May 13, 2011, 09:28:52 AM
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Mrs. Malaprop Returns
:)
Classic number OLDIE
Horse power? HAY
Secret spot? ARMPIT [deodorant brand]
8)
Nautical beam KEEL [a keel is more a fin --- though in construction of the hull I guess it may be considered a beam]
:-[
Shipmate of Starkey SMEE [I should’ve read the book; Starkey isn’t in the movie]
:(
Theme: transposed letters (sounds) of common phrases:
SALTEDTUBBER{salted butter}, NONTAFFYDIET{non-fattydiet}, and TOASTSTAMMER{toast master} are reversals of letters and sounds, but HELLSCHICKEN {Hell’s Kitchen ???} isn’t quite right and doesn’t match the others.
RATING: ? :-\ ? Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun