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Common Sentences?
Each of the following sentences have something in common with all the others and it is not that they start with capital letters and have periods. Please find what the commonality is among these sentences.
1. Captain Nemo scowled.
2. It was a doorman I lacked.
3. We gave the rosebud a pesticide.
4. Lt. Columbo got all mixed up.
5. With less violence, the film can be R-rated.
6. Here is the pheasant I agonized about shooting.
7. The tarp over our pumpkins has an opening in it.
8. The Red Cross will call on donors for money.
9. Don't yank a rabbit by its ears.
10. Population is swelling to new heights.
11. You must strip olives of their skin.
12. Peace activists boycott a war conference.
13. Would you consider Eric a pet owner?
14. Kicking stones can hurt your toes.
15. We returned three bushels in kind.
1. Captain Nemo scowled.
2. It was a doorman I lacked.
3. We gave the rosebud a pesticide.
4. Lt. Columbo got all mixed up.
5. With less violence, the film can be R-rated.
6. Here is the pheasant I agonized about shooting.
7. The tarp over our pumpkins has an opening in it.
8. The Red Cross will call on donors for money.
9. Don't yank a rabbit by its ears.
10. Population is swelling to new heights.
11. You must strip olives of their skin.
12. Peace activists boycott a war conference.
13. Would you consider Eric a pet owner?
14. Kicking stones can hurt your toes.
15. We returned three bushels in kind.
Hint
Think geographyAnswer
They all have the name of a world capital, spelled out in consecutive letters hidden in them.1. Captain NeMO SCOWled. (Moscow, Russia)
2. It was a doorMAN I LAcked. (Manila, Philippines)
3. We gave the roseBUD A PESTicide. (Budapest, Hungary)
4. Lt. ColumBO GOT All mixed up. (Bogota, Colombia)
5. With less violence, the film CAN BE R_RAted. (Canberra, Australia)
6. Here is the pheaSANT I AGOnized about shooting. (Santiago, Chile)
7. The tarp over our pumpKINS HAS An opening in it. (Kinshasa, Congo)
8. The Red Cross will calL ON DONors for money. (London, England)
9. Don't yANK A RAbbit by its ears. (Ankara, Turkey)
10. Population is sWELLING TO New heights. (Wellington, New Zealand)
11. You must sTRIP OLIves of their skin. (Tripoli, Libya)
12. Peace activists boycOTT A WAr conference. (Ottawa, Canada)
13. Would you consider EriC A PET OWNer? (Cape Town, South Africa)
14. KicKING STONes can hurt your toes. (Kingston, Jamaica)
15. We returned three busHELS IN KInd. (Helsinki, Finland)
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