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Letter-Equations
Letter Equations are well known phrases or facts where the key words have been replaced with the first letter of that word. These are often in the form of an equation, which contain a number, an = sign and the rest of the obscured phrase or fact.Letter-Equations
WHAT DOES THIS EQUAL?
12=DD + 11=PP + 10=LL + 9=LD + 8=MM + 7=SS + 6=GL + 5=GR + 4=CB + 3=FH + 2=TD + 1=PPT = ?
12=DD + 11=PP + 10=LL + 9=LD + 8=MM + 7=SS + 6=GL + 5=GR + 4=CB + 3=FH + 2=TD + 1=PPT = ?
Answer
12DC / The Twelve Days Of Christmas12=DD = 12 drummers drumming
11=PP = 11 pipers piping
10=LL = 10 lords 'a' leapin'
9=LD = 9 ladies dancing
8=MM = 8 maids 'a' milkin'
7=SS = 7 swans 'a' swimmin'
6=GL = 6 geese 'a' layin'
5=GR = 5 golden rings
4=CB = 4 calling birds
3=FH = 3 french hens
2=TD = 2 turtle doves
1=PPT = partridge in a pear tree
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Ha! Good one. The ultimate letter equation teaser!
wow very cool!! me like
Pretty easy yet all those letters and numbers can confuse a person!
ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah that wass stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well...i don't really remember this, but i think i've seen a different version of this.
I had to look cuz the title is my first name! I recognized it immediately. Fun one!
I actually got a Partridge & a Pear Tree (ornament) for my B-day one year...13th.
If the title wasn't a dead giveaway....
ahh well, I'm in a festive mood, so I'll give some fun points to this at least. Thanks for such a nice gift in this easy teaser~!
~OMG it's snowing big fluffy snowflakes outside right now!!~
ahh well, I'm in a festive mood, so I'll give some fun points to this at least. Thanks for such a nice gift in this easy teaser~!
~OMG it's snowing big fluffy snowflakes outside right now!!~
Yes, it's getting closer again! Glad there's still more than 12 days, though!
HARD BUT I THINK IT IS CUTE..!!!!!
Very clever.
As usual, I was trying to make it harder than it actually was.
Good job!
As usual, I was trying to make it harder than it actually was.
Good job!
Title gave it away.
NICE 1!
Cute, but way easy.
Fun!
Very Seasonal. I wish I had read the title. Maybe I would have had a clue. At least that is the excuse I am going to use.
If it wasn't for the title, I wouldn't have gotten it, at least not as quickly
craniac likes
it is a beauty,and SO topical!
Unhappilt I mistakenly sent it to a dear friend who is a Witness Of Jehovah!
Glenice
Unhappilt I mistakenly sent it to a dear friend who is a Witness Of Jehovah!
Glenice
agreed, the title gave it away...but i needed it
This is the best letter equation ever I usually don't like them, but this was great!
I got it right away! Didn't notice the title. Don't remember if there was a hint. I didn't use it if there was. Good one - cute.
Shouldn't it have started with #1 and gone on through to #12?? That is the way I heard the song. I believe it starts with "On the first day of Christmas etc" This is backwards. No wonder it was hard.
Suddenly the answer jumped out at me. Maybe "leaped" or "danced" is more accurate!
Not much of a challenge.
Saw this on fb this morning and I was like what the heck? Then I saw the title and I had it immediately. Too easy the title gives it away. Still good though.
couldn't help but sing it while answering. THANKS A LOT FOR GETTING IT STUCK IN MY HEAD NOW!
a bit too easy
Babe, while the song does start at 1 and count up, each time an item is added, it counts down to one again.
For example,
"On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gace to me:
5 Golden Rings,
4 Calling Birds,
3 French Hens.
2 Turtle Doves, and
a Partrtidge in a pear tree."
For example,
"On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love gace to me:
5 Golden Rings,
4 Calling Birds,
3 French Hens.
2 Turtle Doves, and
a Partrtidge in a pear tree."
Nothing like an over used Christmas quiz in time for Thanksgiving !!!!!
Ok. The proper words to this carol
"Five GOLD rings"
"Four COLLEY birds"
It's an old English song and a colley bird was an old name for a blackbird.
"Five GOLD rings"
"Four COLLEY birds"
It's an old English song and a colley bird was an old name for a blackbird.
Great one!
I got 78
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