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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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Columbo works for #4 I like geography type teasers.
Great teaser!
i didnt get it but that wat excellent
Wow, that must of taken allot of time....very creative.. Good Job
Thanks to all. Glad that you liked it.
I tried to "connect the dots" in every way I could think of and didn't have a clue as to the answer. Very good and nicely written.
Nice puzzle, but plagiarized from the literature. I've solved this in two different puzzle books.
Wow, great job! I can't imagine how hard it'd be to come up with 15 of those sentences! Unfortunately, I took the hint the wrong way and started thinking about where those sentences were first said... Fun teaser!
that's the coolest game I've played all day. Thanks!
Great teaser! Fun to solve.
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