Braingle: 'Fortunate People Say' Brain Teaser

Fortunate People Say

Puzzle ID:	#28705
Fun:	(2.84)
Difficulty:	(1.34)
Category:	Other
Submitted By:	mitzimesser

This is a phrase some people can say every day.

The thing you see with + The 12th letter of the alphabet + A white pigeon - The 4th letter of the alphabet + A female sheep + A word meaning $1,000 + A thing used to clean floors - The 16th letter of the alphabet.

What is this phrase?

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Comments

timothy354 Feb 19, 2006	it was realy cool espcialy because my mom made it and thats realy cool because she didnt tell me
choptlivva Feb 19, 2006	Awww.... that's sweet, Mitzi! More people should say it! Good job
SPUTNIK2 Feb 19, 2006	I got it! I got it just saying it in my head, that was so much fun, thanks Mitzi
sgtammo Feb 19, 2006	Very nice teaser! I hope to see many more. Congratulations on your first teaser!
luvmyself Feb 19, 2006	congrats on ur first and successful teaser, mitz! it was sweet =D
timothy354 Feb 19, 2006	I'm glad you liked it. I made a card for my Grandma using pictures instead of words. She liked it too.
mitzimesser Feb 19, 2006	Sorry about that, I didn't realize I was in Tim's account. the previous post was from me. I guess we will both have to check which account we are in.
juggler Feb 19, 2006	I enjoyed it mitzi! great first teaser! I'll expect more great things to come from you! ~Loren
WJSMama Feb 19, 2006	that was so sweet
mitzimesser Feb 19, 2006	Thank you.
wizofaus Feb 20, 2006	Interesting, but "Mop" without the p doesn't sound much like "ma" to me. I suppose it works better with American accents.
puttaholic Feb 21, 2006	lol, in aussieland, we dont say things the same, so i had to ask mitz for help
mitzimesser Feb 21, 2006	Sorry guys, I had no idea that mop had any other pronunciation besides the "Ahh" sound. My bad.
zigthepig Feb 21, 2006	Congratualtions on your first teaser Mitzi! I got the "I love you" bit but i was lost after that. keep them coming!
griphook Feb 22, 2006	The Title is tops... congrats
azbee123 Feb 23, 2006	:lol
jaydeco Mar 01, 2006	Cute! I liked it!
tweety80 Mar 06, 2006	hey i thought it was cool and very interesting
mitzimesser Mar 08, 2006	Thank you all.
nellie188 Mar 26, 2006	i kniow this is for comments but i love ur teasers
zonahobo Mar 29, 2006	That gets a tops rating in warm and fuzzy! Thanks for putting this on site (Grandpa's need love too! )
bluehawk Mar 29, 2006	I got, eye, dove ewe, that was as far as I got. I liked this one Mitzimesser, I say it's a A+.
brainjuice Mar 29, 2006	it is so lovely.. but i have to tell the truth that i cannot solve it.. haha.. well i'm not good in english.. i dont know dove, ewe (even i dont know if it is pronounced as you), and mop. thx for improving my vocab :p that's all my comment. really love it!
velreno Mar 29, 2006	Didn't see the minus signs, but great teaser.
coachpisco Mar 29, 2006	Cute
BeckyD Mar 29, 2006	Dummy me... I wasn't paying close enough attention to the + and - symbols... I was using all + symbols instead. I got: I L dove D ewe grand mop p. Hahahaha!! Silly me!! Next time, I'd better pay closer attention!! Great teaser, though!!
bradon182001 Mar 29, 2006	Oops, i MISSED THE MINUS SIGNS ALSO Really good teaser..
signmeup74 Mar 29, 2006	The title is so true. I tell my Grandma I love her, but only in my prayers. Thanks for making me think of her in the middle of the day!
bobbet Mar 29, 2006	that was a real fun teaser not to hard but one with a loving thought,bob
shardney08 Mar 29, 2006	OMG! That was so cool. And sweet for any grandma's out there. Keep up the good work and teasers.
shawneeo Mar 29, 2006	You know what, I'm not making this up, I just emailed my gma before I read this teaser, and of course told her I loved her, sent it then came to Braingle! That's wild! When I don't "get it", I usually blame it on the author, not myself, LOL! But for real, I think if you made the minus signs the word minus or made them more obvious, it would be much better, because I thought those were hyphens, like others did, because, they could have been, they look the same. Aside from that it was very good, thanks!
youdumbsavage Mar 29, 2006	Terrable! I hated it. It was soooo easy! This was supposed to be a chalenge, right?
iteachkids Mar 29, 2006	Fortunate people, is RIGHT. I haven't had a Grandma to love & hug for many, MANY years. SAVOR every moment you have with them!!
auntiesis Mar 29, 2006	Great for all of us grandma's. I'm sending it to my grandkids. Keep up the good work..
Sara2009 Mar 29, 2006	i loved it, going into my faves.
thimblenoggin Mar 29, 2006	I too missed the minus signs but somehow got it anyway. I only knew 3 of my Grandparents, but don't think of them often enough. Thanks for the reminder!
winddancir Mar 29, 2006	BeckyD, I missed the + and - too! I got really close and figured it mostly out, but then couldn't understand why it came out the way it did!
mitzimesser Mar 29, 2006	Thank you so very much for all of your kind words & comments. I too lost both of my grandmothers years ago.
vlerma Mar 29, 2006	Thanks, this Grandma loves you too. Such a sweet teaser. I, too, am passing it along to all my grands. Of 19 I have 14 near me so I get to hear it regularly, but each time and each one is very special.
doghouse270 Mar 29, 2006	sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet teaser, didn;t get it but it was cool anyway
freakydoughnut1 Mar 29, 2006	TOO EASY.
ragnarok23 Mar 29, 2006	i can't say that my only living grandma lives on the other side of the world
mercenary007 Mar 29, 2006	omg...I was going crazy trying to find where to add comment... anyway mitzi that was kinda sweet-ish but the O in mop is NOT pronounced "ah"
jabdr Mar 29, 2006	Congrats Mitzi! Great teaser..fun..clever..and unfortunately..beyond my reach. But I'd love another chance. Darn the - signs.
warmonkey318 Mar 29, 2006	Ahhh! i almost had it, just didnt get the sheep part. but its a Wonderful teaser! keep'm comin' dude!!
thecelticgod Mar 29, 2006	Not sure where you got that a white pigeon is a dove. Around here, doves are grey. Otherwise a nice teaser.
syracuse945 Mar 29, 2006	wow, i'm s2pid ... i got evrything xcept the grandma part, n 4 sum reasn, "nemo" popped n2 my hed... so i was lyk "i love you, nemo!" ... altho th@ ddn't go w/ the "$1000" clue... gud 1, tho...
mitzimesser Mar 29, 2006	Welcome to Braingle merc, I am honored that my teaser was your first. Thank you everybody for your wonderful comments.
foreverfree Mar 29, 2006	cute cute cute! I would have gotten it, except i overlooked the minus signs.... but very good teaser!
hockeygirl Mar 29, 2006	that is really good!! i amost got it i was very close!!
Linnymax Mar 29, 2006	so fun! and not too hard so most people can do it! loved it!
lmurray Mar 30, 2006	TOO EASY
RSMSCHTH Mar 31, 2006	Cute
RSMSCHTH Mar 31, 2006	Too EAsy though
ferretlover1991 Apr 04, 2006	CUTE!! I LOVED it!!!!!!!!!!
doka13 Apr 07, 2006	i loved it because it was easy enough that I could do it but it still made me think Plus it was really really cute I would absolutley LOVE to see more of these
spuds Apr 16, 2006	I really liked this teaser its one of my favorites my grandma also enjoyed it.
thompson1 Jun 06, 2006	Wow! I loved it! The title is SO true, too! I take it that this was a teaser of the day because of all of the posts on one day, but it still stayed above 3.0 rating. Congrats, mitzi! (And I hope that you eventually get to submit more!)
solarsistim321 Feb 25, 2007	Hmmm... Are you allowed to go into your son's account?
cloughme Mar 29, 2007	Cute, but very easy...
Phoenixtears Mar 29, 2007	Darn minus sign!!!! But good teaser.
HScott13 Mar 29, 2007	All the clues were very easy, but I should have noticed the plus and minus signs. Sadly this one doesn't work with an English accent. Mop doesn't contain the necessary 'ah' sound.
coolpainter Mar 29, 2007	I thought it might have been grandpop, too...but we love them both.
gaylewolf Mar 29, 2007	Good teaser And there are no sweeter words I hear these often - I have 14 grandchildren! I'm lucky "GrandmaGayle"!
kitty728 Mar 29, 2007	IM WITH VELRANO.... DIDNT NOTICE THE PLUS AND MINUS SIGNS..... BUT NOW I GET IT AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE, TKS TIM.....
sftball_rocks13 Mar 29, 2007	I really liked this, not too easy, not too hard I'm not sure why, but the phrase seemed a bit random to me, like not a common phrase, just something people say
bradon182001 Mar 29, 2007	I'm consistent, missed the minus sign this time around also.
katjojo Mar 29, 2007	Awwww!! That was really cute!
cassiemark Mar 29, 2007	Super Easy! I love those first thing in the morning
Pizzazz2u Mar 29, 2007	A very highly imaginative way to write a teaser.... I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. Bring on some more teasers! Keep up the terrific work!
Shikamaru Mar 29, 2007	i got confused by the D's.
phyllisa Mar 29, 2007	I put "mil" for "grand". Good one though!
jamy400 Mar 29, 2007	Very clever!! I loved it!!
babycee Mar 29, 2007	got the i love you part, but missed the signs (minus/plus). great teaser. keep them coming.
FatHead Mar 29, 2007	I have cousins (removed) that can say that.
Mon05 Mar 29, 2007	Sorry but I missed the minus sign too, didn't get the Mop think.
speedqueenkmw Mar 29, 2007	take it from a grandma, those are the best words in the world!
(user deleted) Mar 29, 2007	I too thought the minus signs were hyphens. I wondered what kind of person says I'll dove you grand mopp! Fun teaser!
Quizme Mar 29, 2007	i tried but didnt get it but i loved it
Quizme Mar 29, 2007	cute
zaya Mar 29, 2007	entertaining, more of these, with a couple of harder clues
saradove Mar 29, 2007	Very cool teaser liked it a lot Thanks very much
LeafFan4life Mar 29, 2007	i wish i could say this everyday but my grandma doesnt understand english good teaser
dachshund2k3 Mar 29, 2007	I thought it was something meaning 1000 words (weird brain) and thought "picture"
locutus13ds Mar 29, 2007	Oh those plusses and minuses...
breathesunshine Mar 29, 2007	A nice thought for the day. Thanks for the sweet teaser, Mitzimesser.
animaru2413 Mar 29, 2007	easy but fun, good job
EA_KLEIN Mar 29, 2007	did not see the minus signs BUT......... It is nice to know you wuv ur grandma
piano_player Mar 29, 2007	very easy but really fun
OhEmGee Mar 29, 2007	cute! good idea! loved it message me!
GobyDude Mar 29, 2007	This seems too much like a spelling homework assignment; plus I did not see any signs indicating that someone should take out letters. needs work.
ViaTunisi Mar 29, 2007	I got all the clues (without the hint), but I still couldn't figure out what it was supposed to say.
Madelulabelle Mar 29, 2007	I really liked this one, I am one of those people fortunate enough to still have two grandmothers living, although one of them lives across the country. I also liked the puzzle itself, this is the first one like this that I have seen on here but I have always enjoyed them. (and got them right)
Qrystal Apr 05, 2007	Aww, how cute. Nice title too. I didn't get it because I didn't see how "albino" would work for the white pigeon, and didn't know another word for it; "dove" did cross my mind, but a dove isn't a pigeon, so I was sure I was wrong... and I gave up. Oops.
Qrystal Apr 05, 2007	OK so I was wrong about the dove/pigeon thing. They're both members of the columbidae family, so I guess that's close enough. But I've seen white pigeons around here, which made me think there must be something else that they're called. Doves are in the same family, and not all are white, but of course I know that the classic image of a dove is white... ANyways, just wanted to clear that up. Still a nice teaser.
j9mattfield Apr 19, 2007	Very enjoyable, and a wonderful title! I missed the "-" signs at first, but then it made sense. Thanks for the fun!
frodo18 Apr 13, 2010	Mop+p = Ma ??? I'm sorry I don't get it.
doehead Apr 13, 2010	Pretty EZ
phyllisa Apr 13, 2010	I put "K" for 1,000, got stuck, but it was a sweet teaser.
patiencewithaP Apr 13, 2010	Easy but fun!
Loviepuppy Apr 13, 2010	Cool teaser I found it out when I looked at the hint.
davidrools Apr 13, 2010	I tell my Grandmo I love EWE everyday!
emu77alu02 Apr 13, 2010	cute. I know the "mo" is pronounced "ma,' but it was still funny to see it like that!
Babe Apr 13, 2013	Not one of my favorites. It was so easy and not really a phrase either.
gaylewolf Apr 13, 2013	It IS one of my favorites - and I love to hear it from one of my 14 grandchildren! Never can hear it enough! Thanks for posting!
cutebug Apr 13, 2013	EZPZ
HABS2933 Apr 13, 2013	I got it, but have a few issues still. Even if a dove and pigeon are both members of the same family (columbidae ) does not make them the same animal. A wolf and a Chihuahua are both in the canine family, but are hardly the same animal. At first I didn't look at the pronunciation of the word, but just what it read on paper, so had "I love you grandmo, since I knew this had to be wrong I guessed grandma.
skippington Apr 13, 2013	according to wikipedia,"In general, the terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used somewhat interchangeably. In ornithological practice, "dove" tends to be used for smaller species and "pigeon" for larger ones, but this is in no way consistently applied, and historically, the common names for these birds involve a great deal of variation between the terms." so i believe the author of the teaser was correct to describe a dove as a white pigeon.
skippington Apr 13, 2013	although, it would have made more sense to call a dove a small pigeon.
katamaster Apr 15, 2013	This is the most idiotic Braingle that I have seen in years!
mitzimesser Apr 16, 2013	Splitting hairs aside, I'm glad most people have enjoyed my teaser.