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Stop Thinking Over Here
For each group below, fill in the blanks with two words that differ only by their first letter.
1. Stop thinking over here. Go _ _ _ _ _ _ over _ _ _ _ _ _.
2. An untrained person could be killed in these woods, but there is little _ _ _ _ _ _ for a _ _ _ _ _ _.
3. Writing an "A" on your dish rag would make it a _ _ _ _ _ with a _ _ _ _ _.
1. Stop thinking over here. Go _ _ _ _ _ _ over _ _ _ _ _ _.
2. An untrained person could be killed in these woods, but there is little _ _ _ _ _ _ for a _ _ _ _ _ _.
3. Writing an "A" on your dish rag would make it a _ _ _ _ _ with a _ _ _ _ _.
Answer
1. PONDER, YONDER2. DANGER, RANGER
3. TOWEL, VOWEL
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~~~Nice One~~~
good1! 8^)
Brilliant teaser.
You had me stumped!
gr8 1 with rhyming answers
that's odd... this one is kinda good...
I like your answer for the second sentence better than mine: matter/master. This teaser wasn't too difficult, but it exercised the brain just enough to be fun. Overall, a very clever contribution.
wetter with a letter? Does that work or just sound weird?
The second one couldn't be matter/master as ThreeTwoOne said, because those do not differ by their first letter. Good try, though.
I got the first 2, but the third was a very nice play of words.
I give it a thumbs up
I got the first 2, but the third was a very nice play of words.
I give it a thumbs up
Cute and fun
Excellent teaser!
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[Why are all the comments labeled "offensive?"]
Great teaser.
P.S. They are not offensive. You click on that if someone says something that is offensive to you.
P.S. They are not offensive. You click on that if someone says something that is offensive to you.
Can we "wonder" over "yonder" as well? This one was a lot of fun.
beautiful thought
it was okay
I guess its too early for me. Didn't get any unless you count "hope for a dope" for #1. That was my first thought and that is was I kept thinking.
Oops, I meant #2, not 1.
A very well done teaser.
I liked that one a lot!
Hmmmmm.........
Good teaser! Made the first one tougher on myself than it turned out to be. Keep them coming!
One of those teasers that makes me go "D'OH!" Apparently I need to START Thinking Over Here! Great teaser!
I love thes kinds of teasers but I never get them. I always end up saying DUH.
keep 'em coming!
keep 'em coming!
I love this teaser! A refreshing bit of cleverness
~you had me stumped~
keep up the good work
~ if_i_may94 ~
keep up the good work
~ if_i_may94 ~
My, My, My. I hope Jenelle 74 feels better now.
Nice play of words. Really liked it.
Loved it!
Had a brain cramp on this one but it was fun anyway!
That made me giggle!! What an awesome way to start the day. Thanks!!
P.S. I wish I had "offensive" links available... zap certain people who deliberately give offense (i.e. by insulting). That's so different than giving one's opinion of a teaser.
I pushed that's offensive for you Crystal as I agree some people just don't know when to be quiet. Personally I thought it was a great teaser. More please
Excuse me Qrystal
Way to many possible answers. So I have to rate this as a very por teaser!!!
I should learn how to spell poor.
Nice1, Keep them coming!!!!
those were fun...didnt get any but it was still great
Doehead, what are some of the "way to many" possible answers?
I only got the first one.
I didn't get any of them
but I thought they were terrific! and funny!!
thanks!
but I thought they were terrific! and funny!!
thanks!
I couldn't get any but they are all good.
Doehead, can you give an example of another answer?
Doehead, can you give an example of another answer?
The brainteaser wasn't the best
It was sort of clever
It was sort of clever
It would have ben nice had you explained the words were to rhyme.
I found it to be lacking in expalations Sorry
I found it to be lacking in expalations Sorry
Babe, the answers don't have to rhyme (these ones do, as it happens, but it's not necessary). They have to be spelt the same, but with a different first letter. The instructions are quite clear; maybe you didn't read them properly.
3 years late, but in response to Barticus. Fear and Bear for the 2nd maybe?
Not my type of teaser Monkey,if you count the spaces your 4 letter answer doesn't fill 6 spaces.
For number 1 how about go 'hither' over 'dither'?
I agree with doehead - there are a lot of possible answers for some of them.
"Fear for a bear" was good, but "hope for a dope" made me laugh.
I came up with "Think over drink" for the one that was given as "ponder over yonder".
"Fear for a bear" was good, but "hope for a dope" made me laugh.
I came up with "Think over drink" for the one that was given as "ponder over yonder".
For #2 that shoud have been go 'dither' over 'hither'. For #3- A 'brain' with a 'drain". You can figure it out. ;)
jeRussell, nice try, but 'hither' means 'here'. You mean 'go dither over thither', which doesn't fit.
although I'd done this before, I still missed the middle one regardless, I enjoyed it!
Haven't seen this one since yesterday. These daily teasers are so bad lately. It is like reading the same newspaper over and over. Will the editors ever wake up ?
Got it. At first I didn't think would, but all in all it didn't take much time and fun.
I'm with Doehead & Babe: lack of example, plus too many possibilities!
I found this one pretty easy, although quite clever and fun. Makes up for those that stump me where all the comments from others claim it is simple.
I loved some of the alternate answers, like "fear for a bear" and "dither over hither".
Those make the teaser better, not worse.
I loved some of the alternate answers, like "fear for a bear" and "dither over hither".
Those make the teaser better, not worse.
Fun and challenging teaser; I was only able to get the third one. I thought the directions were quite clear that we were to find two words with different first letters. The number of letters in the words were indicated by the spaces.
Took me a bit, but I got them all. Very fun!!
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