Braingle: 'End/Start Inserts' Brain Teaser

End/Start Inserts

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Puzzle ID:	#9867
Fun:	(2.99)
Difficulty:	(2.6)
Category:	Language
Submitted By:	snaps

For each of the pairs of words below, insert a word in the blank space between them to form two separate words such that the inserted word finishes the first word and begins the second. For example, given "MAN ____ ON", you would insert the word "GO" to form "MANGO" and "GOON". The hint gives the number of letters in each of the words that must be inserted.

BOW ____ AGE
GENE ____ KING
LAND ____ GOAT
DIG ____ SELF
PAR ____ ATE

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filetmerlot May 16, 2005	first one could have also been 'man' with bowman and manage
Krystle Jun 14, 2005	i was thinkin the same thing, great teaser though
redraptor50 Nov 03, 2005	If I'm right I am with you 2 I didn't seem to get #1 right either. Great Job. Keep them coming
bluehawk Nov 03, 2005	I also agree with others. I liked it! keep sending them my way. Thanx
spec4p Nov 03, 2005	very nice job..i thought it was tough
speediebean Nov 03, 2005	Oh I love those!!!! Excellent job Snaps!!!
Brainy_1 Nov 03, 2005	Nice job! Only it is too early for me to even think
Radhika Nov 03, 2005	I think that the teasers are superb to contribute towards the sharpening of the mind!!!!!! KEEP THE GOOD JOB GOING!!
tarheel Nov 03, 2005	Must not have my thinking cap on today - way too hard for me this morning...
meme2559 Nov 03, 2005	I agree with tarheel, I couldn't think today and only got a few right
lindquist_25 Nov 03, 2005	What's bowline?!?!
mekaboo27 Nov 03, 2005	I thought the first one was bowman/manage too! I did not get that one. but it was fun! I like these they make you think! Keep them coming!!!!!
kimberlykay Nov 03, 2005	Snapping for Snaps!! That was a little tough I think I need another pot of coffee. Great Job and keep up the good work!
amyu05 Nov 03, 2005	That rockes my sox dude!!!! I was a little unsure on the first one !!!! ?Bowline? I think we should all snap for snaps!!
chrissydaze Nov 03, 2005	for #1 I was thinking bows and sage? would that have worked too
kman613 Nov 03, 2005	Good - hard, but good
mogur Nov 03, 2005	Nice job.. I had PARSED and SEDATE for #5.
mogur Nov 03, 2005	Oops, just noticed that you said the insertion must be a word. SED doesn't work then.
Katelin Nov 03, 2005	Hey, this teaser was fun! I didn't get them all right, though...Oh well, good job!
pawz73 Nov 03, 2005	Didn't get the first or last ones, but got the other 3, so, yeah, it was fun. Thanks. What's a bowline? Is that the line you site along when you are shooting your arrow, or is it the line on the bow?
doodledrops Nov 03, 2005	I liked that one It was a little hard though I only got two of them but it was fun
ceeyaaa Nov 03, 2005	Loved it!!!
realm2346 Nov 03, 2005	What's a bowline? doing research I missed #4 because I don't use two-letter words very often... I got scape, and I got rot. Great teaser,.... and now, i'm getting my coffee out of the microwave.
realm2346 Nov 03, 2005
iteachkids Nov 03, 2005	Excellent ... another good one for students! (Chrissydaze, you needed to add a WORD, not just a letter. Otherwise, your solution would work.) It's a FAVORITE!
paradisebabe Nov 03, 2005	i dont get it
(user deleted) Nov 03, 2005	Loved it! Had to use the dictionary for #3 - is that cheating? And bowline is the line from the bow (like ow!) of a BOAT.
srichardson1066 Nov 03, 2005	Well done!
Jeffcliff Nov 03, 2005	ummm any boyscout should know a bowline is a type of knot used to create a secure loop...
jennrenee23 Nov 03, 2005	I LOVED this one, I got most of them, I just missed #2, this has been one of my favorite ones. Great job.
christine77 Nov 03, 2005	Very good teaser. I dont take the time to figure any of the teasers out, im not patient enough, but its a good one for those of you do actually give it a shot!
dreamcatcher Nov 03, 2005	That was fun! Thanks... good teaser!
POPS Nov 03, 2005	Loved it That was fun and not too hard.A favorite for me
gobananas732 Nov 03, 2005	I'm not patient either. Plus my brother in breathing done my neck to get online! it was toughish, but I liked it. Kinda creative!
luvya92 Nov 03, 2005	Wow, It took me a while to "get it". Great Job!
jabdr Nov 03, 2005	This was a great one! I didn't get the first one..but loved having to really think. (I'll only go to the dictionary for crossword puzzles) Keep them coming.
solidgordy Nov 03, 2005	tHIS WAS HARD! I was DETERMINED to get it, took forever, but I gave up without having the first one. I guess I would have had to look in the dictionary for that, didn't know it was one word. Is it really a knot? Anyway, good and hard!
solidgordy Nov 03, 2005	tHIS WAS HARD! I was DETERMINED to get it, took forever, but I gave up without having the first one. I guess I would have had to look in the dictionary for that, didn't know it was one word. Is it really a knot? Anyway, good and hard!
paintballa944 Nov 03, 2005	Amazing....just amazing..... Can you tell I got none right????
schatzy228 Nov 04, 2005	i got first one (wrong) too great teaser
sln03 Nov 05, 2005	Way too hard! But FUN!! I had never even heard of most of those but I did know the scapegoat one 'cause that was a vocab word!!!
doka13 Nov 07, 2005	Wow, that was interesting I only got two though it was hard...
karma48 Nov 08, 2005	Easy; but bowman/manage is also correct! Enjoyed it. Thanks!
calmsavior Jun 18, 2006	yeah thats what i got too: bowman/manage. overall it was fun .
OldChinaHand Nov 04, 2006	Interesting and well done.
lmurray Nov 04, 2006	MA MA HU HU, I DON'T LIKE THESE, BUT NOT BAD.
coachpisco Nov 04, 2006	I've seen ones like this before, but they are all always fun.
Synlapse Nov 04, 2006	My brain was ou-of-order and I totally whiffed on them all. But I do recall a "bowline" is the tie-down line on the bow of a watercraft.
Pizzazz2u Nov 04, 2006	I stumbled a little bit with #1 and then #4, but this is an ingenius mind starter, if you have ever been exposed to any of these words. The other 3, for some reason, just fell into place! Fantastic work! WTG
llswan Nov 04, 2006	I got ParSON/ SONate for the last one... does that work too or am I making words up?
feste Nov 04, 2006	A bowline is a knot, probably one of the most useful of all the knots, that and the square knot.
heyman Nov 04, 2006	I got all but bowline.
bradon182001 Nov 04, 2006	Guess I didn't understand the directions or something. I didn't get this one at all. Sorry.
vaed Nov 04, 2006	that was fun! Not too hard and not too easy....GOOD JOB!
LaDyFlYeR Nov 04, 2006	ur right it was was fun
auntiesis Nov 04, 2006	I found this one really difficult, only got 1 right. Color me embarrased.
schmedley9 Nov 04, 2006	COOL
wordmama Nov 04, 2006	Another vote for bowman/manage. I love this kind of puzzle--got the first three. That the sounds of the letters changed in the last two threw me big-time! But I still enjoyed it mucho!
speedqueenkmw Nov 04, 2006	I didn't get a one but enjoyed trying
kman613 Nov 04, 2006	couldn't get TIC - very clever. thanks
craniac Nov 04, 2006	Tougher than it appeared. Need more stronger coffee.
jcann Nov 04, 2006	I would suggest that those that do not own a dictionary should invest in one. Then when you are presented with an unfamiliar word such as "bowline" all you have to do is look it up and feel good that you have learned a new word. I didn't know what it was either, but had no trouble finding it in my dictionary. As an elementary school teacher who has spent many hours over the years teaching dictionary skills I can't imagine being without a dictionary. And I hope that most of my former students are still using one. Please don't take this as a negative comment or a "put-down." I just felt compelled to put in this reminder because it seems that lately there have been questions regarding the validity of words in these teasers. Good job, Snaps!
MalcolmReynolds Nov 04, 2006	Got two without the hint, four with. Possibly would have been able to get bowman if I hadn't checked the hint >_> lol
rea14sambo48 Nov 04, 2006	I got the first one!!!!
bts072007 Nov 04, 2006	I agree with the first person about it being bowman and manage but if they used the heads in certain ways they'd be able to notice that the hints tell you how many LETTERS need to be filled in!
FeaerFactorY666 Nov 05, 2006	nice!
tdbrsun Nov 05, 2006	good one!
wandering_goat Nov 05, 2006	I also got bowman/manage. Solved everything but one. I was looking at Dig / Self and thinking "Dig-It? No such thing."
Fjord Nov 06, 2006	As said, without the hint, the first one can be man. It can also be MEN: BOWMEN - plural of bowman, MENAGE - A collection of animals; a menagerie (Webster). Also without the hint, the second could be RA - a sun god of Heliopolis: GENERA - pl. of genus., RAKING.
vlerma Nov 08, 2006	Very nice job. Got part of them, but not all. More please.
Qrystal Dec 11, 2006	So.. I was debating whether to re-think my answer for #1 when I read the hint.. and I decided not to. I figured I'd be able to be all clever when I announced to the Braingle world that I came up with another answer. ..... Too bad half the comments already say my answer. I also missed SCAPE! The goat kept tripping me: I couldn't think of anything to go with it. By the time I reached the last one, I just couldn't put forth the mental effort, and I have myself on a timer so I don't spend too long on a teaser (or writing comments). I have 28 seconds left to say that I just couldn't come up with any ideas at all for the last one, despite the fact that there were, what, three possibilities that fit the hint? Sheesh on me. LASTLY -- many thanks to realm2346 for reminding me that my coffee's in the microwave.
ViaTunisi Jan 28, 2007	This was very well written. It's going in my favorites.
scallio Nov 04, 2009	Last one can also be DON. (As in similar to wear). PARDON / DONATE Fun one! Thanks!
cribb19 Nov 04, 2009	another alternate is generic/ricking
doehead Nov 04, 2009	The validity of answers is overwhelming.
patiencewithaP Nov 04, 2009	Fun! I can't believe I missed bowline though...
UptheHill Nov 04, 2009	2 Snaps up!!!
Stack1607 Nov 04, 2009	I thought that 'man' was the answer to the first one and when I saw the answer and didn't see 'man'... Woo! I thought I figured another answer and started looking for a 'correct teaser' button or something. Unfortunately, the first comment was about that as well as half of the others. Also, I didn't get #2.
wordmama Nov 04, 2009	crib--plz tell me what ricking is!! Today is 3 yrs. to the day since my earlier comment! It was interesting for me to see what was different. As I got "man" again before the hint, and the "right" answer after the hint, it occurred to me that I don't remember hints three years ago!! Also, got the next w/o the hint, 3 & 4 with, and the last not at all!! Pretty much the perfect quiz: excellent fun & not ridiculously easy, not impossible. Thank You!!
auntiesis Nov 04, 2009	Didn't do well last time, and still didn't do well this time.
wordmama Nov 04, 2009	CriBB--sorry!! (ricking question)
precious1026 Nov 04, 2009	Complication. I know this Teaser was meant to be Fun, but the only fun I had was the idea of the Teaser being fun. The actual teaser was difficult. And, I did feel so good attempting to solve this teaser, but hey, I enjoyed it anyway.
gaylewolf Nov 04, 2012	I didn't do well on the teaser, but I forgot to turn back my clock, so now I have an extra hour to figure out where I went wrong! Have a great day, everyone - I'm still laughing at myself!
cutebug Nov 04, 2012	Too many possible answers makes this one fairly easy. Looks like the editors turn back their clocks everyday.
iggy39 Nov 04, 2012	Hmm I thought you had to get it right not the possible answers. I forgot to do the 1st one. I got all the others. Had fun doing it. it was a fun teaser and really like it. Thanks!!!!
HABS2933 Nov 04, 2012	I agree with cutebug, there are too many possible answers. And as to finding the "right" answer as opposed to a "possible" answer - who is to say what is right or wrong? I have had teasers rejected for the mere fact there were multiple answers to them... so not sure how this one got by the editors.