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The Vowel-less Knights #1
For those of you who never played Might and Magic (a computer game), the Vowel-less Knights would always say something without vowels. It was up to you, the player, to figure out what they were saying. In their tradition, what are these famous quotes?
1) Spk sftl nd crr bg stck.
2) gv hm th whl nn yrds!
3) Nvr hv s fw gvn s mch fr s mn.
1) Spk sftl nd crr bg stck.
2) gv hm th whl nn yrds!
3) Nvr hv s fw gvn s mch fr s mn.
Hint
1) Spoken by a World War 1 national leader. Bonus point: who?2) Spoken by many World War 2 pilots. Bonus point: what were they describing?
3) Spoken by a World War 2 era national leader. Bonus points: who, and what was he referring to?
Answer
1) Speak softly and carry a big stick.Bonus: Theodore Roosevelt.
2) I gave him the whole nine yards!
Bonus: Fighter pilots would say this when they shot all 27 feet of ammunition at one target.
3) Never have so few given so much for so many.
Bonus: Winston Churchill, praising the British fighter pilots who won the Battle of Britain.
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I've never played Might and thingy, but thought this just up my street. Had no idea of the origin of the "9 yards"; v informative!
Very good Scoutman!! I really liked the "bonus points" part!! Made a fairly easy teaser much more challenging.... and I learned something new!!!
This was a little hard, but fun!
the quotes looked kinda like abbr. sound it out and i got the answer! good work
SWEEET!! I had totally forgotten about the Vowel-less Knights!!
Thanks for the memories and the puzzles.
Thanks for the memories and the puzzles.
Aluminum T-Ball!! Works great for scaring the beejeezus out of my lil sis's suitors!!
I'm pretty sure that quote by Churchill is "Never has so much been owed by so many to so few"
and it wasn't about the British fighter pilots..it had something to do with soldiers evacuating French citizens from some place..though my memory isn't doing me total justice at the moment..
Sorry, sftbaltwty, but I just looked up the quote on Quotationspage.com, and there are three versions of the quote. The difference between them is in where the action took place, ie the course of history or the history of warfare. Two of them use the word have, and one uses the word was. And two state that Churchill was referring to the RAF.
Fun teaser. I knew all three quotes, so it was easy for me. Thanks for posting.
I found this easy as I am very familiar with these quotes but I really enjoyed this. I hope you do some more.
Very easy, which is appreciated on this very busy day. Mrry Chrstms t vrybdy nd hppy nw yr.
Please explain your reference to TR as a WWI leader. He was President several years before our entry into the war, no? The explanation of whole nine yards was new info for me; thank you. And happy holidays to all!
Wordmama, TR was a national leader in politics during WW1. He was not the president, however his political efforts caused President Wilson much stress. I refer you to Google's article on TR, section 9, for more information.
So very easy!! Some like these have been sent around on the computer often times. Makes it easier for me.
I just learned that the letter 'y' can be used as a vowel or a consonant. I got the puzzles, but didn't know their origins.
2 out of 3- don't know why I didn't get the last- fun though-and something different
I was familiar with these expressions, so I got them correctly. I like this type of teaser, so thanks for posting!! Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to all who are celebrating now!
Didn't know the origins of "the whole nine yards" before.
Very easy( junior level ), however since when is "Y", a vowel?
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