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What term is this?
Results
Mouth 2 4 Nose
Eyes 1 0 Ears
Tongue 2 2 Teeth
Results
Mouth 2 4 Nose
Eyes 1 0 Ears
Tongue 2 2 Teeth
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Tongue TiedHide Answer Show Answer
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I thought the answer was "head games".
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Araldite, that would have been a much mor suitable andwer, and i dont undertand the real andwer :S sorry
oh my god, perhaps i should learn how to spell! that was awful (answer*)
I don't really get how that is the answer...but I guess
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Mr Ix can you explain to us how the answer is 'Tounge Tied'.
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Ok. Sports reults. if one team gets the same score as the opposition then they have TIED.
the Tonge TIED with its opponent.
the Tonge TIED with its opponent.
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Huh!?
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If The Dallas Cowboys scored 80 and they were playing the Chicago Bears and they too scored 80, the game would have been Tied right?
The Tounge scored the same as its opponant so...the Tounge Tied.
I can't explain this anymore clearly.
The Tounge scored the same as its opponant so...the Tounge Tied.
I can't explain this anymore clearly.
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oh i get it...i would imagine if some one approaches this rubus with sports scores in mind they will catch it fast... that was pretty cool
HEY SMART ONE! HOW IS IT TONGE TIED?
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I would try and explain it again but as you obviously can't read I shant bother
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And its strange how you don't get this one yet got I_am_the_omegas one that is the same principal. Keep taking the tablets
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What's the problem is that it's not obvious you're looking at scores... I can see how someone could come up with the puzzle, but not how someone could deduce the answer.
Whats the point in making these obvious? Don't you like a challenge?
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That really needs to be made more obvious that the numbers are scores.
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The first word of this rebus is "Results" , surely this is enough for you to infer Scores?
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I think it would have been better if the "results" had been listed in normal order (i.e., mouth 1, nose 2; tongue 2, teeth 2.
If I were a sports fan maybe this one would have been easier. I didn't make the connection
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This is not socket Rience. I mean rocket science.
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Probably would have been more obvious if the numbers had been displayed as in a listing of scores, but cute nevertheless.
In a list? Is that how football scores are shown in your country? How do you know who played who?
I don't know what all the fuss is about...my god...I understand the answer and I don't even watch sports that much...however I didn't guess the answer correctly...GOOD ONE!!!!
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Once I saw how you explained it the second time it made total sense! Very kool!
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Stupid. It doesn't make sense. If you're going to use sports scores then make it look like sports scores - Mouth 4 Nose 1,
Tongue 2 Teeth 2. That's how sports scores show up in a box score, not the way you did it. You never see Detroit 8 5 New York? That is confusing, therefore making the brain teaser no good.
Tongue 2 Teeth 2. That's how sports scores show up in a box score, not the way you did it. You never see Detroit 8 5 New York? That is confusing, therefore making the brain teaser no good.
thought the answer was face value
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wow...thats a stretch...i've never seen sports scores written that way.
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Mar 16, 2005
I agree with the "That's Bogus" camp.
The way the teaser clues were laid out is not consistent with the way sports scores are reported. IMHO, it was meant to be intentionally confusing rather than clever and tricky (which is what a brain teaser is supposed to be.)
The way the teaser clues were laid out is not consistent with the way sports scores are reported. IMHO, it was meant to be intentionally confusing rather than clever and tricky (which is what a brain teaser is supposed to be.)
The answer should be Head-to-Head..which is what I thought it was.
I joined today just to say this is Bad!
Thanks for taking the time to join up just for that
all ican say i that that is how scores are shown in my country. I find it incredible that even with the information shown as it was, your brains could not make that small leap to get scores. Where ahs the imagination gone?
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i just wanted to say that i thought this was a really goood teaser, once i read the explanation of the answer. The way the scores were written out were kind of confusing, they didnt even look like scores! Good job though
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poorly done. nobody writes scores like that. how about "nose tops mouth by 2", or "eyes shut out ears"? sheesh...
This teaser is dung! It is presented poorly which is the main reason it bites poop. Even if it was rewritten to follow a normal score posting, it still leaves too many varients to a possible conclusion.
It could have said 'outcome' instead of 'results' which leads more to the word 'test' than 'scores'. And I don't have to mention that scores are posted at the end of a name instead of the end of one name and at the front of another. Here is a quick teaser for you. P U:? Answer: The smell of this last teaser.
It could have said 'outcome' instead of 'results' which leads more to the word 'test' than 'scores'. And I don't have to mention that scores are posted at the end of a name instead of the end of one name and at the front of another. Here is a quick teaser for you. P U:? Answer: The smell of this last teaser.
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I can't believe all the commotion about this teaser. I got the teaser real quick I don't live in the country where they write scores like that.
Google "Tongue tied" or Ankyloglossia. It is a real condition, but we use the phrase when we can't say what we want. e.g. "That girl makes me all tongue tied"
Google "Tongue tied" or Ankyloglossia. It is a real condition, but we use the phrase when we can't say what we want. e.g. "That girl makes me all tongue tied"
Mar 16, 2005
that was the worst brainteaser ever! it didnt even make any sense. did anyone else get it?
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Well I liked it and solved it. Even though there were other possible answers.
Ditto with swanee...I don't see why everyone is making such a big deal about this.
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I didn't guess right but i thought it was cute
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GOD! WHat is everyone's problem??? It's not that difficult to understand the answer!!
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the answer could be Nose win
or Eyes win!
hahhahaha couls it?
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What ever???was not that interesting ohum
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I was confused, but I eventually came up with "Head Games" "Face Value" and "All Ears"... All Ears didnt work b/c it WASNT... but thats what came to mind!! Nice one!
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Although the answer made sense, I think that it lacked the extra bit that would have made it more reasonable to guess the answer at.
The only way to guess it right is if you were on the same "wavelength" at that time.
The only way to guess it right is if you were on the same "wavelength" at that time.
MrIxolite, pay attention...i will teach you how to make a teaser that is not crap.
1) It must make logical scense.
Here 'teeth' and 'tongue' are not, as you say 'opponants'.
2) It must make scense to all of the readers, not just the ones in your country.
Scores are posted after a person or team name, even in your country. Don't blame your country for mistyping the order you presented the so called 'scores'.
3) It must have no other possible answers.
Notice how many people that pat you on the back, even after they DO NOT find the answer because they were thinking something other than your 'clues' lead them. This is just general politeness and should not be taken as a real compliment.
Now for a real world application of the rules that i just taught you.
Example:
What term or phrase is this?
taster knot
hint: hard to say
answer: tongue tied
Notice: i don't need to explain the answer because it follows all three rules that i just gave you, for free i might add. U R welcome....
1) It must make logical scense.
Here 'teeth' and 'tongue' are not, as you say 'opponants'.
2) It must make scense to all of the readers, not just the ones in your country.
Scores are posted after a person or team name, even in your country. Don't blame your country for mistyping the order you presented the so called 'scores'.
3) It must have no other possible answers.
Notice how many people that pat you on the back, even after they DO NOT find the answer because they were thinking something other than your 'clues' lead them. This is just general politeness and should not be taken as a real compliment.
Now for a real world application of the rules that i just taught you.
Example:
What term or phrase is this?
taster knot
hint: hard to say
answer: tongue tied
Notice: i don't need to explain the answer because it follows all three rules that i just gave you, for free i might add. U R welcome....
Mar 16, 2005
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The wording/layout of this teaser truly does suck. All should note timilee's message with the rules. That truly is the way a good teaser should be written... One possible answer that works, not 10 thousand interpretations due to poor clues. Good try, though, the feedback is always meant constructively, despite the way it sounds.
Timilee,
Here's a score for you.
Number of teasers submitted on Braingle.
Mrixolite 500+
Timilee....Zero.
Thanks for the advice on how to write a teaser. Coming from someone with your pedigree in teaser writing I am truly humbled
Oh and by the way, they ARE written like that in my country.
Here's a score for you.
Number of teasers submitted on Braingle.
Mrixolite 500+
Timilee....Zero.
Thanks for the advice on how to write a teaser. Coming from someone with your pedigree in teaser writing I am truly humbled
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Oh and by the way, they ARE written like that in my country.
Oh my God, if you don't get a teaser theres no need to be so rude! If we all got them easily there would be no fun-FUN!!! thats what it is meant to be. I can't believe the arogance of some of the people on this site
, when you submit as many as Mrlxolite does maybe, just maybe you could make HELPFUL comments (Timilee esp.) I thought it was good, made perfect sense, thats how they write scores in my country and even if they didn't the word 'results' is a big enough clue! Well done, another enjoyable teaser!
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Thank you Nicisan
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Mrlxolite...thanks for the info...i thought score writing was universal...i was wrong
...wonder how they write it in Timbuktu???
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Didn't get it until read answer. I'm not a sports fan but I would never have thought that the numbers represented scores.
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HA! I finally got one of yours right! Yay for me!!!!
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MrIxolite, U R welcome!
i'm glad that i could be of service to you.
Here is another rule that you have missed....quality will ALWAYS be better than quantity.
i'm sure that out of 500+ teasers, you must have a hand full of good ones...but 500 dog turds is still not as good as 1 hot dog.
Don't be mad at me for telling it like it is. Read the comments that others make and don't get mad at them for seeing it the same way i do. You are a skillful person and you can come up with some good teasers, but don't hate me for trying to help you.
And get out of the house once in a while to smell the roses.
Then maybe you will learn the difference between sweet and sour.
And be honest with yourself...even you, just as i, have room for improvement.
By the way, your score is (once again) off. That is 500+ to 1, not zero. Just because i don't have 500+ teasers, does not change the FACT that the one teaser that i gave you IS better than the way you did it yourself.
And as always U R welcome!
i love U
have a great day,
timilee
i'm glad that i could be of service to you.
Here is another rule that you have missed....quality will ALWAYS be better than quantity.
i'm sure that out of 500+ teasers, you must have a hand full of good ones...but 500 dog turds is still not as good as 1 hot dog.
Don't be mad at me for telling it like it is. Read the comments that others make and don't get mad at them for seeing it the same way i do. You are a skillful person and you can come up with some good teasers, but don't hate me for trying to help you.
And get out of the house once in a while to smell the roses.
Then maybe you will learn the difference between sweet and sour.
And be honest with yourself...even you, just as i, have room for improvement.
By the way, your score is (once again) off. That is 500+ to 1, not zero. Just because i don't have 500+ teasers, does not change the FACT that the one teaser that i gave you IS better than the way you did it yourself.
And as always U R welcome!
i love U
have a great day,
timilee
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I have not said anything that others did not say. I am sick of the way MrLX or what ever his/her name is talks down to people that don't get his teasers. READ his/her reply each time someone says that it is not the best teaser. He/she talks to them like they are stupid. I did not say anything about MrLX as a person, but I will be honest about the quality of the teasers that I like or don't like, without calling anyone stupid.
READ the comments that I post for other teasers that I like. READ the comments that MrLX writes to people that give an honest comment about his/her teasers. I agree with you. No one needs to insult each other. But, if the teaser is not as good as others, thats WHY we rate them. If MrLX
can't handle being rated with honest comments without insulting people for not enjoying his/her teasers...do the math...where is the anger coming from? This last teaser of his/hers is crap. But i am not saying MrLX is crap and/or stupid, i'm just telling the truth as i see it about this one teaser that smells tastes and looks like dung.
I am sorry if i offend you....i don't want to offend anyone...
all i want here is to be able to rate these teasers with my honest opinion, without the crybaby who submitted it lashing out and spitting a fit.
have a nice day
timilee
I have not said anything that others did not say. I am sick of the way MrLX or what ever his/her name is talks down to people that don't get his teasers. READ his/her reply each time someone says that it is not the best teaser. He/she talks to them like they are stupid. I did not say anything about MrLX as a person, but I will be honest about the quality of the teasers that I like or don't like, without calling anyone stupid.
READ the comments that I post for other teasers that I like. READ the comments that MrLX writes to people that give an honest comment about his/her teasers. I agree with you. No one needs to insult each other. But, if the teaser is not as good as others, thats WHY we rate them. If MrLX
can't handle being rated with honest comments without insulting people for not enjoying his/her teasers...do the math...where is the anger coming from? This last teaser of his/hers is crap. But i am not saying MrLX is crap and/or stupid, i'm just telling the truth as i see it about this one teaser that smells tastes and looks like dung.
I am sorry if i offend you....i don't want to offend anyone...
all i want here is to be able to rate these teasers with my honest opinion, without the crybaby who submitted it lashing out and spitting a fit.
have a nice day
timilee
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i have just one question:
why was the eggbeater in the drier to begin with?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
why was the eggbeater in the drier to begin with?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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now THAT was a prime egg-zample of CRAP!
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thank you all!
have a glorious day...
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i have just one question:
why was the eggbeater in the drier to begin with?
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why was the eggbeater in the drier to begin with?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Now was that one question?
I count 2 (even though they are the same....)
U got me...why was the eggbeater in the drier?
I count 2 (even though they are the same....)
U got me...why was the eggbeater in the drier?
Timilee,
I only respond in ironic insults to the people who have commented with rudeness. Please show me whereI have been directly rude to anyone.
I have had many comments from people along the lines of "This teaser sucks" or even "This teaser is gay"
Now forgive me, b ut I think these are rude and if I am not permitted to respond in phrases other than "Thanks very much for your coment" then I've misunderstood the principals pof democracy.
Timilee, I get the impression that your problem here with me is personal, and seeing how you only registered on here on the 16th , I would hazard a guess that you used to be on here as another user and are waging some vendetta against me for a previous slight? Either way, everyone has a right to express their opinion, including you.
I only respond in ironic insults to the people who have commented with rudeness. Please show me whereI have been directly rude to anyone.
I have had many comments from people along the lines of "This teaser sucks" or even "This teaser is gay"
Now forgive me, b ut I think these are rude and if I am not permitted to respond in phrases other than "Thanks very much for your coment" then I've misunderstood the principals pof democracy.
Timilee, I get the impression that your problem here with me is personal, and seeing how you only registered on here on the 16th , I would hazard a guess that you used to be on here as another user and are waging some vendetta against me for a previous slight? Either way, everyone has a right to express their opinion, including you.
timilee, that was not my "oops" cuz i only submitted my "one question" once. as to why some comments appear two or more times in a row, i have no clue. put it down as another of life's little mysteries...along with the eggbeater in the drier thing!
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i really liked this teaser...it's the first rebus i have ever gotten...so GOOD JOB!!!! lol
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I think it would have been clearer if it was like this:
head vs. nose: 2 to 4
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tongue vs. teeth: 2 to 2
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head vs. nose: 2 to 4
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tongue vs. teeth: 2 to 2
or something like that
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ok. first off, timilee, how do you know how to write a good teaser anyway?
second, good teaser IX. thumbs up
second, good teaser IX. thumbs up
Thanks Spookboy, here's the five bucks!
i wouldn't bother talking to timilee , he/she only created their account to have a pop at me.
Quite flattering really
i wouldn't bother talking to timilee , he/she only created their account to have a pop at me.
Quite flattering really
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Well I think you gave away too many clues in the title. Not fluent but effluent. A bit like some of my comments really. I'm sure this is not one of your better ones. I get it but it comes up Tongue and Teeth Tied. Anyway, what do I know; I'm still struggling to get a rebus puzzle past the editors!
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They accept Heavy bribes...hence the reason i have no more money
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Well, it seems you got the Last Word, MrIx, but then left! Come back please. We're not getting enough new teasers these days. (I didn't get this one, but it does seem to fit the Rebus rules consistently.)
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