Brain Teasers
Skydiving Elvis
What phrase is hidden here?
Genie's Gift
Skydiving Elvis
Genie's Gift
Skydiving Elvis
Answer
Wish upon a falling starGenie's Gift = A Wish
Skydiving (falling) Elvis (Star)
Hide Answer Show Answer
What Next?
View a Similar Brain Teaser...
If you become a registered user you can vote on this brain teaser, keep track of which ones you have seen, and even make your own.
Solve a Puzzle
Comments
that was terrible
It was really easy but i thought it was cute
Cute but easy.
Too easy i got it as soon as i looked at it.
Nice one. I liked it.
Nice. Sort of.
It was a cool teaser, I liked it!!
I finally got another one right. Must have been too easy. I liked it.
Kinna Lame
Very clever, I loved this one!
It Was Eh....Aight!
real lame
Got it eventually but I was away looking for something to do with the King...!
that was wack.
HA....clever
My answer was Wish Bones. Elvis' parachute didn't open.
Groan.........
oooooooooooookk thats nice
huh?
Besides the fact that the phrase is:
'Wish upon a star' and 'falling' is NOT part of the phrase...
this is ANOTHER RERUN...
come on all ready...
this is like watching reruns of MASH on TV
R U all out of fresh teasers?
this is ANOTHER old 1...and a lame old 1 at that
P L E A S E
is it 2 much to ask for new material?
'Wish upon a star' and 'falling' is NOT part of the phrase...
this is ANOTHER RERUN...
come on all ready...
this is like watching reruns of MASH on TV
R U all out of fresh teasers?
this is ANOTHER old 1...and a lame old 1 at that
P L E A S E
is it 2 much to ask for new material?
Apr 12, 2005
I liked it. I thought it was funny. You guys suck to be so mean.
Love it, Love it, Love it, it was soo well written, first one that was fun, and people sholud not be so mean 2 u.
that confused me at first
i couldn't get off elvis being a king i got everything else
Cute...this is a good one
Even though it doesn't quite follow the puzzle, I thought the energy pill "ginseng" (Djin-Sing) would have been a funny answer.
Good to see you back timilee
Shall I share with everyone your recent submittal as a teaser?
Hardly in a position to critisise are we?
Keep up the comments , I've missed you
Shall I share with everyone your recent submittal as a teaser?
Hardly in a position to critisise are we?
Keep up the comments , I've missed you
Mr. Ix! I expect better from you!
Though I got the answer...I'm still confused
You're typically awesome so i'll forgive you...THIS TIME
Though I got the answer...I'm still confused
You're typically awesome so i'll forgive you...THIS TIME
(takes a bow)
Not bad, but I thought it was going to be "wishful thinking" from "wish" and "falls the king" or something
MrLicks, here are the lyrics to the song you tried to get your phrase from written by Ned Washington
Performed by Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards)
Note the LACK of the word 'falling'
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind
She brings to those to love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true
If you are going to use a phrase for a teaser, @ least get the phrase right.
U R welcome (again)
Performed by Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards)
Note the LACK of the word 'falling'
When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind
She brings to those to love
The sweet fulfillment of
Their secret longing
Like a bolt out of the blue
Fate steps in and sees you through
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams come true
If you are going to use a phrase for a teaser, @ least get the phrase right.
U R welcome (again)
Hi Timilee, Thanks for the Lyrics. I have never heard of that song but it was nice to read it.
Perhaps I should have used the Jaws theme tune eh?
Do a quick Google search for the phrase and you'll be interested I'm sure to see many references to this common phrase
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=wish+upon+a+falling+star&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
Thanks again timilee, you do brighten my day
Perhaps I should have used the Jaws theme tune eh?
Do a quick Google search for the phrase and you'll be interested I'm sure to see many references to this common phrase
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=wish+upon+a+falling+star&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
Thanks again timilee, you do brighten my day
Hi Timilee, Thanks for the Lyrics. I have never heard of that song but it was nice to read it.
Perhaps I should have used the Jaws theme tune eh?
Do a quick Google search for the phrase and you'll be interested I'm sure to see many references to this common phrase
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=wish+upon+a+falling+star&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
Thanks again timilee, you do brighten my day
Perhaps I should have used the Jaws theme tune eh?
Do a quick Google search for the phrase and you'll be interested I'm sure to see many references to this common phrase
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=wish+upon+a+falling+star&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
Thanks again timilee, you do brighten my day
Whoops, apologies for the double post.
u don't get Disney in your part of the globe? You don't know who Jiminy Cricket is? sorry...
And that is cute that you are into Snowbabies Miniatures, i'm sure they are way more popular around the world than Disney.
Well at least you DO know the JAWS theme, that's gotta' count for somthin'...my bad
And that is cute that you are into Snowbabies Miniatures, i'm sure they are way more popular around the world than Disney.
Well at least you DO know the JAWS theme, that's gotta' count for somthin'...my bad
No problem tim,
Nobody can know all the phrases of the English speaking world so don't beat yourself up about it.
I was only messing with you on the Disney thing. Of course I am aware of it, but they don't hold the monopoly on the phrase I am sorry to say.
Snow babies are not my thing really but there are a multitude of other examples of the "falling" element used on Google.
Thanks for taking the time again.
Good luck with your future teasers
Nobody can know all the phrases of the English speaking world so don't beat yourself up about it.
I was only messing with you on the Disney thing. Of course I am aware of it, but they don't hold the monopoly on the phrase I am sorry to say.
Snow babies are not my thing really but there are a multitude of other examples of the "falling" element used on Google.
Thanks for taking the time again.
Good luck with your future teasers
So do you feel good about yourself that you are an editor that can blackball teasers that are submitted by people you don't like?
Ah Sorry timilee, but you seem to be attributing me too much power. No single Editor has the ability to blackball a teaser. I am just one of a number of Editors that vote on a teaser, and generally the majority vote carries the decision. Your teaser was unfortunately not able to be accepted.
It's a shame that you feel you have to take your rejection out on individuals. Try to learn from the rejection and work on making your teasers better.
I have had loads of teasers rejected and still do. Best thing to do would be to learn from it and raise your game.
If you check out the message boards you will see a section for "Ask the Editors". If you have any questions as to why your teaser was rejected, and the explanation given at the time wasn't clear, then by all means ask it there. Any member of the Editing team will be pleased to clarify why it was not accepted.
Don't let this put you off submitting in the future though.
Enjoy Braingle
It's a shame that you feel you have to take your rejection out on individuals. Try to learn from the rejection and work on making your teasers better.
I have had loads of teasers rejected and still do. Best thing to do would be to learn from it and raise your game.
If you check out the message boards you will see a section for "Ask the Editors". If you have any questions as to why your teaser was rejected, and the explanation given at the time wasn't clear, then by all means ask it there. Any member of the Editing team will be pleased to clarify why it was not accepted.
Don't let this put you off submitting in the future though.
Enjoy Braingle
I thought it was "wish fall the king" -wishful thinking
Um? Okay.
Not sure what you think us Editors do but you really have got the wrong idea. I don't have the power to do what you are suggestiing.
Thanks for all the Smilies though, that was very mature.
Not sure what you think us Editors do but you really have got the wrong idea. I don't have the power to do what you are suggestiing.
Thanks for all the Smilies though, that was very mature.
...dude.
Jun 08, 2005
I can't understand it!
hehe, cute but i didn't get it.
i got the "wish" bit, but got thrown by "the king" :/
i got the "wish" bit, but got thrown by "the king" :/
i actually got that one
Good tearer!
Good tearer!
Good teaser. Thanks for posting.
Daviteo and Sageb, nice ideas on the solution!
How can you do a brain teaser if you do not have a brain? Terrible is right!
Sorry, but that one didn't appeal to me at all!! I love teasers, but not rebuses!
Eager to see everyone's comments - Especially yours, Doehead.
PS I'll try again, tomorrow!
Eager to see everyone's comments - Especially yours, Doehead.
PS I'll try again, tomorrow!
This teaser is 6 years old, and it should been buried 6 years ago. Poorly conceived and poorly written. YUK YUK YUK
That was a groaner.
I didn't get it.
Some people are just born complainers. It may be old to some of you, but to others of us, it is new and we have never seen it before. I do not believe it is from the song as when we were kids and saw a falling star we would say we wished on a falling star. It said it was a phrase and not from a song title. just my opinion. I liked it and thought it was rather cute.
Got this one rather quickly.
I also got the wish part but got stuck on thinking 'king'.
I was completely clueless. Really thought was far fetched and poorly written.
Even though I read this one a few years ago, I didn't get it. With genie I kept thinking "twitching nose" - was mixed up thinking of Bewitched. And I liked Elvis when he first started. I was 16 - he was 23. I was way past him when people referred to him as king. As usual I like the comments as much as the teaser! Thanks for posting!
I was stuck on king, too. But it was still fun.
How about:
Genie's gift
Annie Oakley
Wish upon a shooting star
Genie's gift
Annie Oakley
Wish upon a shooting star
I thought this was clever and fun! It extends the standard rebus homophone so you have to interpret each clue, but it was not too obscure. It's my first time seeing this teaser, and I'm glad it came my way!
whats not to like about this ? Fun!
To post a comment, please create an account and sign in.
Follow Braingle!