Hidden Time & Again II
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Inside each set of the following words, there are a pair of smaller words. By putting & between them, lo & behold, you'll make a familiar phrase. For example, "Thighbone/Swallowtail" conceals "High & Low."
1. Gulliver/Clearness
2. Tragicomedy/Pentagon
3. Chinchilla/Magdalene
4. Terrestrial/Ecoterrorist
5. Thundershower/Intellectual
1. Gulliver/Clearness
2. Tragicomedy/Pentagon
3. Chinchilla/Magdalene
4. Terrestrial/Ecoterrorist
5. Thundershower/Intellectual
Comments
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Posted by jimbo on Jun 25, 2004 Nicene/greasy. |
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Posted by fishmed on Jun 25, 2004 hehe, Thanks. |
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Posted by nickadeemus on Sep 05, 2004 I got them all except for #3...never heard of the answer, but I figured out Dale would be the word in the 2nd half. |
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Posted by nickadeemus on Sep 05, 2004 Err, and I meant to add that I really liked it! |
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Posted by doggyxp on Jan 13, 2005 Into the favorites, this one. |
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Posted by fishmed on Jan 14, 2005 Thanks. There are two others of this type too. |
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Posted by on Jan 22, 2005 I like these....Ive read all of em |
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Posted by Sarah5225766 on Mar 02, 2005 i missed hill and dale, dont know what that is at ALL! lol!  |
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Posted by deadeye823 on Apr 30, 2005 i loved #1, but i didnt like this one as much because i never have heard of some of the answers. good one anyway!  |
Posted by darthforman on May 24, 2005 |
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Posted by froggygg on Jun 27, 2005 I realy enjoyed this one and actually managed to get them all despite that fact that it is 2:30 a.m.! I do enjoyed teasers that play with words!  |
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Posted by trickster2005 on Jul 23, 2005 good job great teasers |
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Posted by soccer_chick70 on Jul 23, 2005 here were my very wrong answers: #1: Liver & Ear (thought it had a body part thing going on)  #2: Rag & Tag (well they rhymed!)  #3: Chip & Dale (the only thing I could think of was that there was some spelling error... gosh I feel stupid)  #4: Rest & Terror (hey they're opposites, right?)  and I got #5 right... VERY surprised I did so bad, especially considering how well I did on the first one of these! GREAT teaser but maybe I need to get some glasses... either that or a new brain! |
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Posted by libradawn on Jul 25, 2005 I do not like these. For some reason, I can never figure them out!!  |
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Posted by needlepoint1324 on Jul 25, 2005 this was a first one of these ive done and it was fun i enjoyed it |
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Posted by Brainy_1 on Jul 25, 2005 Excellent!! I didn't get hills and dales, but i just got up froma nap and my little brain is in the off position again (i hate that) I do like these types of teasers tho!! Good Job!!  |
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Posted by bisqueet814 on Jul 25, 2005 gr8 teaser I really enjoyed it |
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Posted by ceeyaaa on Jul 25, 2005 Clever and Fun |
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Posted by on Jul 25, 2005 Very enjoyable. Almost got it but used RAG and TAG for number 2. |
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Posted by me-me on Jul 25, 2005 either that all you ppl are really smart or im really dumb because i didnt even get the instructions oh well! |
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Posted by kelly7901a on Jul 25, 2005 Yah! I got 4 outta 5. And i only been awake 20 mins. |
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Posted by rac76 on Jul 25, 2005 This time I got it!! I enjoyed it! Good Work! |
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Posted by soccer_chick70 on Jul 25, 2005 wow! this got featured 2 days after I visited it lol great teaster, once again, and I even found my wrong answers hilarious today as I scrolled down the comments... Great job! |
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Posted by xFLoRiDa_HuNNyX on Jul 25, 2005 i got 3 of 'em!!! |
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Posted by thimblenoggin on Jul 25, 2005 For some reason these are easy for me bur I enjoy them. Thanks! |
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Posted by pharmgirl27 on Jul 25, 2005 Great teaser! Really enjoyed solving it. |
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Posted by bandnerdnproud7 on Jul 25, 2005 I thought this one was okay. I've never heard of Hill and Dale before. |
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Posted by angeleyes_7 on Jul 25, 2005 I didn't get all of them, but it was still fun! Very clever! Good job! |
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Posted by gotabody on Jul 25, 2005 thawt 1 was live&clear like loud&clear  ... 2 has 2answrs cus rag&tag cud wrk2 3 got 'dale' but only 'chip' i kno dat goes wit it so it had me stumpd stil dont get it... 4 was as plain as day I loved it. |
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Posted by gotabody on Jul 25, 2005 well actually 5 was as plain as day &4 was... wel.. quite fine 2. Real fun 4me |
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Posted by lisha_kc on Jul 25, 2005 yey me!!! I didnt give up and I got em!!!! okay not all of them... ...I didnt get hill and dale (thou I noticed hill and I noticed dale  ) I thought maybe chip and dale...but there was no "P"... ...but who cares? cuz I'm finally getting good at teasers!!!!! |
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Posted by poison_ivy on Jul 25, 2005 man, i missed hill & dale! wow i didn't know that phrase... good teaser. two thumbs up! |
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Posted by yahoomarcus on Jul 25, 2005 very easy... also got rag & tag in addition to come & go for #2. I guessed Hill & Dale, but have no idea who they are. |
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Posted by jabdr on Jul 25, 2005 This was fun (maybe because I got them all quickly) but quick is a nice change for me! Bring on more. |
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Posted by MTK_90 on Jul 25, 2005 I LOVE THESE! EVEN THOUGH I ALWAYS THINK OF THE DUMBEST ANSWER! |
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Posted by cyclergal on Jul 25, 2005 very easy! |
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Posted by SummerStorm on Jul 25, 2005 I thought I was doing so good... then I read the answers.. lol.. oh well.. this was a good one and I really enjoyed it! |
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Posted by bagogirl on Jul 25, 2005 wow that was really hard i didn't get any right, of course, i may just be too young |
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Posted by tamjp on Jul 26, 2005 I also got rag & tag like soccer and yahoo Super clever as always Papa Fish! I can't believe I haven't seen the others like this yet I will go to find them now Thanks again |
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Posted by riddlelover on Jul 27, 2005 Im sure this is a very clever riddle, but i (stupid me) cant figure it out! sorry...  |
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Posted by tigershelton on Aug 31, 2005 Fun! |
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Posted by realm2346 on Oct 30, 2005 Here were my answers: 1.Live & Learn 2.Rag & Tag(smack) 3.Hill and Dale 4.Trial & Error 5.Show & Tell It took a while to get #3, and then when I saw the word "hill", I thought of a song I learned in fifth grade(and I just graduated last year). The song goes... Over hill, Over dale, as we march the dusty trail, as the cannons go marching along."(that's how it begins, anyway, and I could go go through the whole song now that I remember it). ....and in all fairness to soccer chick ,I did the same thing on a very different language teaser, but the words were still hidden(but in sentences). I was like ..#1 could also be Rice ,cream, kale...#2 could also be .....Well, you get the idea. For anyone who doesn't know, k-a-l-e is a cabbagelike vegetable which is often used as a garnish(although it is edibible, I don't recommend trying it.....I am speaking from experience here). P.S.- I still haven't looked up c-a-l-e yet. Anyway, I did the first teaser, and I got all of them right. I really like these teasers. Also, in all fairness to soccer chick, at least those words were also found within the phrases, much like my mistakes in the other teaser. If it's there, it might just be valid(just a philosophy). . Loved it!!!! |
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Posted by realm2346 on Oct 30, 2005 ...except for #3, but it's pretty hard if you've never heard of the words......I don't know why I thought #2 was Rag & Tag, because none of the other answers rhyme.....Think I've been looking at too many rebuses and riddles lately...Just kidding...I LOVE riddles. |
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Posted by kashby on May 24, 2006 good, almost all of your teasers are great!! |
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Posted by GebbieRose on Jul 25, 2006 Now that was easy but fun! |
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Posted by lmurray on Jul 25, 2006 TOO EASY!!! |
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Posted by Trishgal on Jul 25, 2006 Got em all... liked that , and it was entertaining listening to everyones comments luv u all. |
Posted by bluehawk on Jul 25, 2006 Darn I missed # 4. Fun and enjoyable. |
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Posted by utnative on Jul 25, 2006 great teaser i like these teasers i can at least get some of them i got all but #4 i had rest and cot. i must be alot older that some of you because i know what they all are. i fell really stupid for missing #4. great, wonderful,and fun teaser. |
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Posted by marschie on Jul 25, 2006 I thought I got them all AND found a mistake: for 2 I had "come and gone" and THERE IS NO 'E' AT THE END OF PENTAGONE! Silly me, the phrase is come and go! |
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Posted by starnz on Jul 25, 2006 Really enjoy these! Thanks! Keep 'em coming! |
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Posted by Badger on Jul 25, 2006 Easy & Fun. Interesting, though, I can whip through the answers quickly but when I'm done I wouldn't be able to tell you a single one of the original words! I never "saw" them. Like one of those pictures where you relax your eyes and the hidden picture just appears. Kinda cool. Also looks like a little bit of generation gap on some of the phrases. My kids couldn't get "rough & tumble" on your last teaser. Never heard of it! "Hill & dale" this time. So, kids, don't feel bad bad if you missed those. Just means you're not an old dude like me! Sorry I went long... Great teaser... Keep 'em comin'! |
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Posted by feste on Jul 25, 2006 Took me about two minutes to work this one out. I guess being a geezer helps. |
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Posted by FeaerFactorY666 on Jul 25, 2006 Nice! |
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Posted by shawneeo on Jul 25, 2006 I got em all, I got em all!!! yayyyy!!! Dont kids learn those corny American folksongs anymore, in elementary school? The person above was right about the "hill and dale" song, but they got the lyrics different, or wrong, than I learned them. Over hill, over dale We will hit The dusty trail! As those cations(sp?) Keep rolling along. For its "Hi Hi Hee" On the field artillery, Call out Your numbers loud and strong! And wherever we go You will always know That those cashuns, Are rolling along! Yes, those cayshuns Keep rolling along! I forget what "cayshuns" are, but Im pretty sure thats the right word, altho Im sure the sp. is wrong. But, the "Hill and Dale" is what's important here, I'm just overdoing it because I actually remember something! Good teaser, thanks! |
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Posted by Qrystal on Jul 25, 2006 I think we shouldn't be beating ourselves up for choosing "Rag & Tag" for #2, because it IS a legit pair of words that can be joined with an '&'. When I saw them, I stopped looking, as I'm sure many of the rest of you did. "Come & Go" is good though too... Can the puzzle be modified to include the user-found alternate answers? ;) |
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Posted by shawneeo on Jul 25, 2006 OK, I shoulda looked it up first, coz I got as much wrong as the other person! Sorry if u dont care, but heres the whole song, "the Cassion Song" Over hill, over dale As we hit the dusty trail, And those caissons go rolling along. In and out, hear them shout, Counter march and right about, And those caissons go rolling along. Refrain: Then it's hi! hi! hee! In the field artillery, Shout out your numbers loud and strong, For where e'er you go, You will always know That those caissons go rolling along. In the storm, in the night, Action left or action right See those caissons go rolling along Limber front, limber rear, Prepare to mount your cannoneer And those caissons go rolling along. Refrain: Was it high, was it low, Where the hell did that one go? As those caissons go rolling along Was it left, was it right, Now we won't get home tonight And those caissons go rolling along. Refrain caissons are either things that caskets are carried on, like a wagon type deal, or a wagon kinda thing that pulls a cannon or other big guns. Hill is a hill, and "Dale" is a valley. |
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Posted by bradon182001 on Jul 25, 2006 This was fun. I'd like to see more of these. |
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Posted by coachpisco on Jul 25, 2006 A caisson, is pulled behind the wagon that pulls the cannon. It has the powder, tools and cannon balls inside it. Very good teaser. I enjoyed it. |
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Posted by RRAMMOHAN on Jul 25, 2006 Pretty clever, nice and quite easy! |
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Posted by locutus13ds on Jul 25, 2006 Good one, I only got numbe 3 wrong, I thought it was chill and ale! shows you where my mind is at.. |
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Posted by destinysmom on Jul 25, 2006 This a great teaser fish!! The sad part is that I am ancient enough to know all of them and only got 2 right. I also stopped at rag & tag |
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Posted by iteachkids on Jul 25, 2006 L TSA Fun! |
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Posted by speedqueenkmw on Jul 25, 2006 absolutely love these! Probably cuz I can get them |
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Posted by thirtysixbelow on Jul 25, 2006 1. live and learn 2. rag and tag 3. chill and dale??? 4. trial and error 5. show and tell was having a little trouble until i realized they were not anagrams and that the words were not scrambled. |
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Posted by rhmaustin on Jul 25, 2006 The comments are very amusing today. Glad we got the Caisson Song business straightened out. |
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Posted by Neek on Jul 25, 2006 I got them all but #4 too. Thanks to those who gave the explanation. I learned something! |
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Posted by qqqq on Jul 25, 2006 That was great fun! |
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Posted by Nellem on Jul 25, 2006 nice and easy |
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Posted by c_rae on Jul 25, 2006 This was great! Very clever! I will go look for your other ones; this is definitely one of my faves! Do you ever have anything nice to say Imurray? You know there is an old saying about that...If you don't have anything good to say, well, I'm sure you know the rest! |
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Posted by unConfuseMe on Jul 25, 2006 My Comment: everyone/funky (very fun) |
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Posted by luvdoritos706 on Jul 25, 2006 not bad...cant believe i didnt get come and go |
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Posted by tkubitz on Jul 25, 2006 Both these and the last ones were too easy. Took about 90 secs and 1 min respectively. tk |
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Posted by scallio on Jul 25, 2006 These teasers are a bit too easy. I got the same answers as FishMed. Gotta say I enjoyed the song lyrics though. Have heard the song, but didn't really know the lyrics so I sang a hearty round! |
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Posted by POPS on Jul 25, 2006 Great teaser,only missed on NO3, Thought it might be Chip and Dale That was fun ,Goes in my fabs, thank you |
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Posted by syracuse945 on Jul 25, 2006 haha, nys... very clever... i, 2, thot 1 of m was "chip & dale"... i 4got about shakespeare... o well... def 1 of my faves... |
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Posted by jcann on Jul 25, 2006 I got them all again--not quite as quickly as I did with the last one. But I really, really like these. It makes me feel good to exercise my brain without having to give up in the end. |
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Posted by Musikman212 on Jul 25, 2006 The instructions said ,"Two word that form a commonn phrase, with & between them." Rag & tag is not a common phrase. Rag tag is, but it doesn't have the & between. In short, all you people who think that was a good alternate answer are wrong. Sorry. GREAT TEASER. Why people can't just accept that they didn't get an answer, is beyond me. |
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Posted by patm on Jul 25, 2006 thanks these were easy To those who do not know what a "dale" is, try adding crossword puzzles to your brain teasers--it is frequently an answer to "clearing in a valley", along with vale, dell, and glen. |
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Posted by somnambulist on Jul 25, 2006 I loved this teaser, I got all of them but #3. I got dale, and I know what it is...for sure, I think this particular teaser reveals a generational gap....I've never heard this "over hill, over dale" song...but I confess a little disappointment at discovering Dale's companion in this teaser was not Chip.... |
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Posted by vlerma on Jul 26, 2006 Great as usual! Fun, fun fun. Now Americans, I may be wrong but I believe the "Cassions Go Rolling Along" song is the fight song of one of our armed forces. You guys, Sgt Ammo, Fishmed, someone tell me I'm right? |
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Posted by Badger on Jul 26, 2006 vlerma: official song of the US Army |
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Posted by FulanitoGM on Jul 26, 2006 "Show and tell! It's just a game I play, When I wanna say... Oh, I love you!!!" That's the jam right there! Al Wilson, you're a genius... |
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Posted by nerdyiscool on May 11, 2007 Harder than the first, but still amazing! Keep 'em coming, fishmed! Please? |
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Posted by FutureMD on Jul 02, 2007 I would really like more brain teasers like these. They are so much fun! |
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Posted by Psychic_Master on Dec 11, 2008 Great as usual fishmed. You should do more like these. |
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Posted by doehead on Jul 25, 2009 Way too easy, but great for the kids. |
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Posted by avonma on Jul 25, 2009 I really enjoyed this teaser. Thanks! It was easy for me.My grandfather used to sing it when we was working. |
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Posted by avonma on Jul 25, 2009 ...when HE was working. |
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Posted by JLP1 on Jul 28, 2009 I love these, thank you! |
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Posted by Babe on Jul 25, 2012 Another good one! I thought they were easy, but I am older than all of you and that is the reason I know them all. They are oldies, but goodies, and for all, of you singing the hill and dale song here is a bit of information. During World War Two the song was sung by soldiers serving in the military. I think it was the Army's song. You are welcome!!! |
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Posted by quads84 on Jul 25, 2012 Looking through the comments, I felt a lot better about getting rag & tag for #2. Got all the others right, though! However, not without some difficulty. I found "inch" in #3, "rest" in #4, & "under" in #5 and looked for something that went with it. When I couldn't find anything but suddenly found a word in the second word, I had to go back to the first word to find the pair. I'm also surprised at how many people don't know hill & dale (and think that they're people). They're types of landscape. I guess we all have our weaknesses. |
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Posted by gaylewolf on Jul 25, 2012 Good teaser. I got them all and loved the comments! Thanks! |
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Posted by gaylewolf on Jul 25, 2012 That BLUSH should be a wink! |
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Posted by iggy39 on Jul 25, 2012 fun but really easy, enjoyed it. |
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Posted by giuseppemccarth on Jul 25, 2012 Fun One! If you didn't have to add '&' then #2 could also be "Rag-Tag" |
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Posted by JQPublic on Jul 25, 2012 Only 1/5. |
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