Sea Shells
Rebus brain teasers use words or letters in interesting orientations to represent common phrases.
Gretchen just returned from the beach, and told her brother Henry that she found three interesting types of shells. He asked what they were, and she answered with these rebuses:
LL
LL
AA
CC
SS
1. Nice Naughty Nice Naughty
2. Naughty Nice Naughty Nice
*3. Nice Nice Nice Nice
After thinking for a while, Henry says, "I get the first two types of shells, but didn't you say you found three?"
"Oops! I almost forgot!" replies Gretchen, as she hits her brother on the head.
"Now I know them all!" he laughs.
LL
LL
AA
CC
SS
1. Nice Naughty Nice Naughty
2. Naughty Nice Naughty Nice
*3. Nice Nice Nice Nice
After thinking for a while, Henry says, "I get the first two types of shells, but didn't you say you found three?"
"Oops! I almost forgot!" replies Gretchen, as she hits her brother on the head.
"Now I know them all!" he laughs.
Answer
The first type were scallops (SCALL-ups). The second was nautilus (Naughty-less). And the last was conch (conk!).Hide
Comments
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Posted by yoshinode on Apr 23, 2006 I got scallops, but not the other two. Good idea 4 a riddle. :] |
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Posted by fem81uk on Apr 27, 2006 Didnt get this one  |
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Posted by lexymo on Apr 28, 2006 What a doozy! That one took me for a ride, great job!  |
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Posted by psycheistra on Apr 28, 2006 Takes some knowledge on kinda of seashells.  Thus, I really only got the first and last one. |
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Posted by broken_dreams on Apr 28, 2006 reall good teaser. very clever |
Posted by thimblenoggin on Apr 28, 2006 Didn't notice the asterix. Dumb me. |
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Posted by OldChinaHand on May 04, 2006 Ouch...  |
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Posted by scallio on May 10, 2006 Well I only got the conch shell, but this was very entertaining and funny. I appreciate the story. Thanks!  |
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Posted by zigthepig on May 13, 2006 I like this one... going in my favourites... |
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Posted by jsdodgers on Sep 13, 2006 Ow, great teaser |
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Posted by Stormcrafter on Nov 04, 2006 Favourited Very clever, I got the first and last |
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Posted by MalcolmReynolds on Nov 24, 2006 Heh.. only got the conch. |
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Posted by 4demo on Jul 22, 2007 I got the scallops and the conch. Good teaser! |
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Posted by facr_1 on Apr 14, 2008 Never heard of the last two... And who says "conk"?  |
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Posted by bradon182001 on May 31, 2009 Excellent rebus. Very clever. Thanks for posting.  |
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Posted by doehead on Jul 04, 2009 First two were good, but how do you get conk from conch?  |
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Posted by glowtmickey on Jul 04, 2009 because conk is pronounced the same way as conch good teaser. I didn't get the 2nd one, but that was it. |
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Posted by UptheHill on Jul 04, 2009 |
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Posted by wordmama on Jul 04, 2009 Facr 1: WE do!! To conk means to hit, as in 'she conked her brother over the head', or, 'I was conked on the head by a brick, a frying pan, or whatever'. |
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Posted by wordmama on Jul 04, 2009 Sorry, I don't have the American flag next to my name for the WE to have meaning. And Happy Birthday to us!! Hope everyone has a safe 4th!! Don't drink and drive, and don't use fireworks (enjoy from afar); illegal in most states, n'est-ce pas? |
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Posted by sbuske on Jul 04, 2009 5 States ban all sorts of fireworks, every other state has some type of fireworks for sale. Where did you get the "most states ban fireworks" |
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Posted by auntiesis on Jul 04, 2009 Happy 4th of July. Fireworks are dangerous in the wrong hands, but so are a lot of other things and that doesn't stop people from using them. Hope everyone is safe and happy this holiday. And I didn't get this teaser at all. Drew a total blank. |
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Posted by tova_l on Jul 05, 2009 I was a little lost here ; didn't get any !! But this was an amazing teaser that's going in my favorites for sure!!!  |
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Posted by katamaster on Jul 06, 2009 Never heard of nautilus shells. I don't get how conch with "ch" could be conk. |
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Posted by tsimkin on Jul 06, 2009 "Conk" is the primary pronunciation of "conch". See here: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conch ...and here is a description of the nautilus shell: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautilus |
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Posted by iapyx on Jul 14, 2009 cool teaser |
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Posted by quads84 on Jul 04, 2012 Like almost everyone else, I didn't get nautalis (sp). First and last were easy for me, though. Thanks for the teaser! |
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Posted by HABS2933 on Jul 04, 2012 I also missed the nautilus ( never heard of it as a shell). I somehow got the children's rhyme about girls being made of "everything nice" and boys being made of "frogs and snails" stuck in my mind and the fact that snails have shells . . . lead me nowhere, I couldn't get the naughty part to work in. |
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Posted by Babe on Jul 04, 2012 I got Conch on;y because that was the nearest I could compare it with. The rest were rather lame. You had to reach pretty far to figure them out. I work with shells and never heard of one called a nautilus. Sorry! Did not like it! |
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Posted by thecatladycac on Jul 04, 2012 I live in Florida and collect shells, so I am familiar with all of these including the nautilus, which is the one I did not get! - I groaned (and laughed) when I looked at the answer. Scallops was easy; Conch took a minute to think about. I enjoyed them all. Thanks for the fun teaser! |
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Posted by iggy39 on Jul 04, 2012 I got the first and last one. It was OK quiz. Maybe it is my mood today. |
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Posted by Gwendalla on Jul 04, 2012 The ONLY one I got was nautilus!!! Anyhow, brilliant teaser! You don't see many rebuses with a story tied in. |
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