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Nickers II
BtB (Bad-the-Bunny) made another visit to his friend's farm yesterday and gave some more animals nicknames based on common-phrases. He had previously called the turkey, for example; "Cold Turkey"
The animal name could be in front of, or behind, these words below. The _____ shows the position of the animal name.
The last one (bottom line) was a pair of siblings. What are the animals?
_____ Punch
Old _____
_____ Down
Sour _____
Jimminy _____
The animal name could be in front of, or behind, these words below. The _____ shows the position of the animal name.
The last one (bottom line) was a pair of siblings. What are the animals?
_____ Punch
Old _____
_____ Down
Sour _____
Jimminy _____
Hint
Quickly try each of the nicks with several farm animals or wild animals that might be near a farm. You'll get it.Answer
Rabbit PunchOld Coot
Wolf Down, or Chow Down
Sour Puss
Jimminy Crickets
Rabbit Punch: a sharp, disabling blow to the neck or shoulder.
Old Coot: "Old Coot" is colloquial for somebody of advanced years.
Wolf Down: to eat one's food rapidly, in large bites, and without chewing thoroughly
Chow Down: to eat a meal
Sour Puss: means the "look" on somebody's face when they are "down" or "depressed" or in a humorless mood. Also someone without a sense of humour
Jimminy Crickets: to express surprise or confoundment,
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Yay!! I love these!!!!
Got em alllll!
Got em alllll!
I got:
cow punch
old crow
goose down
I couldn't guess on sour. The last one was easy.
cow punch
old crow
goose down
I couldn't guess on sour. The last one was easy.
Very good. But, according to your hint - farm or wild animals found near) some could have other answers:
"sucker" punch (sucker fish in nearby stream - yeah, I know a fish is not an animal)
old coot or old crow or old goat
wolf down or goose down
Some of those would work also?
Fun teaser - I enjoyed it!!!
"sucker" punch (sucker fish in nearby stream - yeah, I know a fish is not an animal)
old coot or old crow or old goat
wolf down or goose down
Some of those would work also?
Fun teaser - I enjoyed it!!!
Good hits, froggy (and others above).
I was cautious, however, on some that you suggested for fear they would not qualify as true colloquial or idomatic common-phrases and thereby run afoul of the editorial cutting-board.
I shouldn't have been so concerned. I see they just accepted one as "Buck Rogers" and THAT (I feel) is no more a "common" or "colloquial" usage than either your "Old Crow", "Cow Punch", or most of the others for which you opted.
Soooooooo ... consider them CORRECT ... as much or moreso than my answers.
Also, this one looks like (now) that it was edited with a dull machete. Some of the explanation (on my choice of answers) was cut. That's OK. They're eds and I'm not. If it's a difference in a superfluous or contradictory or judgmental phrase, I have no quarrel. But to excise by leaving sentence fragments and sentences without stops is, I feel, nothing but editorial sloppiness. Makes me look bad, and I'm lookin' BAD enough already.
I was cautious, however, on some that you suggested for fear they would not qualify as true colloquial or idomatic common-phrases and thereby run afoul of the editorial cutting-board.
I shouldn't have been so concerned. I see they just accepted one as "Buck Rogers" and THAT (I feel) is no more a "common" or "colloquial" usage than either your "Old Crow", "Cow Punch", or most of the others for which you opted.
Soooooooo ... consider them CORRECT ... as much or moreso than my answers.
Also, this one looks like (now) that it was edited with a dull machete. Some of the explanation (on my choice of answers) was cut. That's OK. They're eds and I'm not. If it's a difference in a superfluous or contradictory or judgmental phrase, I have no quarrel. But to excise by leaving sentence fragments and sentences without stops is, I feel, nothing but editorial sloppiness. Makes me look bad, and I'm lookin' BAD enough already.
Hey ... had another thought !!!!!
Maybe if we'd used (for "goose down" and "Buck Rogers") the command verb-form for "goose" and "buck" and not nominative forms we'd have gotten by with them (as colloquials) or is that asking too much of editorial literacy?
Should we do a poll?
Maybe if we'd used (for "goose down" and "Buck Rogers") the command verb-form for "goose" and "buck" and not nominative forms we'd have gotten by with them (as colloquials) or is that asking too much of editorial literacy?
Should we do a poll?
I would've accepted it.
That was nice.
Thanx, smurf and jordie ..
For the visit, the comments, and your vote - if you did so.
ylads - LBE
(exBadBunnee)
For the visit, the comments, and your vote - if you did so.
ylads - LBE
(exBadBunnee)
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