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Very Crafty Words
Take the list of words below and arrange them into 3 sentences that all have something in common. Each word is only used once for each time it appears in the list. Punctuation is not an issue in this teaser in the initial placement of words. Only names are capitalized to start with.
DAD, LET, LETS, LEW, MARGE, MISSES, NO, NORAH, ORDERED, ROSES, SEE, SHARON'S, SIMON, TELEGRAM, TELL, WE'LL,
What are the sentences and what do they have in common?
DAD, LET, LETS, LEW, MARGE, MISSES, NO, NORAH, ORDERED, ROSES, SEE, SHARON'S, SIMON, TELEGRAM, TELL, WE'LL,
What are the sentences and what do they have in common?
Hint
Try looking at it backwards...Answer
1: MARGE LETS NORAH SEE SHARON'S TELEGRAM.2: WE'LL LET DAD TELL LEW.
3: NO MISSES ORDERED ROSES, SIMON.
All three sentences, when correctly placed, are palindromes. They read the same backward and forward.
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This is very good!! and also very hard, even when i looked at the hint i couldn't get it
Loved it!
Glad you liked it.
this one was good hard but fun good job!
Good Gravy! I would have never thought of putting palindrones together with that many words, but it was fun to look at the answer. Good work. full fun and hard.
Well, to tell u the truth I'm not the brightest crayon in the crayon box so I didn't really get it. I never get these!
Feb 26, 2005
great teaser! it was really hard for me even with the hint. oh well. i still loved it!
Simply Superb Couldnt guess it
Great puzzle! My first attempt was: "Let's tell norah simon ordered roses" "We'll let lew see no telegram" "Marge misses sharon's dad". I only caught on what it was about when I looked at the hint, but it was pretty easy to solve after that. Lots of fun rearranging words.
how do they read the same backwards and forwards?
Look at the letters from the end to the beginning, they are the same both directions.
This one was really hard but fun, I didn't get it but it was fun to try.
This one was really hard but fun, I didn't get it but it was fun to try.
Hard one. I still didn't get it even after the hint and the answer. Finally it sunk in after your explanation. Really good job even if it made me feel really blank...
super-de-duper HARD! but still fun
This was excellent! You certainly live up to your name Thanks!!!!!
I don't think I wver would have figured out how to get it! but it's still a good teaser
WOW THATS COOL BUT kind of easy
GOOD ONE
GOOD ONE
I thought this was just totally awesome, even though i didn't get it right... It Rocks!
not too pleased with the outcome of that tease will not b sharing it with others. yeah and maybe i am a hater bcuz i couldn't figure it out just keeping it real
definatly WAAAY 2 hard agin... can u try 2 mak sum e-zier "brain taesers" PLEEEEZ! gosh not evry1 is as smart as u!!!
sheesh that was hard very clever and well done.
that's brilliant. coming up with palindromes is waayy too hard for me.
Interesting fishmed.
I didn"t get it.
Very good job, boo hoo
I agree "very crafty"
Easy if you only read the answer...to me it was a 'brainacher'. A good one.
cute!
That was really a teaser! Most of the time the teasers are easy, but that one took me for a loop. Good job!
really worked your brain to put that one together, bet uyou stayed up all night .I was looking for familiar phreses
Amazing, and of course I didn't get it. Keep them coming.
Too difficult for me.
Interesting.
Well, that was certainly a feat to put together. As usual, I have to offer my two cents (I didn't get it, btw, didn't try real hard becuz: It could have simply said, "Each word is used only once", although that wasn't the most confusing part to me. It said the names would be capitalized, but ALL the letters were capitals; the clue that they all have something in common was too general, because it could have meant all the sentences had a similar theme, which is possible, and one would def. think of that before looking for something like a palindrome.
I'm not sure how it could be phrased better. But don't get me wrong, I always offer "constructive blah blah", and in my opinion, if the clues had been tweaked a little it would be absolutely awesome, because palindrome sentences are something rare! I can understand trying to come up with the right clue for the palindrome thing is very tricky, as I sit here trying to think of one myself. Thanks a lot , very thought provoking!
I'm not sure how it could be phrased better. But don't get me wrong, I always offer "constructive blah blah", and in my opinion, if the clues had been tweaked a little it would be absolutely awesome, because palindrome sentences are something rare! I can understand trying to come up with the right clue for the palindrome thing is very tricky, as I sit here trying to think of one myself. Thanks a lot , very thought provoking!
I thought this was very creative and hard too
very tricky i didn't get it oh well great teaser
Well I didn't get it but it was a great teaser anyhow.
I never would have got this one in a zillion years!!! Excellent teaser, though!! Once I read the answer, and found out that they're palindromes (the thing they have in common) then it might have taken me only about 50 years to figure out!
very very cool i never thought to guess palindromes
...of course i didnt get it
GREAT TEASER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVED IT!!!!!!!
...of course i didnt get it
GREAT TEASER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVED IT!!!!!!!
Wow! Amazing teaser. I don't know how you do it. Totally awesome brain you've got there.
My brain hurts!!!
I think I should have a venti latte before trying that one!
Unfortunately, I still probably wouldn't have gotten it!
Great teaser!
I think I should have a venti latte before trying that one!
Unfortunately, I still probably wouldn't have gotten it!
Great teaser!
Not a brainteaser, a brainacher. I never even thought, even with the clue to make everyone read forward and backward.. Must be God's punishment for not going to church this am, instead I was trying to brainiac this one. Great, wonderful and I am going to put it in my favorites, just to remind me, Fushmed, to really read the clues, not just assume. You are totally awesome
that was hard. it was also pretty stupid. i didn't like it. sorry.
It was too hard for me!! Guess I have no brain cell in my head
OhMyStars! You must have spent many many MANY hours making these up!!! I love palindromes, but this one was wayyyyyyy beyond me!
THAT IS AWESOME!!! I LOVE IT!! IT'S GOING ON MY FAVORITES LIST!!!
Excellent teaser, I enjoyed it very much...classic
Had to borrow someone else's brain to work on this one, and STILL wasn't able to figure it out!! One tremendously incredibly wonderful teaser!!!!!!!
Twelve hundred thumbs-up!!!
Twelve hundred thumbs-up!!!
Feb 26, 2006
this was very hard! great job!
Highly original, innovative. Loved it.
wow
(also a palindrome)
(also a palindrome)
Wow... that one definitely made me use my little gray cells! WAY TO GO!!!
Most impressive. I would have prefered it if you had mixed up the letters of each sentence individually, and asked us to make palindrome sentences from the mess. Nice job.
One sentence at time, you understand.
I'm good with words, but didn't even begin to guess the solution. Very good job!
Excellent!!! Very well devised!!
Very well done! The palindrone aspect threw me way off, but fun none the less. Thanks
good one! really got me thinking
asdfermmmn
sorrry guys.. that was my 3 year old brother
I IMMEDIATELY DECIDED THAT THIS WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME, SINCE I AM HAVING TO DO THE WORD UNSCRAMBLING EVERY DAY IN MY CHINESE CLASS AND IT SUCKS.
BUT TO MY SURPRISE AND DELIGHT, WITH THE HELP OF THE HINT, THIS WAS QUITE GOOD!
WO JUEDE ZHE GE TINGHAO DE!
BUT TO MY SURPRISE AND DELIGHT, WITH THE HELP OF THE HINT, THIS WAS QUITE GOOD!
WO JUEDE ZHE GE TINGHAO DE!
I've never seen a riddle like this - first time for everything! This was REALLY fun and interesting - we want more!
Fantastic teaser, Fish! For some reason the palindrome thing immediately jumped out for me, but that didn't make putting the sentences together much easier! Got #2, and gave up on the others. Like many others, I appreciate the time and effort that you put into submitting this one. Thanks for another great teaser!
yawn to easy...
good work
No offense to anyone, but this teaser was just stupid.
Still interesting. I had no clue.
Boring
Wow Fish! Very clever and very hard. Way beyond my morning brain, but I loved the concept,
It fell into place once I realized the secret of the teaser. Very good, Fish! You are getting the crowd to use those brains on those shoulders... Keep up the Awesome work!
I love Palidrones, good one fishmed!!!
Nice and crafty ! Love these hard ones even if I cannot solve it. Got lost at the hint :-( I started looking at the list of words backwards and tried forming sentences. I want my coffee !
Jeanie-Ass
Jeanie-Ass
Wow, that one was really hard. I didn't get it even after I read the clue. Once I read the answer though it sunk in. Good one, I really like being challenged.
I enjoyed this teaser alot. To those who actually completed it; congrats. And to those who claim that it was an easy puzzle, are you all being facetious? If not how long did it take you to solve this riddle and I am interested in hearing the method you used. please respond.
I made some lovely sentenses, but they were not right. I tried reading the list backwards, and then each word backwards, all to no avail. This one was one of the best I've seen in a long time. Kudos , Fish, keep up the good work.
WOAH that was HARD!!!!!!!!
EXCELLENT--I COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT..NEED MORE LIKE THIS.
Oh WOW
My brain hurts
Excellent teaser
My brain hurts
Excellent teaser
Glad you like it!
Wow, that was a doozy! Congratulations on creating such a mind boggling masterpiece!!!
I didnt really understand what the hint meant.
I got telegram/Marge/let, and nothing after that. I remember able was i ere i saw elba. At least I can work that one.
yo fish.... very hard--- but fun...tks , :
You're kidding me right? The last sentence makes no sense whatsoever. A really hard teaser w/no logic to it is just a waste of time. Disappointing.
I'm in awe. I obviously wasn't prepared for a teaser of such calibre. I couldn't even put together even one sentence that used approximately a third of the words, and that made me feel too stuck to continue. The hint wouldn't have helped, but I still wish they sent the hints with TOTD emails (or a link to the hint at least).
glad to see I'm not the only one who didn't even come close to getting this one. how long did it take you to construct this teaser?
It was okay.
wow...... ....i can NEVER EVER figure out these language things....makes me feel pretty idiotic, although this one was harder than most so I don't feel as bad.....amazing teaser, keep it up!!
Ya got me! I sure couldn't figure it out. Great teaser. Thank you!
The hint didn't help too much, to be honest. I had to read the answer and explanation a couple of times to get it. Still, fun and well-written teaser!
i kinda got it really easy with the hint, because im used to palindromes. good teaser though.
I'm a fool; aloof am I.
I had no idea when I first tried it. There were so many ways to make sentences but none that were anything like the others.
I finally got it after reading the hint and trying for another while.
Good thing I had lot of extra time this morning.
I finally got it after reading the hint and trying for another while.
Good thing I had lot of extra time this morning.
I seemed to be a minority. I think it is TERRIBLE. There was nothing to start a logical string from. and the clue was even misleading. look and letters backward AFTER (sic). One prop I will give Is constructing thhee palindromic sentances. But, The setup and hint were badly executed
I could easily tell it was going to be palindromes; that much was obvious from the words given. I couldn't put them together though, but I didn't spend a whole lot of time trying
Good teaser idea!
Good teaser idea!
I knew that they would be palindromes just from the words, although I don't know how. I put together one sentence (the third one, I don't remember exactly what it was) and then shrugged and looked at the answer. It was a lot of fun and very creative - I've worked backwards for puzzles before, but never from the middle!
The hint didn't even help me
I feel like a dummy. I didn't get it even after looking at the answer
This was GREAT! I actually got the answer without cheating. I was thinking that a lot of times when sentences have something in common, it's because they are palindromes, so once I had that thought, it was just a matter of putting the words in the right order, which was challenging but fun and doable.
I am glad you liked it.
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