More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)

[2dognight]

Hi Pen
A great rebus
3 cups of coffee and lunch were required to crack it

Carol 




 

[Ozzyjack]

I'm moving to Oxford for my post.  I've met the gent who plays the title character.  A smashing down to earth man 

Hi again Pen,

You probably like him because he is a Yorkshire man.  I am staying in Oxford and using the title of an episode from a previous series your man was in.  I imagine you have a connection with the main character in that series because you both like to do crosswords.

3 10(#6 #4) 6(#3 #3)

      

Conceptually one line. Definite article not pictured.

Picture 1. One word(9).  Remove the last 3 letters.
Picture 2. Two words (4 1’4).  You need the first word.
Picture 3. One word(6).  Remove the first three letters.
Picture 4. One word (8 ). Presumably named after one of the Channel Islands.  You need the first 3 letters.

Blue and Sheila took a long, leisurely drive out to the country and pulled over to a service station to get petrol and to get air the tyres pumped up. Sheila was surprised to see that the station had a fee to fill the tires and asked Blue, "Why in the world do they charge for AIR?!"
Blue responded, "Inflation."

Blue asks a lawyer about his fees.
“I charge $50 for three questions”, the lawyer says.
“That’s awfully steep, isn’t it?”, Blue asks.
“Yes, I suppose so”, the lawyer replies. “Now what’s your final question?”

Blue came home with a big swollen nose.
“Whoa, what happened, Blue?”, Sheila asked.
“I sniffed a brose,” Blue replied.
“What?”, Sheila says. “There’s no ‘b’ in rose!”
Blue replied, “There was in this one!”


 

And I’ll leave you with.

[2dognight]

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Hi Jack

Smashing rebus  Managed to work it out after 2 glasses of wine must now eat dinner

I bet picture 3 will cause a few problems especially in USA and maybe the Uk

Carol

[auntiemo]

Hi Carol.
Picture 3?.....or picture 4 to cause trouble ?

[Hobbit]

A great rebus
3 cups of coffee and lunch were required to crack it

Smashing rebus  Managed to work it out after 2 glasses of wine must now eat dinner

I bet picture 3 will cause a few problems especially in USA and maybe the Uk

Hi Carol

You did make me chuckle!  You've moved on from coffee to wine

Had a very busy morning so haven't had a chance to look at Jack's rebus.  My next job on the agenda

Penx

[Hobbit]

Great detective work finding out my film was released worldwide as Swinging Safari.  I wish I had noticed it.  It would have been easier to picture.  With hindsight I now find the answer to my rebus was the working title during filming and was changed for release outside of Australia.

Now I don't know if you are pulling my leg.

I consulted Blue to see what he thought and he told me I was becoming a boring old pedant and I should get a life.   He told me to apologise. 

I'm moving to Oxford for my post.  I've met the gent who plays the title character.  A smashing down to earth man 

You probably like him because he is a Yorkshire man.  I am staying in Oxford and using the title of an episode from a previous series your man was in.  I imagine you have a connection with the main character in that series because you both like to do crosswords.

Hi Jack

Sorry I can't take much credit for finding out that the film was released as Swinging Safari.  I was double checking my answer to your rebus with Ms Google and that's what she gave me! 

Sadly, he's not a Yorkshire man.  He hails from much further up on the East coast and is probably a Geordie!

Your rebus is really spooky   I was going to use that particular episode myself yesterday but got tied up in knots and gave up.  You made a great fist of it 

My attempt was, as my Dad would have said,

1 #4 #2 #3 7 (#3 + #4)

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Please lose four letters from picture two and keep two consecutive ones.  Please lose the first letter of picture three and the first four of picture four.  All on one line.

                


Please tell Blue that no apology is needed

Pull your leg?   Moi??? I wouldn't dare   

     

ps I hope this is ok.  I've lost count of how many times I've stopped and started. Nearly home time thank heavens!

[2dognight]

Hi Moyra

You are quite correct it should have been picture 4

Carol

[Ozzyjack]

Hi Carol and Moira,

I deliberately put in the Channel Islands hint to make it fair for them.

[Ozzyjack]

Spoiler Alert for Rebuses Between 1 November  and 6 November

1 November to 6 November

Date reflects the author's time zone.

[auntiemo]

Hi Jack.
Great job providing the Rebus Spoiler Alerts. There are times when they are soooo welcome!
Moyra

[Ozzyjack]

I hope this is ok.  I've lost count of how many times I've stopped and started.

Hi Pen,

I read your post as I was going up in a lift.  It was a great post on any number of levels.

Today, for the first time in my life, I picked the winner of the Melbourne Cup.  I can't take any credit for correctly assessing the form.  I heard the announcer on ABC Brisbane give her pick as Without a Fight.  As it was the only horse that I knew in the race, I made it my pick too.  Since the betting syndicate I belonged to down south broke up, I haven't had a bet, so all I got was satisfaction.

I think I told you about the one visit we had earlier this season from a cane toad.   The Cleveland mob have been having 4 or 5 a week but last night was the first time one managed to get into the house.

Click here

Blue told me a number of 1960’s artists had upgraded their songs to be relevant today to the fans they had then.  Here they are.

•    Herman’s Hermits: Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Walker.
•    Ringo Starr: I Get By With a Little Help From Depends.
•    The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Hip.
•    Bobby Darin: Splish, Splash, I Was Havin’ a Flash.
•    Roberta Flack: The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face.
•    Johnny Nash: I Can’t See Clearly Now.
•    Paul Simon: Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver.
•    The Commodores: Once, Twice, Three Times to the Bathroom.
•    Marvin Gaye: Heard It Through the Grape Nuts.
•    Procol Harem: A Whiter Shade of Hair.
•    Leo Sayer: You Make Me Feel Like Napping.
•    The Temptations: Papa’s Got a Kidney Stone.
•    Abba: Denture Queen.
•    Tony Orlando: Knock 3 Times On The Ceiling If You Hear Me Fall.
•    Helen Reddy: I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore.
•    Leslie Gore: It’s My Procedure, and I’ll Cry If I Want To.
•    Willie Nelson: On the Commode Again.

I don’t think Blue would pull my leg, do you?


     

My rebus to day is the first line of a nursery rhyme, probably from the eighteenth Century, set in Oxfordshire.
#4  1  #4  #5  #2  7(#3  #4)  #5

Conceptually one line, Indefinite article not pictured.

                              

Picture 1.  Verb(4).
Picture 2.  One word (7). It’s on his hat but you only need the first four letters.
Picture 3.  Two words (7, 5).  You need the second word.
Picture 4.  One word (5).  Pick the one that fits.  Use his first two or last two letters.  They are the same.
Picture 6.  One word (5).  Any single piece of fruit.  Make homophone.
Picture 7. One word(8). Use the first five letters.



And I’ll leave you with.

[Hobbit]

Today, for the first time in my life, I picked the winner of the Melbourne Cup. 

I think I told you about the one visit we had earlier this season from a cane toad.   The Cleveland mob have been having 4 or 5 a week but last night was the first time one managed to get into the house.

I don’t think Blue would pull my leg, do you?

Hi Jack

I'm hoping for a nice gentle afternoon. 

I think I managed to pick the winner of the Grand National once!  I do remember winning a few quid but it's many moons ago now.

That horrible cane toad gives me the willies.  I think I'd have not just sprayed it with Stop Hop but lobbed the can at it as well.  I suppose it was too much to hope that the one you had before was going to be the only one this year.

I'm going to be a big smug as I cracked your rebus quite quickly - part of my childhood   The only thing I couldn't figure out was picture two.  The rather plasticky looking man with the woolly hat 

My rebus is an early episode of a series which I really enjoy.  It's filmed in the Caribbean and set on the fictional island of Saint Marie.

6 (#4 + #2) #7 #5


Can you remember the first name of Batman's butler in picture two?  Please use the last two letters.  Please change the third letter of picture three.  You need the surname of the lady in picture four and then it's a homophone.  (she's possibly on a train to Georgia as we speak )  All on one line please.

          

I don't think for one moment that Blue would pull your leg and I'm sure Blue wouldn't expect Sheila to get his beer for him   

[Ozzyjack]

Hi Moira and Pen,

Thanks for letting me know that I got the Hogwash idiom wrong and I have corrected it.

In my defence, I appear to be not the only one who has got it wrong.

The phrase “a load of old hogwash” is more commonly used than “a shot of old hogwash” to mean “nonsense” or “rubbish”. A web search for the former returns about 10,600 results, while the latter only returns about 1,050 results

1. The word “hogwash” originally meant “swill” or “slops” fed to pigs, and later came to mean “worthless or nonsensical talk or writing”

2. A “load” of something implies a large amount or quantity, while a “shot” of something usually means a small dose or a quick attempt.

Therefore, “a load of old hogwash” seems to be a more fitting expression to convey the idea of something being utterly absurd or ridiculous.

So grab a glass, pop the cork and have a shot of  hogwash with me 

[Hobbit]

Thanks for letting me know that I got the Hogwash idiom wrong and I have corrected it.

So grab a glass, pop the cork and have a shot of hogwash with me 

Hi Jack

I'm not sure you actually got it wrong!  It sounds like there's a variation that's not quite so common.  I just used the one I'm used to.  I'll have a shot of hotwash with you   

I'm very glad it's Thursday tomorrow.** It's been chaotic and very busy here this morning.  I'm just going to do my usual and plod along between other stuff and hope I can finish by lunchtime.

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#3 #2 #2 #5 #2 1 #3 2 4 (#2 + #2)

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Please lose the first and last letters of pictures three and five.  You need the first name of gent on the right in picture four and replace the third and fourth letters with another.  Please use the first two letters of picture six and the last two of picture eight.  Position of the last three pictures is vital!  Two homophones and lob an apostrophe in please.
Hope you can pick the bones out of that!

            

Nearly lunchtime thank heavens 



errors and omissions accepted   

[Ozzyjack]

I'm very glad it's Thursday tomorrow.** It's been chaotic and very busy here this morning.

Hi Pen,

Yesterday was quite hectic here too. Shopping Day, a couple of other trips and about four hours of Ruby and grandson sitting at Cane Toad Central.  The school had a parent- teacher information night for the parents of students transitioning from Primary to Secondary School. By the time we got home at 9 O'clock I was knackered. 

Today was not much better, so this is a short one.

I liked your rebus.  We have a similar idiom but the last word is not nearly so polite.

     

And I’ll leave you with.

Bonnie and Ruby at play with Pascal