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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5730 on: March 17, 2021, 12:45:37 PM »
The clue was in the cartoon though :laugh:  I solved your simple rebus quite quickly :)

Hi Pen,



I gave up relying on your cartoons for clues when you landed me on the wrong side of Italy. :laugh:

I got the inspiration for the rebus when I was watching Letters and Numbers last night.  It is our version of your Countdown and both are based on the French game show Des chiffres et des lettres.  David Astle has a segment on the origin of words and phrases.  I confess that at that time of night I didn’t put much ingenuity into picturing it.

 

The subject of my rebus today is Blue.  He was visiting Ireland and he wondered what he could do.  There were no snakes to kill and Sheila wouldn’t let him chase the Colleens.  So what would he do?.

#4  3  #7  #5
   

You’ve got the luck of the Irish.  I’ll give you some hints that will make it easy to solve.

1.   There are no clues in the cartoons
2.   Picture 1.  You want the second of two words
3.   Word two.  “the” not pictured.
4.   Picture 2.  Blue can’t spell.  He left a letter out and this resulted in the picture shown.
5.   Picture 5 is literal but you only want the first of three words.


I'll leave you with some Irish wisdom and two spoiler alerts.  Today' s spoiler alert will be in my next post.


« Last Edit: October 10, 2021, 05:53:37 PM by Ozzyjack »
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5731 on: March 17, 2021, 02:06:25 PM »
Can anyone imagine a remake of Casablanca?

Heaven forbid.

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5732 on: March 17, 2021, 09:17:59 PM »
Doesn't bear thinking about!  The remake of the Poseidon Adventure was pretty dreadful :(
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5733 on: March 17, 2021, 09:56:07 PM »
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I gave up relying on your cartoons for clues when you landed me on the wrong side of Italy. :laugh:

Happy St Patrick's Day Jack :)

I thoroughly enjoyed your post :) & was only slightly put out that you no longer find the clues in my cartoons helpful - it's not my fault if you've got a rubbish sense of direction  >:D :laugh:

I sussed your rebus & it tickled me as well.  Mine is a TV programme from the 1990's.  It's probably a bit easy but I'm a little short of time.

14 (#4 + #1 + #4 + #5)



As I'm warm & kind & cuddly I'll give you a couple of hints.  Surname of gent in first picture & middle name of golfer.

         

A priest, a vicar & a rabbit went to the clinic to donate blood.
The nurse asked the rabbit "What's your blood type?"
"I'm probably a type O!" said the rabbit.





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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5734 on: March 17, 2021, 10:06:26 PM »
....and one for St Paddy's Day.

Made in 1959 this film scared the bejasus out of me at the tender age of about 13.

It stars a future 007 who, unfortunately, breaks into song at one point. That's what the fast-forward was made for.

seven words - 5/1/4/3/3/6/6
You'll need to add an 'and' and a 'the' to what's in the rebus.

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5735 on: March 18, 2021, 12:15:26 AM »
I'm a bit stumped Mike!  I've sort of solved half of it but am not sure about the hat.  Looks like a bowler to me but it obviously isn't.  I shall wait & see if the wise one can sort it out :)
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5736 on: March 18, 2021, 12:41:06 AM »
Thanks Jack :)

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5737 on: March 18, 2021, 03:08:37 AM »
I'm a bit stumped Mike!  I've sort of solved half of it but am not sure about the hat.  Looks like a bowler to me but it obviously isn't.  I shall wait & see if the wise one can sort it out :)

Well, to me it looks like a bowler as well, but some Americans call it by another name, a name it shares with a city in the English midlands.

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5738 on: March 18, 2021, 06:32:40 AM »
Thanks Mike that helps :)  Never heard of it before. My motorbiking cousin lived there until he moved to the Peak District!
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5739 on: March 18, 2021, 05:35:48 PM »
I had the good fortune about 25 years ago, to get introduced to single malt whisky.  I really don't drink much, but I do enjoy getting together with like minded people and savouring a wee dram or two, every now and then.  As well as some fine whiskies, I have gathered some amusing yarns over the intervening years.

This would be a good place to share some of them, Michael.
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5740 on: March 18, 2021, 07:18:03 PM »
OK, Jack.

Here's one of my favourites.

Most whiskies are blends ( think Johnnie Walker etc )
Rarer whiskies are Single Malt whiskies ( all constituents are from the one distillery ).

Even rarer are Single Cask, Single Malt whiskies.
Literally just the contents of one gem of a cask, selected by the wise folk at the distillery ( or bottler ).
Sometimes the vagaries of the maturation process throw up a gem, for unknown reasons.

Single Cask Whiskies are usually only obtainable from specialist retailers, or from Whisky Clubs.

I had the good fortune some years ago to acquire 2 each of 2 fine Single Cask bottles.
Details are available on request.

Yes, I shared one of each, with like minded friends.

Persuing international auction sites, showed that prices of these 2 rarities were rising sharply.
So I sent them off ( with a wee twinge ).
The auction result was pleasing with a capital P.

My wife and I flew to Europe, spent a few weeks travelling, enjoyed a 10 day cruise, travelled a further fortnight, and came home again.
All courtesy of just 2 bottles, that originally cost about $100 each.

No skill involved, simply pure dumb luck.

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5741 on: March 18, 2021, 09:06:05 PM »
How very fortunate Michael.  I'm not sure Jack would have given up the whisky without a fight >:D :laugh:
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5742 on: March 18, 2021, 09:44:23 PM »
I believe I might have held on to them as well.

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5743 on: March 18, 2021, 10:01:59 PM »
Hi Jack

A nice short day for me today - finishing just after lunch.  Then I'm on leave until a week on Monday :-)

I have a nice simple little rebus for you.  It's a film from the 1960's.

7 (#3 + #2) #7


one very small hint - second word of first picture.

         

My post is like me short & sweet :angel:

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #5744 on: March 18, 2021, 11:14:18 PM »
I'm holding on to the fact that I only have to work this week then I have a whole week off :)

What exciting adventures have you got lined up for the week, Pen?

I have yet to be convinced it is a good idea to mix cartoons and rebuses. >:D

   

I have an answer to your rebus which is consistent with your pictures but not with the first word in your word count.

It’s been a long  day so I am going to see if I can dream up a rebus.


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