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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11700 on: October 28, 2024, 05:54:31 AM »

It seems like there is an abundance of it and you can't even drink it. Just as well I prefer beer to water.

Your rebus satisfied my criteria but we had that poem to study at school, so I didn't have to look it up.

It was overcaste here but the pool was still 28oC, so I got my swim in.

I'll change the subject to a trilogy of novels from around WWII that was used as a much later TV series, although I had not heard of it.  It must be English, probably set in your neck of the woods.


I'm very pleased to have met your exacting standards Jack  :laugh:  I also did it at school and I remember reading it with my Dad.

I very much enjoyed your rebus  :)  You are spot on!  It's set very near here.  The wonderful Victoria Wood, sadly no longer with us, did a great spoof of it.  I'll post a small snippet in a day or two when others have had a chance to solve the rebus.

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11701 on: October 28, 2024, 01:21:23 PM »
I'm very pleased to have met your exacting standards Jack   

Hi Pen,

All I meant by “Your rebus satisfied my criteria” was that I solved it within 15 minutes.  I don’t set standards for anyone but myself.

My rebus today is a movie that according to its write-up examines double standards.  It might be interesting.

7( #3 #4)  6( #3  #3)

        

What I call the insect in picture 1. Discard the last 3 letters.  Discard the first 2 letters in picture 2.  Discard the first 5 letters in picture 3.  Discard the first 6 letters in picture 4.

Conceptually all on one line. no tricks with the order.  An apostrophe to be inserted.





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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11702 on: October 28, 2024, 10:59:40 PM »

All I meant by “Your rebus satisfied my criteria” was that I solved it within 15 minutes.  I don’t set standards for anyone but myself.

My rebus today is a movie that according to its write-up examines double standards.  It might be interesting.


Hi Jack

I'm sorry! That was my feeble attempt at humour - which failed miserably  :laugh:

I got your excellent rebus at the third time of asking.  I'm obviously a bit more awake now than I was at 6.30am  :laugh:   It does sound interesting.

I'm on fracture clinic this morning so I'm going to plod along with my rebus and hope to get it finished by lunchtime.
It's a fairly recent film.  It's described on rotten tomatoes as 'bloody good fun'.  Not really my cup of tea.

#4 #2 #2 2 #3 #7


Three consecutive letters from picture one.  You need the character on the left in picture two - please use the first three letters and make a homophone.  Just the first two letters of picture four. One more homophone and position is vitally important.

          

Victoria Wood

I know it's daft but this just tickled me!  Nearly lunchtime hurrah  :-H

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11703 on: October 29, 2024, 03:54:31 AM »
It's a fairly recent film.  It's described on rotten tomatoes as 'bloody good fun'.  Not really my cup of tea.

Hi Pen,

A frightening thing to wake up to but a great rebus.  If I have got it right it was produced  by our mates from across the ditch and the idea was pinched by the Yanks who have produced a TV series which is now in series 6.  The locale has shifted from Wellington to Staten Island.

Must get back to sleep but I will leave you with the usual gift.



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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11704 on: October 29, 2024, 06:13:54 AM »

A frightening thing to wake up to but a great rebus.  If I have got it right it was produced  by our mates from across the ditch and the idea was pinched by the Yanks who have produced a TV series which is now in series 6.  The locale has shifted from Wellington to Staten Island.

Must get back to sleep but I will leave you with the usual gift.


I'm pleased you liked it Jack  :)  You're spot on!

I enjoyed my gift thanks  :)
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11705 on: October 30, 2024, 02:58:23 AM »
Hi Jack

I'm having a funny bitty old day today.  The time's gone very quickly and it's only two hours until home time  :)

I thought I'd do a quick entry into the competition for the easiest peasiest rebus ever  :laugh:

It's a film from the 1940's.

#3 #3 #3



First name of gent on the right in picture one and make a homophone.  Please use three consecutive letters from the middle of picture two and it's straightforward.

          

I'm very short and sweet today  :laugh:  >:D  Almost home time  :-C
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11706 on: October 30, 2024, 04:30:23 AM »
I thought I'd do a quick entry into the competition for the easiest peasiest rebus ever  :laugh:

Hi Pen,

You win.





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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11707 on: October 30, 2024, 06:41:03 AM »
Quote

You win.


Thanks Jack.  I was going to ask if that's what you might call a Pyrrhic victory? But as there was no loss involved I don't think that's right.  How about a hollow victory?  :laugh:

I'm feeling a bit knacked this evening  :-Y  I think that wretched hour is still wreaking it's revenge  >:D 
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11708 on: October 31, 2024, 01:50:28 AM »
Hi Pen.

My rebus this morning is part of a quote by Winston Churchill.
Conceptually one line but position is vitally important

#1  #6,  #7  2  #1  #7, 6 #2 ##6

 

Discard the first letter in picture 1 and use the middle letter of pictures 2 and 4.  The word for picture 5 is past tense.  Picture 7 is a type (no pun intended) of machine.



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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11709 on: October 31, 2024, 06:17:16 AM »

My rebus this morning is part of a quote by Winston Churchill.
Conceptually one line but position is vitally important


Hi Jack

That's a cracking rebus - clever and very enjoyable  :)

It took me a few attempts.  I vaguely remembered the quote but couldn't recall it correctly!  I had to get my pen and paper out but got there in the end  :laugh:

I had a busy morning at work and then had to visit the dentist this afternoon so my day just ran away with me.  I'll be back tomorrow to try and stretch your little grey cells!  I'm very glad it's Thursday tomorrow  :)
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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11710 on: November 01, 2024, 12:58:42 AM »
'ow Do Jack

It's grey and rather chilly here today  :(  Went out for a walk after I'd done a few chores and wished I'd put my gloves on!

My rebus is another quote by Winston Churchill.

#1 #5 4 (#1 + #3) #3 #3 #6


You need the second word of picture one and make a homophone.  Please lose the last letter of picture two and use a single letter from the middle of picture three. You need three consecutive letters from picture five and change the first letter of picture six to one nearer the middle of the alphabet.  Please pretend it's all on one line.

           

That's all from me.

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11711 on: November 01, 2024, 03:30:02 AM »
'ow Do Jack
My rebus is another quote by Winston Churchill.


Hrrumph, Good Morning, Penelope.

A great rebus even if it did cost me an hours sleep.   I think it is quite obscure, so further congratulations.  I believe the cirumstance was he was pugnaciously responding to a London editor, who had gratuitously suggested he make a graceful exit after the 1945 general election: “Mr. Editor, Your quote.”





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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11712 on: November 01, 2024, 06:40:50 AM »

Hrrumph, Good Morning, Penelope.

A great rebus even if it did cost me an hours sleep.   I think it is quite obscure, so further congratulations.  I believe the cirumstance was he was pugnaciously responding to a London editor, who had gratuitously suggested he make a graceful exit after the 1945 general election: “Mr. Editor, Your quote.”


Sorry Jack.  I'll go and get some humble pie from the kitchen  >:D  :laugh:  I picked it because it tickled me!  If I can tunnel my way out of the dog house by tomorrow I'll try and create something that will take you the preferred 15 minutes! (or even less)

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11713 on: November 01, 2024, 09:45:03 AM »
If I can tunnel my way out of the dog house by tomorrow I'll try and create something that will take you the preferred 15 minutes! (or even less)

Hi Pen,

Either you are deliberately trying to pull my leg, as you enjoy doing, or you totally misread my message.  You were being complimented for presenting an interesting and not widely known quote.

The fifteen minute standard is not a fixed rule and it was not meant to apply to me.  There are a number of very good rebus solvers that follow you and they should be the ones on which you set your standards on.  If you dumb down your puzzles so that I can get it in fifteen minutes, you will make it less interesting for them.

So get out of the dog house and enjoy a congratulatory glass of pink muck.

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Re: More or Les (was Bloody Plurals)
« Reply #11714 on: November 01, 2024, 10:01:19 PM »

Either you are deliberately trying to pull my leg, as you enjoy doing, or you totally misread my message.  You were being complimented for presenting an interesting and not widely known quote.

So get out of the dog house and enjoy a congratulatory glass of pink muck.


Hi Jack

Pull your leg?  Moi??  :angel:  As if I would  >:D  :laugh:  I loved the compliment thanks  :-*

Today's puzzle will be fairly easy I suspect.  I've got my orders to be up at Barbs' for 11 or just after!  This is something that took place in June 1943.

#9 9 (#4 + #1 + #4)


Please change the first letter of picture two and use the first letter of picture three.  It's straightforward!

          

I've got a bottle of pink sauv blanc from your neighbours chilling in the fridge for ron  :laugh:  Time I wasn't here.  I've got about three minutes to drive to the other end of Bletch!  I forgot to say Pickles tickled me - a man after my own heart  :laugh:

   
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