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#785167 - 02/03/12 06:45 AM Common Phrases
Pandora Sonic Boomer Registered: 08/06/00 Posts: 42190 Loc: Upstate NY	These are all unusual representations of words, phrases or things. Can you figure them out? One posted answer per person, please. _________________________ We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.
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#785172 - 02/03/12 07:15 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
curly True Blue Boomer Registered: 07/06/03 Posts: 22092 Loc: Ottawa Ontario Canada	7. mental block _________________________ I always hold hands with my wife. If I let go, she shops.
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#785174 - 02/03/12 07:25 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
bermag45 Addicted Boomer Registered: 10/31/03 Posts: 3481 Loc: Deepest darkest Norfolk, Engla...	4. The French Connection Bernie
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#785175 - 02/03/12 07:40 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: bermag45]
Sherlock BAAG Specialist Registered: 02/27/01 Posts: 6046 Loc: Minnesota, USA	8. to do list
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#785177 - 02/03/12 07:47 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
Flo NS Addicted Boomer Registered: 04/11/06 Posts: 2946 Loc: Nova Scotia	1. rain delay
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#785178 - 02/03/12 07:52 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
CanukDenis Adept Boomer Registered: 11/26/00 Posts: 13284 Loc: Ottawa Ontario Canada	9: split the difference _________________________ I'm a man of few words...but I use them often!
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#785183 - 02/03/12 08:20 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
OrleansBelle Addicted Boomer Registered: 01/03/09 Posts: 1637 Loc: Orleans, Ontario, CANADA	3 - Star Wars _________________________ When romance is in the air, breathe deeply.
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#785188 - 02/03/12 08:36 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
Urban Worrier Adept Boomer Registered: 11/16/04 Posts: 12029 Loc: Bucks, England	5) Three cents the dozen? _________________________ Mrs Worrier, looking in the mirror: "I'm getting old. My hips are big, I have bags under my eyes, I have wrinkles, and grey hairs. Please complement me on something." Mr Worrier (a brave man): "Your eyesight is still good."
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#785196 - 02/03/12 09:17 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
GBC Adept Boomer Registered: 07/06/07 Posts: 10270 Loc: Massachusetts	6. uneven tan _________________________ Gail
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#785197 - 02/03/12 09:20 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: GBC]
Marian Casual forum Moderator Adept Boomer Registered: 07/04/00 Posts: 12646 Loc: near Yosemite in California	2. a division of labor
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#785226 - 02/03/12 10:37 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Marian]
InlandAZ Glitches Forum Moderator BAAG Specialist Registered: 08/14/02 Posts: 5905 Loc: Arizona	6.) Tan lines?
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#785251 - 02/03/12 12:37 PM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
zookeeper Addicted Boomer Registered: 04/15/06 Posts: 1848 Loc: G.H. WA	5. sold by the dozen? _________________________ I child-proofed my home... but they're still getting in!
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#785312 - 02/03/12 05:20 PM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
Pandora Sonic Boomer Registered: 08/06/00 Posts: 42190 Loc: Upstate NY	Great answers, great tries! I'm looking for a little bit more on #3, and nobody got #5 yet. _________________________ We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.
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#785315 - 02/03/12 05:30 PM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
manxman BAAG Specialist Registered: 07/23/02 Posts: 8515 Loc: Markham, Ontario	3. Star Wars Trilogy _________________________ Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
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#785317 - 02/03/12 05:57 PM Re: Common Phrases [Re: manxman]
Marian Casual forum Moderator Adept Boomer Registered: 07/04/00 Posts: 12646 Loc: near Yosemite in California	I think I might know #5, but I'll wait until tomorrow to see if someone else posts it.
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#785321 - 02/03/12 06:18 PM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Marian]
Darleen03 Adept Boomer Registered: 12/13/03 Posts: 13788 Loc: Northeast NJ	(3) War of words _________________________ Luv Dar GameBoomers "Games Are More Enticing Because Of Our "MaG"nificent Efficient Radiant Site"
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#785379 - 02/03/12 11:07 PM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
Pandora Sonic Boomer Registered: 08/06/00 Posts: 42190 Loc: Upstate NY	manxman, that's perfect! Dar, nice try. Marian, we'll see how you do. _________________________ We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.
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#785407 - 02/04/12 07:42 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
Urban Worrier Adept Boomer Registered: 11/16/04 Posts: 12029 Loc: Bucks, England	5. Cheaper by the dozen _________________________ Mrs Worrier, looking in the mirror: "I'm getting old. My hips are big, I have bags under my eyes, I have wrinkles, and grey hairs. Please complement me on something." Mr Worrier (a brave man): "Your eyesight is still good."
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#785408 - 02/04/12 08:09 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
Pandora Sonic Boomer Registered: 08/06/00 Posts: 42190 Loc: Upstate NY	That's it, Rog! _________________________ We do not see things as they are, we see things as we are.
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#785411 - 02/04/12 08:47 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
CanukDenis Adept Boomer Registered: 11/26/00 Posts: 13284 Loc: Ottawa Ontario Canada	Wonder why the 2cents isn't the one circled... _________________________ I'm a man of few words...but I use them often!
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#785412 - 02/04/12 09:00 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: CanukDenis]
Marian Casual forum Moderator Adept Boomer Registered: 07/04/00 Posts: 12646 Loc: near Yosemite in California	Great, Rog! Denis, I believe the reasoning was this: 2 cents: cheapest 3 cents: cheaper 4 cents: cheap
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#785413 - 02/04/12 09:03 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
Urban Worrier Adept Boomer Registered: 11/16/04 Posts: 12029 Loc: Bucks, England	TYVM Marian! - eventually came to the same conclusion as you about "cheaper" _________________________ Mrs Worrier, looking in the mirror: "I'm getting old. My hips are big, I have bags under my eyes, I have wrinkles, and grey hairs. Please complement me on something." Mr Worrier (a brave man): "Your eyesight is still good."
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#785416 - 02/04/12 09:09 AM Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora]
CanukDenis Adept Boomer Registered: 11/26/00 Posts: 13284 Loc: Ottawa Ontario Canada	Got it! Thanks. _________________________ I'm a man of few words...but I use them often!
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