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Common Phrases #1240886 02/12/21 10:31 AM 02/12/21 10:31 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY	These are all unusual representations of words, phrases or things. Can you figure them out? One posted answer per person, please. The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240888 02/12/21 10:34 AM 02/12/21 10:34 AM
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fildil BAAG Specialist F Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,189 Long Island, N.Y.	3, peppermint twist Fil There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240889 02/12/21 10:42 AM 02/12/21 10:42 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 48,421 near Yosemite Marian Global Moderator
Marian Global Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 48,421 near Yosemite	4. sign language

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240890 02/12/21 10:43 AM 02/12/21 10:43 AM
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InlandAZ BAAG Specialist Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,263 Arizona	6.) Under cover agent

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240891 02/12/21 10:49 AM 02/12/21 10:49 AM
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Urban Worrier True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 21,890 Bucks, England	1. Extended warranty To waste one second of one's life is a betrayal of one's self. I wonder what's on television...?

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240893 02/12/21 10:52 AM 02/12/21 10:52 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,071 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,071 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	7. speak with an accent If you can't dance, don't blame the dance floor.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240894 02/12/21 10:53 AM 02/12/21 10:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,797 Orleans, Ontario, CANADA OrleansBelle BAAG Specialist
OrleansBelle BAAG Specialist Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,797 Orleans, Ontario, CANADA	8 - Out to lunch Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240901 02/12/21 12:22 PM 02/12/21 12:22 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,888 Isle of Man Lex Adept Boomer
Lex Adept Boomer Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,888 Isle of Man	2. nosy neighbours Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240904 02/12/21 12:39 PM 02/12/21 12:39 PM
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jboliver Settled Boomer Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 881 MA	5. pounding the pavement

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240920 02/12/21 03:43 PM 02/12/21 03:43 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY	All correct! The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240932 02/12/21 07:08 PM 02/12/21 07:08 PM
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manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 29,128 Unionville	9. making ends meet Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240938 02/12/21 08:13 PM 02/12/21 08:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY	Good guess manxie, but try again. The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240942 02/12/21 08:51 PM 02/12/21 08:51 PM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240946 02/12/21 10:13 PM 02/12/21 10:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY	Nice try, oldbroad. Try again. The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240949 02/13/21 02:29 AM 02/13/21 02:29 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,071 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,071 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	making it big? Hi Sue. If you can't dance, don't blame the dance floor.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240957 02/13/21 07:44 AM 02/13/21 07:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,088 Ohio michele rose Graduate Boomer
michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,088 Ohio	9. family in the making

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240960 02/13/21 08:04 AM 02/13/21 08:04 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,888 Isle of Man Lex Adept Boomer
Lex Adept Boomer Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,888 Isle of Man	9. making clear Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1240964 02/13/21 08:58 AM 02/13/21 08:58 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY	All good tries. The answer has everything to do with the placement of the actual letters. The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.

Re: Common Phrases - hint added [Re: Pandora] #1240965 02/13/21 09:19 AM 02/13/21 09:19 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,088 Ohio michele rose Graduate Boomer
michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 15,088 Ohio	9. a king in the making

Re: Common Phrases - hint added [Re: Pandora] #1240966 02/13/21 09:53 AM 02/13/21 09:53 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY	Good guess, but not right. The "g" doesn't work. The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.

Re: Common Phrases - hint added [Re: Pandora] #1240973 02/13/21 11:32 AM 02/13/21 11:32 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,071 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 47,071 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	A son/daughter in the making. If you can't dance, don't blame the dance floor.

Re: Common Phrases - hint added [Re: Pandora] #1240979 02/13/21 12:43 PM 02/13/21 12:43 PM
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butterflybabe Addicted Boomer Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,847 Mt Prospect, Illinois	9. distant relatives? Life's a puzzle; one piece at a time.

Re: Common Phrases - hint added [Re: Pandora] #1240990 02/13/21 03:40 PM 02/13/21 03:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 52,984 Upstate NY	Keep trying! The moon is actually more useful than the sun since the moon gives us light at night when it's dark. The sun only gives us light during the day when it's already bright out.

Re: Common Phrases - hint added [Re: Pandora] #1240997 02/13/21 05:11 PM 02/13/21 05:11 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,241 Chicago oldbroad Graduate Boomer
oldbroad Graduate Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,241 Chicago	9. Third sibling?

Re: Common Phrases - hint added [Re: Pandora] #1241007 02/13/21 06:30 PM 02/13/21 06:30 PM
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OrleansBelle BAAG Specialist Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 6,797 Orleans, Ontario, CANADA	9 - king in the making Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?

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