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Common Phrases #1259673 10/29/21 11:16 AM 10/29/21 11:16 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY	These are all representations of words, places or things. Can you figure them out? Only one solve per person, please. The man who invented the Ferris wheel never met the man who invented the merry-go-round. They traveled in different circles.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259674 10/29/21 11:46 AM 10/29/21 11:46 AM
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OrleansBelle BAAG Specialist Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 7,487 Orleans, Ontario, CANADA	1 - a fly in the ointment A will finds a way

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259675 10/29/21 11:47 AM 10/29/21 11:47 AM
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curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 49,384 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	7. love triangle The Doctor says, "You'll live to be 60!" "I AM 60!" "See, what did I tell you?"

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259676 10/29/21 11:50 AM 10/29/21 11:50 AM
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michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,563 Ohio	5. speak of the devil

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259677 10/29/21 11:53 AM 10/29/21 11:53 AM
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InlandAZ BAAG Specialist Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 7,263 Arizona	2. ground up

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259679 10/29/21 12:04 PM 10/29/21 12:04 PM
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Marian Global Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 51,335 near Yosemite	9. ear-splitting/ear-piercing scream

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259685 10/29/21 02:33 PM 10/29/21 02:33 PM
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manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 31,088 Unionville	6. a pat on the back 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] #1259692 10/29/21 02:53 PM 10/29/21 02:53 PM
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oldbroad True Blue Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,391 Chicago	3. open betting or off track betting Last edited by oldbroad; 10/29/21 03:54 PM.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259696 10/29/21 04:18 PM 10/29/21 04:18 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,010 The Garden State LadyKestrel Adept Boomer
LadyKestrel Adept Boomer Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,010 The Garden State	3. All bets are off. Here comes the sun. Here comes the sun, and I say, "It's too darn hot!"

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259700 10/29/21 04:41 PM 10/29/21 04:41 PM
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soot Puzzled Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 40,758 Alabama	4. hang time or down time Dan To learn, read...To know, write...To master, teach...To live, play games & listen to whale music Stay Smart & Stay Safe

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259709 10/29/21 05:30 PM 10/29/21 05:30 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY	Great answers! I have something different for #3 and #4 The man who invented the Ferris wheel never met the man who invented the merry-go-round. They traveled in different circles.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259719 10/29/21 07:48 PM 10/29/21 07:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,784 Minnesota, USA Sherlock Adept Boomer
Sherlock Adept Boomer Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,784 Minnesota, USA	8. let's get it on The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259722 10/29/21 09:35 PM 10/29/21 09:35 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY	Spot on, Cheryl! The man who invented the Ferris wheel never met the man who invented the merry-go-round. They traveled in different circles.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259732 10/30/21 04:40 AM 10/30/21 04:40 AM
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Lex Adept Boomer Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,542 Isle of Man	4. Making up time, perhaps Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259735 10/30/21 06:40 AM 10/30/21 06:40 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 49,384 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 49,384 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	3. offline betting?? The Doctor says, "You'll live to be 60!" "I AM 60!" "See, what did I tell you?"

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259737 10/30/21 07:16 AM 10/30/21 07:16 AM
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Redz Graduate Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 17,087 Bucks County, Pennsylvania	4. part time

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259740 10/30/21 07:54 AM 10/30/21 07:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 7,487 Orleans, Ontario, CANADA OrleansBelle BAAG Specialist
OrleansBelle BAAG Specialist Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 7,487 Orleans, Ontario, CANADA	3 - cover all bets A will finds a way

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259754 10/30/21 09:43 AM 10/30/21 09:43 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY	All are good guesses, really, but only OB got mine. #4 is still out there. The man who invented the Ferris wheel never met the man who invented the merry-go-round. They traveled in different circles.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259760 10/30/21 10:29 AM 10/30/21 10:29 AM
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soot Puzzled Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 40,758 Alabama	4. Time sink ...or maybe time shift ? Dan To learn, read...To know, write...To master, teach...To live, play games & listen to whale music Stay Smart & Stay Safe

Re: Common Phrases [Re: soot] #1259767 10/30/21 01:13 PM 10/30/21 01:13 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,784 Minnesota, USA Sherlock Adept Boomer
Sherlock Adept Boomer Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,784 Minnesota, USA	An answer a la Denis might be: ahead of time The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259768 10/30/21 01:30 PM 10/30/21 01:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,542 Isle of Man Lex Adept Boomer
Lex Adept Boomer Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,542 Isle of Man	Time lapse, maybe Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259774 10/30/21 02:08 PM 10/30/21 02:08 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,391 Chicago oldbroad True Blue Boomer
oldbroad True Blue Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,391 Chicago	3. How about just time out

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259781 10/30/21 02:41 PM 10/30/21 02:41 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,672 Upstate NY	Again, all good guesses but ob nails it! The man who invented the Ferris wheel never met the man who invented the merry-go-round. They traveled in different circles.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1259832 10/31/21 10:02 AM 10/31/21 10:02 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 40,758 Alabama soot Puzzled Moderator
soot Puzzled Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 40,758 Alabama	OldBroad Dan To learn, read...To know, write...To master, teach...To live, play games & listen to whale music Stay Smart & Stay Safe

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