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Common Phrases #1346582 05/30/25 12:26 PM 05/30/25 12:26 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY	These are all representations of common words, phrases, places or things. Can you figure them out? Only one solve per person, please. When you clean out a vacuum cleaner, you become a vacuum cleaner.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346583 05/30/25 12:39 PM 05/30/25 12:39 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 7,435 Orleans, Ontario, CANADA OrleansBelle BAAG Specialist
OrleansBelle BAAG Specialist Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 7,435 Orleans, Ontario, CANADA	2 - naughty story Before you make fun of your mother trying to navigate an IPhone, remember that she's the one who showed you how to use a spoon.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346584 05/30/25 12:44 PM 05/30/25 12:44 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 49,162 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 49,162 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	7. The Three Musketeers What do birdies see when they faint?

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346585 05/30/25 01:05 PM 05/30/25 01:05 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 51,075 near Yosemite Marian Global Moderator
Marian Global Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 51,075 near Yosemite	8. condescending

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346586 05/30/25 01:08 PM 05/30/25 01:08 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago oldbroad True Blue Boomer
oldbroad True Blue Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago	5. polka dots

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346588 05/30/25 01:20 PM 05/30/25 01:20 PM
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bermag45 BAAG Specialist Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,790 Deepest darkest Norfolk, Engla...	3. Divided loyalties Bernie

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346589 05/30/25 02:15 PM 05/30/25 02:15 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,781 Minnesota, USA Sherlock Adept Boomer
Sherlock Adept Boomer Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,781 Minnesota, USA	6. come up and see me The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346591 05/30/25 03:37 PM 05/30/25 03:37 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 30,937 Unionville manxman Sonic Boomer
manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 30,937 Unionville	9. time out 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] #1346592 05/30/25 06:26 PM 05/30/25 06:26 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY	Yes to all although I've got a different answer to #2. When you clean out a vacuum cleaner, you become a vacuum cleaner.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346597 05/30/25 08:31 PM 05/30/25 08:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,462 Ohio michele rose Graduate Boomer
michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,462 Ohio	2. timeless story

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346599 05/30/25 09:32 PM 05/30/25 09:32 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY	Good one, michele! When you clean out a vacuum cleaner, you become a vacuum cleaner.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346600 05/31/25 12:40 AM 05/31/25 12:40 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago oldbroad True Blue Boomer
oldbroad True Blue Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago	I don't understand the "timeless" story. I like "naughty" story though.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346602 05/31/25 05:47 AM 05/31/25 05:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,462 Ohio michele rose Graduate Boomer
michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 16,462 Ohio	Hope this helps, oldbroad. A little on the tricky side, Pandora style. t = time (storytime)

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346606 05/31/25 08:26 AM 05/31/25 08:26 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 17,043 Bucks County, Pennsylvania Redz Graduate Boomer
Redz Graduate Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 17,043 Bucks County, Pennsylvania	4. Interstate Highway

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346611 05/31/25 09:47 AM 05/31/25 09:47 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY	Yes! When you clean out a vacuum cleaner, you become a vacuum cleaner.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346612 05/31/25 09:48 AM 05/31/25 09:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 22,854 Bucks, England Urban Worrier True Blue Boomer
Urban Worrier True Blue Boomer Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 22,854 Bucks, England	1. Love in bloom 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] #1346613 05/31/25 10:28 AM 05/31/25 10:28 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY	Good finish, Rog! When you clean out a vacuum cleaner, you become a vacuum cleaner.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: michele rose] #1346614 05/31/25 11:13 AM 05/31/25 11:13 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago oldbroad True Blue Boomer
oldbroad True Blue Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago	Originally Posted by michele rose Hope this helps, oldbroad. A little on the tricky side, Pandora style. t = time (storytime) Thanks! I did not know that "t" stands for time.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346617 05/31/25 11:22 AM 05/31/25 11:22 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY	Many of these puzzles rely on playing with abbreviations. #1 Love in bloom is another example. When you clean out a vacuum cleaner, you become a vacuum cleaner.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346619 05/31/25 11:45 AM 05/31/25 11:45 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago oldbroad True Blue Boomer
oldbroad True Blue Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago	Actually, I refrained from asking about #1 (which I also don't get).

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346620 05/31/25 11:59 AM 05/31/25 11:59 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,489 Isle of Man Lex Adept Boomer
Lex Adept Boomer Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,489 Isle of Man	Oldbroad, many of these rely on the sort of abbreviations often used in crosswords, and o = 0 = love in that context, based on a zero score in some sports (eg tennis), hence blooom = love in bloom Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346622 05/31/25 12:04 PM 05/31/25 12:04 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 40,543 Alabama soot Puzzled Moderator
soot Puzzled Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 40,543 Alabama	Rebus puzzles can be very challenging 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] #1346623 05/31/25 12:26 PM 05/31/25 12:26 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago oldbroad True Blue Boomer
oldbroad True Blue Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago	Thanks for trying Lex! LOL! Anyway, I do usually understand these, at least once they're solved. Just a few that I don't.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346633 05/31/25 08:55 PM 05/31/25 08:55 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 53,570 Upstate NY	Don't ever hesitate to ask, ob. You can bet that others are also scratching their heads. When you clean out a vacuum cleaner, you become a vacuum cleaner.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346637 05/31/25 11:32 PM 05/31/25 11:32 PM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago oldbroad True Blue Boomer
oldbroad True Blue Boomer Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,131 Chicago	I'll keep that in mind, Pandora. Thank you!

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