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Common Phrases #1346978 06/06/25 10:01 AM 06/06/25 10:01 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY	These are all representations of common words, phrases, places or things. Can you figure them out? Only one solve per person, please. If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346981 06/06/25 10:18 AM 06/06/25 10:18 AM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 32,547 Ontario manxman Sonic Boomer
manxman Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 32,547 Ontario	9. baked alaska 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] #1346984 06/06/25 10:28 AM 06/06/25 10:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 54,205 near Yosemite Marian Global Moderator
Marian Global Moderator Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 54,205 near Yosemite	5. vitamin A deficiency

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346985 06/06/25 10:36 AM 06/06/25 10:36 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 17,292 Bucks County, Pennsylvania Redz Graduate Boomer
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346992 06/06/25 11:00 AM 06/06/25 11:00 AM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346993 06/06/25 11:08 AM 06/06/25 11:08 AM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346996 06/06/25 11:14 AM 06/06/25 11:14 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 51,066 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 51,066 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	1. a stitch in time If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347001 06/06/25 12:36 PM 06/06/25 12:36 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 12,420 The Garden State LadyKestrel Adept Boomer
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347005 06/06/25 06:32 PM 06/06/25 06:32 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY	manxman Try again. Marian, Redz, ob, OB and LadyK - good answers! curly, try again. If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347012 06/07/25 12:39 AM 06/07/25 12:39 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 51,066 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 51,066 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	9. baked Alaska?? If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347020 06/07/25 08:22 AM 06/07/25 08:22 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY	Are you asking what Manxman meant? If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347028 06/07/25 10:45 AM 06/07/25 10:45 AM
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,712 Isle of Man Lex Adept Boomer
Lex Adept Boomer Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,712 Isle of Man	4. Cheap shot Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347030 06/07/25 11:06 AM 06/07/25 11:06 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 51,066 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 51,066 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	Oops. Last edited by curly; 06/08/25 04:19 AM. If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347036 06/07/25 05:26 PM 06/07/25 05:26 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 17,877 Ohio michele rose Graduate Boomer
michele rose Graduate Boomer Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 17,877 Ohio	9. altered state

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347047 06/07/25 10:06 PM 06/07/25 10:06 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY	curly, I deleted your post because you already answered #1. Les and michele, good answers! If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347051 06/08/25 04:20 AM 06/08/25 04:20 AM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 51,066 Ottawa Ontario CANADA curly Sonic Boomer
curly Sonic Boomer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 51,066 Ottawa Ontario CANADA	Thanks Sue. If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347086 06/08/25 05:41 PM 06/08/25 05:41 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 10,833 Minnesota, USA Sherlock Adept Boomer
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347097 06/08/25 07:47 PM 06/08/25 07:47 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY	Bullseye! If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347133 06/09/25 06:32 AM 06/09/25 06:32 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 17,292 Bucks County, Pennsylvania Redz Graduate Boomer
Redz Graduate Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 17,292 Bucks County, Pennsylvania	did we miss #7... right under the nose

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347165 06/09/25 11:33 AM 06/09/25 11:33 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 55,009 Upstate NY	Happy Birthday, Redz! Good catch, thanks. If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

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