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Common Phrases #1346978
06/06/25 11:01 AM 06/06/25 11:01 AM
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These are all representations of common words, phrases, places or things. Can you figure them out? Only one solve per person, please.

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If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346981
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9. baked alaska think wave

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
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near Yosemite
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5. vitamin A deficiency wave
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346985
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3. unbalanced wave
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346992
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346993
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1346996
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1. a stitch in time

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347001
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347005
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manxman rotfl Try again.

Marian, Redz, ob, OB and LadyK - good answers! wave

curly, try again. smile

If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347012
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9. baked Alaska??

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347020
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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
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347030
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Oops.

Last edited by curly; 06/08/25 05:19 AM.
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347036
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347047
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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
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Thanks Sue.

Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347086
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347097
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Bullseye! grin

If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347133
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did we miss #7...

right under the nose crazy
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1347165
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Happy Birthday, Redz! Good catch, thanks. smile

If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba",
which ironically means absolutely nothing.
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