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Common Phrases #1370470 07/17/26 11:00 AM 07/17/26 11:00 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 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] #1370471 07/17/26 11:02 AM 07/17/26 11:02 AM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370472 07/17/26 11:11 AM 07/17/26 11:11 AM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370473 07/17/26 11:11 AM 07/17/26 11:11 AM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370474 07/17/26 11:22 AM 07/17/26 11:22 AM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370475 07/17/26 12:12 PM 07/17/26 12:12 PM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370481 07/17/26 12:36 PM 07/17/26 12:36 PM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370482 07/17/26 01:30 PM 07/17/26 01:30 PM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370487 07/17/26 02:32 PM 07/17/26 02:32 PM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370489 07/17/26 03:37 PM 07/17/26 03:37 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 Upstate NY	All good answers! I've got something different for #9. If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370490 07/17/26 04:30 PM 07/17/26 04:30 PM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370494 07/17/26 05:00 PM 07/17/26 05:00 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 Upstate NY	Nice try, soot, but I've got something else. If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370527 07/18/26 08:58 AM 07/18/26 08:58 AM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370530 07/18/26 09:18 AM 07/18/26 09:18 AM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370531 07/18/26 09:30 AM 07/18/26 09:30 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 Upstate NY	Yes to both! If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370542 07/18/26 11:31 AM 07/18/26 11:31 AM
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1370556 07/18/26 01:57 PM 07/18/26 01:57 PM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 Upstate NY Pandora OP Sonic Boomer
Pandora OP Sonic Boomer Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 54,724 Upstate NY	If you spell the words "absolutely nothing" backwards, you get "Gnihton yletulosba", which ironically means absolutely nothing.

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