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Icarus
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #25 on: Oct 31st, 2004, 6:00am » |
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ThudnBlunder
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Correct, Icarus.
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THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you.
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THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.....................................................................er, if that's all right with the rest of you.
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #28 on: Oct 31st, 2004, 11:43am » |
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My wife got num 20: matinee::
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How about supercalifragilisticexpialidociouspuzzler [Towr, 2007]
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #29 on: Oct 31st, 2004, 11:44am » |
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Num 19: Robin hood
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #30 on: Nov 1st, 2004, 3:46am » |
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13 ::Beaten black and blue::
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12.) Beaten black and Blue
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EZ_Lonny
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #32 on: Dec 10th, 2004, 6:44am » |
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11. unfinished symphony never mind, it's been solved already.
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #33 on: Dec 10th, 2004, 7:00am » |
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CowsRUs
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #35 on: Feb 12th, 2007, 4:56pm » |
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No retail?
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"It is very good to have a brother who has a cow. It is also good to have a brother who has two cows. In fact, a brother with a cow is great, except when he has exactly 135 cows and is one of thecow himself."-Unknown
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ThudnBlunder
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #36 on: Feb 12th, 2007, 5:21pm » |
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on Feb 12th, 2007, 4:56pm, CowsRUs wrote:No retail? |
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CowsRUs
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #37 on: Feb 12th, 2007, 5:35pm » |
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No return...?
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"It is very good to have a brother who has a cow. It is also good to have a brother who has two cows. In fact, a brother with a cow is great, except when he has exactly 135 cows and is one of thecow himself."-Unknown
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #38 on: Feb 12th, 2007, 5:35pm » |
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Wholesale carpets?
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ThudnBlunder
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #39 on: Feb 12th, 2007, 5:38pm » |
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on Feb 12th, 2007, 5:35pm, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote: Carpets? Nope. It's an American expression, so I don't know how common it is.
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #40 on: Feb 12th, 2007, 5:48pm » |
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Car parts? I'll think on it.
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #41 on: Feb 13th, 2007, 10:48am » |
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Yard
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ThudnBlunder
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #42 on: Feb 13th, 2007, 10:51am » |
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With rmsgrey's reply, all the pieces are there. Just need to put them together.
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Noke Lieu
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which makes wholesale car yard.
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #44 on: Feb 13th, 2007, 5:17pm » |
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on Feb 13th, 2007, 5:07pm, Noke Lieu wrote:which makes wholesale car yard. |
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #45 on: Feb 13th, 2007, 7:25pm » |
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Icarus
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #46 on: Feb 13th, 2007, 8:04pm » |
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on Feb 13th, 2007, 5:07pm, Noke Lieu wrote:which makes wholesale car yard. |
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #47 on: Feb 13th, 2007, 8:09pm » |
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I don't see how you could get "lot" out of that last image. Dominate?
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #48 on: Feb 13th, 2007, 8:25pm » |
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Not entirely convinced, but I would guess something more like domination - as in "Dom in 8 ions".
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Re: Rebuses
« Reply #49 on: Feb 13th, 2007, 8:29pm » |
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I disagree. He spelled out "Dom" in eights. Dominates. As to the lots, still confused.
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