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Common Phrases #1343685
04/11/25 08:52 AM 04/11/25 08:52 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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Beautiful young people are acts of nature but beautiful old people are works of art
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343686
04/11/25 09:08 AM 04/11/25 09:08 AM
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6. A cut above the rest.

What do birdies see when they faint?
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343687
04/11/25 09:14 AM 04/11/25 09:14 AM
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3 - time in a bottle

Don’t cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343697
04/11/25 10:33 AM 04/11/25 10:33 AM
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9. three blind mice smile

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] #1343701
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4. cornerstone

Fil

There is a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343704
04/11/25 11:23 AM 04/11/25 11:23 AM
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1. a home away from home wave
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343716
04/11/25 02:17 PM 04/11/25 02:17 PM
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Chicago
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7. a square mile think
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343729
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5. More little than large?

It's nice to be important but it is much more important to be nice.
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343730
04/11/25 08:29 PM 04/11/25 08:29 PM
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This must be a tough batch. Curly, OB, manxman, Fildil, and Marian - well done! ob and SQF, try again. wave

Note: this puzzle will maintain its one-per-person limit

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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343736
04/11/25 11:39 PM 04/11/25 11:39 PM
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How about

7. up from morning to night think
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343739
04/12/25 06:20 AM 04/12/25 06:20 AM
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Keep trying! grin

Beautiful young people are acts of nature but beautiful old people are works of art
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343743
04/12/25 09:50 AM 04/12/25 09:50 AM
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I know #2. This is an interesting assortment, as always. smile
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Marian] #1343744
04/12/25 09:55 AM 04/12/25 09:55 AM
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I know # 7 I think.

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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343751
04/12/25 12:23 PM 04/12/25 12:23 PM
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I’ll open them up for repeat solvers on Monday. wave

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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343752
04/12/25 12:36 PM 04/12/25 12:36 PM
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7. time's up wink
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343754
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7. maritime think
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343760
04/12/25 01:59 PM 04/12/25 01:59 PM
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5. a little on the large side
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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343776
04/12/25 05:10 PM 04/12/25 05:10 PM
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Michele and soot are good! wave

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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343779
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2. Cutting classes wink

The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343783
04/12/25 08:14 PM 04/12/25 08:14 PM
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That’s a good one! Only one left to solve now. grin

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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343791
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8. Middle Earth? rolleyes
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343811
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8. Fertile ground headscratch

... or perhaps between a rock and a hard place...

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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343835
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Redz, try again. Lex, you’ve got the word “rock”right wave

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Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343855
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8. Rock bottom?

crazy

Beauty is in the eye of the beerholder.
Re: Common Phrases [Re: Pandora] #1343856
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Ding ding ding ding dinggggg! thumbsup

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