Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Failed Expectation

Q:


"You give and give and give and it's never enough.  They don't care.  They just keep coming back for more."  Think of an eight letter word that might describe people like this.

Rearrange those eight letters to name someone who takes and takes and takes and keeps coming back for more.

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A:

The title refers to http error code 417, "Expectation Failed", and 417 may also refer to April 17th.  The image is a grate.  

Ingrates                IRS Agent


Tuesday, March 20, 2012

What's the Connection, Sir?

Q:  


Take the word "blew".  Add three letters before and three letters after to name something controlled by the wind.  The answer is a familiar single word.

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A:

The image is a bit of a red herring in that bubble in not part of the intended answer.  Sir Elton John used the answer with the word connection as the name of his third record, "Tumbleweed Connection".

TUMBLEWEED


Tuesday, March 13, 2012

What Do We Have In Common?

Q:


"Before and After" is a "Wheel of Fortune" category where one phrase ends with a certain word, and the next phrase begins with the same word.  The common word is used only once.  For example, "bus stop" and "stop, drop and roll"  would read as "bus stop, drop and roll".

Take the phrase "Desmond is safe" and rearrange the letters to get three new words.  Then think of a word that can be added to make a "Before and After" phrase appropriate for this time of year.

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A:

"March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb".   Rearrange the letters in "Desmond is safe" to get ides of madness.

Ides of - March - Madness


Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Feels Like Only Yesterday

Q:


How about a good old fashioned rebus?

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A:

Probably one of the easiest puzzles I've put up.  The title refers to Tuesday, March 8th.  

Soup  +  Purr  +  2's  +  Dey (Susan)

Super Tuesday