Q:
Many words can be spelled by stringing together two US postal abbreviations - co-ok, me-al, or-ca, etc. There are also (though fewer) words spelled by stringing three together, as in va-nd-al.
Name an eight letter word that is spelled by stringing four US postal abbreviations together.
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A:
Although there are several possibilities, I was looking for one in particular.
The title is the English translation of the Latin phrase Quid Pro Quo. The question hints at food, seafood in particular. The chandeliers represent the political leanings of the states involved, blue, red, blue and blue.
CA - LA - MA - RI
Yrfg jr sbetrg.
ReplyDeleteYrg'f frr, nz v erq, juvgr, be oyhr ba guvf bar?
ReplyDeleteNo islands in this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteDepends on how you look at it.
DeleteIndeed, there are a couple of islands with this name.
DeleteMaybe we have different answers?
DeleteLeo, you have the same answer as one of Enya...'s, but not my intended one.
DeleteUrer'f na nafjre juvpu unf nofbyhgryl AB pbeeryngvba jvgu rvgure gur chmmyr gvgyr be gur cvpgher, ohg vg VF na rvtug-yrggre jbeq pbzcbfrq bs sbhe HF cbfgny pbqrf:
ReplyDeleteYNAQZVAR - YN (Ybhvfvnaan)
AQ (Abegu Qnxbgn)
ZV (Zvpuvtna)
AR (Aroenfxn)
By the way, why am I the first one to catch the fact that the second example Tommy Boy gave is INVALID!!??
co-ho? CO is Colorado, but what is HO supposed to mean?
Excellent job on both counts, but not my intended answer.
DeleteNabgure nafjre:
ReplyDeleteZNVAYNAQ (ZN - Znffnpuhfrggf)
(VA - Vaqvnan)
(YN - Ybhvfvnan)
(AQ - Abegu Qnxbgn)
Nope, but nice job.
DeleteGuerr zber:
ReplyDeleteZNAQNEVA (ZN - Znelynaq)
(AQ - Abegu Qnxbgn)
(NE - Nexnafnf)
(VA - Vaqvnan)
ZRZBEVNY (ZR - Znvar)
(ZB - Zvffbhev)
(EV - Eubqr Vfynaq)
(NY - Nynonzn)
ZBBEYNAQ (ZB - Zvffbhev)
(BE - Bertba)
(YN - Ybhvfvnan)
(AQ - Abegu Qnxbgn)
Jubbcf! Va ZNAQNEVA, gur ZN vf bs pbhefr, Znffnpuhfrggf.
ReplyDeleteOther than the coho mistake, there are tons of clues here.
DeleteI came up with MA IN LA ND.
ReplyDeleteObviously, I followed ken's lead.
ReplyDeleteI was also flabbergasted by Enya's display.
Looks like you stumped everyone, except, perhaps, someone over in Blainesville who chose not to put in an appearance here.