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Comptine
post Feb 7 2009, 08:30 PM
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Does anyone remember those word riddles where you have to figure the phrase by how the word is written? What exactly are they called?

Examples:

1) GESG

2) RLD

3) 2THDK

 
 
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Joanne
post Feb 8 2009, 02:04 AM
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1. banana split
2. underline it
3. alphabet????


Edit: Okay, totally missed the fact that there's no U. LOL
 

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Comptine   Word Riddles   Feb 7 2009, 08:30 PM
ninjaBeenly   They're Word Scramples. 1. Eggs The rest, I...   Feb 7 2009, 08:33 PM
JosephCohen123   I dont get this? The only options for the sencond ...   Feb 7 2009, 09:38 PM
smash415   i think the 1st and 2nd ones are phrases. like 2TH...   Feb 7 2009, 09:51 PM
Comptine   The examples I gave are puzzles. The way they are ...   Feb 8 2009, 01:30 AM
manny-the-dino   Ohhh I get it now. Yeah I never would have gotten ...   Feb 8 2009, 01:33 AM
Comptine   Here's a really simple one: H/E/A/D/A/C/H/E ...   Feb 8 2009, 01:35 AM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(Comptine @ Feb 7 2009, 10:35 PM) I ...   Feb 8 2009, 01:44 AM
JosephCohen123   O! I get it now to! try and get this: ilkl...   Feb 8 2009, 01:38 AM
fredatemespleen   QUOTE(Comptine @ Feb 8 2009, 01:35 AM) He...   Feb 8 2009, 01:38 AM
fredatemespleen   haha yay! i have no idea with josephs. how ab...   Feb 8 2009, 01:49 AM
manny-the-dino   ^Red (in the) face?   Feb 8 2009, 01:56 AM
fredatemespleen   haha yep! heres some more 1: ban ...   Feb 8 2009, 02:00 AM
manny-the-dino   Yay! That one took me a while. lol 1. Banana...   Feb 8 2009, 02:03 AM
Joannnnnne   1. banana split 2. underline it 3. alphabet???? ...   Feb 8 2009, 02:04 AM
fredatemespleen   haha you both got 2 wrong. 3 youre almost right. ...   Feb 8 2009, 02:09 AM
Gigi   OH OH 3. is "missing U". Haha that's...   Feb 8 2009, 02:28 AM
fredatemespleen   haha yep. Gigi got it. :D   Feb 8 2009, 02:38 AM
Joannnnnne   2. Blanket?   Feb 8 2009, 02:45 AM
Janette   I think you mean ditloids and/or rebus puzzles. t...   Feb 8 2009, 03:30 AM
ninjaBeenly   These could mean anythinggggg   Feb 8 2009, 10:14 AM
xoxo_proud   Is 2 hold it?   Feb 8 2009, 10:44 PM
Gigi   ^ I'm pretty sure Joanne got it with "bla...   Feb 8 2009, 11:47 PM
manny-the-dino   LOL Joanne. I never would have thought about ...   Feb 9 2009, 12:24 AM
Gigi   1. Invaders...? OH OH SPACE INVADERS! 3. Life ...   Feb 9 2009, 12:31 AM
ForgiveTheSinner   1. Space invaders damn Gigi got to it first.   Feb 9 2009, 12:31 AM
manny-the-dino   Yay Gigi got those two. I'm surprised no one k...   Feb 9 2009, 12:35 AM
Gigi   I could only think of inflation but that doesn...   Feb 9 2009, 12:36 AM
Janette   growing economy.   Feb 9 2009, 12:37 AM
manny-the-dino   Janette got it. More?   Feb 9 2009, 12:39 AM
manny-the-dino   Let's bring this back! 1) give get g...   Mar 11 2009, 05:06 PM
Joanne   1. Forgive and forget. 2. Upper level?   Mar 11 2009, 05:09 PM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(Joanne @ Mar 11 2009, 03:09 PM) 1. ...   Mar 11 2009, 05:12 PM
jcp   1. Christmas. 2. minus and backwards   Mar 11 2009, 05:10 PM
Joanne   Second level? Top level?   Mar 11 2009, 05:14 PM
manny-the-dino   Split level. You were kind of close though. Josep...   Mar 11 2009, 05:15 PM
jcp   QUOTE(manny-the-dino @ Mar 11 2009,...   Mar 11 2009, 05:20 PM
manny-the-dino   LOL. Oh sorry. But yeah Joanne got them. Here are ...   Mar 11 2009, 05:22 PM
IWontRapeYou   QUOTE(manny-the-dino @ Mar 11 2009,...   Mar 11 2009, 05:58 PM
Mikeplyts   Ooo, let me try to make some. 1. CLOUDS CLOUDS CL...   Mar 11 2009, 05:27 PM
manny-the-dino   ^1) Head in the clouds 2) Falling water ?   Mar 11 2009, 05:33 PM
Mikeplyts   QUOTE(manny-the-dino @ Mar 11 2009,...   Mar 11 2009, 05:39 PM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(Mikeplyts @ Mar 11 2009, 03:39 PM) ...   Mar 11 2009, 06:28 PM
BOSS   In My Great Artistic Yacht Hint: Type out the c...   Mar 12 2009, 03:38 AM
smash   hehe you're gay. technically, i'm gay. tha...   Mar 12 2009, 02:49 PM
Joanne   @Natalia: 1. Falling in love? Love going downhill?...   Mar 12 2009, 04:06 PM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(Joanne @ Mar 12 2009, 02:06 PM) @Na...   Mar 12 2009, 08:02 PM
smash   i think that's it.   Mar 12 2009, 04:09 PM
Joanne   1) You're full of baloney!!!! ...   Mar 12 2009, 08:07 PM
manny-the-dino   Haha you're correct once again! 1) FARED...   Mar 12 2009, 08:44 PM
smash   1)red in the face 2)corporate down sizing?   Mar 12 2009, 08:50 PM
manny-the-dino   ^Yes! 1) PumPkinPie 2) WINEEEE   Mar 12 2009, 08:58 PM
smash   1)piece of pumpkin pie.   Mar 12 2009, 09:02 PM
manny-the-dino   Yup, yup.   Mar 12 2009, 09:03 PM
jcp   (> YUMM!   Mar 12 2009, 09:04 PM
smash   is the second one whiny?   Mar 12 2009, 09:04 PM
manny-the-dino   Nope. Focus on the first 3 letters.   Mar 12 2009, 09:10 PM
smash   for the win?   Mar 12 2009, 09:23 PM
manny-the-dino   Haha no. Not quite.   Mar 12 2009, 09:25 PM
smash   lol i give up.   Mar 12 2009, 09:26 PM
manny-the-dino   Haha. It was win with ease. I sure wouldn't ha...   Mar 12 2009, 09:29 PM
Joanne   1. try to understand   Mar 12 2009, 09:31 PM
smash   i know the first one is try to understand. and 2 i...   Mar 12 2009, 09:31 PM
manny-the-dino   Ashley got them both lol. 1) JOBINJOB 2) TAILR RI...   Mar 12 2009, 09:33 PM
Joanne   1. In between jobs 2. Trail mix   Mar 12 2009, 09:35 PM
smash   dang that was quick.   Mar 12 2009, 09:37 PM
manny-the-dino   Dayum, that was quick. 1) timing ti ming 2) EXIT ...   Mar 12 2009, 09:39 PM
smash   1)bad timing? 2)out to lunch   Mar 12 2009, 09:54 PM
Joanne   1. Split timing?   Mar 12 2009, 09:55 PM
smash   ^that seems more like it.   Mar 12 2009, 09:57 PM
manny-the-dino   You got the second one right, Ashley. Joanne, you ...   Mar 12 2009, 09:58 PM
ect   1. No one to blame 2. extended family?   Mar 12 2009, 10:07 PM
manny-the-dino   Correctamundo! 1) eiln pu 2) DOCTOR DOCTOR   Mar 12 2009, 10:12 PM
PrinceGonnaChokeaBEECH   QUOTE(manny-the-dino @ Mar 12 2009,...   Mar 17 2009, 05:57 PM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(PrinceGonnaChokeaBEECH @ Mar 17 2009, 0...   Mar 17 2009, 08:43 PM
smash   1)mixed lineup?   Mar 12 2009, 10:15 PM
ect   edit/ sorry, didn't see smash's answer :P ...   Mar 12 2009, 10:15 PM
manny-the-dino   You guys are on the right track but no.   Mar 12 2009, 10:18 PM
smash   i'm stumped. this is gonna take me a while.   Mar 12 2009, 10:26 PM
manny-the-dino   Haha. Take all the time you need. :)   Mar 12 2009, 10:35 PM
coconutter   backwards line up? edit: OH in alphabetical orde...   Mar 13 2009, 04:21 PM
Joanne   ^ Oh nice! 1. libudgingne 2. sginals   Mar 13 2009, 04:25 PM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(coconutter @ Mar 13 2009, 02:21 PM)...   Mar 13 2009, 04:28 PM
Joanne   Right. =]   Mar 13 2009, 04:29 PM
smash   2)mixed signals - dang too late. 1) has something ...   Mar 13 2009, 04:30 PM
Joanne   ^ Yeah, Alex did.   Mar 13 2009, 04:31 PM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(Joanne @ Mar 13 2009, 02:29 PM) Rig...   Mar 13 2009, 04:33 PM
Joanne   Oh haha. For some reason I totally thought DDR. ...   Mar 13 2009, 04:35 PM
smash   makes me think of doctors without borders.   Mar 13 2009, 04:40 PM
Joanne   I think this should be moved into Forum Games.   Mar 13 2009, 04:45 PM
manny-the-dino   QUOTE(Joanne @ Mar 13 2009, 02:45 PM) I t...   Mar 13 2009, 04:50 PM
smash   that would be a good idea.   Mar 13 2009, 04:46 PM
Pooonani   i thought these were called anagrams? o:   Mar 17 2009, 06:03 PM
Joanne   Not really. An anagram is a word/phrase where the ...   Mar 17 2009, 06:23 PM
PrinceGonnaChokeaBEECH   botthh u ^... STOPP SPAMm n playy da gamee orrr SH...   Mar 17 2009, 06:24 PM
Janette   GREGORY HOUSE   Mar 18 2009, 06:08 PM
manny-the-dino   No. You guys want the answer?   Mar 18 2009, 06:15 PM
Janette   yes.   Mar 18 2009, 06:19 PM
manny-the-dino   Paradox. 1 )MCE __MCE __MCE 2) M1LLION   Mar 18 2009, 06:25 PM
Janette   haha that was a good one. 3 blind mice. one in a ...   Mar 18 2009, 06:29 PM
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