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These brain plexing words and shapes and their positions can be used to derive a word or saying.

1.  my own heart a person



2. don't cry
spilled milk


3. gener ation


4. bridge
water


5. math the


6. insult + injury


7. poFISHnd


8. ch poorri


r
9. g rosey i
n


beating
10. beating bush beating
beating


11. gesg
segg
gegs
gges


12. t
o
w
n


13. issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue


14. dance
a c
n n
c a
ecnad


15. p
o
u
r


Answers posted tomorrow. :)
--Art
Sky-div'ing (ski'div'ing) n. A modern sport that involves parties, bragging, sexual excesses, the imbibing of large quantities of beer, and, on rare occasions, parachuting from aircraft.

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These brain plexing words and shapes and their positions can be used to derive a word or saying.

1.  my own heart a person



2. don't cry
spilled milk

* don't cry OVER spilled milk


3. gener ation

* generation GAP

4. bridge
water

* water UNDER the bridge

5. math the


6. insult + injury


7. poFISHnd


8. ch poorri


r
9. g rosey i
n


beating
10. beating bush beating
beating


11. gesg
segg
gegs
gges


12. t
o
w
n


13. issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue


14. dance
a c
n n
c a
ecnad


15. p
o
u
r


Answers posted tomorrow. :)
--Art



You know what?...that was enough :D:D
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:D

I had "relative work" to do this weekend. These came from our family reunion where we always have games for the kids and word puzzles for the adults. Number 8 stumped nearly everyone. I didn't get it until I was told. :)
--Art
Sky-div'ing (ski'div'ing) n. A modern sport that involves parties, bragging, sexual excesses, the imbibing of large quantities of beer, and, on rare occasions, parachuting from aircraft.

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filling in some of crazyivan's blanks:

5. the aftermath
6. adding injury to insult
7. big fish in a little pond
9. ring around the rosy
10. beating around the bush
11. scrambled eggs
12. downtown
13. issue repeating itself
14. dance all around
15. downpour

still don't know #1 or 8. #8 might have something to do with a gap between the rich and the poor? stealing from rich to give to poor?
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answers in addition to the ones already posted

1. a person after my own heart

4 water under the bridge

6. add insult to injury

7. big fish in a little pond

9 ring around the rosey

10 beating around the bush

11 Scrambled eggs

12. down town

14 square dance

15 down pour

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These brain plexing words and shapes and their positions can be used to derive a word or saying.

1.  my own heart a person



2. don't cry
spilled milk

A: Don't cry OVER spilled milk


3. gener ation

A: generation GAP

4. bridge
water


5. math the


6. insult + injury


7. poFISHnd


8. ch poorri


r
9. g rosey i
n


beating
10. beating bush beating
beating

A: beating around the bush

11. gesg
segg
gegs
gges

A: Scambled eggs

12. t
o
w
n

A: downtown

13. issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue


14. dance
a c
n n
c a
ecnad

A: Squaredance

15. p
o
u
r

A: Downpour



Answers posted tomorrow. :)
--Art



I can't think of the others.



"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

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1.  my own heart a person

A: a woman/man after my own heart

2. don't cry
spilled milk
A: Don't cry over spilled milk


3. gener ation
A: generation gap

4. bridge
water
A: water under the bridge

5. math the
A:the aftermath

6. insult + injury
A: add insult to injury


7. poFISHnd
A:a big fish in a little pond

8. ch poorri
A: Take from the rich and give to the poor

r
9. g rosey i
n
A: ring arround a rosey

beating
10. beating bush beating
beating
A: beating aroundthe bush

11. gesg
segg
gegs
gges
A: Scambled eggs

12. t
o
w
n
A: downtown

13. issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
A: an issue repeating itself



14. dance
a c
n n
c a
ecnad
A: Square dance

15. p
o
u
r
A: downpour

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How about "two sides to every issue"?



Not too bad. Still not the one I'm looking for though. :P

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Sky-div'ing (ski'div'ing) n. A modern sport that involves parties, bragging, sexual excesses, the imbibing of large quantities of beer, and, on rare occasions, parachuting from aircraft.

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How about this one? Disregard the underscores, they're just for formatting. Consider them spaces.


___________ STANDING
what = FRIENDS mis FRIENDS
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___________ STANDING
what = FRIENDS mis FRIENDS

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what equals misunderstanding between friends



Ah! That's it. Good one. :)
I couldn't get my brain off of "standing over". :S

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___________ STANDING
what = FRIENDS mis FRIENDS

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what equals misunderstanding between friends



Ah! That's it. Good one. :)
I couldn't get my brain off of "standing over". :S

--Art




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What is a little misundertsanding beween friends.:DB|
I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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I did some searching. I'm wondering if they are Rebus Puzzles:

http://www.eastbourne.vic.edu.au/students/middle/puzzles/rebus1.htm

and

http://www.fun-with-words.com/rebus_puzzles.html

While looking that up, I think I found where these ones came from:

http://plink.sonic.net/brain-teasers/

And more links:

http://www.cycnet.com/englishcorner/games/teaser1.htm

http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/bryan.hartman/RAweb/Bulletin%20Board%20-%20Brain%20Teasers.doc

http://www.handmadewebsites.com/lefty/mindteasers.html

http://www.kingdomchristianministries.org/KingsKids/kingskid5.htm

http://home.socal.rr.com/miradorman/brainteasers.htm

Some interesting stuff here:

http://www.braingle.com/


--Art
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These brain plexing words and shapes and their positions can be used to derive a word or saying.


2. don't cry
spilled milk

message to Al Gore

3. gener ation

California's power issues coming this week

4. bridge
water

bridge over troubled waters - Perrine, if burning continues

5. math the

t&f, see 4

6. insult + injury

again, see 5 and 4


8. ch poorri
Democrat Platform, 2004

r
9. g rosey i
n

O'Donnell's handgun toting bodyguards

beating
10. beating bush beating
beating

a fun night!


13. issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue
issue issue

what can be done about skydivers dying under functioning canopies?




--Art




My wife is hotter than your wife.

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Everybody pretty much got them, but here's the answers as promised.

Congrats to mr2mk1g for getting tennis shoes. :)
Props to lawrocket for the most entertaining answers. :D

1 - a person after my own heart
2 - don't cry over spilled milk
3 - generation gap
4 - water under the bridge
5 - the aftermath
6 - add insult to injury
7 - big fish in a little pond
8 - take from the rich and give to the poor
9 - ring around the rosey
10 - beating around the bush
11 - scrambled eggs
12 - downtown
13 - tennis shoes
14 - square dance
15 - downpour

--Art
Sky-div'ing (ski'div'ing) n. A modern sport that involves parties, bragging, sexual excesses, the imbibing of large quantities of beer, and, on rare occasions, parachuting from aircraft.

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