Words & Wordplay - September 2006

The following is an excerpt from Joe Micheal Jones' "American History Mysteries" #42, Meeting of the Minds.

The flight out of Chicago had been delayed because of fog, so Professor Micheals decided to relax in the lounge. There he spotted an old colleague, Dr. Alice Wong, seated at a table by the door.

"It's good to see you again, Dr. Wong," smiled Micheals as he clasped his friend's hand. "It's been a long time."

"Too long!" replied Dr. Wong. "I suppose you're still in love with American History?"

"Yes, I guess I always will be," laughed Micheals. "Have you seen the headlines in today's paper about the Kennedy Papers theft?"

"Isn't it terrible," said Wong, "If they aren't found soon I'm afraid they never will be."

"That would be too bad for posterity," said the gentleman at the next table. "I don't mean to interrupt, but I couldn't help overhearing your conversation. My name is Jacobs, Sam Jacobs."

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2006-09-09 08:07:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

??? a nice rhyming romantic one perhaps, but i wont limit it to romance, please when you see any responses, feel free to RATE it, thanks!

2006-09-09 08:07:25 · 17 answers · asked by Wisdom 4

Sam Jacobs: "We all seem to share two things in common: a fog delay and a love of history. I've been teaching it now for fifteen years."

"It's good to meet you Mr. Jacobs" said Micheals "Come join us."

"Those stolen papers were irreplaceable" continued Jacobs as he took a seat "They had never been made public, you know. If they're lost, the knowledge and insights contained in them are gone too. President Kennedy was certainly a brilliant man"

"Imagine all the contributions he might have made had he lived longer" added Dr. Wong "We'll never know."

"How true" pondered Micheals

"His accomplishments were many" said Jacobs "He was a representative as well as a senator then he went on to be our youngest president to ever serve. Before him there had never been a president who was Catholic. Now all this seems forgotten. It really is a shame. Oh well things may be looking up. They just announced my flight. I've enjoyed talking to you."

"Seemed like an agreeable man, observed Wong as the man went out the door. “But I wonder what he really does for a living.”

How did Dr. Wong know Jacobs wasn’t a history teacher.

2006-09-09 08:07:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

words, names, and phrases related to the holiday season (Thanksgiving-New Year) may be found by zapping a few letters in an unrelated phrase.

For example: EACH WRIST MASHED can be changed into CHRISTMAS by zapping 6 letters: EACH WRIST MASHED.
The remaining letters will be in the right order.

Find the holiday season, word, name or phrase by doing these letter zappers.

- NOW READ THIS (zap 5 letters)
- GNATS LIVE IN A STY (zap 7 letters)
- SILLY DENT IN FLIGHT (zap 6 letters) = SILENT NIGHT
- AMID STALE TOKENS (zap 6 letters)
- SHOO FLY TINS FAINT (zap 6 letters)

Find the answers or correct me on mine.

2006-09-09 08:04:15 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

First, find the synonym for the word suggested by the crossword-style clues.
The number of letters in the word is in parentheses. Then, rearrange the letters of each synonym to find the name of a dog or cat breed.
For example: close(4) + drink slowly(3) = near + sip = Persian. 2 points each

- pea covering (3) + astrological lion (3) = pod + leo = ?
- sweet potato (3) + unit of medication (4) = yam + ? = ?
- castrated horse (7) + has aspirations (5) + that female (3) = ? + ? + her = ?
- goal (3) + perceives (4) = ? + ? = ?
- unrestricted choice (3) + unwarranted preference (4) + trespass (3) = ? + ? + ? = ?

Remember, the final answer of each must be a cat breed. Fill in the question marks. Thanks! :D

2006-09-09 08:02:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do all of the following songs have in common?
- "Once in Love with Amy"
- "Luck be a Lady"
- "If I were a Bell"
- "Standing on a Corner"
- "I believe in You"

2006-09-09 07:37:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

What do all of the following musicals have in common?
- Guys and Dolls
- Hello, Dolly!
- West Side Story
- On the Town
- A Chorus Line

2006-09-09 07:36:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was pissed of with google the other day and shouted Im going to anally spam them

2006-09-09 07:03:23 · 9 answers · asked by The_sky_is_blue 2

2006-09-09 06:50:02 · 25 answers · asked by Caroline T 1

is there any remarkable difference between TILL and UNTIL?

2006-09-09 05:58:29 · 14 answers · asked by speedo 3

is there any remarkable difference between TILL and UNTIL?

2006-09-09 05:57:41 · 10 answers · asked by speedo 3

2006-09-09 05:22:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

For example i want a site where i could type the sentence below in and it tells me if the wors is appropriate or not..


Someone might get bored havin to see and listen to fibe points about ____(area/aria) that a friend likes.

or

If there are adequate ______(days/ways) in which to get a job done, it shouldn't be much of a strain.

**If you think you know the correct word you can just help me with that plzz..

2006-09-09 05:10:33 · 4 answers · asked by Juicy N 2

Governer Jeb Bush signed a declaration of emergency allowing him to
call up the National Guard and put laws against price gouging into
effect.

What does it exactly mean?
Thanks!

2006-09-09 04:56:40 · 3 answers · asked by gulnara a 2

you might have visited gibralter and you went to trafalgar square many times but have you ever thought of the origin of their names
from which language and what does this names mean in their original language?

2006-09-09 04:38:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

as i see this world is becoming more and more capitalsim which is controled by money but i always ask my self this question which 2 things i feel never had enough from them to my soul is it knowledge or money?

2006-09-09 04:26:56 · 13 answers · asked by kasi n 1

2006-09-09 04:26:29 · 10 answers · asked by ? 6

To me, pro-life isn't just a stand on abortion. It's a stand on virtually every issue.

War? No, I'm pro-life.
Death penalty? No, I'm pro-life.

Don't you think the term goes so much farther than that one single issue?

2006-09-09 04:03:40 · 4 answers · asked by imjustasteph 4

ok if somone stole an item from me, say a bike

I have been _____________ (put in the missing word)

If you think robbed then this is why I have asked this , saying I have been robbed is the wrong term as robbed means if somone took somthing from me with force. So say you had an item taken off you what has happend you.

2006-09-09 03:46:25 · 17 answers · asked by Kaleb J 1

Examples: tips-spit, tops-spot, flog-golf.

2006-09-09 03:32:09 · 5 answers · asked by kellygirlaj 4

driving under the influence operating wile intoxicated

2006-09-09 03:27:24 · 8 answers · asked by robert l 1

Whomever figures it out first will get the 10 extra points. What do Dipthongs mean? (Hint: It has to do with grammar)

2006-09-09 03:26:26 · 5 answers · asked by Michelle 5

find out the correct word frm tis jumbler:

disohyla

2006-09-09 03:21:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anubhav~~!! 3

I'm trying to figure out what the Hindi phrase 'Abhi ke liye alvida' means in English.

2006-09-09 02:59:49 · 5 answers · asked by amy k 1

2006-09-09 02:23:03 · 23 answers · asked by Silkie1 4

2006-09-09 02:21:13 · 13 answers · asked by shabnam b 1

maybe it's goday , geday,gooday,goeday.i can't remember it exactly .please tell me.

2006-09-09 01:55:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-09 01:47:06 · 5 answers · asked by NIGEL M 1

come on just think you will be part of history and not just normal history YAHOO history, thats right just give me an answer then tell everyone else to answer it, it doesnt matter what the answer is as long as its something. thank you for being part of this extraordinary feat.

2006-09-09 01:43:22 · 17 answers · asked by acrazyplayer 2

2006-09-09 01:32:45 · 7 answers · asked by berniol0629 1