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Phil Carmody <
pc+usenet@asdf.org> posted:
James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> writes:
HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> posted:
(Don't post the answer)
(Don't post the answer(s)) -- Give me more Easy problems.
1. What Obstacle is an anagram of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of TEAM?
2. What emotion is an anagram of a homophone of an antonym of a homophone of an anagram of wolf?
(I almost got the 2nd one.)
I think I solved both (1) and (2). Here's another:
I worked out (2) first (it just naturally fell out with my first guess),
as did 'er indoors.
3. What metal is a homophone of an anagram of an antonym of a
different comparison degree of an anagram of a homophone of ROAM?
Nailed it! Again, I managed that with my first stab.
Phil
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maybe you can try making a problem or two....
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"'Er indoors" is a Cockney slang term for one's wife or partner, often with a humorous nod to traditional gender roles where the woman manages the home.
The phrase "as did 'er indoors" thus means "as did the wife" or "so did my wife/partner," implying she did the same action as mentioned earlier.
______________ (Not a Rhyming slang)
Origins ---- Popularized by the British TV series Minder (1979–1994), where the unseen character "Er Indoors" is Arthur Daley's domineering wife, it entered the Oxford English Dictionary.
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