- somenoti
- lal dna
- revo
- out in
- thought as an
- noon tomorrow
- denrut
- nu
- came from
- as long as long
- bitten shy shy
- he art
- skindr
- his father him
Can you make sense of it?
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Can you make sense of it?
Can you make sense of the following?
George
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
5.
6.
10.
11.
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as an afterthought
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tomorrow afternoon
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twice as long
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once bitten, twice shy
Best wishes,
Hans
Hans
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
12.
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heart broken
Regards,
Rudi
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Rudi
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
3.
7.
12.
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overturned
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turned over
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his father before him
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
My guesses:
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
11.
12.
13.
14.
3.
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over backwards
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neither here nor there
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as an afterthough
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tomorrow afternoon
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turned backwards
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once bitten twice shy
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broken heart
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mixed drinks
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his father before him
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Bob's yer Uncle
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
Answers:
The answer to which was "I came from behind."
A few more and that's it.
- somenoti = mixed emotions
- lal dna = all mixed up and back to front
- revo = overturned/turn over
- out in = out and in
- thought as an = as an afterthought
- noon tomorrow = tomorrow afternoon
- denrut = turned around/turned back
- nu = unaltered/unturned
- came from =
- as long as long = twice as long
- bitten shy shy = once bitten twice shy
- he art = broken heart/heartbroken
- skindr = mixed drinks
- his father him = his father before him
The answer to which was "I came from behind."
A few more and that's it.
- yaw og
- not the children
- nwod
- pu
- spi
- nrut og
- i os tnew
- eack
- elppa
- gni
- no sti
- side side
- cie except
- the riverside down
George
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
1.
2.
3.
4.
9.
12.
14.
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Go way back
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Not before the children
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Back down
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Back up
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Apple turnover
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Side by side
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Down by the riverside
Best wishes,
Hans
Hans
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
12.
14.
Spoiler
Side by side
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Down by the riverside.
Regards,
Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
Rudi
If your absence does not affect them, your presence didn't matter.
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
Answers:
- yaw og = wrong way go back
- not the children = not in front of the children
- nwod = downturn/backdown
- pu = upturned/turned up/upturn/turn up/backup
- spi = turnips
- nrut og = turn around and go back
- i os tnew = so I turned around and went back
- eack = cake mix
- elppa = apple turnover
- gni = reversing
- no sti = its on back to front
- side side = side by side
- cie except = i before e except after c
- the riverside down = down by the riverside
George
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
I know we haven't had 4 previous Can you make sense of it? but I've started numbering at 005 to keep in line with the rest of the puzzles.
Number 005 - Can you make sense of it?
Number 005 - Can you make sense of it?
- standing not
- fall night
- pigeons cat pigeons
- nig gni
- at queue
- prom ises
George
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
1.
3.
6.
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Not withstanding
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Cat among the pigeons
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Broken promises
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Re: Can you make sense of it?
Number 006 - Can you make sense of it?
Answers to Number 005 - Can you make sense of it?
- take the good the bad
- nightfall sometime sunrise
- solebud
- thorns rose thorns
- ni
- square back
Answers to Number 005 - Can you make sense of it?
Spoiler
- not withstanding
- before nightfall
- cat among the pigeons
- twisting and turning
- at the front of the queue
- broken promises
George
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)
Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l
At the end of the day it's midnight.
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