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Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Rob (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: July 28, 2003 01:09PM

1: In Law
2: Clean Shave

I'll leave a few for others.

Intrigue: I don't want to ruin your (and everyone else's) fun. I may mail you with more later if you want...

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Sarah (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: July 28, 2003 01:15PM

6. Ester
14. Scar
18. Aphrodite



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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
(Llewelyn the dragon, Ozy and Millie)

Sarah

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: KT (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: July 28, 2003 01:22PM

1 in law
2 close shave
7 perch??
9 blank slate
10 scrap
11 pants
13 ?ample? (is AMP an Ozzy insurer?)
15 bullpen
16 triangle
17 bethesda

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Sarah (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: July 28, 2003 01:29PM

3. Leg pulling
5. Upper Crust
12. Scoop



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That which does not kill us makes us stranger.
(Llewelyn the dragon, Ozy and Millie)

Sarah

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Rob (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: July 28, 2003 01:52PM

4 Tomtom
9 I'd go 'clean slate' rather than 'blank slate' but could be either.

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Intrigue (---.vic.bigpond.net.au)
Date: July 28, 2003 01:55PM

Wow, I didn't expect so many answers. Maybe I will enter the competition.

Thanks!



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Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: KT (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: July 28, 2003 03:46PM

8 bag of bones
20 Egyptology

Intrigue - remember that you can't enter if you were meant to work them all out yourself - If you were allowed to ask, that's OK. :-)

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Rob (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: July 28, 2003 04:38PM

KT: Nice one. I'd been struggling with those. Can't get the final one though.
An anagram of 'our helicopter' perhaps ??

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: KT (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: July 28, 2003 04:45PM

Rob - As long as it's not some awful pun on "chopper"

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Rob (---.leeds.ac.uk)
Date: July 28, 2003 04:47PM

or "Richard"

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Simon (---.westsussex.gov.uk)
Date: July 28, 2003 05:06PM

Re 'ghoti' _ Allegedly somebody tried out their computer's spell- checking programme on thsi word, and did indeed get 'fish' as the suggested alternative.

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Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: poetscientistdrinker (---.cache.pol.co.uk)
Date: July 28, 2003 07:13PM

The mirror, going back to a previos question, is to look in. You'll have seen what you saw, take the saw...



PSD

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Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Nicky (206.166.29.---)
Date: July 28, 2003 07:26PM

Probably quicker than the hand-rubbing option...


Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: kaz (144.139.77.---)
Date: July 28, 2003 10:47PM

then again, maybe it was an 'outdoor' room with no walls, so he could just walk away


Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Intrigue (---.xavier.vic.edu.au)
Date: July 29, 2003 04:00AM

I didn't have to work out the questions myself, I just have to answer them all.



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Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: KT (---.in-addr.btopenworld.com)
Date: July 29, 2003 08:22AM

Intrigue - no probs then ;-)
Has anyone got the 'helicopter' answer?

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: kaz (144.139.77.---)
Date: July 29, 2003 10:54AM

I think the helicopter one might be something along the lines of Richard .....
But what the ..... may be, I have no idea.

Helpful little soul, aren't I?


Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Magda (---.dialip.mich.net)
Date: July 30, 2003 07:16AM

7: Scale

Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Nicky (---.dsl.emhril.ameritech.net)
Date: July 30, 2003 12:33PM

20 could be archeology


Re: hippopotomonstrousquipedalianism
Posted by: Anonymous User (---.bbd15tcl.dsl.pol.co.uk)
Date: August 02, 2003 02:12AM

19 could be Richard Wright he's big in helicopter safety.

Director of safety and flight operations for the Helicopter Association International.

it fits, but i had to look it up on google.

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