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ThudnBlunder
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Phonetically Speaking
« on: Jun 16th, 2003, 9:05pm » |
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Decipher the following telegrams:
1) UTICA CHANSON MIGRATE INVENTION ANNUAL NOBBY SORRY IN FACTUAL BEEN CLOVER
2) WEED LICHEN ICE CHEST FOREARM OTHER DISGUISE DELIMIT
3) CANCEL MYOCARDIA ITS INFORMAL FUNCTION
4) BRUISES HURT ERASED AFFORD ERECTED TOO
5) EYELET SHEILA INDIA HOUSE SHEILAS TURKEY
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #1 on: Jun 16th, 2003, 10:30pm » |
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1) You take a chance on my great invention and you'll not be sorry. In fact, you're being clever.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #2 on: Jun 16th, 2003, 11:08pm » |
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5] I let Sheila in the house. Sheila is a turkey. ??
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #4 on: Jun 16th, 2003, 11:49pm » |
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5] Of course, TOWR!
2] We’d listen, I suggest, for our mother. The sky is the limit. ??
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #5 on: Jun 17th, 2003, 4:04am » |
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LoL! I had:
2) We'd lick a nice chest for our mother the sky's the limit
But I had a feeling I might be wrong.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #7 on: Jun 17th, 2003, 7:20am » |
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3] Can sell "Mayo" car dear? it's in for malfunction.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #8 on: Jun 17th, 2003, 7:24am » |
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Came with a nonsence sentence for [4]:
Bruce says her tear raced a Ford. He wrecked it, too.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #9 on: Jun 17th, 2003, 7:37am » |
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2] We'd like a nice chest for our mother. The sky's the limit.
I assume we're talking a chest of drawers and not plastic surgery. 
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #10 on: Jun 17th, 2003, 7:41am » |
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3) CANCEL MYOCARDIA ITS INFORMAL FUNCTION
I get Can't sell my car to you. It's in for malfunction.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #11 on: Jun 17th, 2003, 7:45am » |
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4) BRUISES HURT ERASED AFFORD ERECTED TOO
Could it be: Bruce is hurt. He raced a Ford. He wrecked it too.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #12 on: Jun 17th, 2003, 7:57am » |
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on Jun 16th, 2003, 11:08pm, towr wrote:| 5) I let sheila in the house, she lost her key |
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Towr, I think that it's more correctly "I let Sheila in to your house. She lost her key." but either way sounds good.
These types of phrases were often referred to as "Scotch-o-grams", based on a Scotsman's legendary (and stereotypical) stinginess. The game was that if you were sending a telegram and paying by the word, you could save money by sending it "phonetically" using fewer words.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #13 on: Jun 18th, 2003, 3:45am » |
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: ANSWERS
1] You take a chance on my great invention and you'll not be sorry. In fact, you'll be in clover.
2] We'd like a nice chest for our mother; the sky's the limit.
3] Can't sell my ol' car, dear; it's in for malfunction.
4] Bruce is hurt. He raced a Ford. He wrecked it, too.
5] I let Sheila in their house; she lost her key.
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6] YEARN AFFIX, LOST UKASE, UGANDA JAIL, CONSERVE TENURES YACHT APPEAL.
7] BOB STILT SEA, CANTANKEROUS BOAT, HUMUS GOAD IMMORTAL DECOS GUARD.
8] MARY SINBAD SHEER TOURNEY AUGUSTA WIND NOCTURNE TOOTHBRUSH.
9] ALBEIT DETRACT UNIVERSE EDIFY MUSTAFA TICKET TICKET IN.
10] WHINE YOSEMITE NAMES SOY CAN PHILATELIST.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #14 on: Jun 18th, 2003, 3:54pm » |
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6] You're in a fix, lost your case. You're going to jail. Can serve 10 years. You ought to appeal.
7]Bob's still at sea, can take your(?) boat, you must go to him or tell the Coast Guard.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #15 on: Jun 18th, 2003, 11:59pm » |
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8] Mary's in bed -- she hurt her knee. A gust of wind knocked her into the brush.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #16 on: Jun 19th, 2003, 7:51am » |
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7] Bob's still at sea. Can't anchor his boat. You must go to him or tell the coastguard
9] I'll be at the track(?). You never said if I must have a ticket to get in.
And another:
11] Hey, be seedy, he-effigy. Hate-shy, shaky "hello" men. Oh peek, you are rusty! You've a double, you ex-wise head.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #17 on: Jun 19th, 2003, 7:51am » |
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Maybe these are a little more natural:
[6] You're in a fix, lost your case. You going to jail, gonna serve ten years. You ought to appeal.
[7] Bob's still at sea, can't anchor his boat. You must go to him or tell the coast guard.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #18 on: Jun 22nd, 2003, 11:41am » |
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10. Why not use my ****** so you can fill out a list??
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #19 on: Jun 22nd, 2003, 5:43pm » |
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No I don't think anyone will have trouble figuring that one out, but maybe a real challenge would be to see who can take some quotation, longer than one line, that you are able to shorten to the fewest words, proportionately.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #20 on: Jun 22nd, 2003, 11:16pm » |
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on Jun 22nd, 2003, 5:43pm, tohuvabohu wrote:Tube beernut two-piece saddest acquiescent
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No I don't think anyone will have trouble figuring that one out, but maybe a real challenge would be to see who can take some quotation, longer than one line, that you are able to shorten to the fewest words, proportionately. |
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The first 6 words of the original quote may be shortened to "FF". Can you guess why (not phonetically!)?
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #21 on: Jun 23rd, 2003, 7:35am » |
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Fortissimo doesn't make much sense, so it must be 43 OR ~43
And I should shorten that second line to:
Wetnurses snowblower undermined whosoever
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #22 on: Jun 23rd, 2003, 7:59am » |
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120 1's MORE IN 2 DEB REACH DR FREN ZORK LOWS THE WALLOP WITHER IN GLISH DID.
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #23 on: Jun 23rd, 2003, 8:13am » |
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Here's one en clair:
OH PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH ME
OH PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH
OH PLEASE DO NOT
OH PLEASE DO
OH PLEASE
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Re: Phonetically Speaking
« Reply #24 on: Jun 23rd, 2003, 4:15pm » |
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Quote:The first 6 words of the original quote may be shortened to "FF". Can you guess why (not phonetically!)?
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I can't see it. Best I can do is 2BV2B'.
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