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(Message started by: THUDandBLUNDER on Jun 16th, 2003, 9:05pm)
Title: Phonetically Speaking
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Jun 16th, 2003, 9:05pm
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
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by LZJ on Jun 16th, 2003, 10:30pm
1) [hide]You take a chance on my great invention and you'll not be sorry. In fact, you're being clever. [/hide]
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by BNC on Jun 16th, 2003, 11:08pm
5] [hide]I let Sheila in the house. Sheila is a turkey. [/hide] ??
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by towr on Jun 16th, 2003, 11:08pm
5)[hide]I let sheila in the house, she lost her key[/hide]
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by BNC on Jun 16th, 2003, 11:49pm
5] Of course, TOWR!

2] [hide]We’d listen, I suggest, for our mother. The sky is the limit.[/hide] ??
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by redPEPPER on Jun 17th, 2003, 4:04am
LoL!  I had:[hide]
2) We'd lick a nice chest for our mother the sky's the limit
[/hide]But I had a feeling I might be wrong.
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by towr on Jun 17th, 2003, 4:11am
I'd guess "like" iso "lick"..
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by BNC on Jun 17th, 2003, 7:20am
3] [hide]Can sell "Mayo" car dear? it's in for malfunction.[/hide]
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by BNC on Jun 17th, 2003, 7:24am
Came with a nonsence sentence for [4]:
[hide]
Bruce says her tear raced a Ford. He wrecked it, too.
[/hide]
???
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by otter on Jun 17th, 2003, 7:37am
2] [hide] We'd like a nice chest for our mother.  The sky's the limit. [/hide]

I assume we're talking a [hide] chest of drawers and not plastic surgery. [/hide]  ::)
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by otter on Jun 17th, 2003, 7:41am
3) CANCEL MYOCARDIA ITS INFORMAL FUNCTION

I get [hide]Can't sell my car to you.  It's in for malfunction.[/hide]
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by otter on Jun 17th, 2003, 7:45am
4) BRUISES HURT ERASED AFFORD ERECTED TOO

Could it be: [hide] Bruce is hurt.  He raced a Ford.  He wrecked it too.[/hide]
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by otter on Jun 17th, 2003, 7:57am

on 06/16/03 at 23:08:06, towr wrote:
5)[hide]  I let sheila in the house, she lost her key[/hide]

Towr, I think that it's more correctly [hide] "I let Sheila in to your house.  She lost her key." [/hide]  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.  
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Jun 18th, 2003, 3:45am
: ANSWERS[hide]
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. [/hide]
:
------------------------------------------------------------------------

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.      

     
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by Icarus on Jun 18th, 2003, 3:54pm
6] [hide]You're in a fix, lost your case. You're going to jail. Can serve 10 years. You ought to appeal.[/hide]

7][hide]Bob's still at sea, can take your(?) boat, you must go to him or tell the Coast Guard.[/hide]
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by BNC on Jun 18th, 2003, 11:59pm
8] [hide]Mary's in bed -- she hurt her knee.  A gust of wind knocked her into the brush.[/hide]
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by Jamie on Jun 19th, 2003, 7:51am
7] [hide]Bob's still at sea. Can't anchor his boat. You must go to him or tell the coastguard[/hide]
9] [hide]I'll be at the track(?). You never said if I must have a ticket to get in.[/hide]


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.
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by James Fingas on Jun 19th, 2003, 7:51am
Maybe these are a little more natural:

[6] [hide]You're in a fix, lost your case. You going to jail, gonna serve ten years. You ought to appeal.[/hide]

[7] [hide]Bob's still at sea, can't anchor his boat. You must go to him or tell the coast guard.[/hide]
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by maryl on Jun 22nd, 2003, 11:41am
10. Why not use my ****** so you can fill out a list??
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by tohuvabohu on Jun 22nd, 2003, 5:43pm
Tube beernut two-piece saddest acquiescent
wet thirty snowblower undermind tooth offer
touslings ontario svelte rachel’s forge
junior today karma constancy oft rubble
sundial potion endome.

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.
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by BNC on Jun 22nd, 2003, 11:16pm

on 06/22/03 at 17:43:57, tohuvabohu wrote:
Tube beernut two-piece saddest acquiescent
wet thirty snowblower undermind tooth offer
touslings ontario svelte rachel’s forge
junior today karma constancy oft rubble
sundial potion endome.

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.



The first 6 words of the original quote may be shortened to "FF". Can you guess why (not phonetically!)?
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by tohuvabohu on Jun 23rd, 2003, 7:35am
Fortissimo doesn't make much sense, so it must be [hide]43 OR ~43 [/hide]
And I should shorten that second line to:
Wetnurses snowblower undermined whosoever
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Jun 23rd, 2003, 7:59am
120 1's MORE IN 2 DEB REACH DR FREN ZORK LOWS THE WALLOP WITHER IN GLISH DID.
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Jun 23rd, 2003, 8:13am
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  
                OH
                                                                                     
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by THUDandBLUNDER on Jun 23rd, 2003, 4:15pm

Quote:
The first 6 words of the original quote may be shortened to "FF". Can you guess why (not phonetically!)?

I can't see it. Best I can do is 2BV2B'.
Title: Re: Phonetically Speaking
Post by BNC on Jun 23rd, 2003, 11:36pm

on 06/23/03 at 16:15:07, THUDandBLUNDER wrote:
I can't see it. Best I can do is 2BV2B'.




Make the "or" bitwise, and calculate  ;D


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