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ekky99 Started conversation Sep 17, 2009
Well if everyone else is doing one here is my grid:
SQUEAK JANE RATTLE SWEAT
BOOK PAUL DEWEY LINE
LAKE SKIP EDD CRACKLE
STUMBLE STOCK STILLS TAG
Points for groups, reasons and full explanations.
No Google, Bing, Yahoo or Ask Jeeves - ooh another group.
No klaxons. Extra points for little known factoids as per.
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Beatrice Posted Sep 17, 2009
Les PAUL, Greg LAKE, Steven STILLS, and STOCK (Aiken and Waterman) are all musicians.
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ekky99 Posted Sep 18, 2009
Musicians is about right but the group is not correct.
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ekky99 Posted Nov 9, 2009
I hate to leave things unfinished, so do you want a clue or the answers.
All the words also have one thing in common.
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Spadge Posted Nov 9, 2009
Is "EDD" a typo?
In all honestly, my dictionary (calls itself "Pocket") has 60,000 words but that one isn't in there.
Can we at least use Wiktionary to look it up?
Or would it be fairer if you would post all the definitions of it that you have in your dictionary? (Name-dropping the brand of dictionary in question would help)
EYG
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ekky99 Posted Nov 11, 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edd
Knock yourself out
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van-smeiter Posted Nov 12, 2009
Jane, Paul, Lake and Stills are members of musical trios:
Rod, JANE & Freddie; Peter, PAUL & Mary; Emerson, LAKE & Palmer; Crosby, STILLS & Nash.
Squeak, Dewey, Crackle and Tag are cartoons/puppets:
Pip, SQUEAK & Wilfred; Huey, DEWEY & Louis; Snap, CRACKLE & Pop; Rag, TAG & Bobtail.
All the words seem to be the middle of threes.
I'd guess: blood, SWEAT & tears; Hook, LINE & sinker; Hop, SKIP & jump; Lock, STOCK and Barrel.
Which leaves rattle, book, Edd and Stumble but all I can think of is 'Shake, RATTLE & Roll' 
Has anyone started an Only Connect forum yet?
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ekky99 Posted Nov 12, 2009
All the words seem to be the middle of threes. +3
Rod, JANE & Freddie; Peter, PAUL & Mary; Emerson, LAKE & Palmer; Crosby, STILLS & Nash. +3
members of musical trios +3
Pip, SQUEAK & Wilfred; Huey, DEWEY & Louis; Snap, CRACKLE & Pop; Rag, TAG & Bobtail - all are the correct three names, one is in the wrong group
cartoons/puppets +3
blood, SWEAT & tears; Hook, LINE & sinker; Hop, SKIP & jump; Lock, STOCK and Barrel - all are the correct three words, one is in the wrong group
Shake, RATTLE & Roll is the correct three words
Very well done indeed.
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hmonst Posted Nov 17, 2009
I'm brand new to all this and promise to join the scoreboard!!!
Would I be correct in assuming that the missing cartoon characters would be ed, EDD & eddy?
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hmonst Posted Nov 17, 2009
and while I'm at it...
Trip, STUMBLE & fall
Shake, RATTLE & roll
+ 2 others...
Song titles??
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hmonst Posted Nov 17, 2009
I think you can put
Snap, CRACKLE, pop
in the songs section too, having just seen the Rice Krispies advert!!
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hmonst Posted Nov 17, 2009
Right,
Hop, SKIP and Jump... add to songs,
Stab in the dark follows...
Hook, LINE & Sinker
Bell, BOOK & Candle
Blood, SWEAT & Tears
Lock, STOCK & (two smoking) Barrels
Film Titles?
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van-smeiter Posted Nov 17, 2009
"Hook, LINE & Sinker
Bell, BOOK & Candle
Blood, SWEAT & Tears
Lock, STOCK & (two smoking) Barrels"
I think you may be right about that because they're all completenesses of sorts. Having said that, I can't remember whether one from each line goes in each group.
Hop, Skip and Jump weren't cartoon characters as such but they were characters in Enid Blyton's Brownie Tales. Mind you, Snap, Crackle and Pop are sort elf type characters, hmmm...
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ekky99 Posted Nov 19, 2009
Right,hmonst
Ed, EDD & eddy are in the cartoon/puppet characters
Trip, STUMBLE & fall
Shake, RATTLE & roll
Hop, SKIP & Jump,
Snap, CRACKLE & Pop +3 songs +3
Hook, LINE & Sinker
Bell, BOOK & Candle
Blood, SWEAT & Tears
Lock, STOCK & Barrel +3 tv/film +3
Summary and Points to follow
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ekky99 Posted Nov 19, 2009
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Points
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van-smeiter +15
hmonst +15
ekky99 (elf) +2
Summary
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All the words are the middle of threes. van-smeiter(8)
Rod, JANE & Freddie; Peter, PAUL & Mary; Emerson, LAKE & Palmer; Crosby, STILLS & Nash. van-smeiter(8)
members of musical trios van-smeiter(8)
Pip, SQUEAK & Wilfred; Huey, DEWEY & Louis; Ed, EDD & eddy; Rag, TAG & Bobtail van-smeiter(8) hmonst(10). van-smeiter had a completely valid group but hmonst correctly included ed, edd & eddy and placed snap, crackle & pop elsewhere(12)
cartoons/puppets van-smeiter(8)
Trip, STUMBLE & fall; Shake, RATTLE & roll; Hop, SKIP & Jump; Snap, CRACKLE & Pop hmonst(11-13)
songs hmonst(11)
Hook, LINE & Sinker; Bell, BOOK & Candle; Blood, SWEAT & Tears; Lock, STOCK & Barrel hmonst(13)
tv/film hmonst(13)
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- 1: ekky99 (Sep 17, 2009)
- 2: Beatrice (Sep 17, 2009)
- 3: ekky99 (Sep 18, 2009)
- 4: ekky99 (Nov 9, 2009)
- 5: Spadge (Nov 9, 2009)
- 6: ekky99 (Nov 11, 2009)
- 7: ekky99 (Nov 11, 2009)
- 8: van-smeiter (Nov 12, 2009)
- 9: ekky99 (Nov 12, 2009)
- 10: hmonst (Nov 17, 2009)
- 11: hmonst (Nov 17, 2009)
- 12: hmonst (Nov 17, 2009)
- 13: hmonst (Nov 17, 2009)
- 14: van-smeiter (Nov 17, 2009)
- 15: ekky99 (Nov 19, 2009)
- 16: ekky99 (Nov 19, 2009)
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