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Dingbats
The Groob Started conversation Feb 5, 2003
Anyone fancy a game of dingbats? In dingbats a clue (often cryptic)is given to represent a well known term, catchphrase or phrase etc.
A bit similar to Catchphrase on TV.
Examples:
£ ££££ = pound for pound
?NOON = Question time
GARVE = Grave error
To start off:
ENTURY
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Researcher U197087 Posted Feb 5, 2003
On the rocks
Shall we introduce Mr. Chips?
BASALT 
BORSTAL
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Stephen Posted Feb 5, 2003
6 degrees below zero???????
Come on! The real answer is "Woolworths"! ie Nothing over sixpence.
You have tobe quite old to get that I guess!
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Geggs Posted Feb 5, 2003
Between a rock and a hard place.
BOLDLY BOLDLY GO
(bit obvious really, but the best I can do today)
Geggs
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Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki Posted Feb 5, 2003
first among equals
an easy one
CTOHNEGEUEK
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Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986 Posted Feb 5, 2003
tongue in cheek
another easy one
NEPALED IS DEPALED
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The Groob Posted Feb 5, 2003
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Monopoly Chess Draughts Mousetrap Chuckle
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The Groob Posted Feb 6, 2003
In the middle of nowhere?
atlas<_______________________________________________________>globe
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The Groob Posted Feb 6, 2003
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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- 1: The Groob (Feb 5, 2003)
- 2: Stephen (Feb 5, 2003)
- 3: The Groob (Feb 5, 2003)
- 4: Researcher U197087 (Feb 5, 2003)
- 5: Stephen (Feb 5, 2003)
- 6: Researcher U197087 (Feb 5, 2003)
- 7: Geggs (Feb 5, 2003)
- 8: The Groob (Feb 5, 2003)
- 9: The Groob (Feb 5, 2003)
- 10: Researcher U197087 (Feb 5, 2003)
- 11: The Groob (Feb 5, 2003)
- 12: Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki (Feb 5, 2003)
- 13: Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986 (Feb 5, 2003)
- 14: The Groob (Feb 5, 2003)
- 15: Researcher U197087 (Feb 6, 2003)
- 16: Beatrice (Feb 6, 2003)
- 17: Ek* this space intentionally left blank *ki (Feb 6, 2003)
- 18: The Groob (Feb 6, 2003)
- 19: Researcher U197087 (Feb 6, 2003)
- 20: The Groob (Feb 6, 2003)
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