I intended to write a different post for my blog tonight. However, just after the little boys went to bed, my ES brought me an extra credit option for one of his classes. It was a page full of rebus puzzles (you know the puzzles where they write words or numbers in a square to represent a common phrase). Well, I tend to love these things.
There were 24 total puzzles on the page. ES had managed to figure out 12 (things like "Hot under the collar" and "Broken heart" and "One thing after another"). He was surprised at how quickly I solved several of them ("Hard up for cash," "the long and short of it," and "Looking out for number 1"). But, in the end, we were still stuck on three. Of course, my little competitive edge was whet and I was determined to figure the rest out.
So, I went on-line and searched for word puzzles (otherwise, I wouldn't have known these were called "rebus puzzles" - although they also went by other names like Brain Busters and Brain Bats). I have now looked at hundreds of these things. Many of them, I have seen before. I did find one that we were missing. It was:
END
^
Answer: The beginning of the end
Having looked at a good many of them, I also think I figured out the other one which had us stumped:
MORE
MORE
MORE
MORE
MORE
MORE
At first I thought this had something to do with there being six "more"s. But I'm guessing the answer is "Room for one more."
Now, I can't figure out the last one and couldn't find it on-line either. I even stumbled upon this interesting site, which I intend to visit when I have more time (I thought if I looked at popular phrases, it might come to me, but really finding the meanings behind some of these phrases would be far more fun than solving rebus puzzles).
So, my faithful readers, give this one a try:
NEA$R
N$EAR
NE$AR
It certainly stumped me. The first person to comment with the right answer (to be confirmed by my son's teacher, of course), will get a small prize from me! Woo-hoo, my second giveaway!
6 comments:
I'm going to have a think about it I'll be back!
I'm back!!!
Two Ideas (with assistance from My Dad)
Nearly in the money
and/or
Money right, left & centre
What do you think?
Money near and far?
Close to the money?
I can't figure it out.
Here's two for you:
MONwereEY
and
EYE
PRIZE
GRA - I'm thinking there is something specific about there being three nears and the money being inside them at various places, but so far, no idea sounds right.
CG - My best guess to give my son was something like nearly in the money three times. There has to be a reason the word near is there three times. I still don't get it.
As for yours: We're in the money and Eye on the prize! It would be fun to make up some using phrases from that phrase website.
You're too good at these, Wendy. I'll have to get more obtuse next time. And you are going to post the answer from the teacher, right?
CG - Yes, I will post the answer and the winner, if there is one.
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