Brain Tease....

Melody_lane

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Define these phrases.

1. Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid, minific.
2. Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate.
3. Surveillance should precede saltation.
4. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.
5. It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately departed lacteal fluid.
6. The stylus is more potent than the claymore.
7. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.
8. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion.
9. Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to rectitude.
10. The temperature of aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled saucepan does not reach 212 degrees.
11. All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.
12. Where there are visible vapors having their prevalence in ignited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.
13. Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted.
14. A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques vitiate the potable concoction produced by steeping certain comestibles.
15. Eleemosynary deeds have their incipience intramurally.
16. Male cadavers are incapable of yielding any testimony.
17. Individuals who make their abode in vitreous edifices would be advised to refrain from catapulting petrous projectiles.
18. Neophyte's serendipity.
19. Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders jack a hebetudinous fellow.
20. A revolving lithic conglomeration accumulates no congeries of small, green, bryolitic plant.
21. A person presenting the ultimate cachinnation possesses thereby the optimal cachinnation.
22. Abstention from any explorating undertaking precludes a potential escalation of lucrative nature.
23. Missiles of igneous or onerous consistency have the potential of fracturing my osseous structure, by appellations will externally remain innocuous.


GOOD LUCK! You'll need it! :D
 
Ok, here goes...
1. you got me
2. Birds of a feather flock together
3. Look before you leap?
4. Beauty is only skin deep
5. There's no use crying over spilt milk
6. The pen is mightier than the sword
7. Can't teach an old dog new tricks
8. Spare the rod and spoil the child
9. Cleanliness is next to godliness
10.A watched pot never boils
11.All that glitters is not gold
12.Where there's smoke, there's fire
13.?
14. Too many cooks spoil the soup
15.?
16. Dead men tell no tales
17.People in glass houses should not throw rocks
18.?
19.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
20.A rolling stone gathers no moss
21.?
22.?
23.Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
 
1. Twinkle, twinkle, little star (I feel so stupid!)*
2. Birds of a feather flock together.
3. Look before you leap.
4. Beauty is only skin deep** From Kitten Eyes
5. No use crying over spilt milk.
6. The pen is mightyier than the sword.
7. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.
8. Spare the rod, spoil the child.
9. Cleanliness is next to godliness **Kitten Eyes
10. A watched pot never boils.
11. All things that glitter are not gold,
12. Where there's flame, there's fire.
13. ?
14. Too many cools spoil the broth.
15. ?
16. Dead men tell no tales.
17. People in glass houses should not throw stones.
18. Beginner's luck.
19. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
20. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
21. ?
22. ?
23. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Have to think about the others some more.


[Edited by Sonora on 09-24-2000 at 05:30 PM]
 
Well, I'm gonna try the ones that haven't been gotten yet.

1. Twinkle, twinkle little star
13. Beggars can't be choosers
15. Something about charity...I dunno on that one.
21. One who laughs loudest laughs best. Or something like that. :)
22. Nothing ventured nothing gained.
 
Patryn said:
Well, I'm gonna try the ones that haven't been gotten yet.

15. Something about charity...I dunno on that one.

Charity begins at home.
 
1. Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid, minific.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star


2. Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate.

Birds of a feather flock together


3. Surveillance should precede saltation.

Look before you leap


4. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity.

Beauty is only skin deep


5. It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately departed lacteal fluid.

Don't cry over spilt milk


6. The stylus is more potent than the claymore.

The pen is mightier than the (big) sword


7. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative maneuvers.

You can't teach an old dog new tricks


8. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion.

Spare the rod and spoil the child

9. Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to rectitude.

Cleanliness is next to godliness


10. The temperature of aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled saucepan does not reach 212 degrees.
A watched pot never boils


11. All articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous.

All that glitters is not gold


12. Where there are visible vapors having their prevalence in ignited carbonaceous materials, there is conflagration.

Where there is smoke, there is fire


13. Sorting on the part of mendicants must be interdicted.

Beggers can't be choosers


14. A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques vitiate the potable concoction produced by steeping certain comestibles.

Too many cooks spoil the broth


15. Eleemosynary deeds have their incipience intramurally.

???


16. Male cadavers are incapable of yielding any testimony.

Dead men tell no tales


17. Individuals who make their abode in vitreous edifices would be advised to refrain from catapulting petrous projectiles.

People who live in galss houses shouldn't throw stones


18. Neophyte's serendipity.

Beginner's luck


19. Exclusive dedication to necessitous chores without interludes of hedonistic diversion renders jack a hebetudinous fellow.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy


20. A revolving lithic conglomeration accumulates no congeries of small, green, bryolitic plant.

A rolling stone gathers no moss


21. A person presenting the ultimate cachinnation possesses thereby the optimal cachinnation.

???


22. Abstention from any explorating undertaking precludes a potential escalation of lucrative nature.

? If you don't try, you can't win.


23. Missiles of igneous or onerous consistency have the potential of fracturing my osseous structure, by appellations will externally remain innocuous.

Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.


[Edited by Weird Harold on 09-24-2000 at 05:36 PM]
 
Authorship?

Melody--

Do you have a source for these? I'd love to play this game with my students, and I need to know if there is any copyright stuff to be sorted out.

Thanks, Risia

Oh, and incidentally, just in case anyone else is as picky as I am--#1 should read "Scintillate, scintillate, minific asteroid."--as right now the exact translation would be "twinkle, twinkle, star, little" which wouldn't mean much to anyone without reorganization.



[Edited by RisiaSkye on 09-24-2000 at 07:03 PM]
 
Haha. Yeah, I got them from my teacher. She got them at a workshop over the summer from her 'teacher'.

There were actually quite a few mistakes-mostly in spelling...I thought I had sifted through them all. Oh well!

Hope your students enjoy!
 
I've also seen versions of these using the titles of Christmas caroles. (And there is a picture one as well.) I gave it to the students in my grade 7 class before Christmas holidays one afternoon. They really had fun doing them! I'll have to see if I can rustle them up for the upcoming holiday season for all the Literoticans.

K
 
I thought it was: He who laughs loudest should stay out of libraries.
 
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