Friday, October 19, 2012

2047 - Back in time

Well I found this little test. But the more I looked at it the more it looked familiar. So I did a search on my blog and sure enough on 9-30-2009 I posted it. But things change over time. Spelling mistakes creep into a joke. Enough that it's hard to figure it out.

So you can look at these and see if you can figure out what the original phrase was. Then click on the link and see the original (spell checked) and the answers. And some people can see how they did before.

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Well Known Phrases


See how many of these well known phrases you can recognize without the use of a dictionary or a thesaurus . . . .

1. Scintillate, scintillate, asteroid minific

2. Surveillance should precede caltation

3. Members of an avian species of identical plumage congregate

4. Pulchritude possesses solely cutaneous profundity

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

6. Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to rectitude

7. The stylus is more potent than the scimitar

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

9. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion

10. The temperature of the aqueous content of an unremittingly ogled saucepan does not reach 212 degrees F.

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

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

6 comments:

eViL pOp TaRt said...

1. Twinkle, twinkle little star.

These are neat!

Jon Frum said...

3. Birds of a feather flock together.

Amanda said...

Hey I remember this post. I only got two additional ones correct this time. At the rate I'm going, and if you wait 3 years before posting it again, it might be 9 years before I get them all correct!

Mike said...

Angel - Did you go back to the old post and see the spell checked questions?

Jon - One down, 11 to go.

Amanda - Slow but steady wins the race.

The Mistress of the Dark said...

8. You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

The Mistress of the Dark said...

11. All that glitters isn't gold.