Saturday, July 30, 2016

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 30, 2016

FUN FACT
The word Slang is actually short for Short LANGuage.

WHAT'S THAT SONG?
The line from a song is below. Can you identify the song?

♫But the hardest thing I ever do is watch my leading ladies
kiss some other guy while I'm bandaging my knee.♫

TRIVIA TIME
What vehicles actually debuted during 1966's Batman: The Movie that had not previously appeared on the television show?

We'll reveal all next weekend. Meanwhile, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results of the July 23, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you form out of the letters in SUMMER?
There are a few more than you think.

Em(s), emu(s)
Me, Mum(s), Muse
Rum(s), Ruse
Serum, sum, sure,
Us, use, user

More than the 17 listed above might be possible.

COMMON BONDS
The items within each subset below have something in common.
Do you know what it is?
01. {Harry George Peter, the lie detector} = William Moulton Marston, who invented the lie detector and co-created Wonder Woman with artist Peter using the pen name Charles Moulton.
02. {Dom DeLuise, Roger Rees} and yes we know they are both actors.
Believe it or not, both were part of the original possibilities to play Mork from Ork before Robin Williams auditioned and got the role.

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