😎FUN FACT
Being traditionalists, our annual Christmas themed enigmas will not begin until the first weekend of December.
WHO ARE WE?
Similar to WHO AM I, although at least two people are involved.
Can you identify the people (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?
We wear long tails and ears for hats.
FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
Who was America’s first 5/Five star general?
We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the November 18, 2023 Puzzle Corner.
Something familiar is represented in the image below. Do you know what it is?
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Answer: Peace on Earth, something we all hope to see in our lifetime.
THE LETTER SHUFFLE
From the recent holiday, how many new words can you make out of the letters in THANKSGIVING?
Out of the letters in the word THANKSGIVING, you can make the following words:
A, aging, ah, akin, an, angst, as, at,
Gag(s), gain(s), giant(s), gas, gat(s) <old 1930's slang for guns>, gig(s), gin(s), gist, git(s) <Hillbilly slang for scram/get>, giving
Hag(s), haggis <a Scottish delicacy>, hang(s), has, hat(s), having, hi <short form of "hello">, hiking, hint(s), hit(s)
I, ink(s), in(s), inn(s), is, it, its
Kin, king(s), kit(s), knight(s), knit(s)
Nag(s), nigh, night(s)
Sag, saint, sank, sat, saving, shag <a type of carpeting>, sight, sighting, sign, signing, sink, sinking, sin, shin, shining, sit, skin, skit, snag, snit, stag, staging, stain, staining, stank, sting, stinging, stink, stinking
Tag(s), tan(s), tank(s), than, thank(s), thin(s), thing(s), think(s), this, tin,
Vain, vat(s), visit, Viking(s), (AND) vista.
Other words besides the 117 above might be possible. But IV (the medical term) didn’t count because it’s an abbreviation. The Roman numerals II and IV are debatable, but the cuss word for human waste was not listed since this is a family oriented E-zine.
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