kingcarr21 Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 Fifty Geeky Wordplay Clues to the US StatesAnyone who gets all fifty of these is officially awesome. Some are anagrams, some are cryptic but most are just weak puns.Questions:1. Heavy Laundry2. Something's missing from my shed3. A feelm weeth James Caan4. A chiming mess5. Specialist subject - "Only fools and horses"6. Honour among thieves7. Horsehair8. Sick Badger9. Sick Badgers10. Derby County11. Heaven with a heavy cold12. Cole and Solskjaer both did13. Two things you might need for a PhD14. Exploding Osmannite15. Tweed Proprietor16. Nothing greeting Nothing17. Tiny snake in German/French mountain18. Get prisoners to their cells quickly19. Motorway Man20. ... and i'll fetch the gravel21. Smilie's cruise ship22. Vorderman's cruise ship23. I can't understand why you can't be more merciful24. Breaks an' breaks25. Mum lent me £2026. I wonder if mum will lend me another £2027. Smash a frail icon28. Switch off saw29. Boo! Your mandible is rubbish30. Walsh date Ford31. Nicholas Sarkozy's sunbed32. Hbneswlug33. Virgin theme park34. Oxicemo35. Noah's christmas list36. Revisit wigan in disguise37. Bring back Bergerac38. Carerras39. What posh people don't like paying40. Jack eats a pavlova41. The bottom of a tin42. Arrest our spending43. T/A44. D/A45. Fine french writer46. Andover and over47. Never heard a thing48. More ruddy49. Pines for Neil Pye50. Aah! Wii is brokenFull List of States (for reference) AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachussetsMichiganMinnessottaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 10 March 2014 Author Share Posted 10 March 2014 I was given this at work and think some are quite good. Can anyone on FT answer any of these? I will start you off with the first one being Washington (Washing- Tonne) Ive got half of them so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 4 . MICHIGAN 5 DELAWARE 8 ILLINOIS 12 NEW YORK 14 MINNESOTA 16 OHIO 21 and 22 CAROLINA ( NORTH OR SOUTH ?) 25 IOWA 26 ALASKA 27 CALIFORNIA 33 MARYLAND 34 NEW MEXICO 35 ARKANSAS 37 NEW JERSEY 38 TENNESSEE 39 TEXAS 50 HAWAII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 10 March 2014 Author Share Posted 10 March 2014 4 . MICHIGAN 50 HAWAII 22 CAROLINA ( NORTH OR SOUTH ?) 25 IOWA 39 TEXAS 21 will b the opposite i needed 4 and 50 thanks. Cant believe i didnt get 50 so easy haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 10. Kentucky? 16. Ohio 26. Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 10 March 2014 Author Share Posted 10 March 2014 10. Kentucky? 16. Ohio 26. Alaska i thought that but not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 7. Maine 25. Iowa 26. Idaho 34. New mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambridgefox Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 11.Nevada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 4 . MICHIGAN 5 DELAWARE 8 ILLINOIS 12 NEW YORK 14 MINNESOTA 16 OHIO 21 and 22 CAROLINA ( NORTH OR SOUTH ?) 25 IOWA 26 ALASKA 27 CALIFORNIA 33 MARYLAND 34 NEW MEXICO 35 ARKANSAS 37 NEW JERSEY 39 TENNESSEE 39 TEXAS 50 HAWAII these are the ones i'm fairly sure of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambridgefox Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 2. Idaho ?i had a hoe- Something missing from my shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 2. Idaho ?i had a hoe- Something missing from my shed.Haha I thought that was 26. As in I would owe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 1. so obvious! Washington 3. Missouri 17. Vermont 18. Wisconsin 23. Wyoming (that one made me laugh) 24. Nebraska 31. Montana 36. West Virginia 41. Kansas 46. New Hampshire? (Kinda tenuous that one.) 30. Not sure about this but, Louisiana (Louis Welsh, Anna Ford, but not sure how date comes into it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 10 March 2014 Author Share Posted 10 March 2014 4 . MICHIGAN 5 DELAWARE 8 ILLINOIS 12 NEW YORK 14 MINNESOTA 16 OHIO 21 and 22 CAROLINA ( NORTH OR SOUTH ?) 25 IOWA 26 ALASKA 27 CALIFORNIA 33 MARYLAND 34 NEW MEXICO 35 ARKANSAS 37 NEW JERSEY 39 TENNESSEE 39 TEXAS 50 HAWAII these are the ones i'm fairly sure of same number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 2 IDAHO 4 . MICHIGAN 5 DELAWARE 7 MAINE 8 ILLINOIS 12 NEW YORK 14 MINNESOTA 16 OHIO 21 and 22 CAROLINA ( NORTH OR SOUTH ?) 25 IOWA 26 ALASKA 27 CALIFORNIA 33 MARYLAND 34 NEW MEXICO 35 ARKANSAS 37 NEW JERSEY 38 TENNESSEE 39 TEXAS 50 HAWAII SHOULD WE same number 38 TENNESSE ( TENOR C) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 10 March 2014 Author Share Posted 10 March 2014 some others i got are 6. Connecticut (Con-ettiquette) 18. Wisconsin (whizz cons in) 24. Nebraska 30. Louisiana (Louis see Anna) as in louis walsh and anna ford 41. Kansas (cans ass) 49. Mississippi ( misses hippy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 could we copy and paste the up to date list and just add to it 2 IDAHO 4 . MICHIGAN 6. Connecticut (Con-ettiquette) 5 DELAWARE 7 MAINE 8 ILLINOIS 12 NEW YORK 14 MINNESOTA 16 OHIO 21 and 22 CAROLINA ( NORTH OR SOUTH ?) 25 IOWA 26 ALASKA 27 CALIFORNIA 30. Louisiana (Louis see Anna) as in louis walsh and anna ford 33 MARYLAND 34 NEW MEXICO 35 ARKANSAS 37 NEW JERSEY 38 TENNESSEE 39 TEXAS 41. Kansas (cans ass) 49. Mississippi ( misses hippy) 50 HAWAI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 10 March 2014 Author Share Posted 10 March 2014 2 IDAHO 4 . MICHIGAN 5 DELAWARE 7 MAINE 8 ILLINOIS 12 NEW YORK 14 MINNESOTA 16 OHIO 21 and 22 CAROLINA ( NORTH OR SOUTH ?) 25 IOWA 26 ALASKA 27 CALIFORNIA 33 MARYLAND 34 NEW MEXICO 35 ARKANSAS 37 NEW JERSEY 38 TENNESSEE 39 TEXAS 50 HAWAII SHOULD WE 38 TENNESSE ( TENOR C) ahhh that was 1 i needed thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 1 WASHINGTON 2 IDAHO 3 MISSOURI 4 . MICHIGAN 6. Connecticut (Con-ettiquette) 5 DELAWARE 7 MAINE 8 ILLINOIS 12 NEW YORK 14 MINNESOTA 16 OHIO 21 and 22 CAROLINA ( NORTH OR SOUTH ?) 25 IOWA 26 ALASKA 27 CALIFORNIA 30. Louisiana (Louis see Anna) as in louis walsh and anna ford 33 MARYLAND 34 NEW MEXICO 35 ARKANSAS 37 NEW JERSEY 38 TENNESSEE 39 TEXAS 41. Kansas (cans ass) 49. Mississippi ( misses hippy) 50 HAWAI is this the up to date list so far ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 19 RHODE ISLAND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 1. Heavy Laundry WASHINGTON 2. Something's missing from my shed IDAHO 3. A feelm weeth James Caan MISSOURI 4. A chiming mess MICHIGAN 5. Specialist subject - "Only fools and horses" DELAWARE 6. Honour among thieves 7. Horsehair MAINE 8. Sick Badger ILLINOIS ? 9. Sick Badgers 10. Derby County 11. Heaven with a heavy cold 12. Cole and Solskjaer both did NEW YORK 13. Two things you might need for a PhD 14. Exploding Osmannite MINNESOTA 15. Tweed Proprietor 16. Nothing greeting Nothing OHIO 17. Tiny snake in German/French mountain 18. Get prisoners to their cells quickly 19. Motorway Man RHODE ISLAND 20. ... and i'll fetch the gravel 21. Smilie's cruise ship NORTH CAROLINA ? 22. Vorderman's cruise ship SOUTH CAROLINA ? 23. I can't understand why you can't be more merciful 24. Breaks an' breaks 25. Mum lent me £20 IOWA 26. I wonder if mum will lend me another £20 ALASKA 27. Smash a frail icon CALIFORNIA 28. Switch off saw 29. Boo! Your mandible is rubbish GEORGIA ?? 30. Walsh date Ford LOUISIANNA 31. Nicholas Sarkozy's sunbed 32. Hbneswlug 33. Virgin theme park MARYLAND 34. Oxicemo NEW MEXICO 35. Noah's christmas list ARKANSAS 36. Revisit wigan in disguise 37. Bring back Bergerac NEW JERSEY 38. Carerras TEMNNESSEE 39. What posh people don't like paying TEXAS 40. Jack eats a pavlova 41. The bottom of a tin KANSAS 42. Arrest our spending 43. T/A 44. D/A 45. Fine french writer 46. Andover and over 47. Never heard a thing 48. More ruddy 49. Pines for Neil Pye MISSISIPPI 50. Aah! Wii is broken HAWAII have i missed any of the solved ones ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rincewind Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 Which states are left to choose from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 10 March 2014 Author Share Posted 10 March 2014 1. Heavy Laundry WASHINGTON 2. Something's missing from my shed IDAHO 3. A feelm weeth James Caan MISSOURI 4. A chiming mess MICHIGAN 5. Specialist subject - "Only fools and horses" DELAWARE 6. Honour among thieves CONNECTICUT 7. Horsehair MAINE 8. Sick Badger ILLINOIS ? 9. Sick Badgers 10. Derby County 11. Heaven with a heavy cold NEVADA 12. Cole and Solskjaer both did NEW YORK 13. Two things you might need for a PhD ALABAMA 14. Exploding Osmannite MINNESOTA 15. Tweed Proprietor ARIZONA 16. Nothing greeting Nothing OHIO 17. Tiny snake in German/French mountain VERMONT 18. Get prisoners to their cells quickly WISCONSIN 19. Motorway Man RHODE ISLAND 20. ... and i'll fetch the gravel UTAH 21. Smilie's cruise ship NORTH CAROLINA ? 22. Vorderman's cruise ship SOUTH CAROLINA ? 23. I can't understand why you can't be more merciful 24. Breaks an' breaks NEBRASKA 25. Mum lent me £20 IOWA 26. I wonder if mum will lend me another £20 ALASKA 27. Smash a frail icon CALIFORNIA 28. Switch off saw 29. Boo! Your mandible is rubbish GEORGIA ?? 30. Walsh date Ford LOUISIANNA 31. Nicholas Sarkozy's sunbed 32. Hbneswlug 33. Virgin theme park MARYLAND 34. Oxicemo NEW MEXICO 35. Noah's christmas list ARKANSAS 36. Revisit wigan in disguise 37. Bring back Bergerac NEW JERSEY 38. Carerras TENNESSEE 39. What posh people don't like paying TEXAS 40. Jack eats a pavlova 41. The bottom of a tin KANSAS 42. Arrest our spending COLORADO 43. T/A 44. D/A 45. Fine french writer 46. Andover and over 47. Never heard a thing 48. More ruddy 49. Pines for Neil Pye MISSISIPPI 50. Aah! Wii is broken HAWAII have i missed any of the solved ones ? 1. Heavy Laundry WASHINGTON 2. Something's missing from my shed IDAHO 3. A feelm weeth James Caan MISSOURI 4. A chiming mess MICHIGAN 5. Specialist subject - "Only fools and horses" DELAWARE 6. Honour among thieves CONNECTICUT 7. Horsehair MAINE 8. Sick Badger ILLINOIS ? 9. Sick Badgers 10. Derby County 11. Heaven with a heavy cold NEVADA 12. Cole and Solskjaer both did NEW YORK 13. Two things you might need for a PhD ALABAMA 14. Exploding Osmannite MINNESOTA 15. Tweed Proprietor ARIZONA 16. Nothing greeting Nothing OHIO 17. Tiny snake in German/French mountain VERMONT 18. Get prisoners to their cells quickly WISCONSIN 19. Motorway Man RHODE ISLAND 20. ... and i'll fetch the gravel UTAH 21. Smilie's cruise ship NORTH CAROLINA ? 22. Vorderman's cruise ship SOUTH CAROLINA ? 23. I can't understand why you can't be more merciful 24. Breaks an' breaks NEBRASKA 25. Mum lent me £20 IOWA 26. I wonder if mum will lend me another £20 ALASKA 27. Smash a frail icon CALIFORNIA 28. Switch off saw 29. Boo! Your mandible is rubbish GEORGIA ?? 30. Walsh date Ford LOUISIANNA 31. Nicholas Sarkozy's sunbed 32. Hbneswlug 33. Virgin theme park MARYLAND 34. Oxicemo NEW MEXICO 35. Noah's christmas list ARKANSAS 36. Revisit wigan in disguise 37. Bring back Bergerac NEW JERSEY 38. Carerras TENNESSEE 39. What posh people don't like paying TEXAS 40. Jack eats a pavlova 41. The bottom of a tin KANSAS 42. Arrest our spending COLORADO 43. T/A 44. D/A 45. Fine french writer 46. Andover and over 47. Never heard a thing 48. More ruddy 49. Pines for Neil Pye MISSISIPPI 50. Aah! Wii is broken HAWAII have i missed any of the solved ones ? Ive added the ones ive got aswel and put the answers bold the others im stuck on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 10 March 2014 Author Share Posted 10 March 2014 Ive added the ones ive got aswel and put the answers bold the others im stuck on ahhh number 36 is west virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 1. Heavy Laundry WASHINGTON 2. Something's missing from my shed IDAHO 3. A feelm weeth James Caan MISSOURI 4. A chiming mess MICHIGAN 5. Specialist subject - "Only fools and horses" DELAWARE 6. Honour among thieves CONNECTICUT 7. Horsehair MAINE 8. Sick Badger ILLINOIS ? 9. Sick Badgers 10. Derby County 11. Heaven with a heavy cold NEVADA 12. Cole and Solskjaer both did NEW YORK 13. Two things you might need for a PhD 14. Exploding Osmannite MINNESOTA 15. Tweed Proprietor 16. Nothing greeting Nothing OHIO 17. Tiny snake in German/French mountain VERMONT 18. Get prisoners to their cells quickly WISCONSIN 19. Motorway Man RHODE ISLAND 20. ... and i'll fetch the gravel 21. Smilie's cruise ship NORTH CAROLINA ? 22. Vorderman's cruise ship SOUTH CAROLINA ? 23. I can't understand why you can't be more merciful WYOMING 24. Breaks an' breaks NEBRASKA 25. Mum lent me £20 IOWA 26. I wonder if mum will lend me another £20 ALASKA 27. Smash a frail icon CALIFORNIA 28. Switch off saw 29. Boo! Your mandible is rubbish GEORGIA ?? 30. Walsh date Ford LOUISIANNA 31. Nicholas Sarkozy's sunbed MONTANA 32. Hbneswlug 33. Virgin theme park MARYLAND 34. Oxicemo NEW MEXICO 35. Noah's christmas list ARKANSAS 36. Revisit wigan in disguise WEST VIRGINIA 37. Bring back Bergerac NEW JERSEY 38. Carerras TEMNNESSEE 39. What posh people don't like paying TEXAS 40. Jack eats a pavlova 41. The bottom of a tin KANSAS 42. Arrest our spending 43. T/A 44. D/A 45. Fine french writer 46. Andover and over 47. Never heard a thing 48. More ruddy 49. Pines for Neil Pye MISSISIPPI 50. Aah! Wii is broken HAWAII have i missed any of the solved ones ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 10 March 2014 Share Posted 10 March 2014 Unsolved as yet... 10. Derby County13. Two things you might need for a PhD20. ... and i'll fetch the gravel 28. Switch off saw29. Boo! Your mandible is rubbish32. Hbneswlug40. Jack eats a pavlova42. Arrest our spending43. T/A44. D/A45. Fine french writer47. Never heard a thing48. More ruddy Remaining states... AlabamaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIndianaKentuckyNorth DakotaOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaSouth DakotaUtahVirginia I can't help but think that whoever thought up the questions thinks that Slyvanian has something to do with France and that Fine French Writer is Pennsylvania. However, Slyvanian means "forestlike". Could 20. I'll fetch the gravel be Oregon (ore gone)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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