Whatzit? #10

The answer to Whatzit? #9 was “Bull in a China Shop.”
This was a good Whatzit puzzle! If only I had clued in that by using the word “Taurus,” they meant bull. Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac and its emblem is the bull. It wasn’t a very hard one if you knew stuff about the zodiac signs. Taurus was written between china shop, therefore you get “Bull in a china shop.” This is what a found on the internet:
Bull in a China Shop:
Definition: someone who is clumsy; someone who upsets other people's plans
Explanation: Used when talking about a person who is rather insensitive
Examples: He was like a bull in a china shop with our new clients. - His lack of understanding made him appear as a bull in a china shop.
I don’t believe that I am a very clumsy person and that line has never been used on me but I do remember my mom telling me to never touch anything when we would go to stores with anything breakable...I found this comic quite funny. Hope you enjoyed my blog :).

Whatzit? #9

The answer to Whatzit? #8 was, “Scrambled Eggs.”
I thought it was a pretty easy one. It’s the word “eggs” scrambled four times...therefore you get “scrambled eggs.” I like scrambled eggs but I don’t think that it is my favourite way to eat eggs. I found this website that lists a few ways to eat scrambled eggs. It talks about omelettes, so I’m assuming that because you “scramble” the eggs before you cook it, it’s considered to be scrambled eggs? I’m not really sure...but here it is:

Scrambled (beaten with milk and cooked in a pan on a burner while the cook stirs)
Omelet
French Omelet (beaten with water, cooked in a pan on a burner until it’s a circle, then folded or rolled)
Puffy Omelet (made with separately beaten egg whites and yolks so it has lots of air, then cooked in a pan both on a burner and in the oven)

The next puzzle is a bit harder but I’m sure someone will guess it!

Whatzit? #8

The answer to Whatzit? #7 was, “A Little White Lie.”
Instantly when I saw this puzzle I thought “white lie,” so I don’t understand why they had to add “a little.” Doesn’t really make sense right? I thought that “dark lie” was a good guess, never thought of that one. Fib is defined as “a trivial or childish lie.” I found this definition off of google...

Noun1.white lie - an unimportant lie (especially one told to be tactful or polite)
lie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

I think that many people are guilty of telling lies...especially the white lies. For example, I have said to someone, “Oh nice hair do,” without meaning it but I’ll say it anyway because I know it will make the person feel good. White lies may be okay sometimes, but I don’t understand why people have to lie about certain things...I find it to be very pointless. Anyways, on to the next puzzle!

Whatzit? #7

The answer to Whatzit #6 was, “Come down to earth.”
The first thing I thought of when I saw this puzzle was the movie Down to Earth. I don’t think I have ever watched the movie but I know that Chris Rock is in it...anyone suggest that I should watch the movie? I think that was a pretty simple puzzle because the first thing you would see is the words “come” and “earth.” The word “come” is written down towards the word “earth,” therefore you get “come down to earth.” I like the next puzzle too, it is also easy. There a lot more fun to do when you actually get the answer!

Whatzit? #6

The answer to Whatzit #5 was, "Think Before you Speak." Somebody actually guessed it right, good job! I told you sometimes they are easy...I need to start thinking before I speak. Sometimes I find myself saying things that I probably could have just kept to myself. I also need to stop thinking so much sometimes too! When I over think things I get a lot more worried about everything and it just makes the situations worst. Have you ever written a test and think that the answer is one thing and then think another thing and get yourself all confused? Go with your first instinct, that’s what usually works! Here is the next puzzle...

Whatzit? #5

The answer to Whatzit? #4 was, “Rock and Roll.” Here is what I found for Gibraltar and the definition of bagel:

“The Rock of Gibraltar (sometimes called the Pillar of Hercules or by its Latin name, Calpe[1]) is a monolithic limestone promontory located in Gibraltar, off the southwestern tip of Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.[2]”
Bagel (ˈbā-gəl) : a firm doughnut-shaped roll traditionally made by boiling and then baking

I think that it would have been a bit easier if they put an “&” sign in between the two words, unless you knew what Gibraltar was referring too. I had no idea...but I thought maybe someone would! I should have posted the picture along with the puzzle, maybe I will do that with the next hard one. This week is easier so keep on trying!

Whatzit? #4

The answer to Whatzit? 3 is, “turn the other cheek.” My first guess was “cheek to cheek,” as well as some of you said, but of course, there had to be a more difficult answer. I ‘googled’ the answer and found this:

“Turn the other cheek”
An adaption of a command of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount: “Ye have heard that is hath been said, “An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth”; but I say unto you, that ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
‡ To “turn the other cheek” is thus to accept injuries and not seek revenge.

I think that I’ve heard the phrase before but I never understood what it meant. Unfortunately the answer was not as simple as Frank Sinatra’s, “Cheek to Cheek!” I do like that song though..."Heaven, I’m in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak, and I seem to find the happiness I seekwhen were out together dancing cheek to cheek.”
My next puzzle is kind of hard to guess without knowing one of the words, so feel free to search the net! It won’t give it completely away...

Whatzit? #3

I think that the second Whatzit? puzzle was a little easier than the first puzzle! The answer was “Permanent Wave.” The picture was very clear, it said “permanent” and it was written in a wave, put two and two together and you have permanent wave.
The first thing that I thought of when I saw the answer was Geography 12. For some reason I remember learning about permanent waves but I can’t seem to find anything on the internet. Does anyone know what I am thinking about? I might just be confused...
But here is the definition I got off Google,
“A permanent wave, commonly called a perm, is the chemical treatment of hair to produce curls. In cosmetology, it is termed a type of curl reformation. Humans have been attempting to add curl to straight hair for thousands of years.”
Is that what everyone who guessed thought?
I found another somewhat easy one so keep on guessing, but try not to view the comments before you guess because then it will give it away! Good luck.

Whatzit? #2

Well, no responses to my first puzzle, but I will tell you what I thought of it. When I first looked at the puzzle I instantly focused on the “Brrr” part. So I knew that it had something to do with being cold, freezing, shivering etc. When you remove the three R’s and make it only one, you get the word bream. I had never heard of that word before...so I was unsuccessful in guessing this puzzle correctly and I was forced to look at the solution at the bottom of the page. The answer to “Brrream” was Cold Fish. I understood the cold part of it but not the fish! Here is the definition of bream:

Bream \ˈbrim, ˈbrēm\ noun 1: a bronze-colored European freshwater cyprinid fish (Abramis brama); broadly : any of various related fishes2 a: any of various marine fish (family Sparidae) related to the porgy —called also sea bream b: any of various freshwater sunfishes (Lepomis and related genera); especially : bluegill

Interesting...a new word to add to my vocabulary! Not only are these puzzles enjoyable but they are also educating. Well, not really but now I know what that word means. The next puzzle I am posting is a lot easier, doesn’t have unknown words. So, again I wish you luck and I hope to actually receive some comments this week!

Whatzit?

Each morning I have a routine of doing the Coffee Break section in the Province newspaper. I have a specific order in which I do the puzzles, I start with “Whatzit?” then I attempt to do “Jumble” and then depending on the amount of time I have that morning I will complete the “Wonderword.”

Doing the “Whatzit?” puzzle is my favourite, so I thought that each week I would post my favourite one of the week. Like it says in the instructions, you have to try to “find the familiar phrase, saying or name within the arrangement of letters.” It says that the phrases should be familiar but sometimes they aren’t so I am going to research them and try to find their origins.
Although I do enjoy trying to figure out the “Whatzit?” puzzles, sometimes they are quite the challenge! So, within the next few weeks of this blog I might change it up and focus on a different puzzle.
Well, here’s your first one. Good luck!

Coffee Break

Each morning I have a routine of doing the Coffee Break section in the Province newspaper.