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.