Rebus

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  1. Ken Anderson

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    Rebus is a game where a word or familiar phrase is drawn with ordinary characters. For example:

    stand
    I
    = I understand

    EASY
    = The Big Easy

    I'll start with an easy one.

    E
     
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    Eventually
     
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    I put down eventually . now I think you use the word in a phrase with that word . I think!!
     
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    Thanks @Louise Williams my brain is freezing ..cold here

    @Ken Anderson could you please explain it a little more thanks :D
     

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    Sometimes it's just a word, but that's not the word.
     
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    huh??? I'm still cornfused,,lol I will wait til someone else plays the game,,
     
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    I might be crazy, but I am not stupid...
    however in this game, I must go with the stupid because I just don't know what I am supposed to do....
     
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    The "I" is beneath (under) "stand" = I understand

    EASY is given a large (big) font = Big Easy

    Brown E = Brownie

    Along the same lines, here's another.

    The i
     
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    OOOh I love Rebus games.... carry on Ken.....I'll play!!:D:D
     
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    The answer can be anything... a Book, a Phrase, a TV series....a well known quote, a Film...

    Here's an easy picture rebus for you all.. *clue*...it's a phrase...


    Clue_2014-10-13.jpg
     
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    Playing cat and mouse? if im wrong than that's ok ...but if I'm right then what would I do? next ?
     
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    Nope sorry Louise, and Kate...you're wrong......but you're quite close...

    Great that you're making an attempt at it..once you understand the nature of the game they will become so much easier to guess.. :D

    The idea is to say what you see....so I'll give you a clue...


    the mice are playing....and the cat is doing what?
     
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    Incidentally anyone wants to add another rebus please feel free...we can guess more than one...

    if you prefer to wait for me to say if you're right or wrong, then the person who gets the correct answer can choose to take a turn at posting their own rebus, or choose to pass, and I will post more.. :D
     
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    Playing outside ???
     
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