July 2024 Newsletter

Welcome to July’s edition of Philosopher's Tone! I'm your host, Professor Rebus, and I'm delighted to have you aboard the Pitcherwits™ Express. What can you expect? A monthly dose of bonus puzzles, wisdom and snippets about the English language! I hope you enjoy this month's publication.

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Onwards!

  • Contentment – the best measure of wealth

  • Some of life’s best journeys are travelling to meet people halfway.

  • Revenge may be sweet; but then so is ethylene glycol, and it’s equally toxic.

  • Don’t miss the silver lining because you are pre-occupied with finding gold.

  • If you step on people in this life, will you come back as a cockroach?

  1. Bailiwick (a) fool (pejorative) (b) personal interest (c) illegal

  2. Paralipsis (a) rhetorical device (b) contra-flow (c) mouth infection

  3. Impropriator (a) grantee (b) offence causer (c) thief

  4. Paralogism (a) thinking similarly (b) illogical thinking (c) pause for thought

  5. Ranunculus (a) mythical creature (b) buttercup (c) benign lump

From the initials and the clue, what’s the phrase?

  1. H.A.A.P.I.M. Porcine index of pleasure?

  2. S.C.T.T.W. Approaching the limits of safety

  3. H.O.H.I.L. Totally besotted

  4. H.W.N.K.A. Labour that’s not fatal

  5. G.B.O.G.H. Leave, if you don’t want to aim high

What are the rhyming phrases suggested by these clues?

  1. R.C. Very transparently

  2. S.P. Just a bit of acne

  3. A.G. A bet on a stroll

  4. H.J. Lowly mixture to sell

  5. L.M. French gallery transporter

Chuckle Lines

  • I’m going to write a book about hangovers. I’m going to call it, ‘The Wrath of Grapes.’

  • I’m going to write a book about free range egg production. I’m going to call it ‘Hatcher in the Rye.’

  • I’m going to write a wild (!) novel about Premium Bonds. I’m going to call it, ‘The Importance of Being Ernie.’

  • I’m going to call my book on catering for cats, ‘Of mice and menus.’

  • And my book on what to say after formal dinners? ‘The Orange Gin of Speeches.’ (eh Charles?)

 

Signing off until next time...

Professor Rebus

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Answers:

What’s the meaning?
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. b

What’s that phrase?
1. Happy as a pig in muck
2. Sailing close to the wind
3. Head over heels in love
4. Hard work never killed anyone
5. Go big or go home

Rhyme time
1. Really Clearly
2. Simply Pimply
3. Amble Gamble
4. Humble Jumble
5. Louvre Mover

Professor Rebus