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Onamography is a new language-based puzzle concept that made its debut in a top-selling Australian newspaper. It's a writing style that creatively incorporates Proper Nouns (company names, celebrities etc) in regular English sentences. Here's a sentence (it's called an onnicle) to illustrate the concept: Gargling is the best utility for an untrained throat.It's got the names Anu and Stuti Garg (AWAD's first family) embedded in it. Anu --> an untrained Stuti --> be st utility Garg --> Gargling Solving and creating onnicles requires a combination of creativity, pattern recognition skills, wit, language skills and general knowledge. Here's another one for you to solve: Onnicle: The man at the bar acknowledged that he found the job amateurish.OnniClue: Top post When you solve an onnicle, don't just stop there. Keep the thread going by creating another onnicle with some other personality's name in it. Anyone willing to start the party?
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It seems you already have.
The man at the Bar acknowledged that he found the jOb amateurish
Onnicle: Bad-Luck Paco was looking for love and met a terrific chick (engaged, of course.)
Onniclue: William-Joseph
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Bad-Luck Paco was looking for love and met a terrific chick (engaged, of course.)
Onniclue: William-Joseph Dunno if this is what you had in mind, but if William-Joseph is Billy-Joe and he's a hillbilly then your sentence contains a cow, a tater, and a chicken...
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William-Joseph is William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
You're close!
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'Cow and Chicken'
Onnicle: The SMS said..Bob ill. The rag ate sick Shellfish!
Onniclue: computer whiz kid, Harvard dropout
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Welcome, TGR (and they often do.)
The SMS said..BoB ill. The raG ate sick Shellfish!
Onnicle: Chotti, German by descent, was a notorious womanizer in the Brentwood section of town.
Onniclue: At least fore, likely more.
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Welcome, TGR (and they often do.)
The SMS said..BoB ill. The raG ate sick Shellfish!
Onnicle: Chotti, German by descent, was a notorious womanizer in the Brentwood section of town.
Onniclue: At least fore, likely more. Onnicle: She's a rah-rah girl, trying to be your pal intent on rousing the rabble. Onniclue: I'll ask a question.
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A pretty impressive start! I was hoping to find creative folks on this thread who could pick up the concept quickly and hit the ground running. You guys have more than surpassed my expectations. Hope more creative souls join the tribe. If you are looking for bigger challenges, try out the Onnicle Challenge 5. Also hoping to build up the fan base on Facebook. A little support from the AWAD fans out here would be nice. The onnicle posted by Faldage is still up for grabs.
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Onnicle: She's a rah-rah girl, trying to be your pal intent on rousing the rabble.
Onniclue: I'll ask a question.
Too easy! Sarah Palin :0) Be back with a new one later; feel free to jump over me...
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Onnicle: Chicken Teka Kabob by Iron chef, lay untouched on the judging table!
Onniclue: Really...need one?
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Onnicle: Chicken Teka Kabob by Iron chef, lay untouched on the judging table!
Onniclue: Really...need one? Nah. Bobby Flay Okay, I made one. It's probably really easy, but I had fun with it: Onnicle: The gorgeous contestant, a semiprofessional model, presented a statuesque beauty of a very high caliber, tying the record for the highest overall score.Onniclue: Tres chic!
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Okay, I made one. It's probably really easy, but I had fun with it:
Onnicle: The gorgeous contestant, a semiprofessional model, presented a statuesque beauty of a very high ca liber,ty ing the record for the highest overall score.
Onniclue: Tres chic! Very cleverly made, twosleepy. I cannot present one. Only do the guessing.
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Good one indeed twosleepy!
Onnicle: K-Mart has a kit to baste war tees.
Onniclue: 'White Collar' crime! Who cares? Diva will always be a Diva!
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I see the answer but I cannot offer a new one. I know too little Diva's and Divo's (this one I knew and checked) and things like Am. stuff. So I'll leave the whole thing to one who can do the two?
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Good one indeed twosleepy!
Onnicle: K-Mart has a kit to baste war tees.
Onniclue: 'White Collar' crime! Who cares? Diva will always be a Diva! Onnicle:The Sephardic Kabbalah rose like a phoenix on the ashes of the Reconquista. Onniclue: It's tricky.
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Dick Nixon!
(tricky use of the preposition "on" was the real clue)
Onnicle: The police showed the victim a nice line-up of hookers, with the usual suspects - Traci and Candi - on the ends.
Onniclue: I will always love using divas in my onnicles.
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Dick Nixon!
(tricky use of the preposition "on" was the real clue)
Onnicle: The police showed the victim a nice line-up of hookers, with the usual suspects - Traci and Candi - on the ends.
Onniclue: I will always love using divas in my onnicles.
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Onnicle: Peppa blogs about the epic Asso commune, in Lombardy (Italy).
Onniclue: Few letters here and there and it's what Google calls it's free photo editing software!
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Onnicle: Peppa blogs about the epic Asso commune, in Lombardy (Italy).
Onniclue: Few letters here and there and it's what Google calls it's free photo editing software! Although I know nothing about Google's software.... :0)
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Should have done a Google Search  Google's free photo editing software - Picasa! Ur turn to roll an onnicle!
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Pablo Picasso. Good one!
Onnicle: "I missed the hadj? Oh, no! There's no way next year's trip to Mecca could compare to this year's."
Clue: An actor who, as a young man, met Wyatt Earp on a movie set.
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Pablo Picasso. Good one!
Onnicle: "I missed the hadj? Oh, no! There's no way next year's trip to Mecca could compare to this year's."
Clue: An actor who, as a young man, met Wyatt Earp on a movie set. John Wayne! Onnicle: Drop dead eminent Actress paid Sumo, orey-eyed wrestler, huge sums of money! Onniclue: Drop dead eminent Actress
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Demi Moore!
Onnicle: "I put carob in, so now it tastes like chocolate. And I colored it a bland ecru, so everyone will be surprised by the strong flavor."
Clue: Not Captain Cook, but an island dweller, nonetheless.
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[quote=beck123]
"I put carob in, so now it tastes like chocolate. And I colored it a bland ecru, so everyone will be surprised by the strong flavor."
Robinson Crusoe
Onnicle: They interviewed a self-professed nomad on National Geographic.
OnniClue: If papa had only preached.
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They interviewed a self-professed nomad on National Geographic.
Onnicle: her malady produces many a gag and tortured look.
omniclue: the malady lingers on
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LADY GAGA!
Onnicle: The old French couple paid their vingtième with materials they gleaned from above the timber line
Clue: The Melody Lingers On
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LADY GAGA!
Onnicle: The old French couple paid their vingtième with materials they gleaned from above the timber line
Clue: The Melody Lingers On Onnicle: My current mania for trivia gradually occupies more and more of my scarce time! Onniclue: Life has its ups and downs...
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My current mania for triVIA GRAdually occupies more and more of my scarce time! The generic name of which is (observe at your own risk)... Onnicle: "My six-dollar Trojan is ripped! I'll bet this never happened to great men like Jefferson, Tojo, Pliny the Elder, or even Bill Clinton!"Clue: You could say this left the poor guy busted flat
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My six-dollar Trojan is ripped! I'll bet this never happened to great men like Jefferson, Tojo, Pliny the Elder, or even Bill Clinton!"
Onnicle: If anagram bores you try a more complicated form of amusement.
Clue: No need to bleed
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Onnicle: If anagram bores you try a more complicated form of amusement.
Clue: No need to bleed Is there more? It took me a bit to find that, but I'm not sure if you have more in there! Nice one! (And you said you couldn't do it.... bah!) :0)
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That was it. Nja, as long as I keep it simple...
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Is there more? It took me a bit to find that, but I'm not sure if you have more in there! Nice one! (And you said you couldn't do it.... bah!) :0)
Till we have the next one from twosleepy, here's a simple one. Onnicle: Give me Gantt charts of Oxford OnniClue: The hot one taught us - man and machine can coexist
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That was Irving Berlin
The old French couple paid theIR VINGtième with materials they gleaned from above the timBER LINe
(who once sued Mad Magazine for parodying his song "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody") a few pages ago.
And that is Megan Fox
Give ME GANtt charts oF OXford
Onnicle: Sign at the jam establishment: you must enjoy certain sweet substances to appreciate life.
OnniClue: yes I said yes I will Yes
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Sign at the JAM EStablishment: you must enJOY CErtain sweet substances to appreciate life.
OnniClue: yes I said yes I will Yes
Onnicle: It seems to me, while house hunting, ecru is everyone's favorite color.
OnniClue: I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
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TOM CRUISE!
Onnicle: His postings on the billboard near the Big K-Mart in town gave Marilu the reason she sought for taking him as her husband.
Onniclue: Hopefully in Atlanta, not Memphis.
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Onnicle: His postings on the billboard near the Big K-Mart in town gave Marilu the reason she sought for taking him as her husband.
Martin Luther King Onnicle: Though onnicles are tricky to create, smart intelligent folks on this thread will emerge victorious.Onniclue: Crossover star
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Onnicle: Though onnicles are tricky to create, smart intelligent folks on this thread will emerge victorious.[/b]
Onniclue: Crossover star Onnicle: Although some may consider her a bitch, arrogantly tossing her hair and prancing, she really is funny! Onniclue: Livin' la vida loca!
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Onniclue: Crossover star [/quote]
Onnicle: Although some may consider her a bitch, arrogantly tossing her hair and prancing, she really is funny!
Onniclue: Livin' la vida loca![/quote]
You must mean CHARO aka María Rosario Pilar Martínez Molina Moquiere de les Esperades Santa Ana Romanguera y de la Najosa Rasten. CHARRO is a movie from the 60's starring Elvis
Onnicle: Metropolitan revives Don Giovanni, music lovers delight!
Onniclue: The abc's of fox.
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Well, in my defense, she pronounces her own name incorrectly, then! She always puts a HUGE rolled r in the middle, which must be written with rr in Spanish. Just sayin'...
Although some may consider her a bitch, a royal princess, tossing her hair and prancing, she really is funny!
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Onnicle: Metropolitan revives Don Giovanni, music lovers delight!
Onniclue: The abc's of fox.
Don Imus Onnicle: All that lying and hiding facts, led the sweet talker John Edwards to his political ruins! Onniclue: Ben Kingsley
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