Clever Title: Novelties [novel-T’s]
Theme: Adding double T’s to phrases yield “novel” phrases
Good Ones:Not a waste of time carving? WORTHTHEWHITTLE
Tinker Bell’s blabbing? FAIRYTATTLES [but you have to know her “signs”
]
Municipal mascot? TOWNCRITTER
Jupiter, to Saturn SON
Range rover STRAY
Cheerios TATAS
By the Way:Butterfly? FREQUENTFLITTER [when BUTTERFLY is a verb]
“Ma! (He’s Making Eyes AT ME)” was sung by Eddie Cantor and to me by my grandmother who somehow knew the song even though she was in Italy when it was popular. Thanks for the memory, Joel.
Who knew?:LEO XI reigned in 1605, or that the reign lasted only 27 days, or anything else about him other than his having come between Leo X and Leo XII.
Some Nits to Pick:OTRA
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
