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Henny Penny

Otherwise known as the Games Room, think of this as a subforum of the social club reserved just for sociable icebreaker games. Beware - they can be addictive!
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Re: Henny Penny

#901 Post by animist » October 7th, 2014, 1:07 pm

Latest post of the previous page:

Tetenterre wrote:(clue could have been "sounds like it might have something to do with quiche" :wink: )
yes indeed, sorry!
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OK, yer tiz; quite easy, I think:

Henniken Pilleniken

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humanist phillumenist? (nice one, if so!)

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Re: Henny Penny

#902 Post by Tetenterre » October 8th, 2014, 6:56 am

Correct (& thanks)
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Re: Henny Penny

#903 Post by animist » October 13th, 2014, 1:25 pm

should be a quickie: all this bother about a flying horse!
henniken penni-ten ("penni-ten" is not really a word but a common prefix and a word)

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Re: Henny Penny

#904 Post by Tetenterre » October 13th, 2014, 5:30 pm

Pegasus mega-fuss?
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Re: Henny Penny

#905 Post by animist » October 13th, 2014, 5:37 pm

yes

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#906 Post by Tetenterre » October 13th, 2014, 6:10 pm

As you seem to be a bit of a francophile, this shouldn't cause too much problem:

Henniken penniken

Rope-soled shoes flying in close formation?
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Re: Henny Penny

#907 Post by animist » October 14th, 2014, 8:57 am

Tetenterre wrote:As you seem to be a bit of a francophile, this shouldn't cause too much problem:

Henniken penniken

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well I got espadrilles, but I am just double-checking that there is another French word used in English and of three syllables which rhymes with it?
Thanks for keeping this silly game going BTW :smile:

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Re: Henny Penny

#908 Post by Tetenterre » October 14th, 2014, 11:58 am

Espadrille is correct. The other word is Emma-compliant! :laughter:

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Re: Henny Penny

#909 Post by animist » October 18th, 2014, 12:18 pm

I am getting despadrille about this one. Any more clues? BTW, not only am I not really francophone, and I would have probably been chided by Emma for using the word the other day when I just meant "French". Pride goeth before a fall (or, après l'orgueil la chute)

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Re: Henny Penny

#910 Post by Tetenterre » October 19th, 2014, 6:02 pm

Sub-unit of une groupe.
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Re: Henny Penny

#911 Post by animist » October 20th, 2014, 10:04 pm

Tetenterre wrote:Sub-unit of une groupe.
ah right - actually I really give up on this and long to hear what the answer is. So you get another go, lucky you!

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Re: Henny Penny

#912 Post by Tetenterre » October 21st, 2014, 9:09 am

espadrille escadrille

Drat, now I have to think of another... :smile:
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Re: Henny Penny

#913 Post by Tetenterre » October 21st, 2014, 9:49 am

OK:
Henny henny henny

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Re: Henny Penny

#914 Post by animist » April 30th, 2017, 12:18 pm

cordate caudate chordate?

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Re: Henny Penny

#915 Post by Tetenterre » May 1st, 2017, 10:54 am

Yes! Your turn.
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Re: Henny Penny

#916 Post by animist » May 1st, 2017, 1:10 pm

both forenames (first one abbreviated) of female amphibian
Hen Nikenny Hennikenny

I'm taking the liberty of giving you a second teaser (as I said, I often think of these daft things but then forget them!)

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Hen Nikenny Pennikenny

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Re: Henny Penny

#917 Post by Tetenterre » May 1st, 2017, 6:20 pm

Sal Amanda Salamander

I'll come back for the second if Vinnie doesn't get it.
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Re: Henny Penny

#918 Post by Tetenterre » May 2nd, 2017, 12:35 pm

OK, is "Cheap Remission" even close for Hen Nikenny?
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Re: Henny Penny

#919 Post by animist » May 2nd, 2017, 10:21 pm

Tetenterre wrote:OK, is "Cheap Remission" even close for Hen Nikenny?
er no, sorry. For the "indulgences" aspect, remember the Catholic Church and a sin named after an individual (also the name of one of the Disciples)

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Re: Henny Penny

#920 Post by animist » May 4th, 2017, 10:16 am

animist wrote:
Tetenterre wrote:OK, is "Cheap Remission" even close for Hen Nikenny?
er no, sorry. For the "indulgences" aspect, remember the Catholic Church and a sin named after an individual (also the name of one of the Disciples)
couple more clues. Disciple's name was superseded when Jesus renamed him petrographically, while the surname of this indulgence dispenser was the title of a John Fowles novel

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Re: Henny Penny

#921 Post by Tetenterre » May 4th, 2017, 1:15 pm

Thanks for that, because I was going down a "Iscariot - ...chariot" false trail. So, presumably we have Simon and Magus (but not Simon Magus)?

"We shall not cease from exploration..." :laughter:
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