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It's not the statement that is off(although it really actually is... what the hell are these ever relevant to?)... but also the grammar.

They're horrible!

EDIT*: grammar, grammar... I see, they read like headlines. Now I kind of enjoy them... but not really.
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Woah woah, what is that song lyrics reference to? Me?
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Miss E. Blue Anus...so addictive.

LJ's anagrams are grammatically correct, albeit in the "colorless green ideas sleep furiously" vein. Although "seven see eel claw" might be a little better than "see eel claw seven." "Eel sees even claw." I'm just hoping that if I type it enough, I'll figure out what the hell song it is.
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Ah place the words where you may, I'm open. Here's one for you:

Eve handy in Rome
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see eel claw seven = New Lace Sleeves!

I think they make perfect sense.
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aww, New Lace Sleeves. Fun.
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Brilliant Goody2Shoes! I hope the last one makes sense I didn't double check.
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lapinsjolis wrote:Ah place the words where you may, I'm open. Here's one for you:

Eve handy in Rome
...And in Every Home! Yay!

Are you suggesting that I'm only 35, going on 17?
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I'm having trouble with the second. I thought "Tokyo Storm Warning", but there's no G!
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Someone Took The Words Away
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Drat you guys are geniuses! I bow to you.

Miss BA- I meant a clever girl like you is handy in any great city of course.
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I totally change my stance on anagrams.

I love them! more! more!
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Three more and then that day is done for me anyway:

hanging for thievery

I had paint aversion

tear your wild pill
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hanging for thievery = Forgive Her Anything

I can't get the other two at all. I'll keep trying.
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I had a paint aversion = invasion hit parade

Once nice wincy misfit = ?
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Great work! :D You guys are too hard to foil. The mysterious and highly criticized 'no bit hill of vague pine mud' is still up for grabs.

Goody2Shoes-If you keep looking you're sure to solve it. You're a master.

Bambooneedle-I was once wincy, sometimes nice and always a misfit. :wink:
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lapinsjolis wrote: tear your wild pill
I'll Wear It Proudly
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. . .and you should. 8)
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Bambooneedle-'My Science Fiction Twin' which is very apropos since I missed your clue the first time. :oops:
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Well done LJ. The wincy part must surely be only of some alter ego.
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no bit hill of vague pine mud - could this be Upon A Veil Of Midnight Blue perchance...
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Bambooneedle-I'm afraid bothegos alter and otherwise can be as dense as the Mariana Trench. But thank you very kindly for the anagram. The great pleasure is worth the pain in solving those torturous word puzzles.

Verbal Gymnastics-Hooray! Brilliant deduction Holmes and no false modesty about it being elementary.
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