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Sandy Wood
Brain Game: No Pencils Allowed
by Sandy Wood - September 25, 2008 - 6:30 AM

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The same three letters of the alphabet can be added to the beginning of each of the five words below to come up with five proper names. What are those three letters?

a
rod
nine
rose
elope

HERE is the solution.

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  1. But I’ve only heard of one of those names! I immediately thought PEN and dismissed it. Has anyone heard of a Penrod before? OY!

    On a lighter note, I’m not really mad, just upset that I didn’t stick with my original answer. :O)

    posted by Tricia on 9-25-2008 at 7:38 am

  2. the give-a-way was the last one, elope. But I didn’t know penrod was a legitimate proper name. Or Pennine for that matter.

    posted by gokarm on 9-25-2008 at 7:41 am

  3. If you’ve never heard of Penrod, pick up a copy of the book the next time you’re at the library. It’s worth a gander.

    posted by Sandy on 9-25-2008 at 7:48 am

  4. -enelope gave it away… would have used -feld.

    posted by Kevin on 9-25-2008 at 8:05 am

  5. If I ever have a twins, I’m totally naming them Penrod and Penrose…

    posted by Caitlin on 9-25-2008 at 8:51 am

  6. And I shall name MY twins Pena and Pennine… how odd.

    posted by Adrienne on 9-25-2008 at 10:08 am

  7. and I’ll name the twins of my hispanic mistress……
    jose
    &
    josb

    posted by Ben on 9-25-2008 at 10:29 am

  8. The title of the game was a pretty good hint too….no pencils allowed.

    posted by Steve-O on 9-25-2008 at 11:43 am

  9. I got it right. My last name is Penrod :)

    posted by Sarah on 9-25-2008 at 12:31 pm

  10. Penrod, as in Booth Tarkington’s novel, or Penrod Day, an Indianapolis Arts Festival in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood which takes its name (the day, that is) from it’s association with Tarkington. Yay Hoosiers!

    posted by Val on 9-25-2008 at 1:14 pm

  11. got one! this brings my total to, what, three now? :D -elope gave it away for me.

    posted by kelly on 9-25-2008 at 1:17 pm

  12. Who the heck names their kid Penrod?!

    posted by heather on 9-25-2008 at 7:30 pm

  13. Hey watch it, heather…MY name is Penrod!!!

    OK, ok…it’s not.

    posted by Ryan on 9-25-2008 at 11:43 pm

  14. I shall name my sister’s daughter Denise and Denise’s brother shall be Denephew :P

    posted by Josh on 11-24-2008 at 4:57 pm

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