Each of the following three phrases is an anagram of a U.S. city-state combination (like Tacoma, Washington). Can you identify each of them?
“HOT DRAFT KANGAROO”
“SNOOT EXHAUST”
“CANDY VACATIONERS”
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Fargo, North Dakota
Houston, Texas
Carson City, Nevada
recaptcha: Raiders in….maybe they will start winning more games….haha
posted by milena on 11-18-2008 at 11:41 am
Just a note to say I have a conundrum: two words in the english language that are homophones and antonyms at the same time?
posted by Tiffany on 11-18-2008 at 12:00 pm
Tiffany – I have 3:
Raise / Raze
Cleave / Cleave
Patronize / Patronize
posted by Josh on 11-18-2008 at 1:00 pm
What about Clip / Clip (cut off / attach together)
posted by Josh on 11-18-2008 at 1:03 pm
How about the sound of violins and the sound of violence.
posted by Jeffrey on 11-18-2008 at 2:54 pm
I like resign and re-sign…
posted by Stephen on 11-18-2008 at 4:12 pm