This?...No That

[Gaberax]

Submitted for your approval, something a little different:

The first part of the sentence (prior to the No) defines a play on words of the answer in question. The second part (after the No) truly defines the word.

For example:
Feline buttocks commendation? No, a misfortunate event.
Answer: Catastrophe (CAT ASS TROPHY*) *with respects to Piers Anthony

Molten rock in the shape of an American colonial British loyalist?
No, a bathroom. lava tory...razz

A short rest with family members?
No, proper dining linen Nap kin...razz

Prohibited coffee?
No, an instrument. Ban Joe (banjo)...John_and_Yoko

Fauna (should have been Flora...my mistake!...Gaberax) that produces pikes?
No, an esculent avian POLE TREE...Poultry....John_and_Yoko

An angry reddish-brown horse?
No, semi-frozen juice SORE BAY...Sorbet...alinda
Here are 5 from me. If you like the format and can come up with some of your own, please share with the tribe.

[razz]

Submitted for your approval, something a little different:

The first part of the sentence (prior to the No) defines a play on words of the answer in question. The second part (after the No) truly defines the word.

For example:
Feline buttocks commendation? No, a misfortunate event.
Answer: Catastrophe (CAT ASS TROPHY*) *with respects to Piers Anthony

Molten rock in the shape of an American colonial British loyalist?
No, a bathroom.

A short rest with family members?
No, proper dining linen

Prohibited coffee?
No, an instrument.

Fauna that produces pikes?
No, an esculent avian

An angry reddish-brown horse?
No, semi-frozen juice

Here are 5 from me. If you like the format and can come up with some of your own, please share with the tribe.

i know a few of those. napkin, lavatory...

[Gaberax]

Molten rock in the shape of an American colonial British loyalist?
No, a bathroom. lavatory

A short rest with family members?
No, proper dining linen napkin

Right so far, Razz

[John_and_Yoko]

Banjo (banned Joe) is the next one, but that's as near as I can tell....

[razz]

An angry reddish-brown horse?
No, semi-frozen juice

pissed-sorrel-slush?

[Maturins_Daughter]

bay and chestnut are also reddish-brown horses... but I still can't think of anything that would translate to juice.

[Gaberax]

Banjo (banned Joe) is the next one, but that's as near as I can tell....

Banjo is correct, John_and_Yoko.

[Gaberax]

An angry reddish-brown horse?
No, semi-frozen juice

pissed-sorrel-slush?

eh ...no.

[Gaberax]

bay and chestnut are also reddish-brown horses... but I still can't think of anything that would translate to juice.

Bay, phonetcially, that's the 2nd part, now a word for angry and all together, a semi-frozen juice

[alinda]

sor-bet?

[Gaberax]

sor-bet?

Yes!

[John_and_Yoko]

Okay, I'm wanting to say "poultry" ("pole tree") for the remaining one, but a tree is not an example of fauna (it's flora)....

[Gaberax]

Okay, I'm wanting to say "poultry" ("pole tree") for the remaining one, but a tree is not an example of fauna (it's flora)....

And you would be correct. It was supposed to be flora but I farqed up. Thanks for straightening me out on that, John_and_Yoko.

[Maturins_Daughter]

Those are interesting. Good job with the format, Gabe.

[John_and_Yoko]

You're welcome.

I'm surprised I did get it right, though, since I tend to take things at face value....

[Gaberax]

Thanks, Maturins_Daughter. I have been toying with the idea for a couple of weeks. It was like a splinter in my finger...working its way out.

John_and_Yoko, your ability reminds me of Sherlock Holmes..."Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth." -- The Sign of the Four

[John_and_Yoko]

John_and_Yoko, your ability reminds me of Sherlock Holmes..."Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth." -- The Sign of the Four

Wow, I've never been compared to Sherlock before....

But yeah, that is a useful piece of wisdom.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Sounds like a great idea Gab, the thread can stay open for others to go.

Who wants the feather?

[The Lady of Shadows]

i'm thinking but it really, really, really hurts. i don't think i have the hang of this yet.

[Maturins_Daughter]

I think I've got one...this is very simplistic as a first effort:

Invade and plunder one of Jupiter's moons?
No, a ham operator's tool

[John_and_Yoko]

Radio (raid Io)? That pretty much works written but not spoken, if that's right....

[Maturins_Daughter]

Yeah, that was it. I've always pronounced the moon Ee-Oh, rather than Eye-Oh. Sorry

[Jon]

Yeah, that was it. I've always pronounced the moon Ee-Oh, rather than Eye-Oh. Sorry

Artistic license dear!

[Maturins_Daughter]

A friend of an auto and a 2000 lb Jodie Foster role?
No, a computer user's bane.

(okay, I'm chuckling as I type this... )

[alinda]

Car pal /tunnel syndrome?

it fits but I cant tell you why the 2nd part could be correct