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31.08 Mensa Ambigram Mug

http://www.mensa.org.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=414&d=241&h=242&f=3

instil pistil dentil

Send the three words in an email - details on above link

Imagine your neighbour's face serving them a mug of tea or coffee and saying you'd won a Mensa mug! Brill!
"Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm Welsh" Cerys Matthews

Comments

  • kysira
    kysira Posts: 293 Forumite
    Ok, I am german, and I found the first two words in my dictionary (never heard of them :)) but what's dentil?
  • Al Mac Appreciation Society (AMAS) member # 6½
    This Will Be Mine 2009 Member #5 I just want to win a new iPod please
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  • Gilla_2
    Gilla_2 Posts: 13,228 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts
    :j Who's a clever clogs then :j

    What do they mean? Just to help the thickies (me!!)
    42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot
    :hello: Good Luck everyone !:hello:
  • smaisey
    smaisey Posts: 984 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper
    instil, as in:
    "What are you doing instil? Why aren't you out cutting the grass like I told you to?"

    pistil, as in:
    "I am so hungover, I was on the pistil 3:00am"

    dentil, as in:
    "I am sorry I got curry stains all over the sofa, it was acci-dentil"

    Hope this helps ;)
  • I could never have solved this as I haven't heard of the answers.

    Was it a mensa comp where Prudent said she didn't deserve the prize?

    That's definitely me on this one! :D
    Al Mac Appreciation Society (AMAS) member # 6½
    This Will Be Mine 2009 Member #5 I just want to win a new iPod please
    Member of the missing kipper club
  • NOSONDDU
    NOSONDDU Posts: 13,714 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    They Are All In The Online Dictionary
    "Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm Welsh" Cerys Matthews
  • Prudent
    Prudent Posts: 11,676 Forumite
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    I could never have solved this as I haven't heard of the answers.

    Was it a mensa comp where Prudent said she didn't deserve the prize?

    That's definitely me on this one! :D

    Yes it was me, but I didn't even notice the answer on the OP's post :rolleyes: :o
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