Crossword puzzle

General Questions
#1

The theme of today’s “State” crossword puzzle is “Pigging out.” The puzzle’s pretty easy, but I can’t figure out how the theme relates to the words. I need the straight dope here.

**Clue: ** Feminist flight route?
**Word: ** Womensairway

**Clue: ** Cosmetics company analysis?
**Word: ** Olayprofile

**Clue: ** University for mediocre students?
Word: Okaycollege

**Clue: ** Pillage subtly?
**Word: ** Lootandunderplay

**Clue: ** Reducer of smoking receptacles?
**Word: ** Ashtraycompactor

#2

Pig Latin

Womensairway = women’s wear
Olayprofile = low profile

etc

#3

Aha…Pig Latin. What’s Pig Latin?

I’ve heard the word but have no idea what it is.

#4

Ouyay ontday onay igpay atinlay?

#5

First you pick a suffix - let’s use “ay.”
Then you choose a word - let’s use “pig.”

Move the first letter of the word to make it the last letter of the word and add your suffix.

Pig = igpay
Latin = atinlay

Got it?

Some people are so good at doing this that it sounds like they’re speaking a different language. I sound like an idiot when I try…just can’t make the switches quickly enough.

#6

Pig Latin: Move the initial consonant sound to the rear and add an “ay”. Thus “loot” becomes “ootlay”, “plunder” becomes “underplay”. If the initial sound is a vowel, simply add “way” to the end. Thus “oops” becomes “oopsway”. try it yourself with this English-to-Pig Latin translator.

Igpay Atinlay: away eryvay unusualway anguagelay okenspay ybay ighlyhay illedskay inguistslay.

#7

I don’t want to sound ignorant here, but why would anyone want to do that. And thanks, I would never have figured that out.

#8

I also like Skid, a fun “language” which involves placing “lf” after the first vowel, then repeating the vowel. Cat becomes calfat, dog becomes dolfog. Kilfinda stulfupid, bulfut fulfun.

#9

Another Columbian, huh? Yeah, it took a little while, but I got the Pig Latin thing and the rest pretty well fell together.

#10

Most of us learned to speak Pig Latin in elementary school. Think about some of the other things you learned from your friends at that age, and there’s your answer.

#11

Pig Latin is said to have started with kids at English public schools. Like all such kid “languages”, it is a way to establish an “in” crowd, an attempt to keep communications secret from adults, and a game.

#12

And of course rechtub