# Hey twickster...moriah... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 31, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236 "2014-01-31T22:09:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236/1 "2014-01-31T22:09:33Z")
My 80-year-old mom doesn’t read message boards, doesn’t know that I do (mainly because she wouldn’t give a rat’s ass if I even told her) and has never of The Straight Dope, which is why I had to laugh when I got this email today: > [@](#): > > One of my friends asked if I ever heard of “Guido’s High Notes,” a question in a crossword puzzle. The answer is ELA, Ela, or ela. I finally found the answer, see below. If you’re interested, cursor down to moriah’s interpretation, then further down to twickster and the link supplied there. One of those obscure questions/answers! > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=285879&page=2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=285879&page=2) Actually, I say I laughed, but I was more startled to see twickster’s name pop up in an email from my mother. At least she didn’t ban me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236/2 "2014-02-01T01:58:16Z")
I don’t get the “E” in that explanation. Solfege was specifically designed to be a single syllable per note, so that it could be held out for the entire duration. So the “E” must mean something else. But what? Now, if it said “Guido’s high note _in G_,” then I would get it. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236/3 "2014-02-01T02:04:27Z")
How funny! Did you tell your mom you’re a member, **Maserschmidt**? And did you tell her your screen name? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236/4 "2014-02-01T11:51:44Z")
I got the email yesterday and haven’t decided yet… I’m trying to recall if I posted anything that I wouldn’t want her to point out to my wife. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236/5 "2014-02-01T22:25:36Z")
Tell her twicks says “hi.” ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236/6 "2014-02-02T00:31:41Z")
I love this. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236/7 "2014-02-02T13:32:28Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Tell her twicks says “hi.” Probably the first time on a messageboard that someone used the line “Tell your mom hi for me” without looking to start a fight. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236/8 "2014-02-04T17:39:22Z")
And last. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-moriah/680236/9 "2014-02-05T08:07:11Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I don’t get the “E” in that explanation. Solfege was specifically designed to be a single syllable per note, so that it could be held out for the entire duration. So the “E” must mean something else. But what? > > Now, if it said “Guido’s high note _in G_,” then I would get it. E = “it’s”, in Italian. Guido’s high note is La.