# Invisible Idiots **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 21, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968 "2003-03-21T02:14:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/341 "2003-03-25T02:42:43Z")
Thanks for the drink, QED. Maybe it’ll kill off the weaker brain cells, improving the herd 😉 Ok, **jsgoddess’s** last clue _doesn’t_ seem to referencing Angel sans soul… split apart or stick together, 45 inches, use it to form a bond; Harrison’s role, France is a member, the sound of a leak Cleave-ell-and Indy-UN-sss : Cleveland Indians I’d like to thank Google for “ell”… Niue online; long ago, strike out; tug, ways in New yore-(irk?) yank-(ees?): New York Yankees razor brand, say it with your mouth open, vamoose; not yet a Boy, sulfur Shick-ah-go Cub-S (Chicago Cubs) young Roger Moore; stead, to be for he; jokester, at home, owners of diners Saint lieu-is Card-in-Al’s: St. Louis Cardinals a kind of leader; Ms. Rice, hair goop, you and me; evade, these make us human (Los?) Anne-gel-us Dodge-(ers?) I’m assuming the fourth one is “Indianapolis Colts”, but parsing that first word would take a better puzzler than I. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/342 "2003-03-25T02:48:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sciguy \* > **Niue online; long ago, strike out; tug, ways in > New yore-(irk?) yank-(ees?): New York Yankees** The symbol for strikeout is K. 😃 > [@](#): > > \*\* > a kind of leader; Ms. Rice, hair goop, you and me; evade, these make us human > (Los?) Anne-gel-us Dodge-(ers?)\*\* loss leaders errs > [@](#): > > \*\*I’m assuming the fourth one is “Indianapolis Colts”, but parsing that first word would take a better puzzler than I. \*\* Ha! But no. Not quite. Remember the pattern. Julie ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/343 "2003-03-25T02:51:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sciguy \* > **yank-(ees?)** Forgot to say, it’s yank-keys. Julie ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/344 "2003-03-25T03:16:17Z")
Philadelphia Colts - nick for Schlafly, uncertain word, where the farmer is, pay up front, German agreement; young equines You’re a stinker. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/345 "2003-03-25T03:17:43Z")
Hey, the only stinkers here are the puns. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/346 "2003-03-25T04:07:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*Hey, the only stinkers here are the puns. 😉 \*\* That sounds like _my_ cue. 🙂 Evenin’, folks. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/347 "2003-03-25T04:08:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by peri \* > \*\*Philadelphia Colts - nick for Schlafly, uncertain word, where the farmer is, pay up front, German agreement; young equines > > You’re a stinker. \*\* We-ell, I was thinking Philadelphia Phillies, but I’ll admit to being a stinker. 😃 Julie ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/348 "2003-03-25T04:09:49Z")
_collects his drink from the bar and toes the line_ The Gay Hairdresser’s Toast: Eat, drink and be Mary, for tomorrow, we dye. _smash_ ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/349 "2003-03-25T04:13:05Z")
Somehow a long defunct cricket team did not seem to be the real answer. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/350 "2003-03-25T04:14:27Z")
_GROAN_ _flees into the nightholding schnozola_ Methinks your pun skills to be better than mine, my friend! ---
**Author:** ![Davebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Davebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Davebear)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/351 "2003-03-25T04:15:30Z")
Hmmm…_I_ can hear me. I heard the glass break. Maybe I’m dead? _wanders off, puzzled_ ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/352 "2003-03-25T04:17:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jsgoddess \* > \*\*The symbol for strikeout is K. 😃 > > loss leaders > errs > \*\* Didn’t know that first fact, the last two make sense now. > [@](#): > > Ha! But no. Not quite. Remember the pattern. Have you forgotten where we are? The correct come-back was “you’re way off base.” 😃 _walks up to the firepit_ I hope I’m not coming out of left field by saying **jsgoddess** is a diamond in the rough, who creates a world series of puzzles, and leaves me with a swing and a miss. - downs drink, sends the glass into the fireplace \* **Q.E.D.** , **Davebear** , were those foul enough for you, or did I strike out? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/353 "2003-03-25T04:21:04Z")
_GROAN_ You’ll do, **sciguy**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/354 "2003-03-25T04:55:23Z")
Thanks! And let’s see if I can put out some decent puzzles while I’m here: litigate, for each, male. expose from a trenchcoat. hat, can; point rifle, fail, nasty exclamation, exhalation. fluffy eye covering, extremely, fabric bunny end. Chivalrous one, avian digestive pouch, entice in. color, lowest point; british flashlight ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/355 "2003-03-25T05:31:37Z")
Aha! Some I can do! litigate, for each, male. - **Superman** expose from a trenchcoat. - **Flash** hat, can; point rifle, fail, nasty exclamation, exhalation. **Captain America** Just thought I’d get those in before some super-clever person pips me to the post! ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/356 "2003-03-25T05:43:36Z")
Superman - litigate, for each, male. Flash - expose from a trenchcoat. Captain America - hat, can; point rifle, fail, nasty exclamation, exhalation. Wolverine - fluffy eye covering, extremely, fabric bunny end. Nightcrawler - Chivalrous one, avian digestive pouch, entice in. Human Torch - color, lowest point; british flashlight ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/357 "2003-03-25T05:55:58Z")
Chivalrous one, avian digestive pouch, entice in = **Nightcrawler** color, lowest point; british flashlight = **Human Torch** ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/358 "2003-03-25T06:00:31Z")
Grrrrr…darn you, **peri**! ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/359 "2003-03-25T06:01:16Z")
_raspberries_ Beat ya to it! ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/360 "2003-03-25T06:04:16Z")
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