# Invisible Idiots

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Mr.Mook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Mook)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/41 "2003-03-21T06:35:42Z")

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Ah-nuld!

Communist ; estrus -\> Red Dawn?

carry (or bag for carrying) , everything ; Zeus’s wife , phone -\>

tote all [re?] call -\> Total Recall? (Not sure about re, I thought Zeus’s wife was Hera.

Working on others…

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**Author:** ![Mr.Mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Mr.Mook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Mook)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/42 "2003-03-21T06:36:51Z")

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Aural organ , one who speeds for a living

ear racer -\> eraser

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**Author:** ![Mr.Mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Mr.Mook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Mook)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/43 "2003-03-21T06:38:50Z")

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Clan , Scottish dagger , painting , Roman X ; flatfoot

kin [?] art ten cop -\> Kindergarten cop

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**Author:** ![Mr.Mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Mr.Mook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Mook)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/44 "2003-03-21T06:40:16Z")

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Duh!

School period , with the popular crowd , dined , choice word

term in ate or

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**Author:** ![Mr.Mook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Mr.Mook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Mook)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/45 "2003-03-21T06:49:57Z")

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Ahhhh, Commando! Had to cheat on that one.  
Spoiler:

And his best work: she, pool stick, meadows; fair ball; current; original Darrin

Her cue lees in New York -\> Hercules in New York.

Now my head hurts, I gotta go to bed.

Very clever, MH!🆒

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**Author:** ![sciguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@sciguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciguy)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/46 "2003-03-21T06:56:06Z")

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crap crap crap!

Meant Zeus’s **mother**. Glad you guys got it anyway.

And the first part of number three might’ve been too offbeat.

References the song “You never even called me by my name” sung by David Allan Coe.

Should’ve just done something with “come”.

\<re-reads last sentence\>  
:smack:  
Goooooood night everybody!

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**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 21, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/47 "2003-03-21T14:17:24Z")

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Obvious and easy one for the morning crowd:

mix, ingested; narcotic

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**Author:** ![Cyrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Cyrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyrin)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/48 "2003-03-21T14:45:50Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \*  
> \*\*Obvious and easy one for the morning crowd:
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> mix, ingested; narcotic \*\*

_Yawn_

Phew! an easy one!

Stir, Eat; Drug

Street Drug

No thanks, it’s too early!

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**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 21, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/49 "2003-03-21T14:59:05Z")

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Not quite. Notice the past tense, ingest **ed**.

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**Author:** ![Fin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Fin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fin_man)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/50 "2003-03-21T15:04:44Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \*  
> \*\*Obvious and easy one for the morning crowd:
> 
> mix, ingested; narcotic \*\*

Then it would have to be…

stir - ate dope  
Straight Dope

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**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 21, 2003, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/51 "2003-03-21T15:09:39Z")

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Yep, that would be it. Once my coffee starts working, I’ll try to come up with more challenging ones. 😃

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**Author:** ![Fin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@Fin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fin_man)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/52 "2003-03-21T15:14:11Z")

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Here’s my first attempt to create one.

You want to go slowly so you take:

Inlet of the sea, a nectar gathering insect; Parts of stairs

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**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 21, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/53 "2003-03-21T15:33:37Z")

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Bay, bee; steps = baby steps.

Not bad. You got the idea.

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**Author:** ![brainfizz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@brainfizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainfizz)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/54 "2003-03-21T16:07:38Z")

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Speak; Window ledge; Sum up; Sends to hell.

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**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 21, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/55 "2003-03-21T16:20:01Z")

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Someone did one similar to that already:

Say, sill; add, damns = Cecil Adams.

The Beastmaster, lisp sound; lighten, german article.

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**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/56 "2003-03-21T17:13:09Z")

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Okay, here’s a new category - see if you folks can sweep it.

mug; swamp, every bit

Red Planeteer; earn points, remark, look at

sharply tilted, pullet; more thoroughly killed, rave drug nickname

wandering around; telephone survey, Henry’s wife, slalom

handed over the money, lined-up group; popular muppet, jumped headfirst, pirate outburst

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/57 "2003-03-21T17:50:08Z")

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**Red Planeteer; earn points, remark, look at**

Martin Scorsese

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**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/58 "2003-03-21T17:50:20Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Chef Troy \*  
> \*\*Okay, here’s a new category - see if you folks can sweep it.
> 
> mug; swamp, every bit
> 
> Red Planeteer; earn points, remark, look at
> 
> sharply tilted, pullet; more thoroughly killed, rave drug nickname
> 
> wandering around; telephone survey, Henry’s wife, slalom
> 
> handed over the money, lined-up group; popular muppet, jumped headfirst, pirate outburst \*\*

#2 is Martin Scorcese

#4 is Roman Polanski

LC

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**Author:** ![Vixenation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@Vixenation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vixenation)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/59 "2003-03-21T18:35:15Z")

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Here are a few, and they share a common theme!

1. Mark from an old injury; allow; prominent airport; sound of contentment

2. Affluent; stiff; lumbar region; not woman

3. Derogatory term for the Irish; call a cab; sob; large measurement of weight

4. Marbly, stripy gemstone, singular expression of laughter, model Turlington

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**Author:** ![Vixenation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/278dde/32.png) [@Vixenation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vixenation)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-idiots/162968/60 "2003-03-21T18:37:51Z")

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Oops…number 4 should read:

1. Marbly, stripy gemstone; singular expression of laughter; model Turlington

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