Take the phrase "merchant raider." A merchant raider was a vessel in World War I and World War II that targeted enemy merchant ships. Rearrange the letters of "merchant raider" to get two well-known professions. What are they?We came up with RANCHER and MAITRE D'. Are those professions? Eh, who cares. And there are other combinations, I gather, so hit me with them!
Time for photos:
I picked MERCHANT because RAIDER got me way too many Lara Croft wannabees.






Time for

Here are this week's picks:
Zero and fewer 1 - 50 51 - 100 -- Ross 101 - 150 -- Joe Kupe 151 - 200 -- Paul 201 - 250 -- Mendo Jim 251 - 300 -- Margaret G. 301 - 350 -- Legolambda 351 - 400 -- Curtis 401 - 450 -- B Haven 451 - 500 -- Maggie Strasser 501 - 550 -- Jay 551 - 600 -- Sarah E. 601 - 650 -- Magdalen 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 -- Marie 901 - 950 951 - 1,000 | 1,001 - 1,050 -- David 1,051 - 1,100 -- Henry BW 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 -- Word Woman 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000 | 2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000 > 5,000 > 5,000 + new record |
12 comments:
TRACHEA DR and MINER amused me much more than CHAIRMEN and TRADER.
RADAR TECH, MINER (which is why I though your "coals" reference inappropriate).
I wrote a script (like always) and it only spit out four possibilities, of which RANCHER and MAITRE D' is clearly the best.
merchant raider
carter hired_man
tracer hired_man
rancher maitre_d'
I think jan was right all along; the degenerate case is the best answer.
And are we willing to overlook the accent mark on the 'i' and the apostrophe after the 'd' (or the period after Dr, for that matter)? Have we degenerated that far? ;-)
MACHINER and TRADER - Machiner is a common profession, but usually called machinist. I like Jan's answer, though - I work with some of those. --Margaret G.
Catching up with donations today. I just made a $10 contribution to our very own WVIA in honor of Jay's win for AIDES/ASIDE/IDEAS. I think we're still waiting on prize choice from Alex B (radio station, Red Cross, or puzzle book are the options).
Red Cross is fine! Thanks, Ross. This will also force me to donate blood to match the donation somehow.
Okay, let's do "pick a Range" with Alex B's blood donation.
I'll take 451-500 milliliters, please. Thank you.
Lego"Take"JustMeans"Pick"...TheRedCroosWill"Take"AlexB'sBloodNotMe...HeMayNotEvenBeMyType!
In this daylong downtime before Dr. Shortz reveals Sunday morning just how many of our professions he will deem Will-worthy, why not visit my Puzzleria! weblog, which this week features an “Adventures of Fozzie and Herriot” word puzzle and three reasonably nifty number sequence puzzles. (Those of you who can solve my “Seek whence to solve” number sequence puzzle deserve a genuine gold-plated lapel pin! Contact Will at NPR and tell him Lego says he ought to send you one!)
LegoMaybePuzzleria!ShouldStartMailingOutRinky-dinkZinc-platedCufflinks
Hey,
I think I may have just won "Pick A Range!" I would like to thank the Academy, my parents, my pet poodle Fifi...
LegoGetThatBigMusicalShepherd'sCrookAndGetThisTurkeyOffTheStage!
Next week's challenge: A simple challenge: Think of a 5-letter word that can precede "chicken" to complete a common two-word phrase. Change the middle letter to get a new word that can follow "chicken" to complete a common two-word phrase. What phrases are these?
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