Take the phrase "I am a monarch." Re-arrange the 11 letters to name a world leader who was not a monarch but who ruled with similar authority. Who is it?The intended answer is CHAIRMAN MAO.
We didn't mean to hint anything with the cat pictures on Sunday--Ross is just such a great cat dad (and we have no children) that it seemed appropriate for Father's Day. But we did think about how little pictures of cats could help someone who hadn't solved it, no matter how close "meow" and "Mao" are in sound. There should be a word for "reverse hints" -- clues that only work if you already know the answer.
I bet there are cats named Chairman Meow (or Miaow in French):






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Here are this week's picks:
Zero and fewer 1 - 50 51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 251 - 300 301 - 350 351 - 400 401 - 450 451 - 500 501 - 550 551 - 600 601 - 650 -- Ross 651 - 700 -- Maggie Strasser 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 -- Joe Kupe 951 - 1,000 |
1,001 - 1,050 -- jan 1,051 - 1,100 -- Henry B.W. 1,101 - 1,150 -- Legolambda 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 -- David 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 -- Curtis 1,401 - 1,450 -- Magdalen 1,451 - 1,500 -- Jay 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 -- B Haven 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 -- Margaret G. 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 -- Word Woman 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 |
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The Chinese word mao - 猫 - māo
(cat in Chinese). This is different in meaning from Chairman Mao's name but still pretty similar.
Also, Mao enjoyed being pulled on a sled by 200 cats. . .
Categorically speaking,
Word Woman
Dashing through Lan-Chou
In a 200-cat-power sleigh
Mao, he mans the chair,
Meowing all the way...
LegoWishingYouARedChristmas
Wait a minute.
Mao had to weigh in at 200+.
>1 lb./cat
This isn't computing for me.
"we did think about how little pictures of cats could help someone"... would big pictures of cats have helped less?
Paul: You don't actually need much power, or much weight, to pull a heavy load, as long as the load has low friction. So if the sled's runners were slippery, and the cats' paws dug into the snow to give them some traction, and the people holding the 200 sprigs of catnip as bait kept just off-camera, it would be workable. Or, you could cheat, and do it on a downhill slope that is almost, but not quite, steep enough for the sled to slide of its own accord.
The minimum number of stable workers needed to harness 200 cats would have to top 600.
This is a dangerous image you have conjurued, WW!
"On Felx, Sylvester, Cheshire and Krazy..."
Paul,
Henry BW laid out the physics scenario explaining how 200 cats could haul Mao (catnip is key!), and Mendo Jim explained how they could haul A SSanta and his bagful of toys. (Rest assured, Mendo Jim, Santa has elves enough who would be capable of herding and harnessing the “cat-tle.”)
Remember, Paul, a cat is roughly the size of a bunny rabbit, and 200-times-this generates a lot of pulling power!
LegoLetItReinCatsDog-goneIt!
And this is one powerful rabbit attacking a snake who is going after her babies Big power in a little package
On Thomasina, on Garfield, on Morrris and Socks
On Heathcliff, on Puss, on Tom (but not Jerry)
CAPT PITA needs to take his meds.
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