You Don't Say

[RichardGHP]

You got it.

[saulres]

Yay!

So my turn now? Hmmm..

1. An article
2. Diptera
3. A string instrument
4. Propane users group
5. Phone home
6. Sort of a scream
7. Stereotypical island country saying
8. Agitate

[Telo]

a, an, the,???
fly
harp
????
call
yell, yelp ,shout
????
shake

I don't know... am I close on any of these?

Is it a name or a title. Eight syllables -- tough to find the break.

[saulres]

I apologize for not putting in a break. And you're close on some, yes. It's hard -- too hard?

Here it is with the breaks:

1. An article

2. Diptera
3. A string instrument

4. Propane users group
5. Phone home
6. Sort of a scream

7. Stereotypical island country saying
8. Agitate

[Telo]

Oh no, you don't have to put in breaks.

I was just commenting. I like to talk the puzzle out in case my thought proccess gives someone else a clue.

I'm assuming that this is not a person's name but rather a title?

[saulres]

It's -- um -- unique. Not everyone is going to recognize the answer.

[Telo]

Each one of these is a single syllable?

I'm playing this with friends and we are stumped. Everyone keeps saying E.T for number 5.

We think it might be 'et' in the middle of a word but we want to make sure it's not E.T. My guess is still 'call'

Also on #7 This is a one syllable 'saying?' Or is it he first syllable of a saying? Can we get a clue as to which islands? Are you saying that the island is a country or country people on the island use this saying?

[TMTOLBTWNTOF]

5 is E.T.

7 is a super guess, but "mate?"
8 could be stir... disturb...

1. A
2. Fly
3. Harp/Cello/Bass
4. Pug?
5. E.T.
6. Sound (puget sound... I have no idea.) yell/cry/holler/shout
7. Mate (again, shot in the dark.)
8. Stir/Shake I don't know.

[xtopherusD]

Island country == Australia? It makes sense...

[saulres]

E.T. yes. It may be a mistake in how I interpreted the rules. Pronounce it as you would "et".

[saulres]

Also on #7 This is a one syllable 'saying?' Or is it he first syllable of a saying? Can we get a clue as to which islands? Are you saying that the island is a country or country people on the island use this saying?

If I answer all of these I think it'll give it away...

One syllable. And it's a saying which is stereotypically (not necessarily actually, just stereotypically) said by the inhabitants of a particular island country.

I hope that clears it up a little.

[TMTOLBTWNTOF]

Island country = England?
Sound is Oi?

Oi + Ster = Oyster?

A fly-harp Puget Sound Oyster gg

[Telo]

Island country == Australia? It makes sense...

Yes but so is Japan. Not that I can think of any one syllable sayings in Japanese.

Haiti?
Ireland?
Cuba?

This one is hard

[saulres]

Also I forgot to ask: Am I supposed to say whether or not individual guesses such as in 307 are correct or not?

[TMTOLBTWNTOF]

no you are not supposed to say (I'm assuming)

[TheIrishPope]

Ireland Pride

saulres, it's up to you, since you are the puzzle giver. You can be compassionate and give clues, or you can be harsh and say no.

[saulres]

Okay then.

I choose to be middlin'. It was only first started being worked on today AFAIK, so let's see what happens between now and tomorrow afternoon (US time).

[saulres]

1. A

2. Fly

3. Harp/Cello/Bass

4. Pug?

5. E.T.

6. Sound (puget sound... I have no idea.) yell/cry/holler/shout

7. Mate (again, shot in the dark.)

8. Stir

/

Shake I don't know.

[Telo]

The Flying Spaghetti Monster!!!!!!!!!

[saulres]

My clues gave it away?

The 1. An article

Fly 2. Diptera
eeng 3. A string instrument

Spug 4. Propane users group
et 5. Phone home
eee! 6. Sort of a scream

Mon 7. Stereotypical island country saying
Stir 8. Agitate

[RichardGHP]

Never heard of any string instrument called "ing".

I had spaghetti from the beginning.

[Telo]

1. Toliet
2. Lawernce _____ Show
3. Toll, Phone, Kissing.

[saulres]

Never heard of any string instrument called "ing".

I used Google to make it harder, because it was easy to Google some of the others for an easy win.

I had spaghetti from the beginning.

You just keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better

pedit: Too easy, will PM you the answer so someone else gets a turn.

[Telo]

Go ahead and post it we need the easy ones sometimes.

[RichardGHP]

Did you mean to misspell both "toilet" and "Lawrence"?