Crossed Wires May 2011
Tri-Fling
Three words that sound the same, but have different spellings. Can you tell the words from these definitions?
1: A mark like this ^ to indicate a missing letter or word in a text
2: A unit of weight, equal to 200 milligrams
3: An offer of something enticing as a means of persuasion |
The Collectors
Can you match up the collector with the items he collects?
1.Shells
2.Books
3.Records
4.Postage stamps
5.Coins
6.Butterflies and moths |
a. Discophile
b. Philatelist
c. Numismatist
d. Conchologist
e. Lepidopterist
f. Bibliophile |
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By A Whisker
| The Mohawk, or Mohican hairstyle is a shaved head witha strip of long hair down the middle. It’s named after the Mohawk American Indians and the style was adopted in the 80s by the punk rock culture, for both men and women. This style is not new, Ukrainian Cossacks wore their hair like this when going to war in the 16BC. This picture of a Scythian horseman from 300 BC shows a man with a moustache and a mohawk. |
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From Neolithic times, sharpened stones or shells were used as razors. Here’s a razor from 10th century Byzantium, found in an archaeological dig. |
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Moustache: is a French word derived from the Italian mostaccio, from the Latin mustacium and probably came from the Greek mustax meaning ‘upper lip’.
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| Salvador Dali moustache: worn by the eccentric Spanish artist himself, is a flamboyant upturned waxed moustache which became his trademark.
Toothbrush moustache: favoured by Adolf Hitler, made him very easy to mimic, especially for Charlie Chaplin.
Sideburns: strips of beard grown from the hairline to below the ears and worn with a shaved chin. In the 19th century they were called burnsides, after General Ambrose Burnside who was known for this style. The word was later altered to sideburns. |
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