I love anagrams and I bet many of you do too. Here are some good ones someone sent me on the net. have any other good ones to add?

Someone out there either has far too much time to
waste or is deadly at Scrabble.
Wait till you see the last one!

Dormitory
When you rearrange the letters:
Dirty Room

Evangelist
When you rearrange the letters:
Evil's Agent

Desperation
When you rearrange the letters:
A Rope Ends It

The Morse Code
When you rearrange the letters:
Here Come Dots

Slot Machines
When you rearrange the letters:
Cash Lost in 'em

Animosity
When you rearrange the letters:
Is No Amity

Mother-in-law
When you rearrange the letters:
Woman Hitler

Snooze Alarms
When you rearrange the letters:
Alas! No More Z's

A Decimal Point
When you rearrange the letters:
I'm a Dot in Place

The Earthquakes
When you rearrange the letters:
That Queer Shake

Eleven plus two
When you rearrange the letters:
Twelve plus one

And for the grand finale:
PRESIDENT CLINTON OF THE USA
It can be rearranged (with no letters left over,

and using each letter only once) into:
TO COPULATE HE FINDS INTERNS

RESIDENT CLINTON OF THE USA
It can be rearranged (with no letters left over,

and using each letter only once) into:
TO COPULATE HE FINDS INTERNS
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Good one! Give the lady a cigar!

I can't claim credit for this. I think it was the title of an episode of the US TV series 'Nowhere Man'.

Information Super Highway = A Rough Whimper of Insanity

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I love them, too museamuse.

I have done a few myself:
elucidation = A dice til uno

wordcraft is fun = dwarf corn fit us

Kalleh loves to post = A pet vest hooks Loll (I had a dog named "lolly".)

However, they do take forever!

The Florida Vote Recount
Done To Cover Their Fault

Alec Guinness
Genuine Class

Semolina
Is No Meal

The Public Art Galleries
Large Picture Halls, I Bet

Contradiction
Accord not in it

Astronomer
Moon Starer

This one's truly amazing:
"To be or not to be: that is the question, whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune."
And the Anagram:
"In one of the Bard's best-thought-of tragedies, our insistent hero, Hamlet, queries on two fronts about how life turns rotten."

"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil A. Armstrong

The Anagram: "A thin man ran; makes a large stride, left planet, pins flag on moon. On to Mars!"

A recent "buzz-theme" in the UK is "Performance-related pay".

Or, as some of us might aver, "Mere end of year claptrap"

Richard English

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
Huge water tale stuns. End had you tense.

Vacation Times
I'm not as active.

The Check is in the Mail
Claim "Heck, I sent it! (heh)."

The United States of America
Attaineth its cause, Freedom!

Wordcrafters

Word facts err

good one, Angel!

as: me uses 'um'!

Either you guys are cheating with these, or I just plain stink! Yes, Morgan, excellent!

I have long believed that the anagram of a person's name may lend insight into his or her character. Consider the following:

"Asa Lovejoy" = "a joey salvo" (But why are you attacking a poor defenseless baby kangaroo?)

"Asa Lovejoy" = "Joe lays ova" (Obviously a case of sexual identity confusion.)

"Asa Lovejoy" = (Thank goodness this coffeehouse has a bathroom, as in:) "Yes! Java loo!"

"Museamuse" = "Mum, ease us!" (Yes, please!)

"Museamuse" = "Sea museum" (interesting, or...)

"Museamuse" = "U.S. emu mesa" (a bird sanctuary, possibly one not run very well since:)

"Museamuse" = "Ma emu sues!" (distressing tabloid headline)

"Angel" = "N.E. gal" (though I seem to recall you once mentioned you were from the U.S. northWEST?)

"Bob Hale" = "Oh, Babel!" (My, how you carry on!)

"Bob Hale" = "Halo ebb" (And it's starting to adversely affect your saintliness.)

"WordNerd" = "Rend 'Dr. Ow'" (obviously a case of revenge against the painfully nicknamed medico)

"Tinman" = "ant min" (If a baker's dozen equals 13, might an ant minute equate to 50 or 55 seconds?) (OK, that one's a bit of a stretch.)

"Morgan" = "Mo rang." (and Larry and Curly undoubtedly answered.) (again a bit of a cheat since he spelt his name "Moe" but with just 6 letters to work with it's a bit tough.)

"Richard English" = "a child's herring" (I have NO IDEA what this may infer. As a polar opposite to "Morgan," the anagram generator spit out literally thousands of anagrams for RE. Feel free to choose your favorite.)

"Shufitz" and "Kalleh" = nothing much individually BUT! team them up and:

"Shufitz and Kalleh" = "Klutz half in Hades" (One foot not only in the grave but in eternal damnation as well, you oaf!"

"Shufitz and Kalleh" = (an answer to the question "Hey, Hippie! What's that skating move called?!") "Half Lutz, Skinhead!"

"Shufitz and Kalleh" = (How Colombo solved "The Mystery of the Missing Filberts":) "Falk hid hazelnuts"

(sidenotes:
1. Peter Falk played bumbling detective Colombo in maybe a dozen movies. I assume most people are familiar with the character.
2. "Hazelnuts" and "Filberts" are the same thing. As a kid, I saw in a box of mixed chocolates, a particular treat called a "Filbert Brittle." Ever since I have firmly believed that that would make an excellent name for a fictional detective, but that's another thread...)

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"Richard English" = "a child's herring" (I have NO IDEA what this may infer.

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Tut, tut Mr. Strolin.
A man of your abilities using 'infer' when he means 'imply'.

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CJ Strolin = Corn jilts. 'Nuff said.

Strolin is racin, I think! Loved your anagrams and especially the explanations of them!

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"Morgan" = "Mo rang." (and Larry and Curly undoubtedly answered.) (again a bit of a cheat since he spelt his name "Moe" but with just 6 letters to work with it's a bit tough.)

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Let's make it easier for you then!

"Morgan in Buffalo" ~~ "A Buffalo Morning"

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"Angel" = "N.E. gal" (though I seem to recall you once mentioned you were from the U.S. northWEST?)

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North EAST, U.S, all my life, hon.

Redgarding imply/infer, "Tut, tut" yourself, B.H. I was only testing you! AND Britney Spears and I truly are just friends.

(Ahem...)

Before someone infers/implies that I have Communist leanings (albeit poorly spelled ones) that "redgarding" should be, of course, "regarding."

And yes, equally of course B.H., I did blow the imfer/imply distinction which really cheeses me off since those are two words I take pride in using (usually) correctly.

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Originally posted by C J Strolin:
Before someone infers/implies that I have Communist leanings (albeit poorly spelled ones) that "redgarding" should be, of course, "regarding."

And yes, equally of course B.H., I did blow the imfer/imply distinction which really cheeses me off since those are two words I take pride in using (usually) correctly.

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imfer?????
Damn those typos !

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OK, first off, maybe I've come into this movie after it began but am I the only person who doesn't know what B.H.'s latin phrase means? Enlightenment, please. The extent of my latin is pretty much limited to "Itney-bay Ears-spay" and the like.

And while we're on the subject, I ran my beloved's name through the anagram generator and was gladdened to see how many of the results were of a religious tone. Maybe she's not the tramp that, for God knows what reason, she seems to enjoy presenting herself as.

"Britney Spears" = "Presbyterians" (Is that wild or what?!)

"Britney Spears" = "nearby priests"

"Britney Spears" = "syren baptiser" (with "syren" being an alternative spelling of "siren")

And the finale is a recap of the one-liner: The police chased the streaker into a church and then caught him by the organ.

"Britney Spears" = "arrest by penis"

My other honey, Margaret Thatcher, has another one of those names which yields a zillion anagrams so I won't bore you here.

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Originally posted by C J Strolin:
OK, first off, maybe I've come into this movie after it began but am I the only person who doesn't know what B.H.'s latin phrase means? Enlightenment, please. .

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You'll be glad you didn't know.
Roughly translated it means

If you can read this you're over-educated.

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I want to play with this one CJ:

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My other honey, Margaret Thatcher, has another one of those names which yields a zillion anagrams so I won't bore you here.

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Rather attach germ (Sounds like a scientist creating a disease!)

Gather the tramcar (You have to know where it is, then you can...)
Recharge that tram

Graham cart tether (Well, if you really like crackers and the lock on the wheels of the cart doesn't work, you might need a tether to hold it in place)

Greet Martha Chart (Maybe sometime in her term she met someone named Martha!)

Target Earth march (Sounds like aliens hiking to their spaceship before invading us!)

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Originally posted by Angel:
I want to play with this one CJ:

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My other honey, Margaret Thatcher, has another one of those names which yields a zillion anagrams so I won't bore you here.

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I'm surprised you didn't note

Margaret Thatcher = That great charmer


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>> "Shufitz" and "Kalleh" = nothing much individually BUT! team them up ..."



a futz skill, huh?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by C J Strolin:
I have long believed that the anagram of a person's name may lend insight into his or her character.

"Tinman" = "ant min" (If a baker's dozen equals 13, might an ant minute equate to 50 or 55 seconds?) (OK, that one's a bit of a stretch.)/QUOTE]

"Ant min"? That's pretty bad, C J. It doesn't make any more sense than "C J Strolin = scorn, jilt". Of course, if you made that past tense, you would have, "C J Strolin was scorned and jilted".

Tinman

CJ claims, "Britney Spears and I truly are just friends." Let's put him to the test.

CJ Strolin Britney Spears = Sybarite sinners! (jolt) CPR!!!

L.T.W.

"Iraqi War, Part, Two" anagramizes into "Wow! Iraqi rat trap!"

Now if only someone can get this message through to Washington...

Now, that's a good one! You may get the "anagram prize"!
Did you see it somewhere?

Nope! Made it up all by my own self!

(Me and the anagram generator, anyway...)

Btw, what is the link to the anagram generator? 'Twould be very helpful when doing cryptic crosswords!

I would love to be able to include links in my posts if some kind soul would just explain how.

Every time I want to play with anagrams, I have to go through the "Search" function and pick from the list provided. There are a great number of anagram generators on the net (as if that's a shock) to chose from.

1. Find the page for which you wish to include a link.

2. Highlight the page address in the address box at the top of the screen.

3. Press Control-C

4. Come to wordcraft and write your post

5. At the point where you wish to insert your link click on the button that says URL (below the box where you are typing)

6. A new box opens. Press Control-V to paste in the address your Control-C copied.

7. Click OK

8. A new box appears. Type in the text you would like to appear (it will appear underlined) in your message.

9. Click on OK

10. Continue typing the rest of your own text as normal.



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OK, let's give this a try...

Population 458

Woo-Hoo! Success!!

It didn't work exactly as you said it would (the website's name slipped my computer's mind so I had to retype it - no biggie) but, generally speaking, that's how life goes 90% of the time.

Thanks much. The site I reference here is a book high on my
"Have-got-to-find-time-to-read" list and, judging from an interview I just heard on NPR (National Public Radio) it provides humorous insights into life in small town America. It's written by a small town (hence the title) nurse/EMT/writer and is sub-titled "Meeting your neighbors one siren at a time." If I can find a copy I'll let you know if it's as good a read as it seems.

In keeping with the beginning of this thread, an anagram of "Population 458" would be news from the stock market:
"Optional, Up 4 5/8."


Sheesh! I just corrected a couple of typos and dressed it up a bit and now I get all these editing notices?! Whatever happened to the "Edit-it-in-15-minutes-or-less-and-no-one's-the-wiser" Rule??

Dec 9th, '02
So now let's try Tinman's suggestion...

Woo-Hoo! More success!

[This message was edited by C J Strolin on Mon Dec 9th, 2002 at 17:38.]

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Originally posted by C J Strolin:
Sheesh! I just corrected a couple of typos and dressed it up a bit and now I get all these editing notices?! Whatever happened to the "Edit-it-in-15-minutes-or-less-and-no-one's-the-wiser" Rule??

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I've had the same problem. It's no big deal if the edit notice just shows up once. It shows you went to the trouble to correct an error, which is commendable. But when the notice appears multiple times, as it has with me, it gets a little embarrassing. I found out that, when you re-edit, you can erase the previous edits. That way it looks like you just edited once, instead of a half-dozen times.

Tinman

Tinman

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I found out that, when you re-edit, you can erase the previous edits. That way it looks like you just edited once, instead of a half-dozen times.

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Wonderful suggestion Tinman!