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by Tondoteottotote on January 3rd, 2006

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What is a rebus, and how do you type a rebus on Answerbag?

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  • by Alatea on January 4th, 2006

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    From wikipedia:

    A rebus (Latin: "by things") is a kind of word puzzle which uses pictures to represent words or parts of words, for example: H + picture of ear = Hear. Rebus also refers to the use of a pictogram to represent a syllabic sound (NOT recording a concept). This adapts pictograms into phonograms (Rebus Form), a precursor to the development of the alphabet. This is perhaps one of the most important developments of writing. This style of writing became popular in the 1700's where people loved to write in letters in rebus form. They use this to make private letters harder to understand, or simply just to add spice, fun and interactivity to a written conversation.

    Rebuses were central to the American television game show Concentration. Contestants had to solve a rebus, usually partially concealed, to win a game.

    What does this rebus represent?
    1.Bob drowned Frosted Flakes
    2.Joe buried Captain Crunch
    3.Sarah threw Rice Krispies off a cliff
    4.Emily shot Cocoa Puffs
    ANSWER: serial (cereal) killers

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus
    Another rebus example

    The use of a picture or symbol that suggests a word or a syllable, as U R the _ 2 my _ suggests you are the key to my heart.

    This web site may help you to type a rebus.
    http://www.puzzlers.org/guide/index.php?expand=rebus

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  • by Anonymous on January 5th, 2006

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    A rebus is a kind of word puzzle, in which pictures are substituted for words in a piece of text. Usually, each picture is of an object whose name is a homonym (a different word that sounds the same) for the word being represented.

    For a very short example, imagine a picture of an eye, followed by the word “love”, and then a picture of a female sheep (a “ewe”). The eye represents the word “I”, and the sheep represents the word “you”, so the message means “I love you.”

    You can't type a rebus on Answerbag, because Answerbag doesn't provide any way to include pictures in a posting, and pictures are what makes a rebus.

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