[Guest]

Here's a little odd-one-out teaser for you all:

Four groups of critters, four critters in each group...

1) badger, bat, panda, weasel

2) goose, rhea, tern, stork

3) boar, cow, chicken, dog

4) beetle, earwig, flea, worm

There's an odd one out in each group.

But which group is the odd one out?

just kidding

[Guest]

Triple post! Woohoo!

snoek, snook

mussel, muscle

Edit: btw, sorry about not using spoilers two posts ago. Hopefully nobody will pay attention.

Edited May 21, 2008 by Duh Puck

[Guest]

Good one. However, I'm guessing you must live somewhere with a thick English accent (uh, Veneto, Italy? I suppose the accent would be pretty thick there)...

Of course, I'm sure the Brits, Aussies, and Kiwi's of the world would have plenty to say about my drab American accent.

"English accent"? Don't know what you mean, it's everybody else that's got accents. But now you mention it, I can see why the American "r" would probably make a difference there. Still, serves you right for not talking proper. Marvellous ideas on the sealife front, by the way. I lost count of how many points you got there. What about non-sealife then? What absolute gems have I missed?

[Guest]

the first two sound British and the last one, uh, like a two-generation-removed Italian in Brooklyn.

Of course, I'm sure the Brits, Aussies, and Kiwi's of the world would have plenty to say about my drab American accent.

Your 'accent' sounds fine - a bit like a Texan drawl .. better than my esturion cockney German with a little dutch coming through!

1/4 double kudos point

Mussel - muscle, to muscle in on the action!

[Guest]

Here's the complete answer:

Each group contains three verbs, plus one homophone (soundalike) of a verb. Except group 2, which has 3 verb-homophones but only one actual verb.

Verbs in blue, homophones in red:

badger, bat, panda (pander), weasel

goose, rhea (rear), tern (turn), stork (stalk)

boar (bore), cow, chicken, dog

beetle, earwig, flea (flee), worm

?? No understandy. Where I come from "dog" is a verb. But beetle? Earwig??!!?!?!?! OMGWTFBBQ!!

We wouldn't gits all confused if y'all lurnt ta speak American!