Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 13, 2014)

Word + 1 Letter



What is the word that has 1 syllable, but when you add 1 letter to the end, it becomes 3 syllables?





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Government #yourpoundcoin Campaign Backfires In Spectacular And Inevitable Style

George Osborne laid down a challenge to the people of Great Britain today...

What would you put on #yourpoundcoin? A favourite UK landmark? A great British achievement? Or a symbol from our Islands’ story?

— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) September 12, 2014

And the Great people of Britain duly responded - only in exactly the opposite way to which old George had hoped.

.@George_Osborne POUND COIN IDEAS

•Wombles

•Captain Scarlett

•Dead badgers

•Food Banks

•You getting booed at the Olympics

•Wombles

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) September 12, 2014

That's right, we did what we do best and took the piss. Here's the 'Saturday night' version.

Here were our suggestions for what should go on the new pound coin. http://t.co/rsuaGOI3rM #yourpoundcoin http://ift.tt/1rTL0i2

— HuffPost UK Comedy (@HuffPostUKCom) September 12, 2014

This version that demonstrates that Alex Salmond's head is actually a very good fit for this type of thing.

Government’s ‘design your own £1 competition’ backfires spectacularly #yourpoundcoin http://t.co/xNAbBKvCLK http://ift.tt/1rTL0yp

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) September 12, 2014

Jamie created this - quite frankly astounding - retro classic collection.

I've designed a collection that I feel encapsulates the strength & resolve of the U.K. @hmtreasury #yourpoundcoin http://ift.tt/1rTL2Gw

— JamieDMJ (@JamieDMJ) September 12, 2014

SEE ALSO: Terrorist Threat Level Raised, Britain Responds With Jokes



This less sophisticated but infinitely more joyful attempt.

I love my pound #yourpoundcoin http://ift.tt/1rTL0yu

— Sophie Hall (@SophLouiseHall) September 12, 2014

Some entries were surprisingly profound.

@George_Osborne @caitlinmoran What about this? #yourpoundcoin http://ift.tt/1D0cGdO

— chris morgon (@c_morgon) September 12, 2014

@George_Osborne @caitlinmoran Nope, this is my new favourite! #yourpoundcoin http://ift.tt/1D0cGu4

— chris morgon (@c_morgon) September 12, 2014

But some were a little more direct.

here's my #yourpoundcoin design @Number10gov. i think it perfectly captures the essence of 'britishness' in 2014 http://ift.tt/1D0cECs

— . (@kid_smoke) September 12, 2014

Thought the quote was appropriate #yourpoundcoin @Number10gov @George_Osborne @WOWpetition #ATOS #everydayableism http://ift.tt/1rTL15E

— MurderOfGoths (@MurderOfGoths) September 12, 2014

The inevitable Doge and Braveheart appearances.

#yourpoundcoin @Number10gov http://ift.tt/1rTL1lV

— Tom Phillips (@flashboy) September 12, 2014

In the spirit of #indyref here is our design #yourpoundcoin @hmtreasury @George_Osborne http://ift.tt/1D0cGug

— HuffPostUK Pictures (@HuffPostUKPics) September 12, 2014

You got the feeling he powers that be didn't quite get the joke...

Some of our favourite suggestions so far today: Mr Blobby, Batman, Chuckle Brothers, Ketchup, Doge… #yourpoundcoin

— HM Treasury (@hmtreasury) September 12, 2014

This was a valiantly van attempt.

I may have taken the #yourpoundcoin theme a touch literally (h/t @wtmh2 @EliotAndersen) http://ift.tt/1D0cHye

— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) September 12, 2014

And then there were some that even a Photoshop champion would struggle with...

What would you put on #yourpoundcoin? Brian Blessed riding an eagle while fighting a bear with one hand and a shark with the other

— Mi7 Records (@Mi7Records) September 12, 2014

A staffy wearing a sherlock holmes hat drinking a pint and smoking a fag #yourpoundcoin @george_osborne

— Andy HL (@OneFortyDeep) September 12, 2014

An anime-style drawing of the queen. #YourPoundCoin

— Samuel Palk (@Spam286) September 12, 2014

While some preferred something simpler.

CHIPS RT @George_Osborne: What would you put on #yourpoundcoin? A favourite UK landmark? Or a symbol from our Islands’ story?

— Caitlin Moran (@caitlinmoran) September 12, 2014

Oh and then there was this...

@caitlinmoran @George_Osborne Michael Gove's sexface. #yourpoundcoin

— Andrew Dandilly (@Andrew_Dandilly) September 12, 2014

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The Week In (Funny) Pictures

This Is Why You Should Always Proofread Wedding Invitations

Because homophones:







We do hope their guests took the invite by its spirt rather than its letter.



Of course, you know what this reminds us of, don't you? That great old 'Star Wars' joke:



Q. How did Darth Vader know what Luke Skywalker was getting for Christmas?



A. He felt his presents.


You're welcome, comedy fans.



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The Week In 50 Funny Tweets: Starring The Scottish Referendum, Royal Baby And Apple Launch Event

Cat Is Shocked To Discover... He's A Cat!

It starts off innocently enough.



A giggling baby.



A cat.



But then....



A mirror! Noooooo!



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The Final Scene In 'Star Wars' Without John Williams' Music Is Very Awkward Indeed

Typical. You wait ages for two iconic movie scenes to be reworked without their musical accompaniment, and then two come along at once.



Yes, earlier we brought you the famous final dance from 'Dirty Dancing' without Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warne's '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life'. And now Auralnauts is picking up where Mario Wienerroither left off, and giving us the throne room scene from 'Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope' (SPOILER ALERT: they get medals) without John Williams' iconic score.



The result? A slightly creepy, rather awkward collection of smiles, coughs and the tinny sound of R2D2's little legs.



Here's the original, to compare and contrast (and to remind us all how grateful we should be to those who compose wonderful film scores):







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Bear Cub Is Filmed Adorably Playing With A Flag Pole On A Golf Course In Canada

Today in History for 12th September 2014

Historical Events

1911 - Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0

1938 - Adolf Hitler demands self-determination for Sudeten Germans in Czech

1943 - Free French lands on Corsica

1956 - Black students enter and are barred from Clay Ky elementary school

2001 - Article V of the NATO agreement is invoked for the first and only time in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States of America.

2005 - The red-green coalition, led by Jens Stoltenberg, wins the Norwegian parliamentary election, taking 87 of 169 seats in the parliament.

More Historical Events »

Famous Birthdays

1891 - Pedro Albizu Campos, advocate for Puerto Rican independence (d. 1965)

1896 - Giuseppe Zoppi, Swiss writer (Il Libro Dell'Alpe)

1937 - Wesley Hall, West indian/British politician

1944 - Leonard Peltier, American activist

1945 - John Mauceri, NYC, conductor (Wash DC Opera)

1954 - Russell G. Alexander, creator of Today In History v1.2

More Famous Birthdays »

Famous Deaths

1661 - Jacobus de la Torra, RC apostole vicar of Holland, dies at about 53

1812 - Pyotr I Bagration, Georgian/Russian ruler/general, dies in battle

1923 - Jules Violle, French physicist and inventor (b. 1841)

1989 - Anton Lubowski, Namibian attorney/SWAPO, murdered at 37

1997 - Janet Leach, potter, dies at 79

2010 - Giulio Zignoli, Italian footballer (b. 1946)

More Famous Deaths »

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China is creating a car-free city from scratch: “Great City will…

China is creating a car-free city from scratch: “Great City will be built around a high-rise core housing 80,000 people, entirely walkable, and surrounded by green space.” It designed to use less water, create less waste and generate less carbon dioxide than a normal city.

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Former US Secretary of State, political scientist and Nobel prize winner Henry Kissinger…

Former US Secretary of State, political scientist and Nobel prize winner Henry Kissinger quoted saying “Military men are dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns for foreign policy.” He never denied saying that.

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2 F16 pilots went on a suicide mission to stop Flight 93…

2 F16 pilots went on a suicide mission to stop Flight 93 on 9/11.

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