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by: Mike Terry - Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:22 UTC

On 22/01/2024 00:03, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
> 1. there is this Rebus puzzle from the UK
>
> (the question or CLUE is) O, Obe, Obey
>
> and the answer is [love honour and obey]
>
> why does OBE mean Honor ???
>

In UK, OBE = Officer of the Order of the British Empire. (It is one of the honours that might be
bestowed on a citizen, e.g. in the New Year's Honours list.)

>
>
> 2. why are Rebus puzzles called [Dingbats] in the UK?
>
> is there a good explanation for it, or is it just historical?
>

Mike.

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by: Charlie Roberts - Sun, 28 Jan 2024 20:50 UTC

On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:22:30 +0000, Mike Terry
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>On 22/01/2024 00:03, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
>> 1. there is this Rebus puzzle from the UK
>>
>> (the question or CLUE is) O, Obe, Obey
>>
>> and the answer is [love honour and obey]
>>
>> why does OBE mean Honor ???
>>
>
>In UK, OBE = Officer of the Order of the British Empire. (It is one of the honours that might be
>bestowed on a citizen, e.g. in the New Year's Honours list.)

Somewhere, in a BBC series, I remember "Other Buggers' Efforts" :-)

>
>>
>>
>> 2. why are Rebus puzzles called [Dingbats] in the UK?
>>
>> is there a good explanation for it, or is it just historical?
>>
>
>
>Mike.

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Re: why does OBE mean Honor ???	Mike Terry
Re: why does OBE mean Honor ???	Charlie Roberts