Le Phoenix - where you can SCORE points off each other...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:13 pm

nope and nope; it is a land creature and the easiest way to get the answer is through word logic. but it's not a cobra.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:16 pm

Crocodiles?

(I abandoned word logic in favour of guessing. I can't think of any other animals with "cob" in their name)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:19 pm

nope, nor alligators. i'm off to a meeting now but hopefully the penny will drop in the meantime. you'll kick yourselves.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed May 24, 2006 12:40 pm

This is my final guess (until you give another clue)

.. Zebra

thehut · Post by **thehut** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:09 pm

anything to do with the aussie term 'cobber'? my guess would be a wild dog of some sort...

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:35 pm

still no. okay another clue: the old english word coppe was the original name of this animal and middle english veob combine to form a modern word which will give you the answer.

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:39 pm

OKay, so presumably this animal is (or was) common in Northern Europe in the Dark/Middle ages. Okay, I'll guess... bear.

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:44 pm

I've just resorted to cheating. I'm not proud of myself, but from what I can gather, cobbe was an Old English term for a large man?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:08 pm

the animal is common across the globe. but not a bear. re cobbe: that's as may be, but coppe became cob and veob became ???

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:20 pm

Not a rodent, not a bird, on land, common everywhere. Hmm, pig/boar/other porcine?

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:21 pm

Ahhh! It all becomes clear.

You must be talking about the beast which is feared by mothers of young children, and likewise, despised by farmers. Even children can't sleep at night, for fear that the dreaded cobveob might be lurking somewhere.

Ah... was half way though that sarky output, when I realised you might be talking about a spider!

thehut · Post by **thehut** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:21 pm

i guess spider (cob web and all that)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:28 pm

the Cardinal wins by a whisker, cob=spider

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:34 pm

Sorry thehut! I'll make it an easy question ...

What is ironic about the Alanis Morrisette song, Ironic ?

Weyland · Post by **Weyland** » Wed May 24, 2006 2:37 pm

Isn't it something about the song not actually being about irony?