Awfully Peculiar Racket - Ordinary Names Yield Meanings, Surprisingly!
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| ALASKA (3) | Audacious Lawlessness Allowed Spurious Klondike Acquisitions |
Roger Williams Places:States & Regions |
| AMERICA (2) | Aha, My Expedition's Reached India, Columbus Averred |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Countries People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions |
| BOSTON | Bay Of Spilt Tea - Oh No! |
Angela Brett Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| BUCCANEER | Boyos Using Cutlasses Clambered Aboard Naval Expedition, Everything's Ransacked |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| BYZANTIUM | Booming Yesteryear Zone - And Now Termed Istanbul Under Musselmen |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places |
| CATHERINE | Cunning And Thoroughly Horrid & Evil - Russia's Infamous Nightmare Empress |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people:Politicians Names:First names:Female |
| CAVALIER | Charles' Allies Victorious Against Loathsome Illicit Emergent Roundheads |
TMcCO'G Military |
| DEDICATED | Describes Edifice, Declaring It Called After The Exalted Dead |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - thinking of buildings which are named - or renamed - in honour of national heroes/heroines Places:Buildings |
| GALLEONS | Great Armada Lost Lives Entering One Nasty Storm |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (The Spanish Armada was defeated as much by the weather as by the British Navy) Transport |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON (2) | George Eventually Overthrew "Royal George". Everyone Wanted A Similar Hierarchy In National Government. "That's Over! Nevermore!" |
Roger Williams -- George Washington was highly instrumental in the success of the American Revolution. After victory, he was hailed as 'King George' and refused the title. Names:Famous people:Politicians |
| GETTYSBURG | Gained Edge To Triumph Yesterday's Situation/Slavery, Battled Union's Resolute Goal |
Jan Morgan Places:Towns & Cities |
| HAUNS MILL | Here Attacked, Underhanded Needless Slaughter, Massacre Is Landmark Location |
Jan Morgan -- Horrible incident happened in Missouri in the 1800's Places:Landmarks |
| HISTORY | How It Seemed To Our Rulers Yesteryear! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| IBERIA | In Between European Regimes Invading Africa |
Rico Leffanta Places |
| JOAN OF ARC | Juvenile Orders Army North Of France And Reaps Combustion |
Rico Leffanta Names:Famous people |
| LOUISIANA | Long's Organization Used Impropriety, Shadiness In Administering Nefarious Activities. |
Roger Williams -- Refers to Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana from 1928 until his assassination in 1932. Places:States & Regions |
| LUDDITE | Let Us Destroy Damned Industrial Technology Everywhere |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| MARCO | Made A Route - Chinawards - Overland |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Names:Famous people |
| MAYA | Middle Americans, Years Ago |
TMcCO'G People & Relationships:Nationalities & Races |
| MEDIEVAL | Many Existed Dreadfully In European Villages - Abject & Low |
TMcCO'G Time |
| MILES (3) | Marching Imperial Legions Established Standard! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - The mile as a unit of length is of Roman military origin, being 1000 paces (a double step.... counting 1 every time the right foot hit the ground) Science:Mathematics:Measurement |
| NUTS! | Not Undertaking This Surrender! |
Roger Williams - Gen. Anthony McAuliffe (101st Airborne Division) replied "Nuts" to a German surrender demand during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII. |
| PEACE IN OUR TIME | Pathetic Englishman's Airport Claim. Evil Intentioned Nazis Obviously Unreliable. Resulting Turmoil Involved Millions Exterminated |
Tony McCoy O'Grady People & Relationships:Thoughts:Misconceptions |
| PLYMOUTH | Pilgrims Left Your Moorings - Opposed Unto The Heirarchy |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Towns & Cities:USA |
| PRIVATEER | Piratical Robbery In Vast Atlantic Tracts Enriched Elizabeth's Realm |
TMcCO'G - Privateers were often English ships which robbed Spanish ships returning to Spain with riches taken from the Americas and 'donating' portions of the booty to the Exchequer. People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| RECORDS (2) | Remarkable Events Contained On Registered Data System |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| ROMULUS | Rome's Original Monarch, Usurped Leadership Using Slyness |
Robert Anonymous, inspired by four years of study of the latin language. Romulus was Rome's first king who killed his twin brother Remus in order to gain power (hence the usurped leadership using slyness...) Politics:Royalty:Royals |
| ROSETTA | Rare Old Stone Excavation Tutored Talented Archeologists |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - the Rosetta Stone helped people to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics |
| ROUNDHEAD | Rebels (Oliver's) Under New Direction, Heartily Eviscerated Aristocratic Domination |
Robert Anonymous -- The Roundheads were the name given to the side of the English Civil war that opposed the king, lead by Oliver Cromwell Military:War & Terrorism |
| RUBICON | River (Utmost Boundary) Its Crossing Opened Nastiness. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Waterways |
| SHOGUN | Supreme Hereditary Overlord Governed Uncountable Nipponese. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| SIEG HEIL | Salute Important Eminent German, His Evil Is Legendary |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Linguistics:German Words |
| TITANIC (2) | Total Indifference Triggered A Needless Iceberg Collision. |
Roger Williams Transport People & Relationships:Disaster |
| TITANIC | The Iceberg That, Amazingly, Nudged Into Cruiser. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Transport People & Relationships:Disaster |
| TINTERN ABBEY | Tragedy Involves Nobles, Tem Eruption Retaliates Noxiously, Annihilates, Bitter Babies Explosions, Yesterday |
Jan Morgan - refering to King Henry the 8th's destructive rampage of terror Places:Buildings |
| VALLEY FORGE | Volunteer Army Languished Lamentably, Elements. Yes Famished Order's Reorganization Guarded Emcampment |
Jan Morgan Places |
| WATERLOO | When A Tyrant's Ended Revolution, Loses Over Onslaught |
Robert Anonymous Waterloo was the name of the battle in which Napoleon was defeated. Napoleon was a self declared emperor who had restored stability to France after the French revolution. Military:War & Terrorism |
| TREK | Travels Retro Event Knowledgeably |
Jan Morgan -- referring to the pioneer trek and recreations of it |