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IGAR
What common phrase is represented below?
IGAR
CIGR
CGAR
CIGA
CIAR
IGAR
CIGR
CGAR
CIGA
CIAR
Answer
Close, but no cigar.Hide Answer Show Answer
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YOUR A GENIUS! i could actually figure out ur teaser! its a mirical!
Nov 14, 2002
I couldn't
Nov 14, 2002
I couldn't
Great teaser Blue... I like the concept.
Dems tricky letters.
That's the best rebus I've seen so far. Very clever!
I Knew it but the words just wouldn't come to my head! Good one.
thanks for all the kind words... much appreciated!
I didn't get it I have never heard that phrase before . What does it mean?
krishnan, the phrase means that you are close to achieving success, but fall just a little bit short. you may be familiar with the games you can play to win prizes at carnivals/amusement parks. many years ago, cigars were often given as prizes. if the player just misses the object of the game, he was told that he was "close, but no cigar."
Thanks for the info. Cool teaser!
I agree somewhat. I could make out cigar but not sure how you could acheive the "close". Unless you were refering to how "close" its spelling was to the actual word. quite vague if you ask me. Oh well.
Hasn't anyone ever told you smoking is bad for your health.
Love it, Great Teaser!
Jan 04, 2005
hey i got that 1!!
Very clever. Welcome to my list of favorite rebuses.
that's funny!!!!!
I don't get it
cool
wow that was great!!!!!
That made me chuckle. Good job!
very clever
got it... like it
Very cute, I got a giggle out of that one.
Not the best rebus I've seen, but ok. That's my opinion.
Very Clever. Send in more.
Not to good,and also the 4th repeat this year. C'mon editors give us some new teasers.
I liked this one quite a bit! More please!!!
this whole rebus thing is driving me nuts!
this whole rebus thing is driving me nuts!
this whole rebus thing is driving me nuts!
doehead this is not the new teaser list they pick one out of all the teasers to highlight it.not everyone has done every single teaser.
Pretty vague. I didn't like it. FYI: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_but_no_cigar
that was fun!!!!
I guessed 'cigarettes'.....
Good one!
Good one!
Easy; FUN; clever;Thanks
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It's an old saying I got it before I got into the teaser from the menu balloon.
It means almost. The word was almost there but not complete.
It ain't over till the fat lady sings.
Oops! too much Independence Day movie on weekend
Cigar - Fat Lady Sings etc.....
It means almost. The word was almost there but not complete.
It ain't over till the fat lady sings.
Oops! too much Independence Day movie on weekend
Cigar - Fat Lady Sings etc.....
GREAT teaser, very funny
And I was thinking, "That's almost...", and I got it. Awesome!
DOEHEAD - The "Teasers-Of-The-Day" are chosen from EXISTING teasers, not new ones. If you are not happy with that - and apparently your consistent comments show you are not - then you should go to the Community Forums and take the issue up with Jake. Not here.
It's a good rebus. I rated it TOPS!
It's a good rebus. I rated it TOPS!
That was a good one. I got it right!!! Thanks for the great teaser. I don't care if it was a repeat. I've never seen it.
Monday~
Monday~
Whew! It's been YEARS since I've heard that saying! I didn't get it...I was thinking that it was something like beating around the bush.... and the only reason for that was because the last line removes the center of the word cigar, while the other lines remove the surrounding letters....
Well, great teaser! Keep more like it coming!
Well, great teaser! Keep more like it coming!
I couldn't quite get it. I knew you were missing a cigar, but the saying never popped into my head.
Good one!
Good one!
Nice one!
I saw that cigar was almost there, but didn't get it! I loved it though, and I am putting it on my favorites!
Good one, nice and easy!
For once I 'got it right off the bat'. (as old as 'close but no cigar' )
Obviously, I loved it
Obviously, I loved it
Fun, but no cigar!!
tricky - tricky
good
but not the hardest to figure out
but not the hardest to figure out
Fun teaser
Good one ... thanks. You baffled me!
now i get it
I was trying to figure out a statement that began I foresee . . .reading down, but as I can see in hindsight I shouldn't have been looking at all. Cute one!
That's a good one! It took me a second to figure it out, lol!
I got it by looking at the title. And doehead, if you don't know what you're talking about, don't talk at all. Got it?
I love this teaser! Thanks!
I love this teaser! Thanks!
you got me! good teaser.
GOOD ONE!
I was going for "I forsee" also. Reading down as so many of these do that. To all of you picking on Doehead just stop. Everyone is entitled to their opinion!!!!You seem to be airing yours!!
Babe, over the years Doehead has managed to irritate many responders to this site, with his/her persistent attempts to represent him/herself as being more cognitively competent than everybody else (all the Teasers are so easy for him/her, or so he/she often represents), and I think it is that that motivates others to snipe at him/her even when the immediate impetus for the sniping is kinda petty.
I find it amazing that people are talking about doehead who is not around anymore. Myself, I found doehead very honest and intriguing. But that is my personal opinion. I hope everybody realizes that this column is about our own opinions and that we should not slam others.
Ohhh good one, I didn't think of that.
I'm kinda mad at myself, but did a resounding Ohhhh!!! when I saw the answer!
Easy teaser today.
BTW doehead is not gone, he's here under a different name.
BTW doehead is not gone, he's here under a different name.
The most common complaint I have noted Doehead making is regarding the frequency with which teasers are repeated (and they are). Some of the teasers we see as TOTD are 10+ years odl and have been used on an annual basis for years. With almost 16,000 teasers (15971 at this moment) there really is no need to fall back on the same teasers again and again.
And if Doehead is indeed back, perhaps that should be kept quiet as he may not want that face known. Even if he is, he has toned down, since he was booted from the site I have not seen may comments that are as outspoken as many of his were.
I actually took the time to speak to Doehead and he was actually a very nice guy. He just spoke his mind.
And if Doehead is indeed back, perhaps that should be kept quiet as he may not want that face known. Even if he is, he has toned down, since he was booted from the site I have not seen may comments that are as outspoken as many of his were.
I actually took the time to speak to Doehead and he was actually a very nice guy. He just spoke his mind.
I got this one right away and liked it. Thanks for posting. As usual, I enjoy the comments - such a wide range of opinions!
The phrase that came to mind when Krystal finally got added to Smash Bros...as an assist trophy.
Love rebi, rebuses?
like this one. GJ!
like this one. GJ!
Fun teaser & not too difficult, thanks!
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser; I got it very quickly.
Is this an American expression? I've never heard anyone say that! Never heard of it.
that was really good. Very clever.
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