Thinker's Dozen

Originally posted by orangutan
You don't fool me ... I see what's going on.

On the answer?

Originally posted by HandyAndy
What do all the words on the following list have in common?

BALL
HOUSE
NOSE
SPOT
DOUBLE
LEVEL
ROCKS
TOWN
FRITZ
MAKE
ROPES
WAGON

They are all gambling terms.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
On the answer?

Yup.
Right on the money.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
They are all gambling terms.

Nice try, but no.

Originally posted by orangutan
Yup.
Right on the money.

On the nose!

Nice work!

Originally posted by HandyAndy
What do all the words on the following list have in common?

BALL
HOUSE
NOSE
SPOT
DOUBLE
LEVEL
ROCKS
TOWN
FRITZ
MAKE
ROPES
WAGON

Each word can be preceded by "on the" to form a familiar phrase.

Originally posted by HandyAndy
Each word can be preceded by "on the" to form a familiar phrase.

I thought of that but I've never heard of on the Fritz.

Originally posted by venda
I thought of that but I've never heard of on the Fritz.

It refers to a machine which is not working or not working properly, e.g., "My car is on the fritz."

Originally posted by HandyAndy
It refers to a machine which is not working or not working properly, e.g., "My car is on the fritz."

In Yorkshire we say "on the blink"