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From the Ted Talk by John Hockenberry: We are all designers

Unscramble the Blue Letters


I got the flashy wehles, and I installed them and — check this out. Could I have my scaepil light cue please? (Laughter) Look at that! Now ... look at, look at this! Look at this!

So what you are looking at here has completely changed my life, I mean tllaoty changed my life. Instead of blank stares and awkwardness, now it is pointing and smiling!

People going, "Awesome wheels, dude! Those are awesome! I mean, I want some of those wheels!" Little kids say, "Can I have a ride?" (Laughter)

And of course there's the occasional poesrn — usually a middle-aged male who will say, "Oh, those wheels are great! I guess they're for safety, right?" (legthaur) No! They're not for safety. No, no, no, no, no.

Open Cloze


I got the flashy ______, and I installed them and — check this out. Could I have my _______ light cue please? (Laughter) Look at that! Now ... look at, look at this! Look at this!

So what you are looking at here has completely changed my life, I mean _______ changed my life. Instead of blank stares and awkwardness, now it is pointing and smiling!

People going, "Awesome wheels, dude! Those are awesome! I mean, I want some of those wheels!" Little kids say, "Can I have a ride?" (Laughter)

And of course there's the occasional ______ — usually a middle-aged male who will say, "Oh, those wheels are great! I guess they're for safety, right?" (________) No! They're not for safety. No, no, no, no, no.

Solution


  1. laughter
  2. person
  3. special
  4. totally
  5. wheels

Original Text


I got the flashy wheels, and I installed them and — check this out. Could I have my special light cue please? (Laughter) Look at that! Now ... look at, look at this! Look at this!

So what you are looking at here has completely changed my life, I mean totally changed my life. Instead of blank stares and awkwardness, now it is pointing and smiling!

People going, "Awesome wheels, dude! Those are awesome! I mean, I want some of those wheels!" Little kids say, "Can I have a ride?" (Laughter)

And of course there's the occasional person — usually a middle-aged male who will say, "Oh, those wheels are great! I guess they're for safety, right?" (Laughter) No! They're not for safety. No, no, no, no, no.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
poorly designed 3
bad design 2
eye contact 2
flashy wheels 2
anders breivik 2
completely invisible 2


Important Words


  1. awkwardness
  2. blank
  3. changed
  4. check
  5. completely
  6. cue
  7. flashy
  8. guess
  9. installed
  10. kids
  11. laughter
  12. life
  13. light
  14. male
  15. occasional
  16. people
  17. person
  18. pointing
  19. ride
  20. safety
  21. special
  22. stares
  23. totally
  24. wheels