hijklmno

[Bravo Girl]

HIJKLMNO is the clue, answer is 5 letters. Saw this clue about 25 years ago and was so impressed......sad woman eh ?...

[hippocampus]

H to O is water

[hippocampus]

..but having read your post properly I guess you already knew that!

[Bravo Girl]

That was very quick Hippo, well done, did you know the answer already ? Whenever I ask this, it usually takes at least 5 minutes for the bright sparks to work it out. I did have to explain it to a work colleague once though AND he was an engineer !!!

[hippocampus]

Like you, I saw it a long time ago but I've also seen it reappear in this forum quite recently.

[biley]

Somebody was saying just yesterday or the day before that, following another such old chestnut, that this clue would come up in the next day or two! It has (and was also posted here last week). Don't think there is anybody in the country that doesn't know it by now is there?

[beerbelly]

i feel a biley moment coming on ,where we find out that water is H2O , and not H to O ,but is that because you had me stumped !
well sorted so quickly , hippocampus .

[beerbelly]

i was right , and NO i had never heard of that one before .

[Bravo Girl]

Didn't realise all you guys had heard of it already, whenever I've mentioned it to friends, they (obviously pretending) look vacant and don't seem to know the answer !!! - thought it might be a wee challenge for you all. Ah well, must develop new skills now I'm with the clever folk.....