When I was in graduate school my professor Morgan Worthy Ph.D. published a book on creativity.  If my memory doesn’t fail me, it was called Aha!  Tonight while readying for the carpet installers, I came across a page from it and thought I’d share:

Flexible thinking aids creativity:

No. 80

___1.Catch at                                        A. Saying grace

___2.Jet set                                           B. Roll call

___3.Seven come eleven                     C. Persian conversing with Siamese

___4.No tab sent                                   D. Quick hatch

___5.Name dropping in Monaco       E. Present

No. 81

___1.Out and out                                   A. Of flight

___2.Monologue                                    B. Bourbon Street

___3.Parallel bars                                  C. Solid state…………I can’t figure this one out

___4.Hashed                                           D. Double play

___5.Lenient sentence                          E. Fun house

No. 82

___1.Snow bank                                      A. Trust company

___2.Rear view                                       B. In an atomic nightmare

___3.For altogether                               C. She has a good voice

___4.Fall outfits                                     D. Book by Dr. Spock

___5. Put out the best silver                E. Get loan without collateral

No. 83

___1.Fighter plane                                A. Whistle

___2.Banker                                           B. Hopefully not horizontal

___3.Refuses                                          C. Fancy Pool shooter

___4.Electrical inspector                     D. Circuit judge

___5.Bullet                                              E. Article in magazine

When you have finished, make up your five:

___1.                                                           A.

___2.                                                          B.

___3.                                                          C.

___4.                                                          D.

___5.                                                          E.

Here’s more:  Aha!: A Puzzle Approach to Creative Thinking available in Hardcover, Paperback at Barnes and Noble