what was it?

Mk

To keep me on the right track:

Does it have to do with coconuts?
Does it have to do with security?
Does it have to do with olives?
Does it have to do with stringed musical instruments?

Or am I thinking too hard?

I'm expecting a no, no, no, and no.

Mk

Ah! Its been over 14!!

honestrosewater

No, no, no, and not really. The fruit and strings are misnomers.

They have no hands, but they wave and slap each other around a lot.

Mk

Well, here's how I've been thinking:
You said a backward clue, so first I put the clues backwards.

They are not false They are not strings They are not housed in a piece of fruit

Well, they look the same to me, so I made them even more backwards. This time I did the words.

False not are they Strings not are they Fruit of piece a in housed not are they.

I saw fruit of piece. Fruit of peace. The fruit of peace is security. Drupes are fruits. I looked at strings. An olive is a "fibrous drupe." The olive is quite the fruit of peace (olive branch), and fruits are houses for the seeds. Olive strings are a kind of string for your cello, or violin or whatever. http://www.stringworks.com/discussio...tml?1109281537 http://store.musicbasics.com/pirolviolstr.html But the false part doesn't fit in.

Mk

Ok well, I'm going to bed. Goodnight! All I can think of is electromagnetic wave interference with the waves and slapping anyway.

honestrosewater

Yes, you're thinking too hard. Nothing is hidden in the clues -- you can take them at face value.

They are not housed in a piece of fruit. They are not strings. They are not false.

The fruit and strings are misnomers.

They have no hands, but they wave and slap each other around a lot... when they *cough* venturi too close for comfort, as Bernoulli could have told you.

Gokul43201

Not some kind of wind sock, is it ?

honestrosewater

No. You do normally blow or suck wind through them though. Just stop, take a breath, and think about it for a sec.

Gokul43201

Guess I was thinking about the wrong kind of instrument then, eh ? Hmmm....I wasn't paying attention to one key word in your clues : "they" !

Gale

i think i must be a pervert...

Gokul43201

My next guess (not a strong one, I might add) : lips ("lips of truth" from the Bible)

tribdog

of course it's lips.

Mk

Uvula? They can be split.

honestrosewater

Nope. They are between the lips and lungs.

The fruit is normally larger in men than in women.

"venturi" was not a typo.

Gale

adams apple

Danger

Just because of the 'string' reference, I was thinking of vocal cords, but I can't for the life of me figure out the rest of the clue.

Hurkyl

Something you might do with your vocal cords is to sing false____... I'm sure venturi is a musical term, but I'm too lazy to google it.