E22

If a house is untidy and everything is upset, you might say, “It’s a(n) ________!” or “It looks like ________.”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

PIGSTY 9
MESS 7
A TORNADO HIT IT 6
SHAMBLES 3
DISASTER 2
RAT’S NEST 2
TORNADO HIT IT 2
A BOMB WENT OFF IN HERE 1
A DISASTER 1
A HURRICANE HIT IT 1
A MESS 1
A TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH HERE 1
AWFUL MESS 1
CRAP 1
DISASTER AREA 1
PIGPEN 1
RATS NEST 1
TORANDO WEN THROUGH HERE 1
TORNADO 1
TORNADO HIT 1
TORNADO WENT THROUGH 1
TRASH 1
WHAT CAME THROUGH HERE 1
WRECK 1

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