As a non-native English speaker, I am always thrilled when I find out new words, phrases, cultural references, etc that I have never heard of previously or which kind of "ring a bell" but I haven't sit down to actually check what they entail. So, today, it's out all Rebus Puzzles. I must say, this is some cool stuff. Here is a great explanation from Fun With Words, I really enjoyed learning about them :-)
"Rebus puzzles are little pictures, often made with letters and words, which cryptically represent a word, phrase, or saying. Below are examples of the eight main ways in which a rebus puzzle might encode its solution.