In the episode where lisa finds her intellectual equivalent that she becomes super competitive with. Lisa ends up going to her house where they engage in a game of rearranging names to spell words. For example : Alec Guiness = Genuine Class then the father asks Lisa what Jeremy Iron can be changed to.
Well, not much, according to Brendan's on-line Anagram Generator: http://mmm.mbhs.edu/~bconnell/anagrams.html
IRON MY JEERS!
Here are anagrams of "jeremyirons", with a minimum word length of 1: JEREMY SIN OR JEREMY SIR ON JEREMY SIR NO JEREMY IRS ON JEREMY IRS NO JEREMY IS NOR JEREMY IS RON JERES I MYRON JERES I MY NOR JERES I MY RON JERES RIM YON JERES RIMY ON JERES RIMY NO JERES IN MY OR JERES ORIN MY JERES IRON MY JERSEY I NORM JERSEY I MORN JERSEY I'M NOR JERSEY I'M RON JERSEY MINOR JERSEY RIM ON JERSEY RIM NO MEYER SIR JON MEYER IRS JON EMERY SIR JON EMERY IRS JON RENE JIM ROSY SNEER JIM ROY SNEER RIM JOY E'ER SIR JON MY E'ER IRS JON MY MINE JERRY SO MIEN JERRY SO MONIES JERRY MOINES JERRY MISER RYE JON SEMI JERRY ON SEMI JERRY NO REIN JEM ROSY RINSE JEM ROY SIREN JEM ROY RESIN JEM ROY RISEN JEM ROY RESINY JEM OR IRE MYERS JON JEM ORNERY IS JEM YEN SIR OR JEM YEN IRS OR JEM YEN IS ORR JEM ERR I SONY JEM ERR IN SOY JEM ERR NOISY JEM ERR SIN YO JEM ERR IS YON JEM RYE SIN OR JEM RYE SIR ON JEM RYE SIR NO JEM RYE IRS ON JEM RYE IRS NO JEM RYE IS NOR JEM RYE IS RON JEM YES IN ORR JEM YE NORRIS JEM YE SIN ORR JEM YE SIR NOR JEM YE SIR RON JEM YE IRS NOR JEM YE IRS RON JONES MERRY I JONES ERR I MY JONES RYE RIM JOE MERRY SIN JOE ERR SIN MY JOSE MERRY IN JOSE ERR IN MY JERRY ME I SON JERRY ME IN SO JERRY ME IS ON JERRY ME IS NO JERRY MEN I SO JERRY MOEN IS JERRY OMEN IS JERRY MESON I JERRY MOE SIN JERRY SOME IN JERRY NOSE I'M ME ERR SIN JOY ME RYE SIR JON ME RYE IRS JON MEN ERR IS JOY SNORE RYE JIM SENOR RYE JIM ROSEN RYE JIM YEN ERR JIM SO ERR YES JIM ON ERR YES JIM NO ERR YES I'M JON ERR YE JIM SON
The challenge was to change "Jeremy Irons" into something that was not only an anagram but *also* described the person; that was why "Alec Guiness" was "genuine class" and not just "gel nun ice ass."
That's why Lisa's one was so hard--you *could* get a more creative anagram by saying "minor jersey," but how does that describe the person? OTOH, "Jeremy's iron" sort of does describe Jeremy Irons--he's got irony-grey hair, chiselled and angular features, and a deep, sharp, raspy voice. IMO, Lisa gave a correct answer...but of course, Allison's father assumed that Lisa just wasn't very good at it.
ANAGRAM RESULTS: Here are anagrams of "jeremyirons", with a minimum word length of 1: JEREMY SIN OR JEREMY SIR ON JEREMY SIR NO JEREMY IRS ON JEREMY IRS NO JEREMY IS NOR JEREMY IS RON JERES I MYRON JERES I MY NOR JERES I MY RON JERES RIM YON JERES RIMY ON JERES RIMY NO JERES IN MY OR JERES ORIN MY JERES IRON MY JERSEY I NORM JERSEY I MORN JERSEY I'M NOR JERSEY I'M RON JERSEY MINOR JERSEY RIM ON JERSEY RIM NO MEYER SIR JON MEYER IRS JON EMERY SIR JON EMERY IRS JON RENE JIM ROSY SNEER JIM ROY SNEER RIM JOY E'ER SIR JON MY E'ER IRS JON MY MINE JERRY SO MIEN JERRY SO MONIES JERRY MOINES JERRY MISER RYE JON SEMI JERRY ON SEMI JERRY NO REIN JEM ROSY RINSE JEM ROY SIREN JEM ROY RESIN JEM ROY RISEN JEM ROY RESINY JEM OR IRE MYERS JON JEM ORNERY IS JEM YEN SIR OR JEM YEN IRS OR JEM YEN IS ORR JEM ERR I SONY JEM ERR IN SOY JEM ERR NOISY JEM ERR SIN YO JEM ERR IS YON JEM RYE SIN OR JEM RYE SIR ON JEM RYE SIR NO JEM RYE IRS ON JEM RYE IRS NO JEM RYE IS NOR JEM RYE IS RON JEM YES IN ORR JEM YE NORRIS JEM YE SIN ORR JEM YE SIR NOR JEM YE SIR RON JEM YE IRS NOR JEM YE IRS RON JONES MERRY I JONES ERR I MY JONES RYE RIM JOE MERRY SIN JOE ERR SIN MY JOSE MERRY IN JOSE ERR IN MY JERRY ME I SON JERRY ME IN SO JERRY ME IS ON JERRY ME IS NO JERRY MEN I SO JERRY MOEN IS JERRY OMEN IS JERRY MESON I JERRY MOE SIN JERRY SOME IN JERRY NOSE I'M ME ERR SIN JOY ME RYE SIR JON ME RYE IRS JON MEN ERR IS JOY SNORE RYE JIM SENOR RYE JIM ROSEN RYE JIM YEN ERR JIM SO ERR YES JIM ON ERR YES JIM NO ERR YES I'M JON ERR YE JIM SON