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Topic started on 10-8-2004 @ 10:59 PM by EnronOutrunHomerun
I think this can work here so long as you obey the rules...

So here's the deal - I'm going to put a rather quirky or otherwise commonly unfamiliar word at the bottom of this post and what you have to do is involve that word into either a description of all things that come to your mind, a poem, a story or whatever works best for you...and you have to do this within two minutes after your fingers hit that keyboard. (EDIT: As requested by one of the contributers, if you wish to look up the word, feel free to do so. - my thoughts on this are further down in the posts, but you have the right to choose)

Now I'm not asking you to get your stop-watch out, but be honest...not only is this an exercise meant to be fun and challenging, but it works great for pumping you up and getting ready to write. This is not to be used for a cheap shot at points by posting two lines...unless those two lines are real artistic.

Last two rules....after you post, go down a few spaces and post "New Word - 'blah'" - Finding the new word does not fall into the time limit - Then you have to look up the original word and provide its definition in your next post - if you post on an old word, don't worry....just be honest with the time limit....and don't go searching the posts for the word you want - this is meant to be spontanious

Ready?!






New Word - "spanghew"

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reply posted on 11-8-2004 @ 01:24 PM by EnronOutrunHomerun
Spanghew: To throw or jerk violently into the air. Origin of Word
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Sitting on the window seal - it grows,
The flesh of the plant reeks.
The fuzzy auora only amplified by the rising sun.
No one sees you and my job is almost done.
Macronic is not yacronic.
- I was prouncing the word to get a feel for the it and it just sounded too close to "my chronic."


EDIT: You read into things what you want....I'm just now realizing that it the word is "Macaronic" - Sorry....lol







Frisbeetarianism

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reply posted on 11-8-2004 @ 03:09 PM by EnronOutrunHomerun
Infinite, remember that you define the word last used not the one you use - you would have wanted to define the word "macaronic" instead of "Frisbeetarianism"

In fact, not knowing what your word means is one of the coolest parts of the game....like with the word "pariah" that I wrote on - I honestly didn't really know its full meaning, but I knew I had heard it somewhere, so I went off of what the word sounded like to me and I pretty much got it right.....of course in my last post I clearly got a little side-tracked - lol - In any case, things are going great...lots of neat ideas - I cracked up laughing when I saw how you used the word "crapulous" GP

Also, mannequin may be a little too mainstream of a word, but no worries....If you need help finding an odd word, try these places
dictionary.reference.com...
www.worldwidewords.org...
www.logophilia.com...

EDIT: At the request of one of the contributers, and sort of going against the grain of what I've said above, if you'd like to look up the meaning of the word before you post, go ahead.

My thought on this was that you could be more creative with the word if you didn't know what it meant, then when you came back to read the other posts you'd find out the meaning and commit it to memory a little better - I dunno,,,your choice

I'll reflect this option in my original post so that newcomers will know.
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I see mannequin and I think what is this world? Why do we have plastic women with fake plastic hard nipples showing off clothes that most women won't wear b/c it's too cliche in modern times to wear the same thing that the mannequin in the Burdines or Sears is wearing.

I think of an old show on Nickelodean I used to watch - a mannequin would come to life and that's really all I can remember...lol

I think sterile thoughts of some silly pose with eye sockets but no eyes...





pastiche


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