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Twinkletoes
01-22-2008, 11:21 PM
This game is a fun way to exercise your brain muscles!
Say we start with the couplet "sunny days." Borrow a word (or part of a word) to create the next play.
You could play "sunny days --> night and day," or "sunny days --> sunstroke."
OR you could get creative (more fun!) and use a homonym (same sound, different spelling):
"sunny days --> dazed and confused" OR "sunny days --> Sonny Bono."
Or even reverse the spelling: "sunny days --> saleslady."
Be creative! Let's play!
Twinkletoes
01-22-2008, 11:23 PM
First couplet:
extreme makeover
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 12:25 AM
I'm too blonde for this...
comb over...???
thav1
01-23-2008, 01:55 AM
comb over
----------
over shadowed
Twinkletoes
01-23-2008, 02:12 AM
Tamiloo! You did great! :winky: You too, Theresa!
*over shadowed --> easily overwhelmed
comb over --> catacomb
*NOTE: I goofed and initially missed Thav1's couplet (sorry!!!)
So Becky's detour was my fault. Dum-ta-dum-dumb.
Sorry folks! *tries unsucessfully to hide large L on forehead* :rolleyes:
Becky21
01-23-2008, 02:15 AM
catacomb - combination
Hi Twink:)
Twinkletoes
01-23-2008, 02:37 AM
combination ~ binary numbers
thav1
01-23-2008, 10:28 AM
binary numbers
~~~~~~~~~
numb legs :thud:
(couldn't resist)
jmiller
01-23-2008, 10:54 AM
Lumbar puncture
Foggy Brain
01-23-2008, 11:50 AM
Lumbar puncture to lumber jack picture
jmiller
01-23-2008, 12:11 PM
lumber jack picture - jackson hole
Twinkletoes
01-23-2008, 12:14 PM
I see everyone is in top form this morning! :You-Rock:
Jackson Hole --> holey socks
jmiller
01-23-2008, 12:27 PM
holey socks - rocketship
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 02:38 PM
rocketship...socket wrench...
bluenurse
01-23-2008, 03:09 PM
socket wrench~~wooden bench
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 03:34 PM
wooden bench...ugly wench...
Twinkletoes
01-23-2008, 03:38 PM
ugly wench ~ rotten stench
4boysmom
01-23-2008, 03:54 PM
You guys are good! I would think of something, but I'm still laughing over the ugly wench to rotten stench bit!
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 03:59 PM
rotton stench~cotton balls
4boysmom
01-23-2008, 04:03 PM
cotton balls to basketballs!
Twinkletoes
01-23-2008, 05:22 PM
basketballs --> lab tech
jmiller
01-23-2008, 06:15 PM
Lab tech - echocardiogram
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 06:51 PM
Huh...??
echocardiogram~Card Table
Vonn07
01-23-2008, 07:34 PM
card table ~~ table topper
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 07:37 PM
table topper~copper penny
bluenurse
01-23-2008, 07:39 PM
copper penny~~wooden pencil
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 07:41 PM
table topper~~show stopper
table topper~copper penny
ah..oh...doubles...
show stopper~~flip flops
bluenurse
01-23-2008, 07:46 PM
We struck at the same time!LOL
flip flops~~lip service
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 08:00 PM
lip service~ballet slippers
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 08:20 PM
Rochelle...I'm playing your game...some of my blonde wore off...
Twinkletoes
01-23-2008, 08:48 PM
Rochelle...I'm playing your game...some of my blonde wore off...
You are doing an outstanding job! Sorry you don't feel well.
ballet slippers --> basketball court
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 09:10 PM
basketball court~~
tamiloo
01-23-2008, 09:11 PM
oops...I slipped...its one of those pain days...skin hurts...ear lopes don't hurt...yes!
basketball court~~bassett hound
Twinkletoes
01-24-2008, 12:01 AM
bassett hound ~ sounding board
tamiloo
01-24-2008, 12:14 AM
sounding board ~ underwire bra
Becky21
01-24-2008, 01:38 AM
Underwire Bra - Brass Band
Twinkletoes
01-24-2008, 01:54 AM
brass band ~ Bass brand
(shoes!)
Becky21
01-24-2008, 01:56 AM
Brass Brand - Raisin Bran
Hi Twink:)
tamiloo
01-24-2008, 02:26 AM
Raisen Bran ~ Raising Kane
Twinkletoes
01-24-2008, 04:03 AM
Raising Cain --> Braising Brains :eek:
(I prefer mine scrambled!) :D
barb02
01-24-2008, 04:07 AM
Braising brains ~ brainless
bluenurse
01-24-2008, 09:51 AM
brainless~~rain drops
tamiloo
01-24-2008, 11:11 AM
rain drops ~ pain pills...
My friend today...
tamiloo
01-24-2008, 01:08 PM
So...slowing down are we....
Hmmmm...
pain pills ~ window sills
bluenurse
01-24-2008, 01:17 PM
window sills~~windmills
tamiloo
01-24-2008, 01:34 PM
windmills ~ diet pills
bluenurse
01-24-2008, 02:39 PM
diet pills~~shaking chills
Twinkletoes
01-24-2008, 04:08 PM
shaking chills ~ aching still
bluenurse
01-24-2008, 08:07 PM
aching still~~substitute teaching
Twinkletoes
01-24-2008, 08:58 PM
substitute teaching ~ coaching job
KarenMarie
01-24-2008, 09:00 PM
coaching job - Patriots !!
the Bird
01-24-2008, 10:16 PM
I figured out how to use Quick rely!!!
Patriots - parrots!
Foggy Brain
01-24-2008, 10:51 PM
par rots - pare carrots
jmiller
01-24-2008, 11:04 PM
Pare carrots - rotten apples
the Bird
01-24-2008, 11:47 PM
rotten apples = apple pie
tamiloo
01-25-2008, 12:30 AM
apple pie ~ free sample
Twinkletoes
01-25-2008, 12:31 AM
apple pie --> pièce de résistance
tamiloo
01-25-2008, 12:57 AM
pièce de résistance~~Assistance
bluenurse
01-25-2008, 10:50 AM
assistance~~older sister
Twinkletoes
01-25-2008, 10:53 AM
older sister ~ cold blister
barb02
01-25-2008, 11:06 AM
cold blister ~ cold front
bluenurse
01-25-2008, 11:13 AM
cold front~~front door
tamiloo
01-25-2008, 01:24 PM
front door < > wood floor
bluenurse
01-25-2008, 03:15 PM
wood floor~~flood gate
tamiloo
01-25-2008, 03:18 PM
flood gate ~ blind date
bluenurse
01-25-2008, 03:21 PM
that rhymes!!
blind date~~data base
tamiloo
01-25-2008, 03:23 PM
data base ~ baseball
bluenurse
01-25-2008, 03:29 PM
baseball~~ballpark
mommywms
01-25-2008, 03:41 PM
ballpark~~parking lots:cool:
bluenurse
01-25-2008, 03:44 PM
parking lots~~voting ballots
mommywms
01-25-2008, 03:47 PM
voting ballots~~voting booths
tamiloo
01-25-2008, 04:33 PM
voting booths ~ hiking boots
Twinkletoes
01-25-2008, 04:43 PM
hiking boots ~ magic flutes
tamiloo
01-25-2008, 04:50 PM
magic flutes ~ magic wand
bluenurse
01-25-2008, 08:12 PM
magic wand ~~sand box
KarenMarie
01-25-2008, 08:54 PM
sand box - band stand
tamiloo
01-25-2008, 08:59 PM
band stand ~ rubber band
bluenurse
01-25-2008, 09:39 PM
rubber band~~pot scrubber
Twinkletoes
01-25-2008, 11:40 PM
pot scrubber ~ potable water
tamiloo
01-25-2008, 11:51 PM
potable water ~ water cress
Becky21
01-26-2008, 02:04 PM
water cress - chess board
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:06 PM
chess board ~ bored to death
Becky21
01-26-2008, 02:08 PM
bored to death - life or death
Twinkletoes
01-26-2008, 02:09 PM
life or death ~ deathly ill
Hi Becky!!! Hi Tammy!
Becky21
01-26-2008, 02:10 PM
deathly ill - dead tired
Hi Twink
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:13 PM
dead tired ~ bald tires
Twinkletoes
01-26-2008, 02:19 PM
bald tires ~ bald-faced lie
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 02:21 PM
bald-faced lie~~laced shoes
Becky21
01-26-2008, 02:21 PM
laced shoes - shoe horn
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 02:23 PM
shoe horn~~candy corn
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:24 PM
Hi Rochelle...just when I'm leaving you come to play...
candy corn ~ cotton candy
Becky21
01-26-2008, 02:25 PM
cotton candy - cotton swabs
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 02:26 PM
cotton swabs~~ears
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:26 PM
cotton swabs ~ cotton briefs
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:26 PM
oops not fast enough...
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:27 PM
ears ~ beers
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 02:30 PM
beers~~mug
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:31 PM
mug ~ fudge
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 02:32 PM
fudge~~chocolate
Becky21
01-26-2008, 02:35 PM
chocolate - cho cho train
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 02:36 PM
cho cho train~~whistle
Whoops--wrong game:eek:
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:39 PM
whistle ~ thistle
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 02:43 PM
thistle~~history book
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:48 PM
history book ~ Story Book
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 02:50 PM
story book~~pocketbook
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 02:51 PM
pocketbook ~ socket wrench
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 02:52 PM
socket wrench~~baby wren
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 03:17 PM
baby wren ~ baby breathe
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 05:56 PM
baby breathe~~babbling brook
tamiloo
01-26-2008, 06:06 PM
babbling brook ~ baseball rookie
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 07:59 PM
baseball rookie~~briefcase
Becky21
01-26-2008, 09:04 PM
briefcase - brief pause
jmiller
01-26-2008, 09:07 PM
Brief PAUSE - Bribery
Becky21
01-26-2008, 09:16 PM
bribery - brilliant scientist
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 09:25 PM
brilliant scientist~~brillo pad
Becky21
01-26-2008, 09:29 PM
brillo pad - brilliant decision
bluenurse
01-26-2008, 09:31 PM
brilliant decision~~deep incision
Becky21
01-26-2008, 09:45 PM
deep incision - deep discussion
Twinkletoes
01-26-2008, 09:54 PM
deep discussion - cold fusion
Becky21
01-26-2008, 09:55 PM
cold fusion - old fashion
Tootsie
01-26-2008, 11:53 PM
Old fashion - fashion maven
Twinkletoes
01-27-2008, 01:26 AM
fashion maven -- maverick politician
bluenurse
01-27-2008, 11:40 AM
maverick politician~~polite excuse
tamiloo
01-27-2008, 03:24 PM
polite excuse ~ excuse me
bluenurse
01-27-2008, 03:30 PM
excuse me~~useless product
tamiloo
01-27-2008, 03:35 PM
useless product ~ produce
bluenurse
01-27-2008, 03:37 PM
produce~~cattle prod
tamiloo
01-27-2008, 03:48 PM
cattle prod ~ battle ground
bluenurse
01-27-2008, 03:50 PM
battle ground~~follow around
tamiloo
01-27-2008, 03:55 PM
follow around ~ hollow tree
mommywms
01-27-2008, 08:10 PM
hollo tree~willo tree
tamiloo
01-27-2008, 08:14 PM
willo tree ~ tree house
bluenurse
01-27-2008, 09:44 PM
tree house~~main street
the Bird
01-27-2008, 09:57 PM
main street - street address
tamiloo
01-27-2008, 10:56 PM
street address ~ green dress
joellelee2000
01-28-2008, 08:42 AM
dress down --- dress up
bluenurse
01-28-2008, 09:58 AM
dress up~~uptown girl
jmiller
01-28-2008, 10:33 AM
uptown girl - town clown
Twinkletoes
01-28-2008, 11:26 AM
uptown girl - town clown
town clown: jmiller
Ooops! Wrong game.
town clown - clowning around
tamiloo
01-28-2008, 02:04 PM
clowning around ~ round about
Twinkletoes
01-28-2008, 02:06 PM
round about ~ about time
tamiloo
01-28-2008, 02:10 PM
about time ~ time out
Becky21
01-28-2008, 03:31 PM
time out - time table
the Bird
01-28-2008, 03:52 PM
time table - tableware
tamiloo
01-28-2008, 04:01 PM
tableware ~ blew bubbles
Foggy Brain
01-28-2008, 05:38 PM
blew bubbles - blue suede shoes
tamiloo
01-28-2008, 05:44 PM
blue suede shoes ~ slow down
bluenurse
01-28-2008, 10:05 PM
slow down~~fire below
tamiloo
01-28-2008, 10:13 PM
fire below ~ bellows
jmiller
01-28-2008, 10:25 PM
bellows - yellow submarine
bluenurse
01-28-2008, 10:28 PM
yellow submarine~~aquamarine ring
tamiloo
01-28-2008, 10:29 PM
yellow submarine ~ coal mine
bluenurse
01-28-2008, 10:30 PM
coal mine~~mineral oil
tamiloo
01-28-2008, 10:33 PM
mineral oil ~ three star general
bluenurse
01-28-2008, 10:37 PM
three star general~~start over
tamiloo
01-28-2008, 10:45 PM
start over ~ strawberry tart
Becky21
01-28-2008, 11:47 PM
strawberry tart - straw poll
Vonn07
01-28-2008, 11:55 PM
straw poll - polish sausage
Becky21
01-28-2008, 11:57 PM
polish sausage - furniture polish
tamiloo
01-29-2008, 01:05 AM
furniture polish ~ picture frame
bluenurse
01-29-2008, 08:51 AM
picture frame~~dill pickle
tamiloo
01-29-2008, 09:36 AM
dill pickle ~ lip stick
Twinkletoes
01-29-2008, 09:47 AM
lipstick ~ vaudeville shtik
tamiloo
01-29-2008, 09:55 AM
vaudeville shtik ~ village idiot
Becky21
01-29-2008, 10:28 AM
village idiot - idiotic idea
bluenurse
01-29-2008, 12:43 PM
idioctic idea~~really dear
tamiloo
01-29-2008, 12:54 PM
really dear ~ rear alley
KarenMarie
01-29-2008, 01:38 PM
rear alley - rear galley
tamiloo
01-29-2008, 02:01 PM
rear galley ~ gear box
the Bird
01-29-2008, 02:17 PM
gear box - box lid
tamiloo
01-29-2008, 02:33 PM
box lid ~ fox hole
Foggy Brain
01-29-2008, 02:54 PM
fox hole to holy oxen
tamiloo
01-29-2008, 03:00 PM
holy oxen ~ oxygen
KarenMarie
01-29-2008, 03:01 PM
holy oxen to holy mackeral
tamiloo
01-29-2008, 03:20 PM
holy mackeral ~ mocking bird
bluenurse
01-30-2008, 05:45 PM
mocking bird~~rocking chair
tamiloo
01-30-2008, 08:02 PM
rocking chair ~ chocolate éclair
bluenurse
01-30-2008, 09:09 PM
chocolate eclair~~cho cho train
tamiloo
01-30-2008, 09:21 PM
cho cho train ~ brain tumor
the Bird
01-30-2008, 10:19 PM
brain tumor - brainiac
tamiloo
01-30-2008, 10:22 PM
brainiac ~ rain water
the Bird
01-30-2008, 10:24 PM
rain water - bottled water
tamiloo
01-30-2008, 10:30 PM
bottled water ~ salty tears
the Bird
01-30-2008, 10:39 PM
salty tears - salty water
tamiloo
01-31-2008, 12:15 AM
salty water ~ tall tree
Becky21
01-31-2008, 01:02 AM
tall tree - tree house
tamiloo
01-31-2008, 01:47 AM
tree house ~gray mouse
Becky21
01-31-2008, 01:49 AM
gray mouse - computer mouse
tamiloo
01-31-2008, 02:18 AM
computer mouse ~ house mouse
Becky21
01-31-2008, 02:53 AM
house mouse - house shoes
the Bird
01-31-2008, 02:19 PM
house shoes - shoe horn
tamiloo
01-31-2008, 02:21 PM
house shoes ~ horse shoes
the Bird
01-31-2008, 02:24 PM
LOL you must of had this up ready to go, when I posted!! LOL
horse shoes - shoe horn
tamiloo
01-31-2008, 02:29 PM
shoe horn ~ sore toe
the Bird
01-31-2008, 02:29 PM
sore toe - fingers and toes
tamiloo
01-31-2008, 02:31 PM
fingers and toes ~ manicures and pedicures
bluenurse
01-31-2008, 04:27 PM
manicures and pedicures~~magic cure
the Bird
01-31-2008, 07:50 PM
magic cure - magic beans
Becky21
02-01-2008, 02:33 AM
magic beans - pinto beans
bluenurse
02-01-2008, 08:44 AM
pinto beans~~full pint
Becky21
02-01-2008, 01:16 PM
full pint - paint ball
bluenurse
02-01-2008, 03:26 PM
paint ball~~ballroom dance
Foggy Brain
02-02-2008, 07:15 PM
ballroom dance ~~ ballet dancer
the Bird
02-02-2008, 09:43 PM
ballet dancer - dancing poodles
Becky21
02-03-2008, 12:38 AM
dancing poodles - poodle skirts
tamiloo
02-03-2008, 02:56 AM
poodle skirts ~ curly noodles
Becky21
02-03-2008, 03:03 AM
curly noodles - curly hair
tamiloo
02-03-2008, 03:12 AM
curly hair ~ rail road
Becky21
02-03-2008, 03:36 AM
rail road to country road
tamiloo
02-03-2008, 03:45 AM
country road ~ rocky mountain
Foggy Brain
02-03-2008, 11:49 AM
rocky mountain ~ sticky mousse
tamiloo
02-03-2008, 01:01 PM
sticky mousse ~ mickey mouse
bluenurse
02-03-2008, 04:17 PM
mickey mouse~~microphone wire
Becky21
02-03-2008, 04:18 PM
microphone wire - phone call
bluenurse
02-03-2008, 04:20 PM
phone call~~calloused hand
Becky21
02-03-2008, 04:26 PM
calloused hand - hand lotion
the Bird
02-03-2008, 05:47 PM
hand lotion - location
bluenurse
02-04-2008, 10:50 AM
location~~local map
tamiloo
02-04-2008, 01:07 PM
local map ~ lamp post
Foggy Brain
02-04-2008, 02:27 PM
lamp post ~ lame posture
tamiloo
02-04-2008, 02:59 PM
lame posture ~ pasture
bluenurse
02-04-2008, 03:05 PM
pasture~~past tense
tamiloo
02-04-2008, 03:08 PM
past tense ~ patent
bluenurse
02-04-2008, 03:11 PM
patent~~tent pole
tamiloo
02-04-2008, 03:46 PM
tent pole ~ political
the Bird
02-04-2008, 09:03 PM
political - polly wanna a cracker?
GIGI69
02-05-2008, 12:18 PM
polly wanna a cracker - Bannana
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 12:59 PM
Bannana ~ bandana
bluenurse
02-05-2008, 01:49 PM
bandana~~bandage
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 01:52 PM
bandage ~ grand
GIGI69
02-05-2008, 01:59 PM
grand to band
bluenurse
02-05-2008, 02:03 PM
band ~~bandstand
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 02:08 PM
bandstand ~ standard
bluenurse
02-05-2008, 02:18 PM
standard~~bookstand
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 02:19 PM
bookstand ~ book case
bluenurse
02-05-2008, 02:30 PM
book case~~gum eraser
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 02:36 PM
gum eraser ~ grass clippers
bluenurse
02-05-2008, 02:38 PM
grass clippers~~brass ring
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 02:41 PM
brass ring ~ spring flowers
bluenurse
02-05-2008, 02:42 PM
spring flowers~~church towers
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 02:45 PM
church towers ~ clean towels
bluenurse
02-05-2008, 02:46 PM
clean towels~~wooden dowels
Hey Tam, did you read your PM?
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 03:20 PM
wooden dowels ~ deep well
MommaD
02-05-2008, 05:20 PM
deep well -- Wishing Well
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 05:32 PM
Wishing Well ~ sea shell
Foggy Brain
02-05-2008, 07:55 PM
sea shell ~ top shelf
the Bird
02-05-2008, 08:47 PM
top shelf - top gun
Foggy Brain
02-05-2008, 09:19 PM
top gun ~ toboggan run
tamiloo
02-05-2008, 09:28 PM
toboggan run ~ hotdog bun
Yes I did Blue
bluenurse
02-06-2008, 03:55 PM
hotdog bun~~ bunny ears
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