Progressive Couplets

[Twinkletoes]

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]

First couplet:

extreme makeover

[tamiloo]

I'm too blonde for this...

comb over...???

[thav1]

comb over
----------
over shadowed

[Twinkletoes]

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]

catacomb - combination

Hi Twink:)

[Twinkletoes]

combination ~ binary numbers

[thav1]

binary numbers

~~~~~~~~~

numb legs :thud:

(couldn't resist)

[jmiller]

Lumbar puncture

[Foggy Brain]

Lumbar puncture to lumber jack picture

[jmiller]

lumber jack picture - jackson hole

[Twinkletoes]

I see everyone is in top form this morning! :You-Rock:

Jackson Hole --> holey socks

[jmiller]

holey socks - rocketship

[tamiloo]

rocketship...socket wrench...

[bluenurse]

socket wrench~~wooden bench

[tamiloo]

wooden bench...ugly wench...

[Twinkletoes]

ugly wench ~ rotten stench

[4boysmom]

You guys are good! I would think of something, but I'm still laughing over the ugly wench to rotten stench bit!

[tamiloo]

rotton stench~cotton balls

[4boysmom]

cotton balls to basketballs!

[Twinkletoes]

basketballs --> lab tech

[jmiller]

Lab tech - echocardiogram

[tamiloo]

Huh...??

echocardiogram~Card Table

[Vonn07]

card table ~~ table topper

[tamiloo]

table topper~copper penny

[bluenurse]

copper penny~~wooden pencil

[tamiloo]

table topper~~show stopper

table topper~copper penny

ah..oh...doubles...

show stopper~~flip flops

[bluenurse]

We struck at the same time!LOL

flip flops~~lip service

[tamiloo]

lip service~ballet slippers

[tamiloo]

Rochelle...I'm playing your game...some of my blonde wore off...

[Twinkletoes]

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]

basketball court~~

[tamiloo]

oops...I slipped...its one of those pain days...skin hurts...ear lopes don't hurt...yes!

basketball court~~bassett hound

[Twinkletoes]

bassett hound ~ sounding board

[tamiloo]

sounding board ~ underwire bra

[Becky21]

Underwire Bra - Brass Band

[Twinkletoes]

brass band ~ Bass brand

(shoes!)

[Becky21]

Brass Brand - Raisin Bran

Hi Twink:)

[tamiloo]

Raisen Bran ~ Raising Kane

[Twinkletoes]

Raising Cain --> Braising Brains :eek:

(I prefer mine scrambled!) :D

[barb02]

Braising brains ~ brainless

[bluenurse]

brainless~~rain drops

[tamiloo]

rain drops ~ pain pills...

My friend today...

[tamiloo]

So...slowing down are we....

Hmmmm...


pain pills ~ window sills

[bluenurse]

window sills~~windmills

[tamiloo]

windmills ~ diet pills

[bluenurse]

diet pills~~shaking chills

[Twinkletoes]

shaking chills ~ aching still

[bluenurse]

aching still~~substitute teaching

[Twinkletoes]

substitute teaching ~ coaching job

[KarenMarie]

coaching job - Patriots !!

[the Bird]

I figured out how to use Quick rely!!!

Patriots - parrots!

[Foggy Brain]

par rots - pare carrots

[jmiller]

Pare carrots - rotten apples

[the Bird]

rotten apples = apple pie

[tamiloo]

apple pie ~ free sample

[Twinkletoes]

apple pie --> pièce de résistance

[tamiloo]

pièce de résistance~~Assistance

[bluenurse]

assistance~~older sister

[Twinkletoes]

older sister ~ cold blister

[barb02]

cold blister ~ cold front

[bluenurse]

cold front~~front door

[tamiloo]

front door < > wood floor

[bluenurse]

wood floor~~flood gate

[tamiloo]

flood gate ~ blind date

[bluenurse]

that rhymes!!

blind date~~data base

[tamiloo]

data base ~ baseball

[bluenurse]

baseball~~ballpark

[mommywms]

ballpark~~parking lots:cool:

[bluenurse]

parking lots~~voting ballots

[mommywms]

voting ballots~~voting booths

[tamiloo]

voting booths ~ hiking boots

[Twinkletoes]

hiking boots ~ magic flutes

[tamiloo]

magic flutes ~ magic wand

[bluenurse]

magic wand ~~sand box

[KarenMarie]

sand box - band stand

[tamiloo]

band stand ~ rubber band

[bluenurse]

rubber band~~pot scrubber

[Twinkletoes]

pot scrubber ~ potable water

[tamiloo]

potable water ~ water cress

[Becky21]

water cress - chess board

[tamiloo]

chess board ~ bored to death

[Becky21]

bored to death - life or death

[Twinkletoes]

life or death ~ deathly ill

Hi Becky!!! Hi Tammy!

[Becky21]

deathly ill - dead tired

Hi Twink

[tamiloo]

dead tired ~ bald tires

[Twinkletoes]

bald tires ~ bald-faced lie

[bluenurse]

bald-faced lie~~laced shoes

[Becky21]

laced shoes - shoe horn

[bluenurse]

shoe horn~~candy corn

[tamiloo]

Hi Rochelle...just when I'm leaving you come to play...

candy corn ~ cotton candy

[Becky21]

cotton candy - cotton swabs

[bluenurse]

cotton swabs~~ears

[tamiloo]

cotton swabs ~ cotton briefs

[tamiloo]

oops not fast enough...

[tamiloo]

ears ~ beers

[bluenurse]

beers~~mug

[tamiloo]

mug ~ fudge

[bluenurse]

fudge~~chocolate

[Becky21]

chocolate - cho cho train

[bluenurse]

cho cho train~~whistle



Whoops--wrong game:eek:

[tamiloo]

whistle ~ thistle

[bluenurse]

thistle~~history book

[tamiloo]

history book ~ Story Book

[bluenurse]

story book~~pocketbook

[tamiloo]

pocketbook ~ socket wrench

[bluenurse]

socket wrench~~baby wren

[tamiloo]

baby wren ~ baby breathe

[bluenurse]

baby breathe~~babbling brook

[tamiloo]

babbling brook ~ baseball rookie

[bluenurse]

baseball rookie~~briefcase

[Becky21]

briefcase - brief pause

[jmiller]

Brief PAUSE - Bribery

[Becky21]

bribery - brilliant scientist

[bluenurse]

brilliant scientist~~brillo pad

[Becky21]

brillo pad - brilliant decision

[bluenurse]

brilliant decision~~deep incision

[Becky21]

deep incision - deep discussion

[Twinkletoes]

deep discussion - cold fusion

[Becky21]

cold fusion - old fashion

[Tootsie]

Old fashion - fashion maven

[Twinkletoes]

fashion maven -- maverick politician

[bluenurse]

maverick politician~~polite excuse

[tamiloo]

polite excuse ~ excuse me

[bluenurse]

excuse me~~useless product

[tamiloo]

useless product ~ produce

[bluenurse]

produce~~cattle prod

[tamiloo]

cattle prod ~ battle ground

[bluenurse]

battle ground~~follow around

[tamiloo]

follow around ~ hollow tree

[mommywms]

hollo tree~willo tree

[tamiloo]

willo tree ~ tree house

[bluenurse]

tree house~~main street

[the Bird]

main street - street address

[tamiloo]

street address ~ green dress

[joellelee2000]

dress down --- dress up

[bluenurse]

dress up~~uptown girl

[jmiller]

uptown girl - town clown

[Twinkletoes]

uptown girl - town clown


town clown: jmiller

Ooops! Wrong game.

town clown - clowning around

[tamiloo]

clowning around ~ round about

[Twinkletoes]

round about ~ about time

[tamiloo]

about time ~ time out

[Becky21]

time out - time table

[the Bird]

time table - tableware

[tamiloo]

tableware ~ blew bubbles

[Foggy Brain]

blew bubbles - blue suede shoes

[tamiloo]

blue suede shoes ~ slow down

[bluenurse]

slow down~~fire below

[tamiloo]

fire below ~ bellows

[jmiller]

bellows - yellow submarine

[bluenurse]

yellow submarine~~aquamarine ring

[tamiloo]

yellow submarine ~ coal mine

[bluenurse]

coal mine~~mineral oil

[tamiloo]

mineral oil ~ three star general

[bluenurse]

three star general~~start over

[tamiloo]

start over ~ strawberry tart

[Becky21]

strawberry tart - straw poll

[Vonn07]

straw poll - polish sausage

[Becky21]

polish sausage - furniture polish

[tamiloo]

furniture polish ~ picture frame

[bluenurse]

picture frame~~dill pickle

[tamiloo]

dill pickle ~ lip stick

[Twinkletoes]

lipstick ~ vaudeville shtik

[tamiloo]

vaudeville shtik ~ village idiot

[Becky21]

village idiot - idiotic idea

[bluenurse]

idioctic idea~~really dear

[tamiloo]

really dear ~ rear alley

[KarenMarie]

rear alley - rear galley

[tamiloo]

rear galley ~ gear box

[the Bird]

gear box - box lid

[tamiloo]

box lid ~ fox hole

[Foggy Brain]

fox hole to holy oxen

[tamiloo]

holy oxen ~ oxygen

[KarenMarie]

holy oxen to holy mackeral

[tamiloo]

holy mackeral ~ mocking bird

[bluenurse]

mocking bird~~rocking chair

[tamiloo]

rocking chair ~ chocolate éclair

[bluenurse]

chocolate eclair~~cho cho train

[tamiloo]

cho cho train ~ brain tumor

[the Bird]

brain tumor - brainiac

[tamiloo]

brainiac ~ rain water

[the Bird]

rain water - bottled water

[tamiloo]

bottled water ~ salty tears

[the Bird]

salty tears - salty water

[tamiloo]

salty water ~ tall tree

[Becky21]

tall tree - tree house

[tamiloo]

tree house ~gray mouse

[Becky21]

gray mouse - computer mouse

[tamiloo]

computer mouse ~ house mouse

[Becky21]

house mouse - house shoes

[the Bird]

house shoes - shoe horn

[tamiloo]

house shoes ~ horse shoes

[the Bird]

LOL you must of had this up ready to go, when I posted!! LOL

horse shoes - shoe horn

[tamiloo]

shoe horn ~ sore toe

[the Bird]

sore toe - fingers and toes

[tamiloo]

fingers and toes ~ manicures and pedicures

[bluenurse]

manicures and pedicures~~magic cure

[the Bird]

magic cure - magic beans

[Becky21]

magic beans - pinto beans

[bluenurse]

pinto beans~~full pint

[Becky21]

full pint - paint ball

[bluenurse]

paint ball~~ballroom dance

[Foggy Brain]

ballroom dance ~~ ballet dancer

[the Bird]

ballet dancer - dancing poodles

[Becky21]

dancing poodles - poodle skirts

[tamiloo]

poodle skirts ~ curly noodles

[Becky21]

curly noodles - curly hair

[tamiloo]

curly hair ~ rail road

[Becky21]

rail road to country road

[tamiloo]

country road ~ rocky mountain

[Foggy Brain]

rocky mountain ~ sticky mousse

[tamiloo]

sticky mousse ~ mickey mouse

[bluenurse]

mickey mouse~~microphone wire

[Becky21]

microphone wire - phone call

[bluenurse]

phone call~~calloused hand

[Becky21]

calloused hand - hand lotion

[the Bird]

hand lotion - location

[bluenurse]

location~~local map

[tamiloo]

local map ~ lamp post

[Foggy Brain]

lamp post ~ lame posture

[tamiloo]

lame posture ~ pasture

[bluenurse]

pasture~~past tense

[tamiloo]

past tense ~ patent

[bluenurse]

patent~~tent pole

[tamiloo]

tent pole ~ political

[the Bird]

political - polly wanna a cracker?

[GIGI69]

polly wanna a cracker - Bannana

[tamiloo]

Bannana ~ bandana

[bluenurse]

bandana~~bandage

[tamiloo]

bandage ~ grand

[GIGI69]

grand to band

[bluenurse]

band ~~bandstand

[tamiloo]

bandstand ~ standard

[bluenurse]

standard~~bookstand

[tamiloo]

bookstand ~ book case

[bluenurse]

book case~~gum eraser

[tamiloo]

gum eraser ~ grass clippers

[bluenurse]

grass clippers~~brass ring

[tamiloo]

brass ring ~ spring flowers

[bluenurse]

spring flowers~~church towers

[tamiloo]

church towers ~ clean towels

[bluenurse]

clean towels~~wooden dowels

Hey Tam, did you read your PM?

[tamiloo]

wooden dowels ~ deep well

[MommaD]

deep well -- Wishing Well

[tamiloo]

Wishing Well ~ sea shell

[Foggy Brain]

sea shell ~ top shelf

[the Bird]

top shelf - top gun

[Foggy Brain]

top gun ~ toboggan run

[tamiloo]

toboggan run ~ hotdog bun

Yes I did Blue

[bluenurse]

hotdog bun~~ bunny ears