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Word Association Group II (Themes)

Word Ass. Part II - the badass version

Welcome to your next addiction - the full-fat version of the Word Association Group, courtesy of moo.

You've wasted many precious sleeping/working hours already on the other group, now's the time to show your true potential and show off with all those words you never use or that you've never seen in print (other than in that enormous dictionary that you are now using).

I doubt I need to explain the basic rules to you - simple word association as it says in the title, same as before, but with a difference. The strings this time will be themed, with you having the opportunity to choose the theme for yourselves. We will see how many words or links we can make before changing the subject and starting again.
The choices are only limited by your own imaginations, so delve deep into those dark recesses and give us some good ideas. We may be making this up as we go along, but so far some suggestions from my co-founder dal have been:
Words all beginning with the same letter (but still linked: cow-cream-cat-curl-cringe etc)
Words with the same number of syllables (water-river-ocean-tidal-seaside)
Antonyms (not sure how easy this would be as we may just go back and forth - BUT there's the challenge - I'm sure you're up to it).

Anyway, you get the idea, we can tweek it as we go along. The start of the theme will be in the first POST COMMENT box, with the person posting explaining clearly what they want the theme to be in that first section, then if anyone continuing the string can REPLY rather than posting a new one, we'll be able to follow each link as it happens down the page, so you can see how it went each time (we don't yet know how many replies you get per page so it could get a bit confusing, especially if there are several links going at once). Be warned - this is not for the faint-hearted!

You've shown your perserverence, linguistic skills and humour in the first version - let's make this group the best yet!

With thanks to co-founder dal v3.3.01*

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Si says:

~~~~~~~### New Theme ###~~~~~~~

REVIVAL

It's what this group needs

posted Apr 12


dez says:

VIRGINS

that's what i
like to hunt

posted Aug 23

Comment replies (2)


o·.·´¯`·.·oLisao·.·´¯`·.·o says:

u would

posted Aug 24


elle says:

any luck in finding them?

posted Sep 21


o·.·´¯`·.·oLisao·.·´¯`·.·o says:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~NEW THEME~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hunting Season


CAMO

posted Aug 23

Comment replies (2)


heshta says:

VIRGINS IN CAMO

posted Sep 6


heshta says:

BOW AND ARROW

posted Sep 6


heshta says:

*********************NEW THEME********************

I couldn't believe the stores are already selling decorations. Summer isn't even over yet...

POPULAR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES THIS YEAR:

HOMER SIMPSON



posted Aug 11

Comment replies (8)


jo says:

HARRY POTTER

posted Aug 11


dal v3.3.10* says:

STEVE ERWIN

posted Aug 11


moo says:

ANIMAL COSTUMES (!!!)
http://www.brandsonsale.com/dog-halloween-costumes.html (amongst many...)

posted Aug 12


o·.·´¯`·.·oLisao·.·´¯`·.·o says:

LADYBUG

posted Aug 14


Androo002345 says:

NINJA

posted Aug 16


Fyorl says:

PIRATE

posted Aug 23


. says:

GHOSTS

posted Aug 23


elle says:

SELENE FROM UNDERWORLD

posted Sep 18


o·.·´¯`·.·oLisao·.·´¯`·.·o says:

Did we all forget about this group

THEME: CHRISTMAS TIME


ORNAMENT

posted Aug 3

Comment replies (11)


jo says:

EGGNOG

(preferably spiked!)

posted Aug 3


heshta says:

SANTA CLAUS

posted Aug 3


moo says:

PRESENTS

(It's been so long, I've forgotten what we're supposed to do!!)

posted Aug 3


jo says:

STOCKINGS

posted Aug 3


dal v3.3.10* says:

MATERIALISM

posted Aug 3


heshta says:

VIDEO GAME CONSOLES

posted Aug 3


moo says:

BATTERIES
(or lack of)

posted Aug 4


heshta says:

HALIBUT (hahahahaa I mean EELS ahahahaha)



posted Aug 11


moo says:

;D

posted Aug 11


jo says:

wow...I've never had Christmas eels before...that must be a regional thing.

:-)

posted Aug 11


moo says:

I think she was getting confused jo - connecting eels with electricty and batteries rather than Christmas!
Perhaps..

posted Aug 11


moo says:

This group has ground to a halt for quite a while so here's the next new theme:
I'll call it 'WHAT WE HAVE IN COMMON'.
You have to name an individual / character / animal / cartoon etc then link them with someone or something that has SOMETHING (anything) in common.
The next person must find someone / something with anything in common with that person and so on.
Sounds more complicated than it is...for example:

MICHAEL JACKSON linked with SAMUEL L JACKSON (same surname).
SAMUEL L JACKSON linked with UNCLE SAM (same forename).
UNCLE SAM linked with OLD MOTHER HUBBARD (family relatives - uncle / mother)
OLD MOTHER HUBBARD linked with OLD FATHER TIME (both old)
and so on...I'll let someone else continue with the next link:

OLD FATHER TIME linked with ?

posted Jul 2

Comment replies (10)


jo says:

OLD FATHER TIME linked with TIME MARCHES ON (both dealing with time)

(that what you had in mind, moo?)

posted Jul 2


moo says:

TIME MARCHES ON linked with WELSH MARCHES -http://www.castlewales.com/march.html (marches link)

posted Jul 2


jo says:

WELSH MARCHES linked with WELSH WELCOME ("Croeso!")

posted Jul 2


moo says:

WELSH WELCOME (Croeso i chi, jo) linked with CATHERINE ZETA JONES (both Welsh)

posted Jul 4


moo says:

CAMERON DIAZ (the Mask) linked with BATMAN (a mask)

posted Jul 4


Katerina says:

BATMAN linked with other superhero SPIDER-MAN

posted Jul 4


heshta says:

TARANTULA linked with ROBIN WILLIAMS both are very hairy

posted Jul 17


heshta says:

ROBIN LEACH linked with WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION
both popular in the eighties although still around now

posted Jul 31


dal v3.3.10* says:

WWF and WWF

As in World Wrestling Federation and The World Wildlife Fund

posted Aug 3


heshta says:

THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND and GIRLS GONE WILD

No clothes needed

posted Aug 3


dal v3.3.10* says:

Rhyming Slang from your area.

*supply the word/s and the next poster has to use these in a sentence with the correct word in place of the slang.

*maximum 3 rhyming slangs per post.
eg.

Seppo

Sky Rocket

Jack and Jill


The "U.S citizen" checked her "pocket" for her "birth control pill"

they can be vague like the Seppo one which goes

Seppo - Septic Tank - Yank - US citizen

posted Jun 22

Comment replies (2)


jo says:

Dal~didn't mean to neglect this theme...was always to mentally exhausted to think of anything.

posted Jul 2


moo says:

yep - me too!

posted Jul 2


Katerina says:

*****NEW THEME*****

Rejected Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors.

starting with:
Wheatgrass Cauliflower Surprise

posted Jun 8

Comment replies (2)


heshta says:

Philly Cheesesteak Chunk: Onion flavored ice cream with delectable bits of steak & Cheese Whiz swirl

posted Jun 16


Katerina says:

hahahaha! That's really quite disgusting. Ingenius, but disgusting!

posted Jun 25


moo says:

******************NEW THEME******************

The differences between English and American/Canadian/Australian /anyone else, language-wise.
For example, fags in English are cigarettes and I won't bother with the other translations...
Jam in English is Jelly in US.

so to start:

SQUASH - English you drink (cordial, fruit juice) - US you eat (marrow?)

posted Jun 6

Comment replies (17)


moo says:

SIDEWALK / PAVEMENT

MOTORWAY / ?FREEWAY? help!

posted Jun 6


moo says:

do you still also use the word 'john'? for a toilet?
And as for 'using the bathroom', we do, but it's a room with a bath rather than specifically for 'going to the loo'.

posted Jun 6


jo says:

BOOT/TRUNK

posted Jun 6


dal v3.3.10* says:

THONG

we wear thongs on our feet

posted Jun 6


allisonberryart says:

ASS/ARSE

posted Jun 6


allisonberryart says:

BENDER:
English - a gay man
USA - a drinking spree

@Dallas - you wear women's underwear on your feet? ;-D

posted Jun 6


dal v3.3.10* says:

on Sundays, yeah I do. You got a problem with that?

posted Jun 6


dal v3.3.10* says:

PISSED

In Aust.

Drunk is "Pissed", Angry is "Pissed Off"

posted Jun 6


heshta says:

UK/USA
MINCE MEAT/HAMBURGER or GROUND BEEF
STRAIGHT AWAY/RIGHT AWAY
EXPIRY DATE/EXPIRATION DATE

In the US, SHAG is a haircut or carpet type.

posted Jun 6


allisonberryart says:

In the US, Randy is a guy's name. In the UK, randy means...well, you know...think Austin Powers :-D

posted Jun 6


dal v3.3.10* says:

ROOT

US eg
"I ROOT for the Miami Dolphins"

AUST eg
"I got a ROOT last night, he/she was great!"

posted Jun 6


dal v3.3.10* says:

Ive also noticed that Americans say "I could care less".

I/we would say " I COULDN'T care less"



posted Jun 6


allisonberryart says:

Moo,
Did I get deleted earlier? Was I censored? Just curious...

posted Jun 7


moo says:

I know I posted this elsewhere but it's appropriate here
http://english2american.com/dictionary/t.html

posted Jun 7


moo says:

? I haven't deleted anything... but since there's nothing to see not sure what you mean? I'm not into censorship so wouldn't do that anyway!
Did you get a line error or we posted something at the same time - sometimes my comments go missing like that...

posted Jun 7


allisonberryart says:

Maybe I just thought I posted it - I hope I didn't post it on the other word association game lol :-D

posted Jun 7


jo says:

USA ~ BANDAID

UK ~ PLASTER

posted Jun 7


allisonberryart says:


***********NEW THEME***********

Homophone: One of two or more words pronounced alike but different in meaning or spelling (as the words to, too, and two).

I will start:

LOX, LOCKS, LOCHS

posted Jun 4

Comment replies (32)


moo says:

THERE, THEIR, THEY'RE

and god help you if you get them wrong - I WILL cry!

posted Jun 4


moo says:

Lisa - I've stopped looking...! (I know what you mean, I just bite back the criticism because it's not up to me to put the world to rights...though you do test me sometimes)!

posted Jun 4


moo says:

FOUR, FOR, FORE,

Reminds me of (for no reason other than the four part) a Two Ronnies sketch (don't worry - it's not an American reference, nor probably a reference for anyone under the age of 35)..
FORK HANDLES, FOUR CANDLES...don't ask...actually, for those of you that care to know -
http://www.angelfire.com/me/tvcomedy/fourcandles.html

posted Jun 4


allisonberryart says:

OR, OAR, ORE

posted Jun 5


Katerina says:

MORNING, MOURNING

posted Jun 5


Just Because iCan says:

RIGHT, WRITE, RITE

posted Jun 5


dal v3.3.10* says:

WEATHER, WHETHER

posted Jun 5


dal v3.3.10* says:

SURE, SHORE

posted Jun 5


Philip S says:

IN, INN

posted Jun 5


Philip S says:

YOU, EWE, U (representing Uranium)

posted Jun 5


allisonberryart says:

PALLETTE, PALATE, PALLET

posted Jun 5


houston wanier says:

desert (noun), dessert (yummie), desert (verb)

posted Jun 5


jo says:

SEEN, SCENE

posted Jun 5


allisonberryart says:

WEAR, WHERE, WARE

posted Jun 5


allisonberryart says:

SUEDE, SWAYED

posted Jun 5


jo says:

MOTE, MOAT

posted Jun 5


Androo002345 says:

ATE, EIGHT

posted Jun 5


dal v3.3.10* says:

WROTE, ROTE

posted Jun 5


dal v3.3.10* says:

WRITE, RIGHT, RITE, WRIGHT (surname, so it doesn't really count)

posted Jun 5


Katerina says:

marshal, martial

posted Jun 5


dal v3.3.10* says:

WRING, RING

posted Jun 5


dal v3.3.10* says:

SHOOT, CHUTE

posted Jun 5


moo says:

WORD, WHIRRED

posted Jun 6


allisonberryart says:

CHANCE, CHANTS

posted Jun 6


moo says:

TALK, TORQUE

posted Jun 6


dal v3.3.10* says:

FORE FOUR FOR

posted Jun 6


dal v3.3.10* says:

LYNX, LINKS

posted Jun 6


dal v3.3.10* says:

STALK, STORK

posted Jun 6


moo says:

stalk as in to follow, a stalker - how else do you pronounce it other than rhyming with the bird? I can't think of another way...

same with talk / torque - like you say, a dialect thing maybe..

posted Jun 6


moo says:

??? they all rhyme don't they? They do to Brits at any rate! Mind you - you're from NEW YORK - and York also rhymes with all of these if you're not from there. Noo Yoik?

posted Jun 6


dal v3.3.10* says:

YANK, YANK

they sound the same dont they :)

posted Jun 6


moo says:

Can think of another that rhymes...

posted Jun 7


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