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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I don't usually bother you all between words,
but I came across these and thought some of you might be interested.
linda</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:lindafowens@netzero.net"
title=lindafowens@netzero.net>lindafowens</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:lindafowens@netzero.net"
title=lindafowens@netzero.net>lindafowens</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 11, 2001 12:44 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Two Word Games</DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">TWO WORD
GAMES</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>The first game is from a <I>Washington Post</I> contest. You
are asked to combine the works of two well-known authors, and to provide a
suitable description of the merged book<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>(in <B>my </B>contest, movie titles, song-lines, and famous quotes are
allowed).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Among the winners cited
in <I>Reader’s Digest</I>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><B>Where’s Walden?</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Alas,
the challenge of locating Henry David Thoreau in each richly detailed drawing
loses its appeal when it quickly becomes clear that he is always in the
woods….<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Green Eggs and
Hamlet--</B>Would you kill him in his bed? Thrust a dagger through his head? I
would not, could not kill the King.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>I could not do that evil thing. I would not wed this girl, you see.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now get her to a nunnery….<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Catch-22 in the Rye</B>--Holden
learns that if you’re insane, you’ll probably flunk out of prep school, but if
you’re flunking out of prep school, you’re probably not insane….<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>So, let the games begin….<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I will print as many of your entries as
possible, and at least your favorite, if indicated.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Now, for some of my possibilities….<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Please add or correct….</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>The Bread Book…Also Rises—James Beard and Ernest H. talk war while
baking.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Alice in…Madison County—Will Alice find her way home if she and the White
Rabbit jump off a bridge?</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>As I walked out on the streets of LA…Confidential--Our poor cowboy is
shot in the breast in this downtown thriller.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Travels With Charlie…’s Angels—Steinbeck is not as lonely as he first
imagined, but he is chagrinned by the underwear drying in the back of his
truck.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Mutiny On the…Trip To Bountiful—Old Lady makes the weird Captain’s life
miserable on this sentimental journey.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>So I Married An Acc…idental Tourist--Charlie does Scotland with someone
he meets on the plane, and whom he suspects of having a dangerous sister.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Beware of Beatnik poetry, also mixed
with iambic pentameter in the sequel:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>So I Married A…Macbeth—On Charlie’s second trip to Scotland, he gets
caught up in a clan war. Washing his hand of the matter doesn’t help, when his
mother falls for some young guys in kilts and decides to kill his father. All
hell breaks loose, with ghosts, flying meat, stones, insults, and axes.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Braveheart…of Darkness—It’s a jungle out there when Mel Gibson moons the
natives and offends an ex-GI/warlord by stealing his girlfriend.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>The next game was sent by Clare B.:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Another <I>Washington Post</I> contest
asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding,
subtracting, or changing one letter<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>(or more if you must), and supply a new definition.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some winners were<B>:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Inoculatte</B>—To take coffee
intravenously when you are running late.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><B>Hipatitus</B>—Terminal hipness.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><B>Reintarnation</B>--Coming back to life as a hillbilly<B>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Glibido</B>—All talk and no action.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Osteopornosis</B>—A degenerate
disease.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B>Dopeler Effect</B>—The
tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come at you rapidly.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Like now.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="mso-tab-count: 1">
</SPAN>Some of my humble additions that drove Spel-chek crazy are:</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Humbrella: personal shaded covering used while playing the
kazoo.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Mentalmorphosis:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The process of gradually changing one’s mind.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Half-backed:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A
scheme that takes a strong person to pull off.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Imbibernation:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A
drunken binge that lasts all winter.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Abracadaver:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A
ritual that attempts to bring the dead back to life.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Pollypropylene: Small plastic covering for parrot cages.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Goadstool: Where you sit until you eat the weird stuff on
your plate.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Farnication:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Adultery distant enough to remain undiscovered.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Encapment:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Place
where Boy Scouts don silly hats.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Pourification:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Ritual cleansing by standing under a waterfall or out in a rainstorm.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Dominope Theory:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The buck stops here.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Pajamass:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Casual
church service.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Goodiva:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Chocolate so delicious you want to run naked through the streets.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Trainsvestite:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Person who attempts to change outfits on a moving train, with surprising
outcome.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also, a person whose
suitcase was put on the wrong railway car.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Radiotion Sickness:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Disease caused by wearing a Walkman.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Spamghetti:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Ham-like pasta dish.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Sportage:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Carrying canoes for fun.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Hairport: Where you flip your wig.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Hoppocampus:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Part of the brain that thinks it’s at a college conga dance.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Harpocampus:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Part of the brain that makes you cut off people’s neckties at Frat
parties.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Hippopotamuscle:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Body part that sags with age and weight.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Coronationary:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Heart attack caused by being near royalty. </P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Pullmanary:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Special AC filter that promotes lung health on AMTRAK.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Diabeasties:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Trick or treaters.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also,
said of honey bears.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Daily dabble:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Art break.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Congenitals:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Dolls that come with all the plumbing.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Armorous:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A
lover who doesn’t come out of his/her shell.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Mammalien:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An
E.T. that feeds you nourishing drinks though its nipples.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Antibootic:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Ankle device that keeps insects out of footwear.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Bostontatious:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Paaking your caa in Haavaad Yaad.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Crabbinest:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Where you ain’t got no satisfaction.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Ostretch:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>One
who exercises by sticking his/her head in the sand.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Seller door:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Booby-trapped opening for fending off salespersons.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Title Wave:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Overwhelming recognition when your book makes a big splash.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Sprite and Malice: nasty card game played for cold
drinks.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Mailaise:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Junk
mail.</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Boredoom:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Severe
ennui</P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Basstard:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Bad
guy with a deep voice.</P>
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