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Thread: The Double Alphabet Game
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Not had one for donkey's years, methinks. Used to cause a certain amount of amused entertainment for a while. So why not.
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Entries in alphabetical order, please; one subject given per full alphabet, which starts with A and ends in Z; one adjective plus one noun at any one time; the person who posts the double letter Z entry starts a new theme. Easy.
So let's start with Animals:
awkward aardvark
-------------------- Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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buffaloed buffalo
-------------------- “Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
Posts: 6849 | From: The People's Republic of Balcones | Registered: Jan 2006
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Jahlove
Tied to the mast
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cantankerous cormorant
-------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain
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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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docile dog
-------------------- "I say - are you a matelot?" "Careful what you say sir, we're on board ship here" From "New York Girls", Steeleye Span, Commoners Crown (Voiced by Peter Sellers)
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EtymologicalEvangelical
Shipmate
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egregious elephant
-------------------- You can argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome': but you neither can nor need argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome, but I'm not saying this is true'. CS Lewis
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Jengie jon
Semper Reformanda
# 273
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filibustering frog
-------------------- "To violate a persons ability to distinguish fact from fantasy is the epistemological equivalent of rape." Noretta Koertge
Back to my blog
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Sir Kevin
Ship's Gaffer
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Godless Gollum
-------------------- If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession.
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Imaginary Friend
Real to you
# 186
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Is a Gollum really an animal?
Hungry Huskie
[Edited to add: For bonus points, you can play another game: spot the ubuntu user. ] [ 04. September 2011, 21:46: Message edited by: Imaginary Friend ]
-------------------- "We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass." Brian Clough
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The Rogue
Shipmate
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Hairy Halibut
-------------------- If everyone starts thinking outside the box does outside the box come back inside?
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EtymologicalEvangelical
Shipmate
# 15091
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irritating ibex
-------------------- You can argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome': but you neither can nor need argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome, but I'm not saying this is true'. CS Lewis
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
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jocular jackalope
-------------------- This is the last sig I'll ever write for you...
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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kafkaesque kangaroo
-------------------- Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Jahlove
Tied to the mast
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libidinous llama
-------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
# 36
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mad mongoose
-------------------- "May you get to heaven before the devil knows you're dead" - Irish blessing
Posts: 12860 | From: The Valley of Crocuses | Registered: May 2001
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Dafyd
Shipmate
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naughty numbat
-------------------- we remain, thanks to original sin, much in love with talking about, rather than with, one another. Rowan Williams
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Banner Lady
Ship's Ensign
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obstreperous ornithorhynchus
-------------------- Women in the church are not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be enjoyed.
Posts: 7080 | From: Canberra Australia | Registered: Oct 2005
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Piglet
Islander
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platitudinous platypus
-------------------- I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander. alto n a soprano who can read music
Posts: 20272 | From: Fredericton, NB, on a rather larger piece of rock | Registered: Sep 2006
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Stetson
Shipmate
# 9597
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quirky quetzalcoatlus [ 05. September 2011, 06:56: Message edited by: Stetson ]
-------------------- I have the power...Lucifer is lord!
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Golden Key
Shipmate
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resplendent 'roo
-------------------- Blessed Gator, pray for us! --"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon") --"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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Ariston
Insane Unicorn
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salacious sidewinder
-------------------- “Therefore, let it be explained that nowhere are the proprieties quite so strictly enforced as in men’s colleges that invite young women guests, especially over-night visitors in the fraternity houses.” Emily Post, 1937.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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vituperous viper
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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EtymologicalEvangelical
Shipmate
# 15091
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weird wombat
-------------------- You can argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome': but you neither can nor need argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome, but I'm not saying this is true'. CS Lewis
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EtymologicalEvangelical
Shipmate
# 15091
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xenophobic xiphosuran
-------------------- You can argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome': but you neither can nor need argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome, but I'm not saying this is true'. CS Lewis
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
# 10424
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yodelling yak
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
# 333
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zany zebra
Next: foods
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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auspicious avocado
-------------------- I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way. Fancy a break in South India? Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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belligerent banana
-------------------- Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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kingsfold
Shipmate
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cool cucumber [ 05. September 2011, 16:27: Message edited by: kingsfold ]
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BessLane
Shipmate
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disgruntled donut
-------------------- It's all on me and I won't tell it. formerly BessHiggs
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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Elusive Egg
-------------------- "May you get to heaven before the devil knows you're dead" - Irish blessing
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Jahlove
Tied to the mast
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Gregarious Gooseberry
-------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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What happened to F?
-------------------- "May you get to heaven before the devil knows you're dead" - Irish blessing
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
# 6075
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Been eaten - but here comes:
Formidable foccacia
Letter H next, please. [ 05. September 2011, 17:24: Message edited by: Wesley J ]
-------------------- Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
# 333
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...and to "H"!
honorable honey
-------------------- Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Stetson
Shipmate
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iconoclastic ice cream
-------------------- I have the power...Lucifer is lord!
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Spike
Mostly Harmless
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jolly jaffa-cakes
-------------------- "May you get to heaven before the devil knows you're dead" - Irish blessing
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EtymologicalEvangelical
Shipmate
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kaleidoscopic kiwifruit
-------------------- You can argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome': but you neither can nor need argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome, but I'm not saying this is true'. CS Lewis
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Sir Kevin
Ship's Gaffer
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Monstrous Marshmallows
-------------------- If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession.
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Sir Kevin
Ship's Gaffer
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quote: Originally posted by Imaginary Friend: Is a Gollum really an animal?
Hungry Huskie...
Humanoid, but, at the end of the day, still an animal even if it talks! Parrots speak also, but they are still animals...
-------------------- If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction Dietrich Bonhoeffer Writing is currently my hobby, not yet my profession.
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Jahlove
Tied to the mast
# 10290
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Negligent Nougat
-------------------- “Sing like no one's listening, love like you've never been hurt, dance like nobody's watching, and live like its heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain
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mousethief
Ship's Thieving Rodent
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orgiastic orgeat
-------------------- This is the last sig I'll ever write for you...
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Bene Gesserit
Shipmate
# 14718
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Quirky quiche
-------------------- Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus
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WhateverTheySay
Shipmate
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Royal roly-poly (jam roly-poly)
-------------------- I'm not lost, I just don't know where I am going
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Pax Romana
Shipmate
# 4653
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Sunny sandwich
Pax Romana
-------------------- ******************** I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness. James Thurber
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St. Gwladys
Shipmate
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turgid tart
-------------------- "I say - are you a matelot?" "Careful what you say sir, we're on board ship here" From "New York Girls", Steeleye Span, Commoners Crown (Voiced by Peter Sellers)
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EtymologicalEvangelical
Shipmate
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uproarious ugali
-------------------- You can argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome': but you neither can nor need argue with a man who says, 'Rice is unwholesome, but I'm not saying this is true'. CS Lewis
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