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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Demented Dictionary, anyone?! #91562 01/11/03 07:35 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess OP old hand OP modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada I've been tidying all kinds of papers (new year's res'n) and found a few scraps on which I'd written some Demented Dictionary terms....Thought it might be fun to start up a new thread, since there are now so many new members....? Roolz: Pick a dictionary, any dictionary. Flip to a page - any page. Combine the catchwords at the top of the page and create a definition for them. (Keep flipping until you find a combination you like!) Don't forget to mention in which dictionary you found your catchwords....The following all come from the Canadian Oxford: vivarium vogue all the rage among fashion-conscious endangered species ballroom banana split newest required element in ballroom dancing competitions brewery bridle what the Whitbread horses wear while working (or the Carlsberg horses!) give-and-go glance the look you give your teammate to signal you want to do a quick pass back and forth with the ball or puck gay gearwheel the one toothed wheel in a set of gears that consistently skips ozone-friendly Ozzie an Australian who refrains from using chemicals that are destructive to the ozone layer divorcee do a party for people whose divorces have recently been finalised circumspect citrus the lemon that rolls to the back of the fridge, only to be discovered when it's too late accession account any story told by an elder while perusing the family tree plus-minus pocket any repository for folding money Edit: Just nipped away for a sec to go to makeashorterlink - in case anyone would like to revisit the first Demented Dictionary thread, here 'tis: http://makeashorterlink.com/?O1B821D03 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Demented Dictionary, anyone?! #91563 01/11/03 08:05 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass and here's a quick note to the aforementioned "newer members" (or maybe its a reminder): you don't have to trouble making-a-shorter-link for internal AWADtalk links; just lop it off after the "number", thusly: http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=75157 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Demented Dictionary, anyone?! #91564 01/11/03 09:30 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 And it might be worth noting that if you want to refer to the whole thread, do it as tsuwm did with the link as flat http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl. If you want to point to a specific post in the thread change the showflat to showthreaded, thusly: http://wordsmith.org/board/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=wordplay&Number=76136 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Demented Dictionary, anyone?! #91565 01/11/03 09:36 PM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow R rav member rav member R Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow i'll better just watch :P Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Demented Dictionary, anyone?! #91566 01/13/03 01:42 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess OP old hand OP modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada Oops....just trying not to make the page go wide! Thanks for the tips, tsuwm & Faldage. Flat and threaded continue to confuse me, but. Say, is anyone going to post any DD entries here?! rav, I wish you would join in, rather than watch! I had you, and MM, and bonzaialsatian and others in mind when I started this thread.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Demented Dictionary, anyone?! #91567 01/13/03 03:01 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Ah! Got my trusty Chambers (thanks again, Jo!). chanoyu --- character A tea ceremony in writing only. feverfew --- fiddle Black market flowers. lumber --- lurch What the home-improvement store guy does when he's loading your car. point blank --- polar Too far. (Think about it.) protogalaxy --- province What the cosmic developer wants to sell you. Closely related to that bridge in Brooklyn. I really liked this game before, but it occurred at a time when I couldn't participate. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Demented Dictionary, anyone?! #91568 01/13/03 03:57 PM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess OP old hand OP modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada hee hee! thanks Jackie, those are great! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter ouf.... #91569 01/14/03 02:40 AM Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada M modestgoddess OP old hand OP modestgoddess old hand M Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 833 Eastern Ontario, Canada Seems apart from Jackie's response (thank you honey!), this thread went over like the proverbial bowling ball drifting across a lake....Sigh. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ouf.... #91570 01/14/03 02:50 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky (hint) prolific --- procrastinators Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: #91571 01/14/03 07:44 AM Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow R rav member rav member R Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 122 Poland, Cracow incomparable--incumbent -- pope?? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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