I posit to sport on this board, by placing posts in this location which always avoid a particular symbol, which is on your input board just right of “W.” A most difficult trial, as it sounds as if a writing of a Bard of Stratford on Avon, but I know that you all - so highly smart - will win out gloriously.
And so a topic: hmmmmm. How about: yard work.
Today, my husband and I did start swimming pool work, to off a pool lid and untaint H2O in it. It was most ucky, with a color as of grass, and I found many animals, including frogs (bull, spots, and additional) and long, slinky animals without arms. And I found two skins of such slinky animals. And a baby animal which inhabits its own hull; two, actually, and of box kind.
What did you do today?
SpartI, our lingo has a word for this. tsuwm should know; I forgot -- an 80s (?) book and translation from the original Frog was wrought in such a fashion. I am not up to your task; only to say I think yard work is good. Would that I could; that work which I did today, within four walls, was boring.
I am not up to your task
Nor am I. SpartI asks, "what did you do today?" Almost nothing, today (Monday) is but young. I am now off to work, calling folk to discuss ads about good and bad driving habits. That is all for now, I must go.
postscript I must ask pardon for the colour, it was not in10tional.
smart substitution of frog, ms anna; at first blush i didn't think you'd thought of this man i'm pond'ring (
). anyhow, a googlization of mr frog's common tag shows us that most apropos word "lipogram". (um, this is a most difficult form of communication, btw)
ps: url's don't count 
http://www.themodernword.com/scriptorium/perec.html
and linking to a distinct string on funny signs, an apt sign for this location. On a ski-lift cabin "Last control of slops 16:30"
Rod
All you folks on this Board has't way too much of a day to ruin.
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This play is fun!
Uh-Oh!
AnnaS has put on this post a taboo symbol.
And MQ has so, too, in a postscript.
B96 also, although B96 posits that URLs don't count; but no - no taboo symbol may occur.
To confirm omission of a taboo symbol, ALT+f to look for it.
And now, I must inflict sanctions. I say to you violators, transform this into a no taboo symbol translation:
AnnaS -> Mary Had a Small Lamb
MQ -> Mary, Mary, Fairly Contrary
B96 -> Old Mama Hubbard
If you must, to obtain original words, contact this author by that-which-I-cannot-say mail.
I would assign dissimilar sanctions, such as spanks, but I think that many mans on this board would fight to submit to such as to stunning B96.
B96 -> Old Mama Hubbard
pursuant to spartacus' instruction:
Old Mama Hubbard
Ran to a cupboard
To afford a poor dog a calcium-rich organic matrix.
Alas, upon said arrival
Said cupboard was without occupation
And so poor mr. dog had to go hungry.
Mama took a sparkling dish
To look for an amount of stomach lining
But upon mama's arrival
Mr. Dog was smoking a joint
So, Mama trots out to a Vons
to buy him a ration of fruit
But upon mama's arrival
Mr Dog was playing a grand piccolo
Mama asks Mr. Pillsbury
if a crusty loaf could do
But upon mama's arrival
That poor dog was stiff as a board.
So mama hops to a woodsmith
To buy him a coffin;
But upon mama's arrival
That poor thing was laughing.
So mama frolicks to a hatsmith
to buy him a hat
But upon mama's arrival
Mr. Dog was nourishing his buddy Sir Cat.
So, mama did a curtsy
Mr. Dog did a bow;
Mama said "Your Sycophant"
Mr. Dog said "Bow wow!"
PS: *pout*... i wish i was AnnaS; what an opportunity for anu's "albus"
All for naught doth Spart-orb post maxims for this play.
This non-unanimous AWAD group think of controls as a trial of skill to assay modifications of a difficult task.
p.s. Talk of skill. Brigid good for you.
And MQ has so, too, in a postscript.Aaargh!! That is what occurs to punish all who try for too much wit!
MQ -> Mary, Mary, Fairly Contrary
Alas, fair SpartI, just though it is, said sanction is too much for my scant skill!
I must call for succour and admit my ignominy. I am but a worm, and do throw my soul upon your ruth, in supplication for compassion.
Max - looked up "ruth" and it doth bring to my mind a saying
"S't'ruth"
found as a cry in many myths from Britain.
Any joinings ?
"S't'ruth"
found as a cry in many myths from Britain.
Which myths? I don't 'call it in King Arthur.
jimdog
"S't'ruth" found as a cry in many myths from Britain.S't'ruth (oft with varying combinations of writing marks) is a cry in habitual (but diminishing) custom in UK. From "God's Truth" .
Rod
And ROD sins again and again and again and again*, in blatant violation of what is tabooI stand guilty M'lud. I saw a summary of communications and did not absorb that particular taboo topic as I did put into words my paragraph of insight on "S't'ruth". In apology I vow to brush up all violations of such taboo which this community doth commit but only on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Rod (in sackcloth and much ash)
Alas, fair SpartI, just though it is, said sanction is too much for my scant skill! I must call for succour and admit my ignominy. I am but a worm, and do throw my soul upon your ruth, in supplication for compassion.Ditto!
P.S. Good going, B96!
Ack! Ack! Ack!
Wow has said what is taboo, in talking to Max.
Jim has said it too, on his part signifying his individuality.
And
ROD sins again and again and again and again*, in blatant violation of what is taboo.
"Out, out! Damn spot!" I say. Do not apply that symbol in this spot; go to an additional spot to do your foul work.
As for charming B96, who transforms
Old Mama Hubbard with surpassing art, KUDOS! KUDOS!
And still, nobody says to Sparts, what you did in your yard this past Sunday.
Boohoo.
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* and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again.
And still, nobody says to Sparts, what you did in your yard this past Sunday.
That I can do. I did nothing in my yard on Sunday. I had to work on Sunday morn, using that which Mr A. Graham B. did form first. Following lunch it was off to worship, following which was supping with companions good, and thus was daylight past.
Work ? No way! Today was so fun. I did nothing. What sport! I think I shall do nothing again tomorrow. Why not? As my old pal Will Durant always said, nothing is occasionally a good thing to do, and always a good thing to say. That is a good saying from Will. Actually, I cannot say it now just as Will actually said it, but this is almost it. If you want to know what was said by him, you could LOOK IT UP. Try it! So long, you guys and gals! What fun it is to laugh and sing and talk this way. I also add "Good work, Cara Brigid!, as usual!
From Ol' Scribbluh (Is "ScribblUh" fair? If not, omit it! Also "Ol'")
What did you do on sunday, simply so you will happy up?
I'd add that I avoid yard work at all costs, primarily through not owning grounds of my own. My baby and I and my baby's mom just pay a monthly amount to our landlord, and that nasty yard work is his duty! Raking things that fall from limbs of big plants is a particularly unhappy duty that I unfondly think about from my childhood. And I don't want to think about mowing lawns! What a bad job that is!
It is difficult to avoid that symbol that is just right of "w". I must look into that lipogrammatic book by thX man from that country by Spain. What a task to craft a full book of this!
PS. I now am a "man on a long trip" and not a "unfamiliar individual" to this board! Huzzah for Flatlandah (local pronunication)!
RAH Flatlandah ! So good to find anotha' Northana who knows how to tahk right.
Spaaht-orb is local pronunciashun koshah?
From Ol' Scribbluh (Is "ScribblUh" fair? If not, omit it! Also "Ol'")
Spaaht-orb is #%^#% koshah?
All is OK in ardor and conflict with arms; only a taboo symbol must you avoid - by what tool is of your own choosing.
Only, Flatlandah has mistook his task, and so did post a taboo symbol. Oops! Mayhaps Flats will favor us with a transformation of "Blink, Blink, Small Star."
And wow, you too did stray. How about a translation of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"?
Avoiding taboos is an utmost trial!
Flats is sorry, in truth. A dastardly typo and I must craft a difficult translation. In original lingo, "Blink Blink" has a multiplicity of parts, so I transform only half-six parts for your approval, Ms. Spartorb, thus:
Blink, blink, small star
What, in fact, is your form?
Up atop our world so high
As a diamond in that sky
As blazing sun from sight did go
As soon as sun's rays do not glow
At that point you show your small light
Blink, blink, all of that night
Blink, blink, small star
What, in fact, is your form?
At that point a pilgrim in that dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark
His way would not loom into sight
If you did not blink just right
Blink, blink, small star
What, in fact, is your form?
I could not put similar sounding words as a tail to all portions of my translation, but I was striving for it. Art thou up to your task, wow?
Good work, Inhabitant of Disc World; lack of that which would normally distinguish this art form is put back by rythm and scansion that is good. Congratulations
Oh Flats! What a wondrous translation! You did a good job, and artful too. But a solitary stanza would satisfy my bidding, and you did many. A big kiss to you, Flats.
I thank you, Buck-tan for your acclaim (and I blush at your osculation
). A similar kiss to you for thinking up this sport! This lipogrammatic communication is difficult but fun. Following a span of crafting posts without that-which-I-cannot-say, as I look at posts out of this string, I look at that taboo symbol as if it was in crimson! Do any AWAD individuals know "La Disparition" (that lipogrammatic book)? I think its translation is "A Void" by a Mr. Adair. I think that in its original
francais it is not obvious that it contains no taboo symbols, but I do not know that country's lingo to say on my own.
What is yard work's worst task, according to you all?
What is yard work's worst task, according to you all?
Raking grass that hasn't had mowing for a month.
jimdog
Uprooting plants that grow wild– and so spoil my plan. Broad fauna among grassy swaths –in all forms–or just as bad, doing it again- in ground dug up, (and down) to form artist displays of un common flora. I opt for flora that displays color, form and aroma with contrasting traits
uprooting common wild things with that grow long tap roots and do willfully spoil my stabs at form is most difficult
Truth, of troy. Pulling up tooth-of-lion blossom is odious. And so many, many such stand proudly in my yard. I told my son (who is amid two and four) to pick as many as my son might want, and I did hand two blossoms to him, but my son did anguish and put both blossoms back among grass with much thought and caution. So much for that plan.
Fun play at this location; I think I know how mayhap.
I was calling to mind this:
Out in Gaia's Abundant Arachnids' Land is an author of a publication for solicitors. To avoid prudish folks' blocking transport of his work, a word that marks that lascivious act of child-making is writ "six," or "sax," or such.
What did I in my yard Sunday last?
I spun wool to yarn.
And wow, you too did stray. How about a translation of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"?
Poor is my inclination of mind in this ... but I try!
Row, row, row your boat
Mildly down the rill,
Happily, happily happily,
Anima is a thrill.
or
Row, row, row your boat
Mildly down the brook,
Happily, happily happily,
Anima's but a look.
Yuk. Told you. No rhymist I.
I spun wool to yarn.How cool! And do you own animals who grow wool? Llamas, that is?
Do you avail of a spinning round-thing? Apply caution, so as not to prick your thumb with a sharp pointy part.
wow says, Yuk. Told you. No rhymist I.
Nay, nay. It was good and you did optimal rhyming. Only, you did post a taboo symbol, and did it again. Try finding function first to find taboos for you.
Try finding function first to find taboos for youI know not what this signify
... but did I catch wow's taboo symbol?
In Nfld., soil has much acid and much rock (but is not musical!). My colourful plants thus grow amid flat rock and small rock, and many plants-that-grow-wild. (Justification for calling my island "th' Rock").
But, my tulips and daffodils finally display colour, and form bright spots in foggy days, as did occur during last six-plus-unity days! I am afraid my young basil was burnt by a vigorous sunbath on Sunday, and I must bury small pips again, for a not-first try!
I know not what this signify
I will post illumination to you by fast mail. And to any dissimilar AWAD-folk who wish it.
And do you own animals who grow wool? Llamas, that is? Baa, no wooly animals in this yard. I buy wool shorn. And, I do avail of a spinning round-thingy, on four supports with no sharp pricky point, to spin yarn. My spinning apparatus hails from Kiwi-land, to boot, um, sock.
Ask and you shall obtain.
Many thanks, Faldo - my optics spark on sight of this old post. (Difficulty of posting nothwithstanding!)
...not without a long, long stick!
'Twas obvious it (this discussion) would show up again; it was sought and found by this or that or who-knows-which individual among us who posts a lot! And why not?
But alas, you can only look at it in "flat" form!
Eee, eee, I finally get to pass on the amazing (to me) piece of info. that was taught to me here (by tsuwm, if I recall correctly).
Yes, you can view it in threaded mode. I just did, for half a second. Go up to the page address and click on it. Using your "go left" arrow, run it back until you come to the word flat, as in showflat. Backspace to delete the flat, and type in threaded, so that the word becomes showthreaded. Hit Enter or Go, and voilà: threaded mode.
flat mode is better. Usually.
Edit per Rhuby:
flat mode is gooder.Edit redux per wofa:
flat mode is goodly. <sigh>
This posting, along with all its pals, has to stay "flat-only," as it has had a limitation thrust upon it. You couldn't look at it any way _but_ flat without flaunting that spirit! It would be a violation. You can't avoid it. It's intrinsic, in a way.
Flat is good. Today, anyway!
- Wofahulicodoc
Couldn't scan both posts in front of yours, wofa. Funny shrimpoid thing in both.
Aha!!! conviction and outlawry for Jacky and ASp for ignoring taboo words, until both hath contrition shown!
Now if you wuz to say "Flat is goodly" (or words such as that) I would concur. But not what you actually wound up submitting...
Isn't hath singular?I affirm thou art right - both of you, singularly, must contrition show.
(and wofa is right, too!)
Such an irritant. Happily, my uxorial companion will pass many a joyful hour in pursuit of a luscious lawn.
Today was busy for my brain and digits, as I got an additional tasking. I sat in front of a monitor for six and a half straight hours, studying two unfamiliar programs and kinship amongst a trio of big groups of data upon which said programs function. Towards day's finish, I took to tapping buttons, but did not finish this job. It could span months.
k
Then 'tis to be devoutly hoped that you are on contract rates ...
Tis good what you did, going back to original thought of our Asp. Avoid that symbol at all cost I say.
Somebody PM me, please. I have no idea what all this flattening of shrimps refers to.
Spanks! Many SPANKS to you who post taboo thing. Put it not in this locality. IT IS TABOO.
Alas, no yard work for my yard this spring ... it is still too cold. It is only April, anyway.
Tis not a consonant that should avoid this ground but a thing that ladies say, loudly and long as a bug lands on a thigh or in hair.
M. wofa got things straight on my account. I should'a scann'd all old posts again.
What did I do in my yard this Sunday? I was not in my yard, but that long sandy swath on a small island off coast of Rich Port. That salty H2O was blinky and colorific, akin to lapis lazuli, that sand akin to sugar and warm. Wind in my palm things that drop coconuts my hammock did sway. My lips an arc did form and joy was my company.
Last Sunday was a day of work for this author, first to put in bag all Parish Council monthly moot things. Following that, to find from books what I must say on this coming Saturday and Sunday, at Alston Hall School for Adults, about Victorian and C19 ways of passing days and hours of not-working. This is hard, but fun. Around forty adult scholars will pass Thursday through Monday at this School, with four tutors. Accomodation and food is of high quality, as is post-prandial drinks in a small bar!!
Con, your days abroad did you good, this is obvious.
Rhub, during this span of hours away, is Spring and its connotations part of said Victorian ritual? Por favor, hoist a post-prandial libation in hono(u)r of all things good.
I was not in my yard, but that long sandy swath on a small island off the coast of the Rich Port. That salty H2O was blinky and colorific, akin to lapis lazuli, that sand akin to sugar and warm. Wind in my palm things that drop coconuts my hammock did sway. My lips an arc did form and joy was my company.
Yeah, Con, but did you enjoy yourself?
Additional taboo things! BMarduk, and conni, and CapK all post taboo things. How do I stop you from this? Spanks don't work.
Hmmm. As punition, spanking is in doubt. You must carry out additional work on improving sanctions. Taboo symbols propagating and multiplying rapidly.
A sad story of my own:
My car, which has for long faithfully brought from location to location not only my body but also my goods that I own, is out of action. A too-much-warming of motor has put it off-road, bringing about my marooning far from my living-location two days ago. Bus was my saviour, although a trip of two hours turning into four is not a good thing. Now my car is far away and old malfunctioning coolant pump must go into a bin, substituting a coolant pump brought from a factory in a big country that occasionally starts world wars. How long must I wait? Who knows.
Much sympathy Hib!
Now Spart, what various thing is taboo now that I do not know now?
>what various thing
p'raps you should say "girls"?
Taboo symbol now is not. I had thought I had won but did not. Thou art right, though. Spanks don't work.
bMduk! Psssst...I know what got you! I know you for a lady, but who knows if all can say so!
A puisant sanction is that all using taboo words find that this company finds it ridiculous and laughs. Ostracisation follows and shaming occurs.
Poor, poor hibby had bad luck with his car. I wish that it is good soon.
Spanks don't work, cuz mayhaps sundry of you savor it too much??? Oh, my.
Shaming might work, it might. Or not. I don't know with this group.
With much rounding of look-balls and grinning mouth, I study posts atop. Took aback by taxing protocol but totally buying it.
Hast thou noticed similarity most curious to talk of old? Marry, tis a thorough parody of talk antiquity. Now you I task with this rough taunt.
Try it in SoCal.
look-balls!?!? hahahahaha!! I did laugh muchly!
look-balls
All that work and two awful, obvious booboos.
woah mr picky-pants.
no, my bad [holding-hands-up-icon]
Ho HO! Spanks for dody. But Mr. Nitty Picks, I know only half what you point at. What am I missing?
only half what you point at
Not what was solid H2O.
>H2O
that I found... what is no. two?
I know only 1 goof. But much mirth did I obtain from it all, anyway.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
what is no. two?
Yoosta was two. I dunno.
mr. nit-marshal musta bin right on my ass with postifying, i caught no.2 right away and did a quick taunt for demandswap. i'm such a fraud, sob.
ah. now, I can comfort find...
But, orthographical faults apart, dody is right to point out that antiquarian forms of talking show much similarity to this.
(Good tip: stick blu-tak blob on taboo button as warning signal!)
You did spot your goof so quickly, dodyskin. A goodly job, that.
I am afraid that I might put a taboo thing in a post, and so inflict on my own mass tauntings, having first did I start this silly occupation.
Today, I did cook candy, of dark brown color and of a flavor of cocoa, so rich and smooth. A pal is visiting tomorrow and did ask for it.
>, of dark brown color and of a flavor of cocoa, so rich and smooth
As M. Simpson might say, if his nationality was Gaulish, "mmmmmmm, chocolat."
M. Simpson? his?
possibly H? of Odyssian ilk? as in no cost liquid malt and hops?
>M. Simpson?
Oui, M. Simpson. Say it in Gaulish - "M. Simpson", or "M. H. Simpson."
Toady I did visit Carnforth Station, famous for a film "Short Conjunction" starring Miss Johnson and Mr Howard, both film actors.
It is now in similar condition to that known from filming it in 1940s, but was for long in a sad condition (as was said film - much lachrymosity occurs on showing it, to this day!)
Today I did watch a film with my darling mama, that film with skull and cross-ulnas, black ship floating in warm H2O around yon Virgin Islands. Swordplay and Yo Ho Ho and rum burning...you know which film. Mama and I couldn't stop laughing. Also half six playing of joining words on a board and counting points. Mama won two of the half six.
Twiddly piddly
Two things taboo for us!
Will such a fixation
Bring jollity?
Happy was I playing
Harp in a symphony
Plucking my F,A,C
G, B, and D!
That is nothing short of fantastic, oh Javapit!
Twiddly piddly
Two things taboo for us!
...
_Two_ things to shun??
I know only #1: fifth in alpha-list.
What am I missing?
(Oh, and Bravo, too!)
Conni - I worship that YoHoHo film! Don't say to anybody (it is hush-hush for just us), but I would sooooo do both Jack and Will. *swoon* I bought a DVD of that film, and will watch it again soon.
I also found that film most amusing - but in this yarn, indication of a particular actor's patromynic is most difficult; this actor took a most major part.
Wofa:
Accounting to pixilation and surplus of java, my tiny mind saw posts from April 9 and thought additional taboo was laid upon us: word “not.” Am I right or is a chiropractor pulling my fibula?
Anybody waxing dactylic out in AWAD-land? Ditty was amusing. Thank you for kudos!
-- JavaNut aka CB
Ah, I know now what you thought, Javapit. Post on April 9 saying, "Taboo symbol now is not" said that an original taboo symbol in a prior post did go away ... BMarduk did adjust it.
(thus exempt from the proscription contemplated)
One could interpret "not" as meaning "no T" and use that as a self-imposed limitation. Haven't played with it but it looks at first glance quite limiting.
Lessee, now, how about a brief essay using said icon as goal of avoidance. Hmmm. Hard saying various ways of "no," hard avoiding all specific non-masculine/non-feminine pronouns, no way of using very-very-common-nine-minus-six-icon word...indeed, overall perhaps even more confining when compared versus prior avoidings...
To work a yard!
for man -- or woman -- still might stalk in grass
of this cold block of dying orbits
who for want of gin-sod suck
a yard of work might look much in fashion.
Oh, but how to count that lay of ground
our poor downtrod did plough
and plant, cut and tidy?
For count that dungworm, man -- or woman,
boss or lacky must, if pay was first in bargain struck
You think I fib? So say:
what, if not spousal shark with whip or pan,
brings human to so inhuman plight
as mows by day, moans not by night?
Gin!
O! Gin!
Thy lust turns man -- or woman -- ash!
For who can drink
not paying cash?
Gin!
O! Gin!
Thy lust turns man -- or woman -- ash!
For who can drink
not paying cash?
ip, you naughty boy, you!
I thought to avoid Miss Interpretation by hazarding to spell "whisky" "whisky" -- but then, the better of it.
Good gracious--I thought you did just try to flirt, boldly.
I did not say I did not, but only once the words were writ did I notice, thought the better of it, then the better of that. You see, zwei seele wohnen in meiner Brust: Louis et George; Catherine et Victoria.
edited for ger. grammar
Oh, many spanks for IP! Passing 98 posts...using taboo sign.
Grasp your two foots and withstand your spanks!
Nay, passing 98 posts was my fault--sorry. Is it okay, now that Pg. 2 can buzz-buzz (hint--what that stands for?) click'd on?
Dbl spanks for Jacki. Using taboo sign AND going past 98 posts. You grasp Ip's two foots and Ip grasp Jacki's two foots and withstand your spanks rump by rump
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Dbl spanks for Jacki. Using taboo sign AND going past 98 posts. You grasp Ip's two foots and Ip grasp Jacki's two foots and withstand your spanks rump by rump
Need I not say the obvious? Or should I bite my tongue?
Naughty IP! Again using taboo sign. Más spanks
Sí, IP. I, too, am posting past 98 posts, but was not first to do so. No spanks for you for that. Jacki wants spanks for that. IP has spanks coming for using many taboo signs.
Ohhhh! I did, I did!
Sorry. Is fix'd, now.
Quote:
eh?
boy, howdy. 50% taboo must install standard of unapproachability.
Um, what are taboo signs? I really don't know what y'all are talking about.
> Um, what r taboo signs?
what's this bit of string all about, oh ins'l?
Call me stupid, but I still don't get it. You mean, like "if u cn rd ths sgn, u cn gt a jb nd mk bg $s?" Was I doing that?
this thread is supposed to be an e free zone.
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this thread is supposed to be an e free zone.
This subforum had its start in the notion that the fourth scratch from "A" could not alight in it.
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This subforum had its start in the notion that the fourth scratch from "A" could not alight in it.
tsk-tsk 
> tsk-tsk
Quote:
now you got it.
oops! almost.
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This subforum had its start in the notion that the fourth scratch from "A" could not alight in it.
tsk-tsk
This subforum had its start in a notion that that scratch forth right from "A" could not alight in it. So thair.
Additional good from arriving tardy than not at all...
I posit to sport on this board, by placing posts in this location which always avoid a particular symbol, which is on your input board just right of “W.” A most difficult trial, as it sounds as if a writing of a Bard of Stratford on Avon, but I know that you all - so highly smart - will win out gloriously.
~20 May 2001.