#2741 - 05/28/00 11:51 AM
Re: Verbal decapitation
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Registered: 05/18/00
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Loc: Somewhere outside New York
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> Actually, taking off the 'ing, Smash works well...
smash, mash, ash, sh...
Top marks jmh! I couldn't think of any and I'm the one who posted the challenge!
A close alternative would be 'Trash', I suppose, now you mention it.
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#2742 - 05/28/00 09:15 PM
Re: Verbal decapitation
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newbie
Registered: 05/25/00
Posts: 37
Loc: Newcastle, Australia.
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umm, nice challenge
tricky getting more than 5
globe (obe = subdivision of phylus or clan)
U-boat
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#2744 - 06/27/00 04:39 AM
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Registered: 06/27/00
Posts: 444
Loc: Sydney Australia
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It's not a decapitation really, but if you just remove one letter at a time:
startling, starling, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I
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#2745 - 06/29/00 04:52 AM
Re: Verbal decapitation
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Registered: 06/27/00
Posts: 444
Loc: Sydney Australia
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..and two days later I have come up with a six letter decapitation:
ASTRAY
OK it's not the commonest spelling of 'aye' but it's in my dictionary.
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#2746 - 06/30/00 01:01 AM
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Registered: 05/25/00
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Loc: Newcastle, Australia.
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#2747 - 07/03/00 01:00 AM
Re: Verbal decapitation
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 04/09/00
Posts: 3065
Loc: Jakarta
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I don't think anyone will beat Bridget's score - core - ore - re.
Bingley
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Bingley
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#2748 - 12/26/00 11:32 PM
Re: Verbal decapitation
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member
Registered: 12/16/00
Posts: 130
Loc: Virginia
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Back to topic...
Anyone remember this 80s song?
Take the L out of Lover/
And it's Oooo-over
Of course my waggish punk rock friends and I had to change it to:
Take the S out of Slaughter/
And its Laaa-aughter!
Well, we liked it!
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#2749 - 01/03/01 08:28 AM
Politically incorrect 'joke'
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Loc: London, UK
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Doug Reminds of the hackneyed old one: manslaughter is an awful thing, but woman's laughter is worse. OK, OK, I'm sorry. But I couldn't resist it...[embarrassed] 
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