#97151
02/27/2003 11:12 PM
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There may be a name for this game; however, if there is I don’t know it. Try to make the shortest sentence possible using a noun, verb and adverb or adjective which share the same root. Homonyms are aloud  and extra points are awarded for humor. Example: I’m watching the watchmaker watchfully.
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#97152
02/28/2003 3:17 AM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Objectively, one could object to your objects.
Bingley
Bingley
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#97153
02/28/2003 3:33 AM
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Carefully, Carol cared for the careless caretaker.
formerly known as etaoin...
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#97154
02/28/2003 2:21 PM
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I'm amused by the musicality of those musicians.
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#97155
02/28/2003 3:05 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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"We cherish our whores," Cara said charitably, caressing her Kamasutra.
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#97156
03/01/2003 1:01 AM
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"I'm engaged with N gauge railroad these days," said Tom engagingly.
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#97157
03/01/2003 2:07 AM
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Carpal Tunnel
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"I'm engaged with N gauge railroad these days," said Tom engagingly. Whoa--simultaneously cross-threading and double-gaming: I'm impressed! 
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#97158
03/01/2003 1:02 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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I'm impressed!
He gets two related words and you're impressed; I get six, including the name and nobody notices? I am mortified.
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#97159
03/01/2003 2:14 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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I did notice, Faldage my friend - including the name, which I thought was very clever:
but I didn't read the thread until after you had posted.
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#97160
03/01/2003 2:17 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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I’m watching the watchmaker watchfully.
If succinctness wins prizes, this could be improved by pluralizing and couching it in the imperative:
Watch watchmakers watchfully.
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#97161
03/01/2003 2:43 PM
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This one's for Jackie
The instable stableboy stabled the horses.
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#97162
03/01/2003 2:54 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Sorry, Faldage, yours were a mite beyond me. But I'm happy to take your word for it--good on yer, mate. And I do believe CB is a she. (Thanks, CB! )
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#97163
03/02/2003 5:16 PM
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"We cherish our whores," Cara said charitably, caressing her Kamasutra.but Faldage, "whore" is unrelated to the other words....Shouldn't that be, "We cherish our cherries..."  but maybe "cherries" is unrelated too.... 
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#97164
03/02/2003 5:30 PM
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Shouldn't that be, "We cherish our cherries..."
Close, but not-quite-rightly spelled. It's "cheries." French, dear one.
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#97165
03/02/2003 10:55 PM
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"whore" is unrelated to the other wordsDepends how far back you go. http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE194.htmlCherry is ultimately from the Semitic.
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#97166
03/03/2003 3:09 AM
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French, dear one.
Merci bien, mon petit chou. Tu es tres gentil! (et tres clever, aussi! je dis dans mon best franglais)
(hey Faldage, how do I make the right accent for "tres" on my Mac? I can do this one - é - but not t'other, cos I don't know how. I also keep forgetting which is grave and which is ague....)
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#97167
03/03/2003 3:32 AM
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Carpal Tunnel
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option ` then e will get you è
you'll find ` with the ~
formerly known as etaoin...
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#97168
03/03/2003 3:45 AM
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Carpal Tunnel
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He was well-suited for serving suits in his favorite suit...it was his suit suit.
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#97169
03/03/2003 1:31 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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I'd make a reference to a famous Dennis Hopper line from the movie "Blue Velvet" but it is far too obscene.
"John Cage's physician asked him the CAGE questions, and he seemed a little cagey in his responses."
[I got nothin']
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#97170
03/03/2003 2:02 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Dennis Hopper Hopper hoppingly hopped on the hopper! Ha! Do I win? 
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#97171
03/04/2003 2:39 AM
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option ` then e will get you è
thanks èta!
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#97172
03/04/2003 12:20 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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mg, in your Apple pull-down menu you should find "Key Caps" -- a miniature keyboard on which you can experiment and find the different diacritics and odd symbols available.
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#97173
03/04/2003 12:44 PM
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ah yes, good 'ole KeyCaps... once again, I'll push Font Explorer: http://pages.infinit.net/trottier/fexpl.html(make sure you get the Classic Mac OS version) for those of you mac users still using 9 or below, it's much better than KeyCaps... and actually, they have an OSX version now, which I find easier to use than the character palette.
formerly known as etaoin...
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#97174
03/04/2003 2:35 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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Mark marked the mark that he had marked with his marker.
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#97175
03/04/2003 2:39 PM
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#97176
03/04/2003 2:50 PM
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Hark! Mark parked the pocked car that he marked up with a marker on a lark in the dark while wearing his parka.
formerly known as etaoin...
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#97177
03/04/2003 3:57 PM
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#97178
03/04/2003 6:56 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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Mark marked the marque of the dark car in the park.
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#97179
03/04/2003 7:44 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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The marquee was marked with the mark of the Marx Brothers.
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#97180
03/04/2003 8:47 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
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#97181
03/04/2003 10:04 PM
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
DA WINNAH!
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#97182
03/05/2003 2:56 AM
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èta, thank you for pushing Font Explorer again....Now I have finally downloaded it and am deeelighted! whew. no more accented questions from me. (I hope!)
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#97183
03/05/2003 11:56 AM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
DA WINNAH!
DA WINNAH of what!? Did the rules change in midstream?
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#97184
03/05/2003 12:06 PM
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Pooh-Bah
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DA WINNAH of what!? Did the rules change in midstream?
[grabs prize and runs before further questions can be asked]
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#97185
03/05/2003 12:10 PM
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
DA WINNAH!
DA WINNAH of what!? Did the rules change in midstream?
Da winnah of ouah discontent, it would seem...
(Besides, I t'ought we din't need no steekin' rools)
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#97186
03/05/2003 12:22 PM
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Da winnah of ouah discontent, it would seem...
(Besides, I t'ought we din't need no steekin' rools) Wonderful!
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#97187
03/05/2003 1:55 PM
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member
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(minor thread jack)
Be Still My Heart!!! Do I actually count several Mac users on this wonderful forum??!! If so, then not only am I in Heaven to have found like minded people to share my love of words with.....but I may have also found like minded Mac users???!!!
Thumpity thump goes my heart..........
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#97188
03/05/2003 3:27 PM
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Da winnah of ouah discontent, it would seem...The grates of wrath from all these disconcerted losers are hard on my ear, and certainly separate the mice form the men. 'sides, I'm the first and true winnah with my hopful of hoppers, in case you missed it!
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#97189
03/05/2003 5:36 PM
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I may have also found like minded Mac users???!!!You betcha, Ruby! A whole half-dozen of us, at least!
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#97190
03/05/2003 6:56 PM
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A whole half-dozen of them, bless their hearts.
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