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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread letter perfect #16571 01/23/2001 3:24 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 A post by new member ABC reminded me of the old parlor game in which you compose ditties using, as much as possible, letters in lieu of words. Does anyone else recall these? Here's a favorite: A B C D puppies? L, M R no puppies. O S M R, C M P N? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: letter perfect #16572 01/23/2001 4:54 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia stales old hand stales old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia 11 wuz a racehorse 22 wuz 12 22 11 race 22 11 2 (Thanks Mum!!) stales Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: letter perfect #16573 01/23/2001 4:59 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia stales old hand stales old hand Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 866 Perth, Western Australia A variation upon your "A B C D puppies?"..... A B C D goldfish? M N O goldfish! S A R goldfish! O I C A R goldfish! (Thanks Mum 2) stales Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: letter perfect #16574 01/23/2001 5:31 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 O! O! 1 with numbers! How cool. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter F U N E X? #16575 01/23/2001 6:02 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 S, V F X. F U N E M? S, V F M OK, L F M N X. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: letter perfect #16576 01/29/2001 4:53 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA Hyla addict Hyla addict Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA Dreamed this up the other day: I C A B! O! O! U C A B?! I C A B. Y? Due 2 N LRG, NE B B N NME. 4 me, A B B OK. I NV U. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: letter perfect #16577 01/29/2001 7:30 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 B U T ful, Hyla. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: letter perfect #16578 01/29/2001 8:19 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA Hyla addict Hyla addict Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 544 San Francisco, CA B U T ful, Hyla. Thin Q Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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