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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 17 of 21 1 2 … 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Go To Page Municipal woe A C Bowden #231490 10/06/2021 2:22 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK ALDERMAN – ALIVE An alderman told me: "This city Has a landscape that's not very pretty. It needs money to thrive And feel more alive, But sadly we're broke. What a pity!" MENTALITY – MERELY Last edited by A C Bowden; 10/07/2021 5:20 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Needs must A C Bowden #231510 10/14/2021 4:13 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK In lockdowns, our Covid mentality Transforms our idea of normality. Restrictions on freedom? We reckon we need 'em – They're merely a prudent reality. HUMID – HUNCH Copy Link to Clipboard Snap decision A C Bowden #231560 11/14/2021 4:18 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK In a swamp, on a hot humid day, I saw some young crocodiles play. I had a strong hunch That they'd eat me for lunch, So I prudently hurried away. GRASP – GRATEFUL Copy Link to Clipboard Peevish pedagogue A C Bowden #231569 11/24/2021 1:58 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK "You moron!" my teacher would rasp If I found an idea hard to grasp. I thought it quite hateful – "Please, sir, I'd be grateful For clarification!", I'd gasp. DUCKLING – DUSTER Copy Link to Clipboard Straight talk A C Bowden #231585 12/01/2021 2:11 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK Our sassy au pair said "Hey, buster!" With all the mock rage she could muster, "I'm no ugly duckling!" "You're not?" I asked, chuckling. "No way!" she cried, flinging her duster. LEFT – LENTICULAR Copy Link to Clipboard A sad loss A C Bowden #231729 02/18/2022 6:00 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A brooch my late grandmother left Was taken away in a theft. Its lenticular shape, Like a half-flattened grape, Intrigued me – but now I'm bereft. FRIENDLY – FRINGE Copy Link to Clipboard Extremism? No thanks! A C Bowden #231741 02/26/2022 3:07 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK When talking to fringe politicians With weird and dogmatic positions, Don't holler or squirm. Be friendly but firm: Say 'No' to their crazy ambitions. RIDER – RIPPING Copy Link to Clipboard Minor accident A C Bowden #231923 06/27/2022 4:56 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A racehorse, alarmed by a spider, Reared up and unseated its rider. Though ripping his shirt, The man was unhurt. (The horse was a hopeless outsider.) MAYHEM – MEANING Copy Link to Clipboard It makes no sense A C Bowden #231930 07/02/2022 2:25 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK We search for the meaning of life Amid all the mayhem and strife. While most of us cope, A few give up hope And do themselves in with a knife. DISSONANT – DISTINCTIVE Copy Link to Clipboard Twelve-tone trash A C Bowden #232003 08/17/2022 3:44 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK When dissonant music was new, Its public supporters were few. Some connoisseurs found Its distinctive harsh sound Appealing, but others would boo. NAVIGATE – NEAPOLITAN Copy Link to Clipboard Magnificent vessel A C Bowden #232007 08/21/2022 5:39 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK NAVIGATE – NEAPOLITAN A great Neapolitan brig Sailed forth from the bay in full rig To navigate oceans By vigorous motions With sails that were suitably big. SLENDER – SLIPPERY Last edited by A C Bowden; 08/21/2022 5:40 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Nautical nostalgia A C Bowden #232055 09/25/2022 1:21 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A slender young sailor ran past And shinned up a slippery mast. I said to the skipper: "When I was a nipper, I used to move equally fast!" LOCH – LOGGER Copy Link to Clipboard Scottish scene A C Bowden #232061 09/29/2022 1:44 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A hiker from Hawick cried: "Och! No monsters inhabit this loch!" A logger called Hermann, Who spoke only German, Replied with great emphasis: "Doch!"* * "Oh yes they do!" MIRACULOUS – MISLAY Copy Link to Clipboard Lost property A C Bowden #232092 10/09/2022 1:41 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK Suppose that you chance to mislay Your phone as you go on your way. If God intervenes By miraculous means, You'll find it again the next day. RIVAL – RICKETY Copy Link to Clipboard Keeping the trophy A C Bowden #232100 10/16/2022 3:38 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK Two enemies met near a ridge And clashed on a rickety bridge. One earned his survival By killing his rival And storing the corpse in a fridge. BLOSSOM – BLUEBOTTLE Copy Link to Clipboard Source of irritation A C Bowden #232117 10/22/2022 6:07 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK I sat where the blossom is pretty In a large verdant park in the city. But a bluebottle fly Approached very nigh, Distracting me, which was a pity. LAMA – LAMPLIGHTER Copy Link to Clipboard An uneventful scene A C Bowden #232133 11/10/2022 2:25 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK On a dark temple roof, an old lama Surveyed the austere panorama. A lamplighter came And lit a dim flame. It wasn't the stuff of high drama. TEXTURE – THAW Copy Link to Clipboard Physical changes A C Bowden #232180 12/11/2022 2:42 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK The texture of snow tends to vary; At first it is soft, light and airy. A thaw turns it slushy, Then rain makes it mushy. But if it refreezes, be wary! DUO – DURST Copy Link to Clipboard Sword-wielding louts A C Bowden #232188 12/13/2022 3:04 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK In the reign of King Edward the First, One village near London was cursed By a duo of knights Who threatened poor wights And bade them engage if they durst. GONDOLIER – GOSPELS Copy Link to Clipboard Venetian preacher A C Bowden #232197 12/19/2022 1:40 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK There was a devout gondolier, Determined that tourists should hear A chapter or two Of the gospels he knew. His English was faulty, but clear. SABBATH – SAGACIOUS Copy Link to Clipboard On the seventh day A C Bowden #232201 12/21/2022 7:01 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK Our vicar's sagacious advice In his sermon last week was "Be nice, And rest every Sunday – The Sabbath's the one day When gentle exertions suffice". ELABORATE – EMPHATIC Copy Link to Clipboard Gavotte, courante, bourrée, gigue... A C Bowden #232210 12/27/2022 2:53 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK Bach had an elaborate style, But lightened it once in a while. His lively French suites, With emphatic first beats, Could make even philistines smile. HOCKEY – HOIST Copy Link to Clipboard Handicap race A C Bowden #232376 04/16/2023 3:17 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK There was a keen amateur jockey Who, eating too much, became stocky. To hoist his poor horse Round a twenty-fence course Grew hopeless, so now he plays hockey. LEGEND – LENGTHEN Copy Link to Clipboard Medieval socialist? A C Bowden #232384 04/24/2023 5:33 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK The Robin Hood legend of old Is often embellished when told. The tale may be lengthened And morally strengthened To fit a political mould. RUNNER – RUTHLESS Copy Link to Clipboard Endurance test A C Bowden #232390 04/28/2023 3:06 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A long-distance runner from Spain Was frequently heard to complain That his ex-Army coach Had a ruthless approach Which caused him avoidable pain. CAPACITY – CARESS Copy Link to Clipboard You're never too old... A C Bowden #232401 05/09/2023 2:06 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK My grandfather had the capacity To live through old age with vivacity. He liked to caress Young women, and press His lips to their cheeks with audacity. LOAFING – LOCOMOTION Copy Link to Clipboard Necessary exercise A C Bowden #232410 05/17/2023 1:36 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK When cruising around a wide ocean, Keep healthy by self-locomotion. If you're loafing all day, Your heart will give way, And you'll need some resuscitant potion. OTHERWISE – OVERTLY Copy Link to Clipboard Well, since you ask... A C Bowden #232411 05/21/2023 4:18 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A schoolgirl was laughing overtly. "What's funny?" the teacher asked curtly; "Come, stand up and share, Otherwise it's not fair." "Your hairstyle", the girl replied pertly. GAMBLER – GARGANTUAN Copy Link to Clipboard They never learn A C Bowden #232421 05/24/2023 5:33 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A gambler, who struggled to purge Himself of his ruinous urge, Still sought from each spin A gargantuan win To justify every past splurge. TRIBUTE – TRIPTYCH Copy Link to Clipboard Quirky art A C Bowden #232428 05/28/2023 4:51 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK "This triptych you see", said the guide, "A tribute to Bell, who'd just died, Depicts, in the centre, The famous inventor, With patterns of phones on each side." EFFORT – ELASTIC Copy Link to Clipboard Parsimonious funeral A C Bowden #232434 05/30/2023 4:34 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK The coffin was made of cheap plastic, With duct tape and bits of elastic. The occupant's will Said "Keep down the bill!" Which they did – but the effort looked drastic. REFLECT – REGARD Copy Link to Clipboard Capturing the mood A C Bowden #232442 06/04/2023 1:40 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK The moonlight that rivers reflect Can have a romantic effect. But in this regard, I find them quite hard To paint in a way that's correct. CONDENSE – CONDUCIVE Copy Link to Clipboard It's all or nothing A C Bowden #232446 06/06/2023 2:26 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK "My novel", said Proust, "is immense, But it's frankly too hard to condense. There's much that's allusive, So cuts aren't conducive To fully retaining its sense". MOBBED – MODERN Copy Link to Clipboard It's not all glory A C Bowden #232452 06/08/2023 3:01 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK The modern obsession with fame Is two-edged, celebrities claim. You're apt to be mobbed And mindlessly robbed By devotees chanting your name. VACATE – VALLEY Copy Link to Clipboard High water A C Bowden #232458 06/10/2023 4:49 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK In spring, when the river's in spate, The valley folk often vacate Their homes, due to mud And possible flood. In winter, of course, they can skate. THEREMIN – THINK Copy Link to Clipboard Astral noises A C Bowden #232467 06/13/2023 1:11 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK The theremin makes a weird sound When a skilled player's hands move around. But I think its effect Is hard to detect In an orchestra, where it gets drowned. DIALECT – DIAMOND Copy Link to Clipboard Not in the Chinese phrasebook A C Bowden #232471 06/16/2023 6:00 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK I went for a diamond ring To a merchant in downtown Beijing. His dialect made It hard, I'm afraid, But I managed to purchase the thing. WASTED – WAXWORK Copy Link to Clipboard Dissatisfied customer A C Bowden #232477 06/18/2023 12:32 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK Each waxwork I saw on display Looked lifeless, or flawed in some way. I yelled "It's not funny – I've wasted my money!" "Stop beefing", I heard the guide say. HAPPEN – HARDNESS Copy Link to Clipboard Inner-city blues A C Bowden #232494 06/30/2023 5:04 PM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK The hardness of life in a slum Makes people resentful and glum. If you happen to get Big bucks from a bet, To stay in such places is dumb. IMPRESSED – IMPROBABLE Copy Link to Clipboard Unexpected result A C Bowden #232502 07/04/2023 12:35 AM Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A C Bowden Pooh-Bah A C Bowden Pooh-Bah Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,454 Likes: 9 London, UK A perfect left hook to the chin Secured an improbable win For the challenger, which Would make him quite rich. The crowd, much impressed, made a din. 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