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Active Threads | Active Posts | Unanswered Today | Since Yesterday | This Week Wordplay and fun The great unwashed A C Bowden 09/01/25 01:52 AM The senior staff in some firms Still think in hierarchical terms. Their separate space Is a sanitised place Away from the proles and their germs. CHIEFLY – CHUCKED 796 3,060,169 Read More Wordplay and fun Re: SERENDIPITOUS A C Bowden 08/31/25 12:45 AM SERENISSIMOUS – like Venice SEVENDIGITOUS – in the millions SERMONIFEROUS – able to give speeches on a wide variety of subjects 455 246,879 Read More Wordplay and fun SERENDIPITEOUS - a sob story from Sri Lanka wofahulicodoc 08/30/25 03:14 AM SERENDIPITOUS PRONUNCIATION: (ser-uhn-DIP-i-tuhs) MEANING: adjective: Relating to fortunate discoveries or happenings by chance. ETYMOLOGY: From serendipity, coined by Horace Walpole after the fairy tale, “The Three Princes of Serendip”. Earliest documented use: 1958. _______________________________ SERENDIP IOUs - primitive currency of Ceylon SERENDI PIOUS - the Serendi are a deeply religious people SHE REND I.P.I. TO US - that woman returned the International Peace Institute to United States jurisdiction 455 246,879 Read More Wordplay and fun BOZANTINE - clowningy wofahulicodoc 08/30/25 02:59 AM BYZANTINE PRONUNCIATION: (biz-uhn-TEE-nyz, BIZ-uhn-tee-nyz) MEANING: verb tr.: To make complex, elaborate, or intricate. ETYMOLOGY: After Byzantium, an ancient Greek city, modern-day Istanbul. Earliest documented use: 1855. ______________________________ BY FANTINE - singer of "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miz BY ZANTING - How do you get to Zanzibar? BYE: ANTINE - announcing that Antine will get a free pass in the first round of the tournament 455 246,879 Read More Wordplay and fun PUMIC -- like a mountain lion wofahulicodoc 08/30/25 02:45 AM PUNIC PRONUNCIATION: (PYOO-nik) MEANING: adjective: 1. Relating to Carthage. 2. Treacherous, faithless. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin Punicus (Carthaginian), from Greek Phoinix (Phoenician). Carthage was founded as a Phoenician colony, in present-day Tunisia. Earliest documented use: 1590. __________________________________ PUN, INC - professional jokes, based on wordplay, delivered on order PRUNIC - laxative P.U. NIT - that's one smelly louse egg! 455 246,879 Read More Wordplay and fun Dodgy goods A C Bowden 08/30/25 01:49 AM Inspectors are constantly raiding The dens of unauthorised trading. They seize dud machines And bent trampolines – It's squalid and pretty degrading. SENIOR – SEPARATE 796 3,060,169 Read More Wordplay and fun Rich and strange A C Bowden 08/27/25 01:46 AM If there's something not normal I spot, I take out my notepad and jot Its time and location And more information. The world's full of wonders, eh what? TRADING – TRAMPOLINE 796 3,060,169 Read More Wordplay and fun CRYPTO NITE - code-breakers party at 7PM! wofahulicodoc 08/27/25 01:41 AM KRYPTONITE PRONUNCIATION: (KRIP-tuh-nyt) MEANING: noun: A vulnerability, especially in someone who seems otherwise unstoppable. ETYMOLOGY: After Krypton, Superman’s home planet, whose explosion scattered radioactive kryptonite. Earliest documented use: 1943. _____________________________ KRYPTONIZE - to blow your own planet to smithereens KAY-P TONITE - don't look now, but it's your day for potato-peeling duty KRY TONITE - what you'll do when you break up with your baby this afternoon 455 246,879 Read More Wordplay and fun ...and old Eli sang Boola-Boola gleefuly wofahulicodoc 08/27/25 01:25 AM SMITHFIELD BARGAIN PRONUNCIATION: (SMITH-feeld bar-guhn) MEANING: noun 1. A bargain in which the buyer is taken advantage of. 2. A marriage of convenience, especially for money. ETYMOLOGY: After Smithfield, London, the site of the famous Bartholomew Fair (1133-1855). Earliest documented use: 1664. ______________________________ IS M.I.T. H-FIELD BARGAIN? - Crimson headline questioning whether it's actually a good idea to sell them Harvard Stadium at the announced price SMITH: FIE! L.E.D. BARGAIN ! - Smith! Shame on you! You missed the opportunity to save us a fortune in lighting bills ! SMITHFIELD BEAR GAIN - the Fair will be advertising the World's Heaviest Ursine if Papa Bear doesn't go on a diet soon SMITHFIELD BAR? AGAIN? - That makes how many times they've raided that pub? 455 246,879 Read More Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,115 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,367 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,023 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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