Some of the posts appear to be true associations, others are clever and obviously thought-out; many have explanations in [ white ]. I think the thought-out posts are more interesting, since we're not in a shrink's office. What do y'all think the point of this game is?
BTW, I started a new thread rather than interrupt the flow. [considerate e]
well, I must admit that I sometimes take the best word out of the first two or three that come into my mind... occasionally hoping to influence the following word. I think this game has led to a bit of insight into the people playing, more so than I would get from "true" WA... though maybe we need to start a strict WA topic.
nah.
What do y'all think the point of this game is?
To quote sheepishlion:
...put down the first word that comes into their mind on seeing that word, and so on.
Knowing this group, I'm hoping we'll come up with some interesting words.
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I'd say the rules and the point are *virtually the same thing here.
If one was looking at another's body language/reaction one might have more point.
for me,the first thing that comes to mind on seeing many of the words is, "there's no way that this is the first word that came to mind." :}
Smaug
and it was the first word that popped in... nyah!
Since we're playing the game here...
Treasure
started a new thread rather than interrupt the flow
And the flow just keeps on coming. Lemme know when it stops and it's worthwhile looking in here again.
my, but this thread has brought out all the curmudgeons!
dog
poisonally, I posted here 'cause I can't get the other thread to open (it's a weird thing I get on this computer - for example, neither can I currently open the fall/autumn thread, yet could a day or so back)
curmudgeons
All I'm saying is I had no interest in the Word Assoc thread. OK, so I stayed out of it and let y'all for whom it was of interest have y'all's fun. Then the lovely AnnaS asks an interesting question about it; there's some feeble attempt at answering her and then the thread flips back into the Word Assoc thread mode. I was interested in the theoretical aspects the lovely A raised but now I have to wade through all the WA to see if it ever will be answered. That's all I'm saying. Harrumph®!
feeble attempt
Harrumph®
(who do I owe for the H®?)
...now I have to wade through all the WA to see if it ever will be answered.
Isn't that always the case no matter what the question is?
always the case
Yeahbut®, usually the diversions are interesting.
the diversions are interesting
... only ever to one part of the group at a time, Fong!
anyone for food...? baseball...? cloth...? politics...? <eg>
Well, since I've nothing better to do, I will throw my lot in with the Fool on this one. This thread has been ruthlessly hijacked and it's an egregious example of ill-mannered egotism. Everyone who has contributed to this thread wandering off the intended theme should submit a written apology to Faldannastrophage, and a blank cheque to me.
oh sure, complaints when the game's not being played correctly, and then when it is, more complaints!
thppbt.
thppbt
Dentes, frendentes video.
Člen určitý šek do člen určitý posta , boss!
arum sheftum rland oendland, no?
>Člen určitý šek do člen určitý posta , boss!
Non ho capito (the 3 words I used most in Italy).
Stsop owt tsrif eht ni eb ot gniog saw ti sa ylhguoroht sa tuoba derewsna saw noitseuq eht em ot smees ti. Dekcajih teg od sdaerht nehw s'taht yllausu. Nuf dna yalpdrow naht rehtar suoinallecsim ro srewsna dna snoitseuq ni detsop eb dluohs snoitseuq suoires spahrep?
Is that a backhanded compliment?
What do y'all think the point of this game is?
So who needs a point? We don't need no steenk ......
... but it is interesting to see how our friends' minds work (or otherwise) 
...friends' minds work (or otherwise)You'd be hard pressed to find many friends of my mind working.
>Člen určitý šek do člen určitý posta , boss!
Non ho capito...'twas a conceptual pun, or a puny concept, one. The cheque's in the post (and the post's in Czech). I'll go now.
>'twas a conceptual pun, or a puny concept, one. The cheque's in the post (and the post's in Czech)
To which I can only reply, "Be like the 22nd elephant with heated value in space - bark!"
stranger seems somehow appropriate for that one...
just what does that elephant thing mean anyway?
>just what does that elephant thing mean anyway?
It was in response to Mav's czech pun, and was stolen from Douglas Adams.
He glanced up apprehensively, and in response to a sudden thought quickly started to rummage through the large plastic shopping bag, which he now discovered had a hole in the bottom.
It had large characters printed on the side which read (to anyone who could decipher the Centaurian alphabet) Duty free Mega-Market, Port Brasta, Alpha Centauri. Be Like the Twenty-Second Elephant with Heated Value in Space - Bark!
ah. thank you. I remember a few of the mainstream HHG references, 42..babelfish..etc., but that one escaped me.
it may be a good summer to reread those.
(who do I owe for the H®?)
We accept dollars; prefer Euros (you get a 10% discount if you remit the latter).
could you send me the bill?