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#162361 10/08/06 10:09 AM
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Last week, lagging behind on the abecedarian issue, I came across a victorian wordgame on a reread of the 'Annotated Alice through the Looking-Glass'.I guess they must already have done this one in Jane Austen's time.(mind the kindhearted but obnoxious widowed Lady who was nagging on about a love beginning with an E in Sense and Sensibility).

Maybe it has been done here and I don't know if it appeals to you.
But as follows;

I love my love with an (x)...........
I hate him because he/she..........
He/she took me to the Sign of the.........
And treated me with..........
His/her name is......
And he/she lives at...

A good silly game for power break-downs and long boring car trips.

Trying the A:

I love my love with and A because he's Aimiable
I hate him because he is Arrogant as well
He took me to the Sign of the Ax and Sword (sinister inn)
And treated me on Applecrumble
His name is Aidan
And he lives at Albertville

Anyone who cares for the B? The X The Q?

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Dibs on F !

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Dibs.
. A sweet praparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the east.
. Digital integrated business systems.

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I love my love because he is such a brute.
I hate him because he/she can be such a bitch.
He took me to a sign that read Betty's Beauty Shop and Chain Saw Repair.
And treated me roughly on the bar.
His name is Bruce
And he lives by the bay.

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Dibs.
. A sweet praparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the east.
. Digital integrated business systems.




My dibs:

Slang 1. A claim; rights: I have dibs on that last piece of pie.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/32/D0203200.html

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Right! Those good old Victorian values.

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I love my love with a C because he is Charming
I hate him because he is Cross as well
He took me to the Sign of the Crab
And treated me on Chocolate
His name is Candi
And he lives at Cinere


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I love my love with a (D) because she is delicious
I hate her because she is delicate
She took me to the Sign of the Dog
And treated me with dahlias
Her name is Dayanara
And she lives at Devonshire.


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I love my love with a (D) because she is delicious
I hate her because she is delicate
She took me to the Sign of the Dog
And treated me with dahlias
Her name is Dayanara
And she lives at Devonshire.




This is a lovely one on the bright side side, Etaoin, autumn in Devonshire with Danya and dahlias .Sounds good.

I was doing a D on the Darker Side right now, just half an hour ago to see what one can do with it. So I give you back a Dark D.

I love my love (D)because he's Daring
I hate him cause he's Debauchering
He took me to the Sign of the Dice
And treated me with Distorted pies
His name is Duane
And he lives down Devil's Lane

AnnaStrophic , coming up soon!
Just an E between you and the F. (thanks for the word and the link)

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i remember a jump rope song of the same pattern,
A my name is anna and i come from alabama
and i eat apples
B my name is betty i come from baha, and i eat bananas

(and so on) you had to sing in out as you entered "double dutch" (2 jump ropes, one turning clockwise, one counterclockwise, with the first work and jump together, (and the last as you jumped out!)

there were other more elaborate patterns
A my name is anna and i come from alabama,
i eat apples and play upon an anchor


B my name is betty and i come from berlin
i eat bananas and play upon a banjo.
(and more other still more elaborate versions.. but we played the simpler ones.)

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I love my love with an E because he is Elegant
I hate him because he is Evil
He took me to the sign of the Elephant and Castle
And treated me with Eel Pies and Eggnog (Urp!)
His name is Edwin
And he lives in Edinburgh

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I love my love with an F because he is Funny
I get mad at him because he is Furry
He took me to the Sign of the Fong
And treated me with Fajitas and Fromage
His name is Faldage
And he lives in Fre[e]donia

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Dibs on S.

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I love my love with an F because he is Funny
I get mad at him because he is Furry
He took me to the Sign of the Fong
And treated me with Fajitas and Fromage
His name is Faldage
And he lives in Fre[e]donia




...composing that must have been duck soup! But you get high Marx with it.

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(and so on) you had to sing in out as you entered "double dutch" (2 jump ropes, one turning clockwise, one counterclockwise, with the first work and jump together, (and the last as you jumped out!)





Yes!Of Troy!Thanks for bringing up the dubble rope! Totally forgot about that one. That was quite an art! And there were songs too, none of which I remember. And the boys were teasing about this girl-stuff, but when challenged they couldn't do it.

AnnaStrophic Love your F !
Good French cooking!

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Dibs on S.




The S is a really safe dibs, Faldage. I'm rewriting my complete adress book and it's a terrible, long long way from A to Z.
(though no one said anything about an alphabethic order)

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I love my love (G)because she's Gorgeous
I hate her cause she Gloats
She took me to the Sign of the Golden Arches
And treated me with Greasy Fries
Her name is Gene
And she lives in Georgia


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i luv me luv wit a x cos shes a gr8 xer
i hate her cos she xeroxeb her x rateb doby parts
she took me 2 da sine a da x & naled me
& treeted me 2 xtreem umillyashun
her name is ms x mass dut now shes gnown as mabbogtebbys x
& i dont giv a f n f where she livs

luv mabbogtebby X

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I love my love with an l because she's luscious
I hate her because she's lazy
She took me to the Sign of the LandLubbers
And treated me with lox
Her name is Laura
And she lives by the Lake

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I love my love with a K because he's kindhearted
I hate him because he's knavish
He took me to the sign of the Knight's Inn
And treated me with kinkiness
His name is Keith
And he lives in karmic balance

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I love my love with an L because he is luscious
I hate him because he is lazy
He took me to the sign of the Lyre
And treated me with love
His name is Luke
And he lives in Lansing

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i luv me luv wit a x cos shes a gr8 xer
i hate her cos she xeroxeb her x rateb doby parts





By chance and thanks to the gatesloop I came back to this thread yesterday. I had long unsubscribed this one as I thought it would never go beyond the E. Surprise. Brave of you to bear the cross of the X. As I'm xenos
I do not totally get behind the intriguing contenance, but brave, bravo anyway!

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Howya Branshea and fokes

Grate thred alltagather.

I'm nearly sure me little pal, MadDogTeddy, is talken about a old flame called Chris Mass what he used ta know a few years back. She was a grate kisser alltagahther and was a size 10 and loved herself and everthin. Anyways, then she photocopied herself and showed it ta everyone and hurted MadDogTed reel bad and he felt persecuted, hence the naled ta the cross mettifour thingy what he uses.

I think that's what he's ramblen on about anyways - if not I'm completly X.

Be seein ya

GallantTed

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Then MabbogTebby , it's more than brave, it's a beauty X !! A real moving little tragedy of love. (one af a million as life goes) ;-,).
Consuelo, is Karmic Balance in Europe somewhere? In Spain?
I'd really love to spend some time there if I could.

Thanks to Gallant Ted for making the X readable.

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But to love and continue:

I love my love (M) because he's Mad
I hate him cause his Mannner's shaggy
He took me to the sign of the Mix
And treated me with Mangled X
His name is Mabbybogtebby
And he lives in the Middle of 26

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I love my love because he is nifty
I hate him because he's niggardly
He took me to the sign of the Newfie
And treated me to Nutella
His name is Newton
And he lives in Nevada

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I love my love because he is beautiful,
I hate him because he is a braggart,
He took me to the ocean beach
and treated me to beaujolie,
His name is Brian,
and he live in the BigApple.

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bear dramshea xxx

ill meat u n slashers jint @ x 2 x 2morra nite
hope u like da pic a me
im da 1 n da mibble
web page

b f n c n u l8r g8r

mabbogtebby x

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Great webpage! Me and me grandson will have fun amd fix a nice contribution.

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(Aside--I am finally back in W & F; only 515 "new" posts!)

I love my love because he's a xylographer
I hate him cause he's xenophobic
He took me to the Sign of the Cross
And treated me with xylitol
His name is Xavier
And he lives in Xanadu.

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I love my love with a B for beauty
I hate him because he is a bonehead
He took me to the Sign of the Beast
And treated me with brutallity
His name is Ben
And he lives at Bermuda.


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Hello , Duchesse d'Alba. I really find this cute. Ben the Beautiful Brute from Bermuda. Welcome to the Victorian thread (and anywhere you want to post ).

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