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There may be a name for this game; however, if there is I don’t know it. Try to make the shortest sentence possible using a noun, verb and adverb or adjective which share the same root. Homonyms are aloud  and extra points are awarded for humor. Example: I’m watching the watchmaker watchfully.
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Objectively, one could object to your objects.
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Carefully, Carol cared for the careless caretaker.
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I'm amused by the musicality of those musicians.
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"We cherish our whores," Cara said charitably, caressing her Kamasutra.
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"I'm engaged with N gauge railroad these days," said Tom engagingly.
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"I'm engaged with N gauge railroad these days," said Tom engagingly. Whoa--simultaneously cross-threading and double-gaming: I'm impressed! 
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I'm impressed!
He gets two related words and you're impressed; I get six, including the name and nobody notices? I am mortified.
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I did notice, Faldage my friend - including the name, which I thought was very clever:
but I didn't read the thread until after you had posted.
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I’m watching the watchmaker watchfully.
If succinctness wins prizes, this could be improved by pluralizing and couching it in the imperative:
Watch watchmakers watchfully.
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This one's for Jackie
The instable stableboy stabled the horses.
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Sorry, Faldage, yours were a mite beyond me. But I'm happy to take your word for it--good on yer, mate. And I do believe CB is a she. (Thanks, CB! )
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"We cherish our whores," Cara said charitably, caressing her Kamasutra.but Faldage, "whore" is unrelated to the other words....Shouldn't that be, "We cherish our cherries..."  but maybe "cherries" is unrelated too.... 
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Shouldn't that be, "We cherish our cherries..."
Close, but not-quite-rightly spelled. It's "cheries." French, dear one.
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"whore" is unrelated to the other wordsDepends how far back you go. http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE194.htmlCherry is ultimately from the Semitic.
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French, dear one.
Merci bien, mon petit chou. Tu es tres gentil! (et tres clever, aussi! je dis dans mon best franglais)
(hey Faldage, how do I make the right accent for "tres" on my Mac? I can do this one - é - but not t'other, cos I don't know how. I also keep forgetting which is grave and which is ague....)
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option ` then e will get you è
you'll find ` with the ~
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He was well-suited for serving suits in his favorite suit...it was his suit suit.
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I'd make a reference to a famous Dennis Hopper line from the movie "Blue Velvet" but it is far too obscene.
"John Cage's physician asked him the CAGE questions, and he seemed a little cagey in his responses."
[I got nothin']
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Dennis Hopper Hopper hoppingly hopped on the hopper! Ha! Do I win? 
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option ` then e will get you è
thanks èta!
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mg, in your Apple pull-down menu you should find "Key Caps" -- a miniature keyboard on which you can experiment and find the different diacritics and odd symbols available.
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ah yes, good 'ole KeyCaps... once again, I'll push Font Explorer: http://pages.infinit.net/trottier/fexpl.html(make sure you get the Classic Mac OS version) for those of you mac users still using 9 or below, it's much better than KeyCaps... and actually, they have an OSX version now, which I find easier to use than the character palette.
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Mark marked the mark that he had marked with his marker.
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Hark! Mark parked the pocked car that he marked up with a marker on a lark in the dark while wearing his parka.
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Mark marked the marque of the dark car in the park.
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The marquee was marked with the mark of the Marx Brothers.
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
DA WINNAH!
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èta, thank you for pushing Font Explorer again....Now I have finally downloaded it and am deeelighted! whew. no more accented questions from me. (I hope!)
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
DA WINNAH!
DA WINNAH of what!? Did the rules change in midstream?
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DA WINNAH of what!? Did the rules change in midstream?
[grabs prize and runs before further questions can be asked]
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
DA WINNAH!
DA WINNAH of what!? Did the rules change in midstream?
Da winnah of ouah discontent, it would seem...
(Besides, I t'ought we din't need no steekin' rools)
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Da winnah of ouah discontent, it would seem...
(Besides, I t'ought we din't need no steekin' rools) Wonderful!
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(minor thread jack)
Be Still My Heart!!! Do I actually count several Mac users on this wonderful forum??!! If so, then not only am I in Heaven to have found like minded people to share my love of words with.....but I may have also found like minded Mac users???!!!
Thumpity thump goes my heart..........
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Da winnah of ouah discontent, it would seem...The grates of wrath from all these disconcerted losers are hard on my ear, and certainly separate the mice form the men. 'sides, I'm the first and true winnah with my hopful of hoppers, in case you missed it!
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I may have also found like minded Mac users???!!!You betcha, Ruby! A whole half-dozen of us, at least!
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A whole half-dozen of them, bless their hearts.
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Consuelo consoled the disconsolate consul at the organ console. Hi Consuelo! Hope you don't mind.
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(minor thread jack) Ruby!! Threadjack, instead of hijack! I love it!!
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Hi Coffeebean! Why on earth should I mind?
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Threadjack: Doncha' just love words, Jackie?!
To my fellow mac users.....may you all know and understand the Wonderful World of Simplicity and Perfection!
Then there is always the tried and true: "The directions said to use Windows 95 or better........so I use a mac"
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the Wonderful World of Simplicity and Perfection!
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Look, Ma! I'm a Journeyperson!or would that be, in my case, Journeybean??? Hi Consuelo, I knew you wouldn't mind. Was just bean polite-like. "I was taught tautology as a tot," said Tom tautly.
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"Aw shucks, just chuck him in the chuck "he chuckled. chuck is the Westcoast Aboriginal word for sea as in skookum chuck - big or stormy seas
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
DA WINNAH!
DA WINNAH of what!? Did the rules change in midstream?
Don't forget that the Roolz stated that "extra points are awarded for humor."
Sorry, Charlies. Alex wins.
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Carl Graves marks Karl Marx's grave.
Do the extra points count more than the points not gotten for having words that are etymologically related to each other? The only words that are etymologically related as far as I can tell are Carl and Karl. I mean it's a good pun but.
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But we can start a new round if you like.
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start a new round
No, that's OK, I'll just sit here in the dark reconstructing PIE rebellious teenagers' slang.
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