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10-22-2001, 12:29 PM
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Okay, Bridgette suggested a game so here is one I've played with myself when I have writer's block.
Enter a phrase you wrote...it must be a full thought or description. That's the easy part. The hard part? A middle word must rhyme with the ending word of the previous line.
For example, I might write:
Glistening morning dew invaded my sight
and someone else could then write:
Flying the heavy kite makes me tired
Got it?
So the first line:
Imagination breeds discovery of wondrous things
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10-23-2001, 02:56 PM
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Hospitals encourage recovery from disease. |
10-23-2001, 03:01 PM
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Peter, would you please follow the directions! 
(Edited when I suddenly realized that "a middle word" might mean "THE middle word".  )
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10-23-2001, 03:25 PM
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No! My insurrections are intended.
Although it's possible I just don't understand the rules, although they probably don't seem complicated to anyone else. |
10-23-2001, 03:41 PM
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Our disbelief is suspended in that regard. |
10-23-2001, 03:49 PM
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Awful movies can retard suspension of disbelief. |
10-23-2001, 05:17 PM
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Whereas a good movie can provide relief from the stresses of daily life.
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10-23-2001, 05:58 PM
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Life's full of strife, misery, and woe
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10-23-2001, 06:00 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by theeye
(Edited when I suddenly realized that "a middle word" might mean "THE middle word". ) | No, I meant a word near the middle - it's not so strict that you have to make sure it's word 4 of 7 (unless people want to play that way)
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10-23-2001, 06:19 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by quasar
Life's full of strife, misery, and woe
Janice | You really need to go to some upbeat movies! Making it the actual middle word is more of a challenge! |
10-23-2001, 06:31 PM
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Or drink smoothies to unwind
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10-23-2001, 06:38 PM
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You're the optimistic kind aren't you now? |
10-24-2001, 09:58 AM
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you reap what you plow i've heard it said |
10-24-2001, 10:25 AM
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I turned to Fred but he was gone |
10-25-2001, 08:43 PM
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Being too sexy for his shirt, Fred had to ask Ron if he had a shirt he could let him borrow. |
10-25-2001, 08:47 PM
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-TheEye, who is impressed that Peter made a 21 word, perfectly centered contribution |
10-26-2001, 09:12 AM
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I know it isn't wise, but I'll still post
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11-19-2001, 01:17 PM
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It seemed to have given up the ghost, but this nifty game lives once again. |
11-19-2001, 05:19 PM
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Perhaps it just needed to make it to fifty posts. |
11-19-2001, 05:23 PM
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Despite my many boasts, I let the good Padre beat me to the punch... |
11-19-2001, 05:29 PM
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I have a hunch we've revived this thread!
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11-20-2001, 03:21 PM
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I'll try to tread lightly, then, as I go... |
11-20-2001, 03:52 PM
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Have you yet seen snow out where you live?
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11-20-2001, 08:01 PM
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What I wouldn't give for a white christmas here in the midwest... |
11-21-2001, 07:35 PM
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You can have my white powder for unlike the rest of you I am not at all fond of the stuff
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11-21-2001, 07:36 PM
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I usually say we have enough when I have to shovel.
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