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Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:32 pm
by LMC
I have often thought that word association is just about the most boring and pointless online game EVER - although if you know the other players in real life it can be revealing...
So how about word disassociation? Judging by how good we all are at going off-topic, this should be easy - the word you post must have *no* connection whatsoever to the previous word. If you spot a connection, then do tell...
I'll start with
Custard
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:34 pm
by Tessalicious
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:41 pm
by Jenni
Tessalicious wrote:Hoover
Tree

Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:46 pm
by LMC
BZZZZ Tessa - Sorry, entry disqualified, hoover can be associated with custard - remember Noo-noo from the Teletubbies.
Limpet
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:53 pm
by Tessalicious
LMC wrote:BZZZZ Tessa - Sorry, entry disqualified, hoover can be associated with custard - remember Noo-noo from the Teletubbies.
Limpet
Remember what

? I'm not *that* young!!
Ok then, how about
candid?
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 3:59 pm
by clevedonboy
Tessalicious wrote:Remember what

? I'm not *that* young!!
Ok then, how about
candid?
Isn't Candid Limpit one of those American Nu Metal Bands?
Sellotape
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:14 pm
by El Salsero Gringo
panties
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:16 pm
by TiggsTours
Floccinoccinihilipilification
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:20 pm
by Tessalicious
Sellotape and panties
TiggsTours wrote:Floccinoccinihilipilification
you mean Flauccinauccinihilipilification?
I don't dare play now

Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:35 pm
by TiggsTours
Tessalicious wrote:

you mean Flauccinauccinihilipilification?
I don't dare play now
Yes, but I've only ever seen it spelt with "o"s, love that word!
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:35 pm
by philsmove
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Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:36 pm
by Jenni
TiggsTours wrote:Floccinoccinihilipilification
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
a miners' lung disease caused by inhaling silica apparently - or am I just being silly now
Jenni

Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:37 pm
by TiggsTours
philsmove wrote:Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthreonylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylglutaminlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylleucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleucelalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylasparaginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucylvalylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanyprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglutamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.
Now you're being silly. At least my word is a real one.
OK, Monster.
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:39 pm
by Jenni
philsmove wrote:Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylprolylphenylalanylyalylthreonylleucylglcycylaspartylprolylglicylisoleucyglutamylglutaminlserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamylalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylleucylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartyprolylleucelalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolleucyglutaminylasparaginylalanythreonylleucylarginylalanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglglutamylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbaraginylleucylvalylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycylisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanylyltyrosylalanylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvalylspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspartylvalylprolylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenylalalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylasparaginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartylaspartyspartyleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucylalanylseryltyroslglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanylglycylvalylthreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanylalanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvalylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimylalanylalanyprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenlalanylglycylisoleyucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylalspartylalanylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylserylglycylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucylglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylpronylglutamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalanyoeucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutamilylprolylmethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.
You saw the same website I did

Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:40 pm
by TiggsTours
TiggsTours wrote:Yes, but I've only ever seen it spelt with "o"s, love that word!
Ah, according to dictionary.com, we're both wrong, its:
floccinaucinihilipilification
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:44 pm
by LMC
Silliness is good. Real words are also good.
Disqualifying ESG's entry, as anything is connected to panties if you're a bloke.
Disqualifying Jenni's entry on the basis that she found it off the same website as Phil, so the words are obviously connected.
Disqualifying Tigg's last entry as "Monster" relates to several of the the previously posted words (in terms of length).
BTW, disqualification doesn't lead to any sanctions, it's just fun disqualifying people anyway
Door handle
Can't you tell it's Friday?
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:46 pm
by TiggsTours
Jenni wrote:pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
a miners' lung disease caused by inhaling silica apparently - or am I just being silly now
Jenni
According to the English Oxford Dictionary, mine is the longest real word in the English language (1 letter longer than the better known antidisestablishmentarianism) and yours is the longest made up word. I don't really understand that, surely all words were made up by someone?

Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:52 pm
by TiggsTours
LMC wrote:Silliness is good. Real words are also good.
Disqualifying ESG's entry, as anything is connected to panties if you're a bloke.
Disqualifying Jenni's entry on the basis that she found it off the same website as Phil, so the words are obviously connected.
Disqualifying Tigg's last entry as "Monster" relates to several of the the previously posted words (in terms of length).
BTW, disqualification doesn't lead to any sanctions, it's just fun disqualifying people anyway
Door handle
Can't you tell it's Friday?
In that case, I'm a little lost, surely we're still on mine? I mean, mine means "judging something to be worthless or trivial", like this game really, so any word that anyone comes up with could be disqualified, but I guess a door handle isn't worthless or trivial, or else how would get into any rooms, but at the same time, its
two words, so can it count in this game?
Am I evaluating this all a little too much? Probably, ok then:
GRAPE
Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:56 pm
by Jenni
TiggsTours wrote:GRAPE
Window
Jenni

Re: Word disassociation
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:57 pm
by LMC
TiggsTours wrote:Am I evaluating this all a little too much? Probably, ...
Yep. But you're doing a *fantastic* job of creating complete anarchy, which is just what we want on a silly Friday afternoon thread
BTW, I started this game on another website over a year ago - I'm no longer a member of that website, but the thread is still going!
TT wrote:GRAPE
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