What's in a Word?

[Jon]

This riddle game is fairly simple.

The riddlemaster gives a small word and a description of some sort of a larger word that contains the small word.

Here is an example;

What "ant" has little or no meaning?


Ans: insignificant


Ok

Someone start this show.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Ok :)

What right is a scared state?

[Jean]

fright(ened)?

[Telynn]

If I guess do I have to do the next one???

*sigh*

Rightous. (Not sure if that spelled right or not.)

[ZoNeSeeK]

fright(ened)?

Coooorrrect!

You're up, Jean

[Jean]

which cord documents events?

[Letti]

record?

[Jean]

yes! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif it's so great to see you in Riddles, love! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_wub.gif The feather is yours.

[Letti]

I am not so good at them so I am a speciel guest, yeah. :)

What type of shine can make things clean?

[ZoNeSeeK]

... moonshine? :)

[Letti]

Your answer could be good if it had been a romantic question but this shine really makes things clean. :)

[ZoNeSeeK]

moonshine is home-distilled spirits that rednecks in the southern US states make :P

[Jon]

Sunshine?

[Letti]

It makes dirty things clean.


(Guys, cry your pardon but how can sunshine or moonshine make anything clean? I am not a native speaker so your answers might be good...)

[Kevin]

It makes dirty things clean.


(Guys, cry your pardon but how can sunshine or moonshine make anything clean? I am not a native speaker so your answers might be good...)

Moonshine is practically all alcohol, and alcohol can be used as a polish. It cleans everything.

The sunshine thing, I have no idea. :)

[Letti]

It makes dirty things clean.


(Guys, cry your pardon but how can sunshine or moonshine make anything clean? I am not a native speaker so your answers might be good...)

1. Moonshine is practically all alcohol, and alcohol can be used as a polish. It cleans everything.

2. The sunshine thing, I have no idea. :)

1. Woooow! I can learn new thingd every single day. (moonshine and alcohol?? is it a slang or what?)
But anyway... when we talk about alcohol our first thought is not polishing...
If I thad thought of moonshine as alcohol I would have asked: "Which sine makes you drunk?"
But I am not a native speaker so I can accept if you say Zone was right with it. :D

2. Now I am not alone with it. :lol:

[ZoNeSeeK]

sorry letti i was thinking abstractly :)

shoe shine? is it two words?

[Jon]

Sunshine can clean polluted air to a degree.

[alinda]

Sunshine kills all the germs on me when I leave the hospital everyday.

[alinda]

Opps , and moonshine kills me!!

[Letti]

Guys... I have given up, cry your pardon. :lol: I thought of washing-mashine

Zone, Jon - you can go, who is the quicker?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Letti: Ah I see - the word is spelt machine though, which is probably the reason for some confusion :) so chine = "sheen" sound, shine = "shyne" sound

he he he, dont worry about it though! :grouphug:

What mental relates to trying something new?

[Brice]

experimental

[ZoNeSeeK]

yup, your turn :)

[Brice]

I'm at work and busy. Someone else can go ahead. :)

[Jon]

What "Corn" is endless?

[Rjeso]

Cornucopia?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Cornholio

[Jon]

Rjeso...Yes ma'am!

[ZoNeSeeK]

Feather's up, I'll go:

What front is an offense?

[Bethany]

affront.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Yup, you're up

[Maturins_Daughter]

What park is good on the 4th of July?

[Jon]

Spark?

[Adumbros]

so obviously correct...however, it has been a few days since previous post so i snake the feather from you all and run, laughing maniacally!

What path cannot be chosen? (i am aware there are 2 answers; however technically they bear the exact same definition)

[ZoNeSeeK]

empathy

[Jon]

psychopath?

[ZoNeSeeK]

sociopath would be the other one

[Jon]

What PAN holds only hope?

[ATG]

What PAN holds only hope?


Any pan my wife cooks in?:excited:

[Jon]

What PAN holds only hope?


Any pan my wife cooks in?:excited:

:clap::clap:

[ZoNeSeeK]

Pandora's Box? :)

[Jon]

Pandora's Box? :)

Yes sir!

[ZoNeSeeK]

What test gives a version of events?

[Jon]

testimony?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Yessir ;)

[Jon]

What "pot" is explosive with two friends?

[LadyHitchhiker]

Letters. Letters are in a word.


Do I win something?

[Jon]

Letters. Letters are in a word.


Do I win something?


????????


I'll give this one up.

It was "pot ash."

[ZoNeSeeK]

I'll grab feather. (easy one):

What part means after childbirth?

[Jon]

postpartum

[ZoNeSeeK]

Yep

[Jon]

Yep


I have to give up the feather. I cannot be around enough. Too many classes...too much homework.

[ZoNeSeeK]

bump

[mia/susannah]

I will take the feather.

A tone that will turn to rock

[Gaberax]

I will take the feather.

A tone that will turn to rock

Stone? Maybe limestone?

[mia/susannah]

I will take the feather.

A tone that will turn to rock

Stone? Maybe limestone?

The feather is yours. My husband offered this up thinking of sandstone or siltstone. But you are right as well.

[Gaberax]

I say thankee-sai...

What kind of nation is loathsome and disgusting?

[Jean]

abomination?

[Gaberax]

abomination?

yes, your feather!

[Jean]

which cord was used to deliver a coup de grace?

[alinda]

discord?

[Jean]

no. Mine is not used in any metaphoric sense. http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

[Jon]

Lamp chord?

[Jean]

No.

another hint:

what King novel is attached to a church seat?

[Jon]

No.

another hint:

what King novel is attached to a church seat?

Needful Things?---doesn't fit.

The Talisman????

[alinda]

Cord in a deathblow.......attached to a churchseat...name of a King novel?



which cord was used to deliver a coup de grace?

[Maturins_Daughter]

a church seat is aka a pew

just a thought

[Jean]

which cord was used to deliver a coup de grace?
what King novel is attached to a church seat?

(both are different approaches to one and the same word... from two different directions)

[alinda]

Misery is ringing in my ear but I cant say why.:pullhair:

[Jean]

...and all together it will be -

.......

come on, come on, only one step left to go!

[alinda]

I just know I'm going to kick myself, when
I hear this one...it's one of those times
a word is said to be sitting on the edge
of my tongue, now if only it would hop
off!:orely:

[mia/susannah]

Alright Jean, I give up. I cannot figure it out. I know I should know it though

[Ryan]

silver bullet

[Jean]

ok guys and gals, is was misericord, in two different meanings for the two different clues

lady Linda has the feather, hers was the key-guess

[mia/susannah]

ok guys and gals, is was misericord, in two different meanings for the two different clues

lady Linda has the feather, hers was the key-guess

I'm sorry Jean, I don't understand your Misericord, can you explain?

[Jean]

which cord was used to deliver a coup de grace?

misericord: a medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe

what King novel is attached to a church seat?

misericord: a small projection on the underside of a hinged seat of a church stall, which, when the seat is lifted, gives support to a person standing in the stall

[alinda]

Thankyou dear bear for such a compliment
however undeserved. May I be allowed
please to pass the feather? I wory that
I may be unavailable to keep up the game.



*feather is up for grabs*:fairy:









ok guys and gals, is was misericord, in two different meanings for the two different clues

lady Linda has the feather, hers was the key-guess

[Jean]

my lady may be unavailable??? http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

[ZoNeSeeK]

What carp is a fracture in the earth's crust?

[Ryan]

A Fissure

[Maturins_Daughter]

Fault Scarp or Escarpment

[alinda]

Thats my guess too Fault Scarp.

[mia/susannah]

Fault Scarp would be my guess as well

[mia/susannah]

which cord was used to deliver a coup de grace?

misericord: a medieval dagger, used for the mercy stroke to a wounded foe

what King novel is attached to a church seat?

misericord: a small projection on the underside of a hinged seat of a church stall, which, when the seat is lifted, gives support to a person standing in the stall

Thank you Jean for explaining this. I would never have gotten it. :huglove:

[ZoNeSeeK]

Fault Scarp or Escarpment

Escarpment is correct! :) You're up

[Jon]

**Waits with baited breath.**


(Should stop eating worms!)

[Maturins_Daughter]

What "tit" kind of sticks to things?

[mia/susannah]

postit?

[Maturins_Daughter]

yes

[mia/susannah]

Can I pass the feather for now? I cannot think of anything right now.

[SigTauGimp]

*jumps to grab feather*

What kind of rat enhances a party?

[Ryan]

Rat-A-Tattoo...
what happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas
go again

[SigTauGimp]

Sorry sir, but that is incorrect. :p

[Jon]

fraternization?

[SigTauGimp]

Nope, but you are getting closer....I think people are thinking too hard on this one...if no one gets it in the next day or two, I post the answer and jump feather. =)

[SigTauGimp]

Alright, the answer was decoration...

Feather's up. (^-^)

[ZoNeSeeK]

:)

What limb is part of the brain?

[Ryan]

Limbic System?
If I'm right go again Mr. Seek

[Unfound One]

That has to be right, Ryan.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Yes, you're right :)

What bass represents a state?

[mia/susannah]

ambassador? silly huh

[ZoNeSeeK]

Thats correct :)

[mia/susannah]

Thanks Mr. Seek


What kind of Ink walks?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Tinker ?

[mia/susannah]

no, I am sorry that is not right, try again

[mia/susannah]

Guess I will give a clue. I don't know if anyone has checked on the thread but here goes.

Walking implies a living organism. Hope someone gets it soon!

[ZoNeSeeK]

I cant think of a living creature with ink in its name ;)

oh what about Mink ?

[mia/susannah]

Mr. Seek, so close but mink is not it. try again

[ZoNeSeeK]

Minkey Whale?

[John_and_Yoko]

Skink, perhaps...?

[mia/susannah]

Skink, perhaps...?

You, my friend, now have the feather. Skink is what I was looking for. Good job!:onfire:

[ZoNeSeeK]

Someone else can have the feather

[mia/susannah]

I will take it then. Thanks

If you could clone a mile what would it be?

[The Lady of Shadows]

I will take it then. Thanks

If you could clone a mile what would it be?


a facsimile?

[mia/susannah]

I will take it then. Thanks

If you could clone a mile what would it be?


a facsimile?

Yes, and she runs off with the feather, :nana:

[The Lady of Shadows]

hey feather stealer! :)

[Jon]

Steel Feather?

Isn't that a new band? LOL

[The Lady of Shadows]

Steel Feather?

Isn't that a new band? LOL

:rofl:

oh, and jon, little miss feather stealer has had it for a day and a half now and hasn't posted so if you have something go right ahead. i'm clueless.

[mia/susannah]

Steel Feather?

Isn't that a new band? LOL

:rofl:

oh, and jon, little miss feather stealer has had it for a day and a half now and hasn't posted so if you have something go right ahead. i'm clueless.

Actually, I meant that you were running with the feather. Sorry about that.:blush:

[The Lady of Shadows]

well, somebody needs to post cause my brain is completely frozen trying to figure out j/y's spoonerism. :panic:

[John_and_Yoko]

Okay, hope this makes up for when I had the feather but didn't use it....

What bull is enthusiastic to a fault?

[Maturins_Daughter]

ebullient?

[John_and_Yoko]

ebullient?

Close....

[darkchar]

zealous

[John_and_Yoko]

Um....

The word was ebullience.

[darkchar]

Oops

[John_and_Yoko]

No worries.

But I guess Maturins_Daughter has the feather now, unless she forfeits it....

[Jon]

Ok Mistress. Lets go.

[Maturins_Daughter]

Sorry for not posting a new one within seconds of getting it right. sheesh :lol:


What pen is vertical?

[ZoNeSeeK]

suspended?

[John_and_Yoko]

suspended?

I'd say "suspension," myself, but if that's right I'll let you have the feather.

[Maturins_Daughter]

Neither form of that word is correct

[John_and_Yoko]

Is it pendulum, then?

[Jon]

Is it pendulum, then?

A pendulum isn't always vertical.

I'll try "perPENdicular."

[John_and_Yoko]

Is it pendulum, then?

A pendulum isn't always vertical.

I'll try "perPENdicular."

Well, if you want to split hairs, perpendicularity doesn't necessarily imply verticalness either.... :P

[Jon]

Is it pendulum, then?

A pendulum isn't always vertical.

I'll try "perPENdicular."

Well, if you want to split hairs, perpendicularity doesn't necessarily imply verticalness either.... :P

You say true.

I thought of this about 30 min. after I posted it.

[Maturins_Daughter]

However, dictionary.com's very first item for perPENdicular is:

per·pen·dic·u·lar Audio Help /ˌpɜrpənˈdɪkyələr/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[pur-puhn-dik-yuh-ler] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. vertical; straight up and down; upright.


So, Jon is up.

[Jon]

So, Jon is up.


HOW DID SHE KNOW???!!!

[Jon]

What "BOB" is confused?

[Maturins_Daughter]

Discombobulated

[The Lady of Shadows]

So, Jon is up.


HOW DID SHE KNOW???!!!


we all know darling. didn't you see the notice posted on google? :lol:

[Jon]

Discombobulated


You say true Ma'am!


And don't go telling all "our" secrets eh?:excited:

[Maturins_Daughter]

What "car" does time?

[John_and_Yoko]

Incarceration?

[theBeamisHome]

incarceration?

[John_and_Yoko]

incarceration?

Copycat. :P

[theBeamisHome]

lol the only reason you caught me was because i put down incarcerated first... lol ahem.. :P

[theBeamisHome]

beat me i mean

[John_and_Yoko]

Then maybe we should both hope we're wrong, so Maturins_Daughter won't have to choose between us....

[theBeamisHome]

lol you can get it if we're right... then i'll get urs i like this game

[John_and_Yoko]

What "car" does time?


Incarceration?

Just making sure it can be seen on this page.... :blush:

[Maturins_Daughter]

John and Yoko just beat the buzzer! :D

[John_and_Yoko]

What kind of tern is in perpetual dismay?

[alinda]

interned

[John_and_Yoko]

Not it.

[razz]

eternal

[John_and_Yoko]

Nope.

[theBeamisHome]

consternation

[John_and_Yoko]

Right! :D

(Forgot mine still hadn't been guessed yet.... :blush:)

You get the feather!

[theBeamisHome]

yay!! ok i think i got one..

Which sin can be corporate?

[The Lady of Shadows]

yeah you got me too. unless i can mix up the letters of "sin" and i don't think the game works that way. :unsure:

[theBeamisHome]

oh it's a little tricky... but i do have the rules right tho? the word has to be in the word, but you don't necessarily have to hear it the way it's said?

[Gaberax]

Bu -SIN- ness?

[theBeamisHome]

YES!! the feather is yours Gaberax..

[Gaberax]

With what kind of "noose" would an Arab dress himself?

[John_and_Yoko]

Burnoose? That was kind of easy....

[Jon]

Burnoose? That was kind of easy....


Like your MOM!!


(Sorry ...just kidding.

[ZoNeSeeK]

Gab?

[Gaberax]

Burnoose? That was kind of easy....

Burnoose is correct! Sorry, I didn't know you were waiting on me....

Tribal Goose to John_and_Yoko


Proceed....

[John_and_Yoko]

Okay, what kind of scrim recognizes the differences between things?

[theBeamisHome]

discrimination

[John_and_Yoko]

Yeah, you got it.

[theBeamisHome]

yay!!ok... ummmm....

what kind of sage is usually sent?

[Maturins_Daughter]

message

What can is bright?

[John_and_Yoko]

Incandescence?

[The Lady of Shadows]

oh oh. i know. candle :lol:

[John_and_Yoko]

oh oh. i know. candle :lol:

Well, don't I sound pompous now. :P

I'm sure you're right, and I'm wrong....

[The Lady of Shadows]

oh oh. i know. candle :lol:

Well, don't I sound pompous now. :P

I'm sure you're right, and I'm wrong....

nope. this is one of those games that i can never play. like the this no that game. so when i saw that i said the first thing that came into my mind, knowing it was waaaaay too simple. but we posted at the same time so i didn't even see yours, which will be the right answer. :)

[razz]

maybe it's canada. i hear they got lots of smart people.

[The Lady of Shadows]

:lol:

[Maturins_Daughter]

Incandescence?

Yep, this is what I was going for.

[John_and_Yoko]

Wow, okay....

What kind of tent creates its own meaning?

[Gaberax]

Wow, okay....

What kind of tent creates its own meaning?

intention?

[John_and_Yoko]

Not quite--creates its own meaning rather than having meaning created for it, in other words....

[mia/susannah]

content?

[John_and_Yoko]

Nope--think longer than that....

[Jon]

latent?

[razz]

intent? or maybe patent?

[Odetta]

maybe it's canada. i hear they got lots of smart people.

:pirate:

[Gaberax]

Potential?

[John_and_Yoko]

You're not thinking long enough. Think in terms of philosophy....

[Gaberax]

existential?

[John_and_Yoko]

existential?

Closer....

[Odetta]

existentialism (sp?)

[John_and_Yoko]

You got it. :D (Including the spelling!)

[Odetta]

:nana:
must be the fact I'm Canadian ;)


jump feather for the next one as I won't be online until much later tonight!

[The Lady of Shadows]

O, my dear. you still have the feather.
(we waited for you!!!) :)

[Odetta]

oh!
hmmm... i suck at this... lemme think...


what kind of PAN grows?

[theBeamisHome]

pansy?

[Odetta]

ooh! Good one...

See? Too easy! Go Beam!

[theBeamisHome]

what kind of cat gets away to relax? (i hope that's good)

[Odetta]

vacation?

[theBeamisHome]

oooh. too easy. lol... urs again.

[Odetta]

ok... another easy one...

what kind of graph likes to be seen?

[theBeamisHome]

holograph? lol

[Odetta]

:lol:



no

[theBeamisHome]

haha photograph

[Odetta]

yeppers... your turn Beamie!

[theBeamisHome]

hmmm.....

what kind of pea talks?

[razz]

pea stalks? speak?

[theBeamisHome]

speak.. yes lol
the feather to you, my friend.

[razz]

what kind of cop make unnecessary noise?

[theBeamisHome]

all of them lol jk

cacophony?

[razz]

yep! damn, and i thought i had a good one.

[theBeamisHome]

well i have been thinking about the Phantom Tollbooth a lot lately... so all the words for noise were right at the front of my head...

what kind of man is unorganized?

[razz]

a normal one?

[theBeamisHome]

lol well yeah.... i'm not sure if it's worded exactly right...

what kind of man is disorganized to the detriment of a company? lol

[Maturins_Daughter]

mismanagement

[theBeamisHome]

awesome... ok the feather to you.

[Maturins_Daughter]

What cat is sexual?

[ZoNeSeeK]

Fornicate or fornication?

[Maturins_Daughter]

Yes

[The Lady of Shadows]

hello? anybody there? sister turtle? :)

[Maturins_Daughter]

What pan is a Kung Fu expert? ;)

[theBeamisHome]

Japan?

[Maturins_Daughter]

Nope, think cuter.

[theBeamisHome]

lol Kung Fu Panda!!

[Maturins_Daughter]

Yeah :lol:

[theBeamisHome]

ok easy one... what kind of mill lasts a thousand years?

[Sai Joshua]

milleneum

[theBeamisHome]

mais oui

[Adumbros]

what's with all the dyin threads?

dammit...i'ma' get a revival goin on here! (sounding mysteriously like an evil southern baptist preacher)

what con gave birth to the nation? (and boy is this one a laugher)

[John_and_Yoko]

Not the constitution, is it?

[Adumbros]

i'll accept that. although i was looking for the Articles of Confederation.

[John_and_Yoko]

i'll accept that. although i was looking for the Articles of Confederation.

Well then, if I were you, I wouldn't have accepted it myself.... :P

But since you did....



What city is known for its gossipers?

[Jon]

i'll accept that. although i was looking for the Articles of Confederation.

Well then, if I were you, I wouldn't have accepted it myself.... :P

But since you did....



What city is known for its gossipers?


I think you have missed the spirit of this thread John and Yoko.

1st post (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showpost.php?p=54693&postcount=1)



"This riddle game is fairly simple.

The riddlemaster gives a small word and a description of some sort of a larger word that contains the small word.

Here is an example;

What "ant" has little or no meaning?


Ans: insignificant"

[John_and_Yoko]

I don't see how I have--though I fear I'll have to give away the answer in order to prove it....

[Jon]

Well the point is that part of the name of the city should be in the word "gossipers." As you haven't any letters in quotes in the word "gossipers," I guessed you didn't understand. Now I see maybe you just forgot to put quotation marks around the letters.

[John_and_Yoko]

Maybe "gossipers" wasn't quite the right word.... :blush:

Okay, so:

What "city" is known for its excessive talking?

[Adumbros]

mundacity?

[John_and_Yoko]

mundacity?

Nope--but you're on the right track....

[Jon]

Maybe "gossipers" wasn't quite the right word.... :blush:

Okay, so:

What "city" is known for its excessive talking?


Sorry. I hope I didn't seem harsh. I sure had no intent to. I want as many fuckers members in "Riddles" as possible.

[John_and_Yoko]

Maybe "gossipers" wasn't quite the right word.... :blush:

Okay, so:

What "city" is known for its excessive talking?


Sorry. I hope I didn't seem harsh. I sure had no intent to. I want as many fuckers members in "Riddles" as possible.

So....

Are you going to guess?

[Jon]

Actually I am quite stumped.

I'll have to give it more thought.

[Adumbros]

veracity?

[John_and_Yoko]

veracity?

Nope....

[Jean]

loquacity?

[John_and_Yoko]

loquacity?

You got it. :)

[Jean]

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear4bis.gif

my turn then!

what aquatic bird is engaged in kidnapping?