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    Word disassociation

    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

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by LMC
    Custard
    Hoover

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by Tessalicious
    Hoover
    Tree


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    Re: Word disassociation

    BZZZZ Tessa - Sorry, entry disqualified, hoover can be associated with custard - remember Noo-noo from the Teletubbies.

    Limpet

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by LMC
    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?

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by Tessalicious
    Remember what ? I'm not *that* young!!

    Ok then, how about candid?
    Isn't Candid Limpit one of those American Nu Metal Bands?

    Sellotape

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    Re: Word disassociation

    panties

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Floccinoccinihilipilification

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Sellotape and panties

    Quote Originally Posted by TiggsTours
    Floccinoccinihilipilification
    you mean Flauccinauccinihilipilification?

    I don't dare play now

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by Tessalicious

    you mean Flauccinauccinihilipilification?

    I don't dare play now
    Yes, but I've only ever seen it spelt with "o"s, love that word!

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    Re: Word disassociation

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by TiggsTours
    Floccinoccinihilipilification
    pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

    a miners' lung disease caused by inhaling silica apparently - or am I just being silly now

    Jenni

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove
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    Now you're being silly. At least my word is a real one.

    OK, Monster.

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by philsmove
    Methionylglutaminylarginyltyrosylglutamylserylleuc ylphenylalanylalanylglutaminylleucyllysylglutamyla rginyllysylglutamylglysylalanylphenylalanylvalylpr olylphenylalanylyalylthreonylleucylglcycylaspartyl prolylglicylisoleucyglutamylglutaminlserylleucylly sylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylglutamy lalanylglyclyalanylaspartylalanylleucyglutamylleuc ylgluycylisoleucylproluylphenylalanyserylaspartypr olylleucelalanylaspartylglycylprolylthreonylisolle ucyglutaminylasparaginylalanythreonylleucylarginyl alanylphenylalanylalanylalanylglycylvalylthreonylp rolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanylglglutam ylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutam inyllysylhistidylprolyuthreonylisoleucylprolylisol eucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylasbar aginylleucylvalylphenylalanylsparaginyyllysylglycy lisoleucylaspartylglutamylphenylalanylyltyrosylala nylglutaminylcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylvaly lspartylserylvalylleucylvallalanylaspartylvalylpro lylvalvlglutaminylglutamylserylalanylprolylphenyla lalrginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistid ylasparaginylvalylalalprolylisoleucylphenylalanyli soleucylcysteinylprolyprolylaspartylalanylaspartyl aspartyspartyleucylleucylarginylglutaminylisoleucy lalanylseryltyroslglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreon yltyrosylleucylleucylserylarginlalanylglycylvalylt hreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanyla lanylleucylprolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylval ylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamyltyrosylasparagimyl alanylalanyprolylprolylleucylglutaminylglycylphenl alanylglycylisoleyucylserylalanylprolylaspartylglu taminylvalyllysylalanylalanylisoleucylalspartylala nylglycylalanylalanylglycylalanylasoleucylserylgly cylserylalanylisoleucylbalyllysylisoleucylisoleucy lglutamylglutaminylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglu tamylpronylglutamyllysylmethionylluecylalanylalany oeucyllysylvalylphenylalanylvalylglutamilylprolylm ethionyllysylalanylalanylthreonylarginylserine.
    You saw the same website I did

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by TiggsTours
    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

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    Re: Word disassociation

    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?

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by Jenni
    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?

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted 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?
    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

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by TiggsTours
    GRAPE
    Window

    Jenni

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    Re: Word disassociation

    Quote Originally Posted by TiggsTours
    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!

    Quote Originally Posted by TT
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