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Erumpent.
mauve
thrum
echoed
resonantly
through
the
(secretly wonders if this a cunning plot on Bob’s part to get to the top of the blog ratings by getting hundreds of comments)
anechoic
Challenge:
“Through the anechoic” was the original working title for David Frost’s “Through the Keyhole”.
Is that a proper turn, Chris, or are you just making a smart-alec comment?
Well, whatever, Chris is wrong – it was “Through the archaic”, which was considered modern back then.
I think this means Chris is in knip, but I can’t be bothered to work out who’s turn is it, so, anyone?
Can’t be in knip unless we are using Lipman’s rules, so:
Baclava
I don’t think it’s my turn.
OK, I guess I’ll have to continue:
which
means
that
whenever
the
occidental
climates
exceed
their
southernmost
yet
polydactyllabicatiously
zephyr-like
yet
[thinks: we’ve missed a comma, somewhere]
Here you go: ,
Henry, it’s your fault for confusing us with these complicated long words. I vote that you miss the next two turns.
It’s an adverb. Get over it. To have followed it with a genitive pronoun was just weird.
Yeah, Graham.
Oh dear, I should have known this would happen with you lot. So let’s ignore the comma (most of us don’t care anyway) and continue with
calm
in
Yep, the comma is open to debate so did not put one in in the interests of “moving things along” (mistakenly, inevitably). In fact I thought the hyphen might cause a bit of a stir (wrongly, again). Lynn Truss is worth reading on proofreaders and the comma (in Eats, Shoots, and Leaves) – and they are the professionals and can’t agree.
but
AArgh – Brian’s “in” arrived while my “but” was in the works. Nonsensical result! What happens now?
a
thankful
missive
may
possibly
guess
wherefore
parenthetically
[it was either that or ‘biscuits’]
appropriated
from
German
or
possibly
Quenya
speleologists
have
heard
that
abandoning
any
previous
newsworthy
or
even
moderately
interesting
type
specimens
for
subterranean
sightless
armadillos
riding
and
(which makes this the most commented upon blog post)
(no Chris, Jenny holds two Century records – can we break the 100 barrier here?)
holding
(the century is up to you folks, but this is already my highest score. And probably going to remain that way)
out
(Indeed, your biggest innings to date was 32
That said, is it not the case that 67.3% of statistics are made up?)
against
subversive
the
egregious
[I’m assuming there was a comma after Cath’s subversive]
omnipresent
and
(yes. Our posts had crossed)
sandy
maned
Beast like
There should be a hyphen in beast-like, Graham.
also possibly between Cath’s sandy and Bob’s maned.
if
(Mozzarella-Mountains !! I’ve been thrown me off course. Steel moves back 2 squares)
moistly
representative
of
seemingly
(does anyone else think that the written version of this game is easier than the spoken version?)
mammalian
and/or
furry
monsters
that
died.
before
anyone
(hate to mention this but do I see a period/full stop after Richard’s “died”?)
managed
(Chis – your screen must need cleaning)
ninety nine
(almost there)
centuries
(ta-daa! And we can all raises our collective bat to acknowledge the crowd’s applause)
PAAARP!
I do feel that was a bit of a cheat.
There was no cheating as Samantha has clearly scored.
Just logged in after a hard day at work (yes, it is now 2150 according to my clock, despite what the N Network clock says) and see from the NN home page that you are enshrined, Bob. Well done!
Richard’s late googly may have clean bowled the game, but it could not stop the following extras that tipped you into the pantheon of JJB (Jenny, Jenny Bob).
Now can we stop playing games and get back to Serious Science?
To continue the I’m sorry I haven’t a clue theme, does anyone fancy a game of Scientist-themed book and film club ?
Now can we stop playing games and get back to Serious Science?
Yes mum.
Duncan
The ISIHAC theme would be arrivals to the Scientists’ Ball
“A warm welcome for our Irish visitors Mr. and Mrs. O’Lution and their daughter Eve”
get back to Serious Science
Never! If science has to be relentlessly serious (or worse capitalised) I’m not playing.
Does one have to write a ;-) sign to denote irony? That’s what the caps were for – maybe too subtle. Sorry, Richard and Chris, if it wasn’t clear enough that I wasn’t being entirely serious.
Or even a little bit serious.