I'm thinking of a word that rhymes with "bean"
SnakCrambo!
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2Tid
Trying to guess the new word
I fluff myself up like a bird
My feathers are nice
And unplagued with lice
I'm so much ahead of the herd
I fluff myself up like a bird
My feathers are nice
And unplagued with lice
I'm so much ahead of the herd
4buckjohnson
In this novel by Lowry, it's clear he's
Describing himself, per most theories.
But if Griffin had written
This book, it would fit in
His own uber-leatherneck series.
//Howdy, Tid! It's great to see someone else writing limericks. Rodney's an excellent limerick writer too, though I sense he has something else up his sleeve for this round.//
Describing himself, per most theories.
But if Griffin had written
This book, it would fit in
His own uber-leatherneck series.
//Howdy, Tid! It's great to see someone else writing limericks. Rodney's an excellent limerick writer too, though I sense he has something else up his sleeve for this round.//
5Citizenjoyce
I love a little creek that winds this way and that.
6Tid
//you're welcome buck! I got the inspiration from Rodney, but can't guarantee a limerick every time..//
7rodneyvc
// Flattery will get you everywhere, Buck and Tid, so I'll respond in kind!
#2 My new Speckled Sussex is Dotty
She cackles but she's no Pavarotti,
'Tho frequently seen
To peck and to preen
We've no rooster to see she's a hotty!
#3 ... and try to glean my angle?
#4 I'd like to be under the sea
What joy for you and for me
Neither ultra nor sub-
marine, there's the rub,
is the word that I think that you mean.
// Apologies to the Beatles!
#5 I'm a bit iffy about this, but wonder if you mean 'serpentine'. If not, hit me with a hint!
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine
Alpha not: glean, marine, preen, serpentine, submarine, ultramarine
#2 My new Speckled Sussex is Dotty
She cackles but she's no Pavarotti,
'Tho frequently seen
To peck and to preen
We've no rooster to see she's a hotty!
#3 ... and try to glean my angle?
#4 I'd like to be under the sea
What joy for you and for me
Neither ultra nor sub-
marine, there's the rub,
is the word that I think that you mean.
// Apologies to the Beatles!
#5 I'm a bit iffy about this, but wonder if you mean 'serpentine'. If not, hit me with a hint!
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine
Alpha not: glean, marine, preen, serpentine, submarine, ultramarine
8Citizenjoyce
Yup, it was serpentine.
9Tid
But serpentine rhymes with "mine", not "bean" !
However, given that London's Hyde Park has a fine Serpentine (!), I love the light reflecting off it on a sunny day..
However, given that London's Hyde Park has a fine Serpentine (!), I love the light reflecting off it on a sunny day..
10rodneyvc
#9 With Crambo there's the occasional "you say tomato, I say potato" situation, but I tend to let it go through to the keeper. I don't want to take the sheen off the fun.
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen
Alpha not: glean, marine, preen, serpentine, sheen, submarine, ultramarine
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen
Alpha not: glean, marine, preen, serpentine, sheen, submarine, ultramarine
12rodneyvc
#11 Three days or more without a guess - I'm not being mean!
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean
Alpha not: glean, marine, mean, preen, serpentine, sheen, submarine, ultramarine
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean
Alpha not: glean, marine, mean, preen, serpentine, sheen, submarine, ultramarine
13Citizenjoyce
Well, I think you're downright disgusting and should be censored.
14rodneyvc
#13 Unequal as I am to the task of being a good Crambo, I don't think think that I've ever been obscene!
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene
Alpha not: glean, marine, mean, obscene, preen, serpentine, sheen, submarine, ultramarine
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene
Alpha not: glean, marine, mean, obscene, preen, serpentine, sheen, submarine, ultramarine
16rodneyvc
#15 I've looked at this from a couple of sides now, but all I'm getting is carmine (which doesn't really rhyme), or chagrin (which may for some speakers), or sanguine (which doesn't quite rhyme, and has cheerful rather than irate connotations). I think I need a bit of a hint. None of these are Crambo's word, by the way.
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, glean, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, submarine, ultramarine
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, glean, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, submarine, ultramarine
18rodneyvc
#17 It's OK Lou, I'm not detecting spleen!
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, glean, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
// Crambo's word is an adjective. In honour of the upcoming Presidential election I've planted some subliminal clues in in my responses.
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, glean, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
// Crambo's word is an adjective. In honour of the upcoming Presidential election I've planted some subliminal clues in in my responses.
19Tid
18
My guess was 'spleen' too! (Red-faced with anger, venting my spleen...)
My anger has turned to jealousy.
My guess was 'spleen' too! (Red-faced with anger, venting my spleen...)
My anger has turned to jealousy.
20Citizenjoyce
When the election is over you just know the pundits will state that the results could have been predicted.
21rodneyvc
#19 Thanks Tid - my mental picture of spleen is grumpy rather than apoplectic! The Incredible Hulk turns green when aroused - maybe he's jealous too!
#20 You should have foreseen that this isn't Crambo's word.
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen, green, foreseen
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, foreseen, glean, green, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
// Two syllables. Geometry
#20 You should have foreseen that this isn't Crambo's word.
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen, green, foreseen
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, foreseen, glean, green, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
// Two syllables. Geometry
22Tid
I would guess a word that starts with a syllable meaning "joint, with, or accompanying" and a second syllable that takes the form of a wave. (I'd make a more geometrical guess but I have totally forgotten what it actually is..!)
The problem is that on our side of the pond, that particular geometrical function rhymes with 'line' not with 'bean'. However this may simply be a tomehto/tomahto thing. Or I may be barking up the wrong triangle.
The problem is that on our side of the pond, that particular geometrical function rhymes with 'line' not with 'bean'. However this may simply be a tomehto/tomahto thing. Or I may be barking up the wrong triangle.
23rodneyvc
#22 Even in the antipodes cosine rhymes with line. Not Crambo's word, although your angular image is very close.
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen, green, foreseen, cosine
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, cosine, foreseen, glean, green, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen, green, foreseen, cosine
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, cosine, foreseen, glean, green, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
24rolandperkins
"You'll know what my riddle means,
When you've eaten __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ s."
-- Kiplingin Just So Stories
When you've eaten __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ s."
-- Kiplingin Just So Stories
25rodneyvc
#24 A very tasty suggestion. I've always thought that the mangosteen and the lychee have similar tastes, but very different external appearance.
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen, green, foreseen, cosine, mangosteen
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, cosine, foreseen, glean, green, mangosteen, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen, green, foreseen, cosine, mangosteen
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, cosine, foreseen, glean, green, mangosteen, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
26rolandperkins
Even before I ever dreamed of being a __ __ __ __, I took a dislike to W. Storrs Leeʻs title:
God Bless Our Queer old
__ __ __ __; also to the line
in the conserv C & W song
"An Okie from Muskogee" (ca. 1968) to the effect that "we still respect" (not the faculty) but "the college __ __ __ __".
God Bless Our Queer old
__ __ __ __; also to the line
in the conserv C & W song
"An Okie from Muskogee" (ca. 1968) to the effect that "we still respect" (not the faculty) but "the college __ __ __ __".
27Tid
I'm marching in protest with all the other _______ triangles. "NO EQUALITY! NO EQUALITY!" Let's hope the powers-that-be listen to us.
28rodneyvc
#26 Oh, those spoonerisms could lead to obscenity! Not dean.
#27 Congratulations Tid, Crambo's word is indeed scalene - a triangle with three unequal sides. Over to you.
The subliminal words in my previous responses were: (1)Try (7)angle (10)with (12)three (14)unequal (16)sides.
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen, green, foreseen, cosine, mangosteen, dean
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, cosine, dean, foreseen, glean, green, mangosteen, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
Indeed: scalene
There was a race of significance in the antipodes today, won by a creature named "Green Moon". I don't know what this may portend for our friends over the pond.
#27 Congratulations Tid, Crambo's word is indeed scalene - a triangle with three unequal sides. Over to you.
The subliminal words in my previous responses were: (1)Try (7)angle (10)with (12)three (14)unequal (16)sides.
Not: preen, glean, ultramarine, submarine, marine, serpentine, sheen, mean, obscene, carmine, chagrin, sanguine, spleen, green, foreseen, cosine, mangosteen, dean
Alpha not: carmine, chagrin, cosine, dean, foreseen, glean, green, mangosteen, marine, mean, obscene, preen, sanguine, serpentine, sheen, spleen, submarine, ultramarine
Indeed: scalene
There was a race of significance in the antipodes today, won by a creature named "Green Moon". I don't know what this may portend for our friends over the pond.
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