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March 24, 2006, 02:03
arnie
Four-letter words 2.5K
CHOK

Children hate old khaki

FIST


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
March 24, 2006, 16:53
haberdasher
FIST

Fun is strictly timeless!

PLAY
March 24, 2006, 17:14
jerry thomas
PLAY

Photographer's looking at you.

SNAP
March 24, 2006, 18:32
haberdasher
SNAP

Street-artist, not a photographer.

DRAW
March 24, 2006, 20:15
KHC
DRAW

Does Rembrandt's art win?

CHLK
March 25, 2006, 04:42
Froeschlein
CHLK

Chickens hate little kids

BRAT
March 25, 2006, 05:52
haberdasher
BRAT

Both rebel against turtles.

TRTS
March 25, 2006, 11:27
jerry thomas
TRTS

The rabbit took steroids.

PILL
March 25, 2006, 13:19
haberdasher
PILL

Perhaps it's "lapin laziness"

C-S-TA
March 25, 2006, 13:38
jerry thomas
CSTA

Cathy's sextet tried athletics...

LOST
March 25, 2006, 15:45
haberdasher
LOST

Lack of sleep's tiring.

NAPS
March 25, 2006, 16:13
jerry thomas
NAPS

Nationally, Americans prefer sleeping.

NITE
March 25, 2006, 17:41
haberdasher
NITE

Naturally. It's the excitement.

NOTT
March 25, 2006, 18:52
jerry thomas
NOTT

Nightingales outsing the turtledoves.

ALTO
March 25, 2006, 18:54
Caterwauller
ALTO


A little taste of . . . .


CHOC


*******
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
March 25, 2006, 20:37
KHC
CHOC

Cathy has overeaten chocolate!

REES
March 26, 2006, 00:52
arnie
REES

Realy exciting eastern stories

TALE


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
March 26, 2006, 15:17
haberdasher
TALE

This Aladdin's Lamp's exciting

SNBD
March 27, 2006, 02:35
arnie
SNBD

Sinbad needs breath de-odoriser. Wink

GENI


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
March 27, 2006, 19:45
KHC
GENI

Googling even needs instruction!

LAMP
March 28, 2006, 05:11
arnie
LAMP

Let's all make party-hats!

TAPE


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
March 28, 2006, 16:06
jerry thomas
TAPE

They are professional envigilators.

REFF
March 28, 2006, 20:57
KHC
REFF

Referee every football fantasy.

SCOR
March 29, 2006, 01:36
arnie
SCOR

Someone comes over regularly

GOAL


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
March 29, 2006, 12:48
saranita
GOAL

Good ol' arnie! *laughing*

CARD
March 29, 2006, 17:23
jerry thomas
CARD

California and RhodeIsland differ.

LORE
March 29, 2006, 19:37
KHC
LORE

Lovely Oregon real estate.

RAIN
March 29, 2006, 20:41
jerry thomas
RAIN

Raisins are intensely nourishing.

HAZE
March 30, 2006, 02:25
Caterwauller
HAZE

Here at Zoo's Entrance . . .

OPEN


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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
March 30, 2006, 06:30
arnie
OPEN

One prefers exciting novels

CLOS


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
March 30, 2006, 18:00
jerry thomas
CLOS

Catherine loves omnipotent strangers.

OKAY
March 30, 2006, 18:23
haberdasher
OKAY

Omar Kayyam admired youthfulness.

ALPH
March 30, 2006, 19:54
jerry thomas
ALPH

A linguist prepositioned her.

BETA
March 30, 2006, 20:53
KHC
BETA

Beware Epsilon Tau Alpha!

FISH
March 31, 2006, 00:42
arnie
FISH

Fire is so hot!

LOST


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
March 31, 2006, 11:33
haberdasher
LOST

Left-Overs store terribly.

FRSH
March 31, 2006, 11:51
jerry thomas
FRSH

Fragrant relishes, savory hors-d'ouvres ...

CRSP
March 31, 2006, 20:44
KHC
CRSP

Can relish save pickles?

DILL
April 01, 2006, 10:33
arnie
DILL

Don't ignite leftover leaves

LOFT


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
April 01, 2006, 11:08
jerry thomas
LOFT

Let's offer fricaseed tuna.

GRIT
April 01, 2006, 16:42
haberdasher
GRIT

Gonna roast it tonight?

BLFN
April 01, 2006, 19:31
KHC
BLFN

Bob, large fires necessary...

BBQS
April 01, 2006, 23:33
arnie
BBQS

Bob's barber quotes Shakespeare

TODD


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
April 02, 2006, 12:22
jerry thomas
TODD

Teach our dog DeweyDecimals

FECH
April 02, 2006, 14:20
Caterwauller
FECH

Find eleven cold hands.

MTTN


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"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~Dalai Lama
April 02, 2006, 20:44
KHC
MTTN

Many timid turtles never....

MOVD
April 03, 2006, 05:31
Froeschlein
A suggestion to make this game a bit more challenging.

Why not amend the "rules" (OK, non-binding guidelines) such that:

1 - The seed letters must form a real 4-letter word, not just any arbitrary letter sequence.

2 - The new word for the next person has to have some connection with your entry for the old word. The connection can be as recondite, punny &/or far-fetched as the entrant wishes, but it would have to exist and be defensible if challenged.

I've noticed that many entries already adhere to the above, so I think they might be greeted positively by the participant pool.

Or, I might nudge the process with entries such as the following: Big Grin

SAND
Snore All Night Deafeningly
ZZZZ
====
BUYO
Button Up Your Overcoat
QJQJ

All in favor submit an entry for AYAY; all opposed submit a Spenserian sonnet in Sanskrit.

David
April 03, 2006, 07:42
arnie
MOVD

Many old vehicles die

JUNK

In response to Froeschlein's suggestions:
  1. I think most people try for an actual word, and only use abbreviations and the like when they can't find one. There are not that many four-letter words!
  2. Similarly, most people already make some connection between one word and the next, even if it is rather tenuous and/or unlikely. However, sometimes I find I cannot easily come up with an obvious connection, and resort to looking around at papers on my desk in search of suitable four-letter words.
In short, I suggest we keep the status quo. Wink


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
April 03, 2006, 13:45
jerry thomas
JUNK

Join us nonetheless, knucklehead.

HMMM
April 03, 2006, 20:20
KHC
HMMM

Her Majesty moved mountains!

VICT