A Conversation for WORDS

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Post 1

Wendles

Compost mentis - the opposite of compos mentis; how one's brain feels when one is stumbling around the house in the morning trying to remember where one left the bathroom.


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Post 2

Sprant; the Stygian One


smiley - laugh




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Post 3

Mr. Legion

To 'go for the juggler' - an act of primal animal rage directed at a street theatre performer. smiley - clown


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Post 4

Sprant; the Stygian One


Excellent, Legion smiley - smiley

Thought of one earlier today when faced with stroppy, ill-mannered, brute of a barmaid. 'Service with a simile'.

Sprant


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Post 5

Bels - an incurable optimist. A1050986

If lawyers can be disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that

electricians can be delighted,
musicians denoted,
cowboys deranged,
models deposed,
tree surgeons debarked, and
dry cleaners depressed?


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Post 6

Sprant; the Stygian One


smiley - laugh and:

Opticians demoted (think about it - lol)
Cats deferred
Drunks deglazed
Sleepers debunked
Poets debarred (ouch!)

Any more out there?...

Sprant



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Post 7

Mr. Legion

...postmen descent?

Sorry, it's late, I'm smiley - hangover


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Post 8

APrettyScareyFairey

How about Obsequinous to go back to your original post - wearing a cocktail frock inside out?

APSF


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Post 9

APrettyScareyFairey

Oh and

Subscrypt - where donations can be left as an afterthought
Carnotion - a small decorative item for the wife's transport
A trigsaw puzzler - for triangulating that missing bit of sky
Webstinger - the creditcard bill for those online purchases.

APSF


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