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Word Association Thread

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  1. nickyb

    nickyb Well-Known Member

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    Sloop - Scoop **

    ** other novels by Evelyn Waugh are available, but this satire on the press & journalism is just as relevant today, as when published in the late '30's
     
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  2. Taffvalerowdy

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    Scoop - Stoop*

    * - other rugby grounds are available. I parked there for the RWC Final in 1991 - my late brother-in-law almost had a coronary when the guy said the cost was £15! Expensive back then!
     
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    Thats HQ for you <laugh>

    Stoop - Situp **

    ** managed 3 a few years ago.

    Seeya the morn Taff, hoping to hear of a thumping win for you

    <cheers>
     
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    1 up at the moment - hope we can do it!

    Sit-up - Scamp
     
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  5. Taffvalerowdy

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    Morning Nick and PH

    Today’s theme is words starting in R ending in E

    Scamp - Rogue
     
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    Morning Taff & PH
    Seems like a cracking game last night Taff
    Good link (again)

    Rogue - Reprobate
     
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    Morning Nick and Taff,

    rreprobate runcible **

    ** Other spoons are also available. Although, apparently, you’ve been able to get them since the 1920s, when the spoon makers decided it was such a good word that they couldn’t let it go to waste…
     
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  8. Taffvalerowdy

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    Yes - the guys were much improved from the match at Birmingham

    Runcible - that’s a new word on me!

    Runcible - Regime*

    * - other types of change are available
     
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  9. nickyb

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    Runcible spoons - The Owl & the Pussycat went to sea...they ate portions of mince and slices of quince, eaten up with a runcible spoon. Mr Lear 'invented' the word

    Regime - Refugee **
    ** often many of them after regime change
     
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    Thanks Nick - you can learn something new every day!

    Refugee - Ruse
     
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    Too true Taff, my problem is remembering it

    Ruse - Reciprocate
     
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    Remembering what ...... <whistle>

    Reciprocate - Rupee
     
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    <laugh>

    Rupee - Repartee
     
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    Repartee rille
     
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    Rille - Resolute
     
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    Resolute - Rilke **

    ** other poets are available
     
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    Rilke - Reese*

    * - other Witherspoons, particularly Wetherspoons, are available
     
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    Reese - Rhoose **

    ** once got diverted there <yikes>
     
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    Too close to Cardiff......

    I’ve flown from/to there literally umpteen times

    Rhoose - Reeve*

    * - arguably, the best Superman

     
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  20. nickyb

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    Yup, I'll go with that

    Reeve - Reprise
     
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