Word Link Discussion Thread

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Shannock9 Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1396 Credit: 634,964 RAC: 0	Message 1363268 - Posted: 1 May 2013, 16:44:41 UTC Last modified: 1 May 2013, 16:45:59 UTC Spectacles and arms are parts of (old) railroad signals. The spectacles are the colored glass that the lamps shine thru. ID: 1363268 ·

Shannock9 Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1396 Credit: 634,964 RAC: 0	Message 1363277 - Posted: 1 May 2013, 16:56:49 UTC Last modified: 1 May 2013, 17:29:18 UTC star-crossed lovers Am I being too obvious here? I can't find any rules about whether one is supposed to wait for a challenge, or in fact about anything to do with this thread. ID: 1363277 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1363318 - Posted: 1 May 2013, 20:31:05 UTC - in response to Message 1363277. star-crossed lovers Am I being too obvious here? I can't find any rules about whether one is supposed to wait for a challenge, or in fact about anything to do with this thread. There is no particular rule that I know of. Sometimes I wait for a challenge that never comes, other times I just pre-emptively post an explanation here. It just depends on how obscure you think your word linkage is. In your case above, I think I would have waited, but it's the poster's judgment. It would be nice, however, if all who were challenged would answer. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1363318 ·

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22190 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1363327 - Posted: 1 May 2013, 20:58:51 UTC I tend to adopt the "don't explain until challenged" approach, after all that's how it's played as a parlour game. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1363327 ·

rob smith Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22190 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380	Message 1363333 - Posted: 1 May 2013, 21:08:03 UTC Or even bubble = squeak = oil (burst and squeak overlapped, giving the next poster a bit of a quandary) Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? ID: 1363333 ·

Shannock9 Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1396 Credit: 634,964 RAC: 0	Message 1363382 - Posted: 1 May 2013, 23:55:40 UTC - in response to Message 1363328. Last modified: 1 May 2013, 23:56:40 UTC It would be nice, however, if all who were challenged would answer. Perhaps it is because some are, that they don't .... +1 (ROTFL) ID: 1363382 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1363403 - Posted: 2 May 2013, 3:19:07 UTC - in response to Message 1363333. Or even bubble = squeak = oil (burst and squeak overlapped, giving the next poster a bit of a quandary) bubble > burst is obvious, right? Then Rob came 15 seconds after my burst with his squeak, which on reflection I don't get as a response to bubble. However, at the time I didn't feel quandarized (quandarous? quanderous?), I just thought, when something squeaks, you oil it. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1363403 ·

Mike Sebrey Send message Joined: 10 May 99 Posts: 108 Credit: 5,017,919 RAC: 0	Message 1363425 - Posted: 2 May 2013, 4:27:03 UTC - in response to Message 1363403. Bubble and Squeak is a traditional English / British recipe. Some of my wife's Canadian cousins have made it for us. Fortymile Photo ID: 1363425 ·

Shannock9 Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 1396 Credit: 634,964 RAC: 0	Message 1363633 - Posted: 2 May 2013, 17:36:53 UTC Still waiting for explanation of colt > pelt though. <drums fingers> ID: 1363633 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1363672 - Posted: 2 May 2013, 19:02:48 UTC Last modified: 2 May 2013, 19:03:08 UTC A minor place rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1363672 ·

Bernie Vine Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328	Message 1363699 - Posted: 2 May 2013, 20:02:38 UTC reefer>trailer ID: 1363699 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1363705 - Posted: 2 May 2013, 20:26:42 UTC - in response to Message 1363699. reefer>trailer I certainly didn't expect joint to lead to reefer. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1363705 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1363779 - Posted: 3 May 2013, 4:10:41 UTC - in response to Message 1363712. I certainly didn't expect joint to lead to reefer. Not a child of the 60's then :-)) Born December 66. Technically yes, a child of the 60s, but too young to qualify for your meaning. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1363779 ·

Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20	Message 1363787 - Posted: 3 May 2013, 5:22:07 UTC - in response to Message 1363779. I certainly didn't expect joint to lead to reefer. Not a child of the 60's then :-)) Born December 66. Technically yes, a child of the 60s, but too young to qualify for your meaning. I thought "Reefer Madness" came out in the '50s .... Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired ID: 1363787 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1363870 - Posted: 3 May 2013, 10:52:49 UTC And don't forget all the LSD they took... rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1363870 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1363880 - Posted: 3 May 2013, 11:19:46 UTC - in response to Message 1363787. I certainly didn't expect joint to lead to reefer. Not a child of the 60's then :-)) Born December 66. Technically yes, a child of the 60s, but too young to qualify for your meaning. I thought "Reefer Madness" came out in the '50s .... I thought it was the 30s. I never meant to say I didn't get the reefer reference, just that I didn't think in that direction. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1363880 ·

Julie Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34053 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18	Message 1363905 - Posted: 3 May 2013, 12:11:10 UTC Yep, I know some people who never got out of their trip... Strong stuff, that LSD! rOZZ Music Pictures ID: 1363905 ·

David S Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12	Message 1363939 - Posted: 3 May 2013, 13:35:20 UTC North America Bzzzzzt! Two words... David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. ID: 1363939 ·

Bernie Vine Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328	Message 1363954 - Posted: 3 May 2013, 14:16:14 UTC - in response to Message 1363939. North America Bzzzzzt! Two words... Yes well Chris just makes it up as he goes along ID: 1363954 ·

Bernie Vine Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328	Message 1363957 - Posted: 3 May 2013, 14:25:31 UTC State of Independence ID: 1363957 ·

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