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The Opposites Game

Started by Griffin NoName, March 28, 2009, 12:49:01 PM

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Opsa

pretzel: a curly wand that demands that you drink more beer.

breathalyzer: a straight wand that recommends that you stop drinking the beer.



a bowl of cherries

beagle


Bowl of cherries:        Still life

opposite

Tsunami:                   Moving death


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Coin
The angels have the phone box




Griffin NoName

Coin:  piece of metal with a value

Opposite:   Coin:  piece of metal with no value   ~ Primary   by the time you read this ;)

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Robot
Psychic Hotline Host

One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand


Scriblerus the Philosophe

Robot: a man-made device that can move automatically.

Rock: a natural object that cannot move automatically.
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Definition
"Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees." --Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

Aphos

Definition:  The meaning of a word

Slang:  Demeaning of a word

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operation
--The topologist formerly known as Poincare's Stepchild--

Opsa

operation: surgical procedure

malpractice suit: surgical impediment


rug

Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)

rug: large piece of fabric over which you walk

upper management: small suit that walks over you
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goat ;)
Sibling Zono(trichia Capensis) aka anon1mat0 aka Nicolás.

PPPP: Politicians are Parasitic, Predatory and Perverse.

Scriblerus the Philosophe

Goat: stubborn creature and occasionally a socialist.

Cabbage: pliable and easy to strip. Usually capitalist.
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Why
"Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees." --Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

Opsa

Why: a nebulous question

42: a specific answer

;D

potato

Aphos

potato:  something Ireland has a lot of

snake:  something Ireland has none of

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dinosaur
--The topologist formerly known as Poincare's Stepchild--

Sibling Zono (anon1mat0)

dinosaur: a mostly terrestrial warm blooded cordate occasionally covered with feathers.

octopus: a marine cold blooded mollusk (non cordate) not covered with scales nor feathers.
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shell
Sibling Zono(trichia Capensis) aka anon1mat0 aka Nicolás.

PPPP: Politicians are Parasitic, Predatory and Perverse.

Aphos

shell:  a home for a hermit crab

hobo:  a homeless crabby hermit

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wheel
--The topologist formerly known as Poincare's Stepchild--

Scriblerus the Philosophe

Wheel: round thing usually made of stone, wood, metal, or sometimes cheese.

Cheese: always made of cheese.
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Ottoman
"Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees." --Terry Pratchett, Feet of Clay

Aphos

Ottoman:  a place to park your feet

garage:  a place to park your car

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philosopher
--The topologist formerly known as Poincare's Stepchild--

Griffin NoName

challenge: garage -  - could be any place to park anything if this line of thinking was pursued -ie nursery - place to park your child - hence this is not the opposite of ottoman but merely an alternative - ....... standards must be maintained, but points for creativity !

;D

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One approaches the journey's end. But the end is a goal, not a catastrophe. George Sand