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16 July 2010

Word Game: I don't know the name, but it's the one where I think of a rhyming two-word combo (e.g. "mad Vlad") and then give a clue (e.g. "angry 15th Century impaler") and you have to guess my word combo based on the clue. Whoever gets it correct gets to make up the next one.→[More:]
So, here goes:

malodorous Romantic poet

post by: Atom Eyes at: 11:27 | 87 comments

We always called them "hink pinks" (or hinky pinkies, or hinkety pinketies, or hinketilly pinketillies... you get the idea).

Smelly Shelley!

Well, you would be too. Good lord, justy think how bad Byron smelled by the end!

Okay, here's mine:
the slow way you walk to Sunday morning services with a hangover

posted by Madamina 16 July | 11:45

You were correct, of course. I'm still thinking about yours. Hm...

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 11:54

church lurch? humble stumble? hall crawl?

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 11:58

altar falter?

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 12:02

Madamina, did you disappear or are you not posting until someone gives the right answer?

(I guess if it's the former she won't be answering )

posted by iconomy 16 July | 12:40

I'll do one just in case Madamina has been abducted by aliens:

Armored vehicle for mediocre California band

posted by iconomy 16 July | 12:44

iconomy: Hoobastank Tank

Mine:

the particular pallor that a Lost Generation author takes on from downing daiquiris

posted by ecrivain 16 July | 12:55

iconomy: I was desperately trying to come up with a rhyme for Smash Mouth.

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 12:59

Fitzgerald emerald?

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 13:11

Best I've got is Hemingway's malaise.(?)

posted by ufez 16 July | 13:12

Ooh! What about Hemingway gray?

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 13:18

Atom Eyes: Hemingway gray, indeed.

posted by ecrivain 16 July | 13:22

Hooray!

Goofy sidekick from hit 70s/80s sitcom turned fascist

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 13:24

Potsie nazi

How about a three word answer?

Chronically inebriated Ceratotherium simum.

posted by mrmoonpie 16 July | 13:26

wino rhino

posted by iconomy 16 July | 13:31

oh..three words....duh

posted by iconomy 16 July | 13:33

+ albino (and I yield the floor to iconomy)

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 13:38

Can't, have to run, but will be back later to play....I yield to whoever wants to go next.

posted by iconomy 16 July | 13:43

Four-word answer:

The second time I got a great deal on frozen water

posted by mrmoonpie 16 July | 13:46

Yeah, I meant for it to be church lurch, but I would have taken anything remotely entertaining *giggle*

Nice ice price twice?

I promise to come back sooner this time!

posted by Madamina 16 July | 14:02

Church lurch? I was thinking of drag-ass to mass.

posted by Obscure Reference 16 July | 15:01

Alright, if nobody else wants to go:

3-worder:
Hall-of-fame baseball player turned history detective specializing in the facts of a particular political assassin

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 15:10

Booth Sleuth Ruth - love it!!

Give me a minute....

posted by iconomy 16 July | 15:22

4 words - incredibly convoluted

Girl on The Fall Guy owns a shop. She sells bird wing parts, animal hides, and bondage gear.

The name of the shop is ________'s ________, _________ and _______

posted by iconomy 16 July | 15:28

Heather's Feathers, Leathers and Tethers. I want to go to there!

Two words:
If a baseball pitcher of the '70s through '90s (Angels, Mets, Yankees) opened up a snack stand similar to one owned by a certain zany television family, what would he call it?

posted by Madamina 16 July | 15:37

Gooden Puddin'?

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 15:42

Hint: there's always money in this stand, which is shaped like the fruit it sells.

posted by Madamina 16 July | 16:14

Now that I've thought of Clemens' Lemons I can't think of anything else, even though I know it isn't the answer.

posted by iconomy 16 July | 16:36

Given the rhyme, it's highly possible that the baseball player may be a distant relation of a loudmouthed, gumchewing Weekend Update correspondent played by Gilda Radner in the early days of SNL.

posted by Madamina 16 July | 16:51

Aaaand... I seem to have killed the thread.

It was [Frank] Tanana's Bananas.

Here's an easier one:
What are two words describing both the time and type of a vampire's mark on its victim?

posted by Madamina 16 July | 19:37

Rosannadanna's Bananas? Just from hints though. I can't find the real pitcher's name avec le Google.

I have one (2 words)

Teetering Spiderman Foe

posted by fleacircus 16 July | 19:41

Wobblin' Goblin?

posted by ecrivain 16 July | 19:57

What are two words describing both the time and type of a vampire's mark on its victim?

night bite

3 words:
axe used by a Golden Girls actress to cut pasta

posted by Atom Eyes 16 July | 23:05

Getty Spaghetti Machete

2 words:
previous presidential posterior

posted by ecrivain 16 July | 23:22

I just want to say that I'm in awe of you all and have been laughing a lot reading this thread.

posted by BoringPostcards 16 July | 23:43

bush tush

2 words:
beyond cheese

posted by iconomy 17 July | 10:50

meta feta?

posted by jeoc 17 July | 13:04

Yep!

posted by iconomy 17 July | 14:12

3 words:

ruminant mammal frightened by foamy beverages

posted by jeoc 17 July | 16:24

beer fear deer

(some of these are pretty hilarious)

2 words:

ER doc is crazy

posted by iconomy 17 July | 16:45

nutter cutter?

posted by ecrivain 17 July | 16:58

Ha. Good guess, and perfectly acceptable. I was going for looney Clooney, George Clooney being the ER tv show doc.

To you!

posted by iconomy 17 July | 18:07

two words:

the scent of the apocalypse

posted by ecrivain 17 July | 18:32

Doom's Perfume? Hell's Smells?

posted by ufez 17 July | 19:10

Doom Perfume for the win. Next!

posted by ecrivain 18 July | 00:04

Gah, sorry for the stopdown. Just got 10 hours of much needed sleep.

How about special treat for an ancient canine

posted by ufez 18 July | 09:12

no guesses? Need a hint? Add "breed of" between "ancient" and "canine"

posted by ufez 18 July | 13:01

saluki cookie? that's stretching the rhyme a bit...

posted by Wolfdog 18 July | 14:34

How about wooly loin protection for certain British teens of the 60s?

posted by Wolfdog 18 July | 14:42

Aw, I thought it worked, or was at least *close enough*. Well done, wolfdog.

posted by ufez 18 July | 14:44

It was close enough for me to get it! I just thought I might be missing something more obvious.

posted by Wolfdog 18 July | 14:46

Mod Cods? That's all I can think of.

posted by ufez 18 July | 15:17

Right track, but expand it a little bit.

posted by Wolfdog 19 July | 10:26

Mod fleece codpiece? Or....some combination of those words? I can't quite figure it out.

posted by iconomy 19 July | 15:25

"Mod fleece codpiece" is indeed what I was going for, although I feel at this point as if I should apologize for it or something.

posted by Wolfdog 19 July | 17:32

Heehee.

posted by iconomy 19 July | 18:22

Money for pot

posted by iconomy 20 July | 12:31

Hash cash?

posted by EvaDestruction 20 July | 12:37

Hash stash cash?

posted by box 20 July | 13:11

It was actually stash cash but hash cash works too, as does hash stash cash. Or even cache cash. I should have specified how many words.

Whoever wants to go can.

posted by iconomy 20 July | 13:32

Okay, hinky pinky here:

A moniker for the fleeing Barefoot Bandit

posted by bearwife 21 July | 14:50

I'd love to believe I stumped you all, but I think actually I am the only one still looking at this thread. So the answer was:

Boltin' Colton.

posted by bearwife 22 July | 18:58

I was looking! And misspending long minutes trying to rhyme something with "fugitive".

posted by EvaDestruction 22 July | 19:44

That would be a hinkety pinkety (and a killer at that.) So, maybe you're up next, Eva. WE can keep playing even if the other bunny lovers are distracted.

posted by bearwife 23 July | 11:54

Okay, although I don't know how good I am at this. :)

Three words: slangy description for an extremely tardy young friend.

posted by EvaDestruction 23 July | 12:27

Hink pink pink or hinky pinky pinky or hinkety pinkety pinkety? *stalling as brain works furiously and fruitlessly*

posted by bearwife 23 July | 14:32

way late playmate?

posted by Atom Eyes 23 July | 14:55

That's right, Atom Eyes. Your turn!

posted by EvaDestruction 23 July | 15:03

three words:
musical instrument belonging to a train-hopping vagrant Great Ape

posted by Atom Eyes 23 July | 15:17

hobo bonobo oboe

posted by Wolfdog 23 July | 15:25

Correct!

posted by Atom Eyes 23 July | 15:27

This is barely even fair, but:

Disney's Robin Hood remarked upon the offspring of Lassie by Charley.

posted by Wolfdog 23 July | 15:36

Oodelally Oodelally Golly (what a) Collie?

posted by Atom Eyes 23 July | 15:57

I wanted to see how far off the mark I could get and still make it plausible, and, thanks to Google, ended up with: Bedford inferred bastard by Pollard.

posted by Slack-a-gogo 23 July | 15:59

Atom Eyes is close to what I'm thinking; just gotta figure who Charley is and how he works in there.

posted by Wolfdog 23 July | 16:04

If it's the Charley identified here: Oodelally Cadoodle-aly?

posted by EvaDestruction 23 July | 16:51

I was going for "Oo-de-lally, poodle-collie!"

sorry

posted by Wolfdog 25 July | 14:39

I'd groan, but that would just increase the amount of hot air in here, which would be counterproductive.

Atom Eyes, you were closest - want the next turn?

posted by EvaDestruction 25 July | 15:57

Sure. How about this 3-worder:

The place where a famous, gravelly-voiced 60s singer might store his cleats after a big game.

posted by Atom Eyes 25 July | 20:17

Cocker's soccer locker?

posted by EvaDestruction 25 July | 20:52

GOOOOAAALLL!!

posted by Atom Eyes 26 July | 11:15

Finally! :)

Anyone who's interested can have my turn - inspiration isn't striking, and I probably won't have time today to check back in again.

posted by EvaDestruction 26 July | 11:24

Much gentler than my previous ones: Beleaguered office worker's hazelnuts

posted by Wolfdog 26 July | 11:53

Dilbert's Filberts

posted by box 26 July | 12:48

Similarly, somebody can have my turn.

posted by box 26 July | 12:49

OK, accomplished barrister with a proud demeanor -- this is a hinky pinky pinky.

posted by bearwife 26 July | 13:31

OK, your 24 hours are pretty much up, youse -- it is Regal Legal Eagle.

posted by bearwife 27 July | 14:26

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