# Dope game with potential **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 24, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731 "2007-08-24T04:17:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/1 "2007-08-24T04:17:58Z")
I just had an idea for a game here. It’s based on [Rebus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus), but modified for use in a text based environment. The form of rebus where pictures replace words might include a picture of an ice cube, and a golfing tee. The answer would be either Ice T the gangsta rapper, or Iced Tea the drink. Usually it’s more specific, but that’s the first example that came to mind. It could be in this format: One of his nicknames is “Hova”, -J +L The reference was to Jay Z, -J +L equals “lazy”. For the purposes of this thread, letters added or subtracted will be limited to two, and only when next to each other. Guess the persons name, or guess the word that is derived from it. I’ll start. A slur describing Irish people, and a short bladed weapon -d, +j ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/2 "2007-08-24T04:43:27Z")
Dirk… equals jerk? I can only get the first half. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/3 "2007-08-24T05:03:56Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Dirk… equals jerk? I can only get the first half. [/QUOTE] You missed the first half. The slur is Mick ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/4 "2007-08-25T03:40:54Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] Dope game with potential [/QUOTE] Or not. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/5 "2007-08-25T04:02:10Z")
[QUOTE=Don’t fight the hypothetical] Or not. [/QUOTE] Not. Definitely. Well, at least there were two people that replied. Apparently, optic organ, what a vacuum does. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/6 "2007-08-26T01:03:17Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] Apparently, optic organ, what a vacuum does. [/QUOTE] Snerk. That was my lame attempt at humor while giving you bump. Don’t feel bad, I think I’ve had a thread that _no one_ responded to… In MPSIMS, no less. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/7 "2007-08-26T01:19:38Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Dirk… equals jerk? I can only get the first half. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=dnooman] You missed the first half. The slur is Mick [/QUOTE] McJerk?! A fast-food jerky sandwich? ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/8 "2007-08-26T01:20:27Z")
[QUOTE=bigbabysweets2000] McJerk?! A fast-food jerky sandwich? [/QUOTE] Lead singer of the Rolling Stones. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/9 "2007-08-26T02:43:49Z")
It was Mick Jagger. Dagger -d, +j = Jagger. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/10 "2007-08-26T12:04:39Z")
I liked McJerky better, and there, I bumped your thread. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/11 "2007-08-26T17:30:56Z")
Ooooh, I get it now. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/12 "2007-08-26T18:54:09Z")
The pathetic little struggle of this thread is almost to the point that it’s funny. It certainly doesn’t hurt having a few guys with senses of humor involved. I can just see this as a thread that never really dies, yet completely fails in its original intent. It will certainly die before too long though. (form of instant communication) + (something that can die) (textile used in sewing)!!! ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/13 "2007-08-26T21:21:14Z")
mmmmm. IM +…plant…yarn? I am plantyarn!!! I win. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/14 "2007-08-26T21:32:54Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] The pathetic little struggle of this thread is almost to the point that it’s funny. It certainly doesn’t hurt having a few guys with senses of humor involved. I can just see this as a thread that never really dies, yet completely fails in its original intent. It will certainly die before too long though. (form of instant communication) + (something that can die) (textile used in sewing)!!! [/QUOTE] I’m pig linen? Oooh, I like this game. morning activity + piece of tree ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/15 "2007-08-26T21:39:31Z")
[QUOTE=fisha] I’m pig linen? Oooh, I like this game. morning activity + piece of tree [/QUOTE] Poop log? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/16 "2007-08-26T21:41:32Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] (form of instant communication) + (something that can die) (textile used in sewing)!!! [/QUOTE] Oh, OK. I’ll be the one to suggest a non-joke answer. Immortal Thread. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/17 "2007-08-26T21:42:43Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] Poop log? [/QUOTE] Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/18 "2007-08-26T21:45:01Z")
[QUOTE=Kneepants Erasmus, the Humanist] mmmmm. IM +…plant…yarn? I am plantyarn!!! I win. [/QUOTE] Oh, I guess you said “sewing” and not “knitting”. Dammit. I lose. Or. I am plantthread. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/19 "2007-08-26T21:45:02Z")
[QUOTE=fisha] morning activity + piece of tree [/QUOTE] Walk the plank? ---
**Author:** ![Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@Kneepants\_Erasmus\_the\_Humanist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kneepants_Erasmus_the_Humanist)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731/20 "2007-08-26T21:48:42Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] Oh, OK. I’ll be the one to suggest a non-joke answer. Immortal Thread. [/QUOTE] **claps** good answer. good answer. This will be my answer as well. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-game-with-potential/416731.md?page=2)