# One Word, yet again (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [July 8, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741 "2020-07-08T14:24:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 400
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7984 "2023-08-08T23:23:56Z")
bespoke ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7985 "2023-08-09T03:37:57Z")
bemedaled ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7986 "2023-08-09T03:47:20Z")
bedazzled ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7987 "2023-08-09T13:33:34Z")
vajayjay (Sorry. I heard that somewhere!) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7988 "2023-08-09T14:01:16Z")
tampon ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7989 "2023-08-09T15:25:25Z")
pontoon ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7990 "2023-08-09T20:00:46Z")
motorboatin’ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7991 "2023-08-09T20:25:32Z")
spontoon > **[Spontoon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontoon)** > > A spontoon, sometimes known by the variant spelling espontoon or as a half-pike, is a type of European polearm that came into being alongside the pike. The spontoon was in common use from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century, but it was used to a much lesser extent as a military weapon and ceremonial implement until the late 19th century. > Unlike the pike, which was an extremely long weapon (typically 4.3–4.6 m or 14–15 ft), the spontoon measured only 1.8–2.1 metres (6–7 ft) in overall ... ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7992 "2023-08-09T23:06:50Z")
spear ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7993 "2023-08-10T12:30:51Z")
shield ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7994 "2023-08-10T14:28:57Z")
Hydra ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7995 "2023-08-10T17:25:29Z")
snake ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7996 "2023-08-10T18:19:56Z")
hawk > **[First a snake fell from the sky. Then a Texas grandma found herself inside...](https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/09/us/texas-woman-snake-hawk-attack/index.html)** > > All Peggy and Wendell Jones wanted was to end their day of yard work in Texas’ triple-digit summer heat by getting cleaned up and going to the casino. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7997 "2023-08-10T18:34:38Z")
falcon ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7998 "2023-08-10T21:35:39Z")
snowman > **[The Falcon and the Snowman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falcon_and_the_Snowman)** > > The Falcon and the Snowman is a 1985 American spy drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay by Steven Zaillian is based on the 1979 book The Falcon and the Snowman: A True Story of Friendship and Espionage by Robert Lindsey, and tells the true story of two young American men, Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) and Andrew Daulton Lee (Sean Penn), who sold US security secrets to the Soviet Union. The film features the song "This Is Not America", written and performed by David Bowie an... ---
**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/7999 "2023-08-11T04:49:10Z")
codename ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/8000 "2023-08-11T13:54:14Z")
counterintelligence ---
**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/8001 "2023-08-11T16:52:19Z")
sabotage ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/8002 "2023-08-11T17:51:50Z")
Shatner: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znz44MPJcFs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znz44MPJcFs) ---
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-yet-again-part-1/914741/8003 "2023-08-12T03:00:58Z")
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