# Online Game - 'Funny Farm' (Word association) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 11, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110 "2006-10-11T22:23:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/1 "2006-10-11T22:23:25Z")
I found a online word association game that has kept my attention for better than a week now: [Funny Farm](http://jayisgames.com/archives/2006/09/funny_farm.php). It’s a brilliantly simple word association game that you can attempt to solve on your own, or by working with others. So far, I’ve got all but five squares started, and only one square complete. Just thought I’d share with all you cerebral types, most of whom will probably have it solved before dinner. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/2 "2006-10-12T01:00:32Z")
Dayum. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/3 "2006-10-12T01:16:45Z")
Tough. But then, I uck at most things world-related. ---
**Author:** ![Spongemom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Spongemom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spongemom)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/4 "2006-10-12T01:30:43Z")
Is it all nouns? ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/5 "2006-10-12T01:40:26Z")
[QUOTE=Spongemom] Is it all nouns? [/QUOTE] It appears to be all nouns so far. Some are proper nouns. I have a feeling that I’ll be at this game for the rest of this year. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/6 "2006-10-12T02:02:02Z")
Hey, it told me I attempted to cheat by looking at the source HTML. I wasn’t, honest. I was just typing in farmyard animals. Hm. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/7 "2006-10-12T02:55:02Z")
I get that error all the time. It seems to be a minor bug with the game. I just use the previous screen function on the browser. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/8 "2006-10-12T02:59:51Z")
this is tough, and I’m a little stuck. But I just can’t stop! ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/9 "2006-10-12T03:21:50Z")
no clues available? I don’t get some of the connections, and I don’t get a lot of the ommissions. A clue would be nice. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/10 "2006-10-12T03:29:45Z")
This is supposed to be a collaborative effort, is it not? I only spent about 10 minutes on it (for now), but here’s my part: [http://shygypsy.com/farm/p.cgi?state=naaaabaaaaaabaaaaaiacaaaaaaaaaacaadaiaaabaaaaaaaacaaaaaaaaaabaaaaejaaaaaiiaaaaaaaaaaaaacaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa&style=vzvvuxynerspydrsxypuaasuxaayiuzyuvtzubsffybarsyfsszrnurntweqvxddaiydeeid&i=3&j=2&cmd=guess&guess=+](http://shygypsy.com/farm/p.cgi?state=naaaabaaaaaabaaaaaiacaaaaaaaaaacaadaiaaabaaaaaaaacaaaaaaaaaabaaaaejaaaaaiiaaaaaaaaaaaaacaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa&style=vzvvuxynerspydrsxypuaasuxaayiuzyuvtzubsffybarsyfsszrnurntweqvxddaiydeeid&i=3&j=2&cmd=guess&guess=+) ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/11 "2006-10-12T03:32:17Z")
Yeah, that is addictive. I need a clue, too! It’s cool that you can merge games, but I’d rather get a little clue at a time. Do you guys who don’t want to merge want to help each other out in this thread? We could make copious use of spoiler boxes. There’s a 2-letter word just north of “bull” that overlaps into the next square. Any thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/12 "2006-10-12T03:33:34Z")
[QUOTE=Green Bean] There’s a 2-letter word just north of “bull” that overlaps into the next square. Any thoughts? [/QUOTE] It’s an abbreviation for a common two-word term related to bulls. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/13 "2006-10-12T03:44:17Z")
how do you merge? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/14 "2006-10-12T03:52:35Z")
**Bouv** –Thanks. I’m still stuck, but thanks. And what kind of farmer doesn’t have a plow? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/15 "2006-10-12T03:59:44Z")
[QUOTE=Green Bean] **Bouv** –Thanks. I’m still stuck, but thanks. And what kind of farmer doesn’t have a plow? 😉 [/QUOTE] Hint: The bull has what in common with Penn & Teller? (You get good clues by scrolling into the next map area!) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/16 "2006-10-12T04:00:17Z")
As another hint, the dots in each box represent the number of letters in each answer. I’m only just getting started, though, and I don’t think I have any real hope in the box called “Poker stars”. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/17 "2006-10-12T04:03:15Z")
I don’t know what the heck you did, Hal, but your code keeps resulting in it bringing up the ‘cheating attempt’ error. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/18 "2006-10-12T04:06:23Z")
Somehow I can’t link up “pig” to “religion” using any of the logical associations. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/19 "2006-10-12T04:12:15Z")
[QUOTE=The Sausage Creature] Somehow I can’t link up “pig” to “religion” using any of the logical associations. [/QUOTE] Which 2 religions have something to do with pigs (not neccessarily any love of them)? Also, I figured out what’s wrong with trying to merge Hal’s URL…the line break adds a space into the URL. Here’s mine (after merging Hal’s) if anyone wants to include my work: [http://shygypsy.com/farm/p.cgi?state=nahbibaaaaaabbacabiacaaaaaibaaacaedbiaaadaabaeeiacaaaaaiaccafaaaaopiaaaeijaaeaaaaaiieaaobaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa&style=sgazvtvrhusrqcsvvxruaawxstzbenxbwwvfvduehrcxrqeatnbvnxrgandytulcxiygjeed&i=2&j=2&cmd=guess&guess=+](http://shygypsy.com/farm/p.cgi?state=nahbibaaaaaabbacabiacaaaaaibaaacaedbiaaadaabaeeiacaaaaaiaccafaaaaopiaaaeijaaeaaaaaiieaaobaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa&style=sgazvtvrhusrqcsvvxruaawxstzbenxbwwvfvduehrcxrqeatnbvnxrgandytulcxiygjeed&i=2&j=2&cmd=guess&guess=+) ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110/20 "2006-10-12T04:16:08Z")
[QUOTE=Tengu] Which 2 religions have something to do with pigs (not neccessarily any love of them)? [/QUOTE] Oh, right. :smack: (I was going for “dirty” “unclean” “not kosher”). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-game-funny-farm-word-association/376110.md?page=2)