# Word association, with a twist... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 4, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402 "2004-02-04T00:16:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/1 "2004-02-04T00:16:06Z")
We seem light on games at the moment, so let me introduce one based on the old word association game. Rules: Each new word needs to be associated with the previous word. Each new word must start with the last letter of the previous word. You score Kudos points for playing a word that starts and ends with the same letter OK to start Banana ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/2 "2004-02-04T00:19:16Z")
In order to comply with the 10 letter limit, my word is apple. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/3 "2004-02-04T00:20:24Z")
The 10 letter limit will kill this thread. eating. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/4 "2004-02-04T00:22:04Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > The 10 letter limit will kill this thread. eating. On second thought it might make it more interesting… ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/5 "2004-02-04T00:48:16Z")
Gastric. Oh, that ten letter limit. ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/6 "2004-02-04T00:49:41Z")
Citric (both acids if you wondering the connextion) (that’s one Kudos to me 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/7 "2004-02-04T01:07:32Z")
Chemical la di da the 10 letter limit ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/8 "2004-02-04T01:09:38Z")
Liquid SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/9 "2004-02-04T01:23:15Z")
Dyspeptic Oh foo! ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/10 "2004-02-04T01:30:47Z")
curmudgeonly ( F the 10 letter limit 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/11 "2004-02-04T04:16:03Z")
Yelling “Hey you kids, get off my lawn!” ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/12 "2004-02-04T04:29:23Z")
Growling Discombobulate this post. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/13 "2004-02-04T13:30:25Z")
Gnashing Time to visit the dentist! ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/14 "2004-02-04T14:03:39Z")
Grinding. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/15 "2004-02-04T14:17:03Z")
Grating yada yada yada ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/16 "2004-02-04T16:59:26Z")
ginger ( did I need to mention words ending g and s leave people ope for lots of Kudos points ) ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/17 "2004-02-04T17:05:40Z")
rodgers ( as in Ginger Rodgers ) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/18 "2004-02-04T22:58:36Z")
Songs (those written by Richard Rodgers in collaboration with either Lorenz Hart or Oscar Hammerstein) Fred Astaire’s dance partner was Ginger Rogers. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/19 "2004-02-04T23:03:36Z")
If singing songs, one can employ: **sibilance** ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402/20 "2004-02-05T01:12:13Z")
…or in an **ebullient** manner, as if caroling [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-with-a-twist/227402.md?page=2)