# word association

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 13, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105 "2004-02-13T21:44:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![grisham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@grisham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grisham)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/1 "2004-02-13T21:44:11Z")

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Okay I had this thought after doing this in one of my classes. The rules to this game are simple. I am going to start it by posting a word. You then post whatever WORD pops into your brain. It can be anything. Post your word then you are free to comment. You are also allowed to post all you want. But please post your word first. And most of all have some fun with this.  
okay the starting word…stick

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/2 "2004-02-14T02:49:49Z")

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mud.

Some people I know are sticks in the mud.  
Darn 10 letter minimum. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/3 "2004-02-14T05:10:18Z")

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pies.

(i wish there was no minimum length for posts. ☹ )

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/4 "2004-02-14T13:44:23Z")

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Cherry.

Anybody a Warrant fan? 😉

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**Author:** ![UselessGit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/74df32/32.png) [@UselessGit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UselessGit)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/5 "2004-02-14T14:33:17Z")

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Virgins

I think I said that out loud, people are looking at me funny…

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/6 "2004-02-14T14:37:37Z")

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White.

We all know that virigins wear white on their wedding days, right?

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/7 "2004-02-14T15:22:59Z")

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> [@misstee](#):
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> White.

Christmas. “I’m dreaming of a white…”

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/8 "2004-02-14T16:30:12Z")

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Presents.

Can’t have a good Christmas without some presents.

🙂

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/9 "2004-02-14T16:43:02Z")

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Arms.

You know, “Present arms!”

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**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/10 "2004-02-14T21:10:20Z")

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stick  
“I’m armed. This is a stick up!”

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**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/11 "2004-02-14T21:21:10Z")

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Mud.

Deja vu?

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/12 "2004-02-15T00:06:56Z")

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Puddle.

( I got to go after **Bruce\_Daddy**. )

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/13 "2004-02-15T00:59:01Z")

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**jumper**

Small,airplanes with few passengers, that make frequent stops. Up, down, offload et al.

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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/14 "2004-02-15T01:42:55Z")

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> [@quiltguy154](#):
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> **jumper**
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> Small,airplanes with few passengers, that make frequent stops. Up, down, offload et al.

Suicide

the terminal high-dive

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/15 "2004-02-15T04:00:47Z")

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Bloody

( I don’t know why, but I think of all suicides as bloody. )

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**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/16 "2004-02-15T04:10:42Z")

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Sunday.

I’m not really this negative, because I keep thinking it terms of songs. I was hoping someone would answer ‘suicide’ with ‘blondes’…

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**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/17 "2004-02-15T13:44:01Z")

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School.

( I didn’t even think of blondes with suicide, if I would have, what would your next word hav been **vunderbob**? )

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**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/18 "2004-02-15T14:43:30Z")

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**carnival**

When I was in grade school, we always had a carnival every June as the big fundraiser for the year.

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**Author:** ![dobbinaire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@dobbinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dobbinaire)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/19 "2004-02-15T17:03:43Z")

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Rides.

Ferris wheel being the first one I thought of.

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**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association/229105/20 "2004-02-15T17:29:26Z")

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Thunderbolt

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