# Word morphing game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 18, 2003, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668 "2003-06-18T10:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 82
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1621 "2003-12-15T19:51:49Z")
**derrierelict** - groomed in the manner of a stray dog. (What?) microwave ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1622 "2003-12-16T01:27:22Z")
**microwaive** _v._ To let someone off a small debt. **asbestos** ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1623 "2003-12-16T03:47:20Z")
**assbestos** - fireproof material for your butt. **fireproof** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1624 "2003-12-16T04:13:54Z")
**flierproof** – pertaining to a board or wall whose warning to “Post No Bills” is universally heeded **advertising** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1625 "2003-12-16T12:51:48Z")
**Madvertising** - “What, me worry” about anything you’re selling. **mandrake** ---
**Author:** ![GuinnessGuzzler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@GuinnessGuzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuinnessGuzzler)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1626 "2003-12-16T16:15:40Z")
**womandrake** - a somewhat similar plant with a more bulbous root **somewhat** ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1627 "2003-12-16T17:26:53Z")
**Sommewhat** - almost like floating down the Seine. **underpants** ---
**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1628 "2003-12-18T13:35:36Z")
\*\* Danderpants \*\* - Too tigh underpants leading to a foul mood \*\* Drainage \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1629 "2003-12-18T18:29:32Z")
**drynage** - the amount of topsoil blown away during a drought. **skyscraper** ---
**Author:** ![GuinnessGuzzler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@GuinnessGuzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuinnessGuzzler)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1630 "2003-12-18T22:51:43Z")
**skyscreper** - someone who has the ability to toss pancakes very high. **crepe** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1631 "2003-12-19T01:16:23Z")
**creperhaps** - the chance of eating savory or sweet fillings rolled up in very thin pancakes. **nunnery** ---
**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1632 "2003-12-19T13:28:31Z")
\*\* Nunnery sergeant \*\* - Rank in military covents \*\* Military \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1633 "2003-12-19T14:00:01Z")
**Billitary** - Who do you think pays for those neat night-vision goggles? **camphor** ---
**Author:** ![french\_frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c77e96/32.png) [@french\_frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/french_frog)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1634 "2003-12-19T14:15:22Z")
\*\* Camford \*\* - Latest design in new car smell. Relieves small pains and itching while you’re driving too. \*\* Itching \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Ex\_Machina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1635 "2003-12-19T20:14:41Z")
**It Ching** - what you might experience if you are allergic to Chinese food or Chinese philosophy. doorknob ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1636 "2003-12-19T21:23:00Z")
**adoreknob** – someone who REALLY likes women’s breasts **centerfold** ---
**Author:** ![GuinnessGuzzler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@GuinnessGuzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuinnessGuzzler)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1637 "2003-12-19T22:57:06Z")
**centrefooled** - what happens you aren’t the first person to read the mag. **poster** ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy154](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ad7895/32.png) [@quiltguy154](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy154)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1638 "2003-12-20T00:08:24Z")
**phoster** - Australian for a great big sheet of paper or showcard with pictures and/or writing on it. **orange** ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1639 "2003-12-20T01:18:59Z")
**orangel** - a heavenly creature with a carotene problem. **carotene** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-morphing-game/182668/1640 "2003-12-20T06:48:58Z")
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