This is the thread to be in if you want to have some mindless fun. It is a game and contest, but reviews are not exchanged here.

One person will start, giving a word for people to use. This word has to be unconventional and not so known. Then, for max 3 days, people will try to make good use of this word, proving their skills as writers. The person that started the challenge declares a winner. The winner gets to choose the next word. And so the cycle continues.

Here is an example:

Person 1: NEW WORD! This round's word is highfalutin.

Person 2: The highfalutin woman was constantly flaunting herself as if she were God's gift to the Earth. In reality, no one liked her.

Person 3: The man wore his best suits everywhere he went, even to casual places like baseball games. This gave him a highfalutin appearance that kept others at bay.

Person 1: This round's winner is Person 2. CLOSED

Person 2: NEW WORD! This round's word is ______

etc.

When you use the word of the week, keep it to max two sentences per entered contributions. Max four contributions per post, but you can make how many posts you want.

Start with NEW WORD in bold, and close with CLOSED in bold. The winner has 24 hours to open a new round, otherwise it's up for anyone to grab.

It is expected that you research the word and its meaning yourself.

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LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

NEW WORD! This round's word is Triskaidekaphobia.

EDIT: Since there's a 3 day time limit, here's the date and time.

Start: November 6, 5:32PM FP Time

End: November 9, 5:32PM FP Time

1. Peter's friends always mocked him for suffering from Triskaidekaphobia. They taunted him that the number 13 had cursed him real bad.

(peter is no one just an example person :p)

1. Tracy's family knew she suffered from Triskaidekaphobia so on her thirteenth birthday they played a joke and decorated the house with thirteen ribbons in each room shaped like number thirteens. Tracy refused to leave the closet the entire day.

Dear John,

It's been a great twelve days but you and me are over. I know it hurts but trust me, it's better this way; you wouldn't want to see me when my Triskaidekaphobia kicks in.

XOXO Kelly

OFF TOPIC

i think im pushing the 2 sentence limit here....

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I think that works, though! It was 2 sentences.

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2. The discrimination in public schools is unbearble. The teacher insisted that I do all thirteen questions, completely ignoring my severe triskaidekaphobia.

2. John has so far lived for 26 years without turning 13. He says his Triskaidekaphobia blessed with the age 12 twice.

3. Join The Triskaidekaphobia Support Group today! Current membership status: 12 plus 1

2. Because of his Triskaidekaphobia, Marty rarely spoke because he couldn't finish his ______. It was such a nuisance to end his sentences before he could _______.

(Count the words)

4.

Guy: "You know, Gilbert, for having Triskaidekaphobia, you're strangely comfortable with saying that word; it's like you don't know Triskaideka means thirteen."

Gilbert: "...Excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom."

3. "Honey, if I didn't know any better, I'd think you had Triskaidekaphobia or something," Thomas said jokingly while eyeing his wife's shopping list. "You forgot number thirteen on--ah!" he jumped as his wife screamed and ran from the room.

Do you suffer from Triskadekaphobia? For free help contact us at 0800 13 13 13, or go online at www.whatiswrongwithhavingoneoclocktwiceanyway.com.

(and I managed to get it on the 13th post, sort of)

Ok, I'll stop tying up this thread...here are the favorites:

From Bubbles:

"Dear John,

It's been a great twelve days but you and me are over. I know it hurts but trust me, it's better this way; you wouldn't want to see me when my Triskaidekaphobia kicks in.

XOXO Kelly"

From Frac:

"Join The Triskaidekaphobia Support Group today! Current membership status: 12 plus 1"

""Guy: "You know, Gilbert, for having Triskaidekaphobia, you're strangely comfortable with saying that word; it's like you don't know Triskaideka means thirteen."

Gilbert: "...Excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom."

From Radio:

"Because of his Triskaidekaphobia, Marty rarely spoke because he couldn't finish his ______. It was such a nuisance to end his sentences before he could _______."

""Honey, if I didn't know any better, I'd think you had Triskaidekaphobia or something," Thomas said jokingly while eyeing his wife's shopping list. "You forgot number thirteen on--ah!" he jumped as his wife screamed and ran from the room."

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I declare the winner of this round is...Bubbles!!

CLOSED

WOOT! NEW WORD: misanthrope

start: Nov. 9, 2008 3:23 pm.... GO!!!

A seriously bothered man goes to seek psychological help: "Doc, I think I'm what people call a misanthrope; what should I do?" Egbert asked. The doctor didn't respond and looked indifferent to Egbert's issue mainly because Egbert was forced to talk to a chimp, who was closest in resemblance to a human.

(does that count as two sentences? o_O)

you didn't use the word lime!

EDIT: ok all better :P

Manny the Misanthrope was well known for rejecting people's friendly advancements towards his person, and always spent his time online, raving on online forums. People wished Manny would get over himself already.

@lime

haha good one =D

This word is a tough one. I imagine I have to run a few sentences in my brain before coming up with something good, like last time :o

Roland was a first class misanthrope, wishing to rid the world of his species with atomic weapons. It was just a shame, his henchmen thought, that he had to rely so much on humans to get the job done.

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Someone, fight me!

Welcome to The Misanthrope Forums, where you can rave TO people ABOUT people!

Fred: "My professor defined the term misanthrope for us in class today; I found it so funny 'cause it was almost as if he was describing you, Jim!"

"Uh...cool," Jim said with a nervous chuckle while inching away from Fred.

There are three types of misanthrope in the world: Antisocailites, Sufferers and secondary school teachers.

okay! after long deliberation I declare a winner!!

Roland was a first class misanthrope, wishing to rid the world of his species with atomic weapons. It was just a shame, his henchmen thought, that he had to rely so much on humans to get the job done.

yay for Frac!! CLOSED

OMG I won, yay! =D

NEW WORD! This round's wordis encumbrance

Go! :D

Started 12th Nov.

becoming pregnant was a severe encumberance to Nancy's college plans.

XD I didn't look up the word so I hope I got the right def..

1) Harold rifled through the classified ads. If he wanted to pay off his encumbrance he would need a second job.

Nicki BluIs is the winner of this very lonesome round.

CLOSED

sigh, its not as fun when no one's playin!!!

NEW WORD is: gregarious

Nov. 15 5:39 FP time

GO!!!!

Sally was such a gregarious person that she always kept her friends around. Even as she went to long bathroom breaks.

Bill waited for his gregarious wife to return from her plane trip and spotted her immediately when he arrived at the airport. She was the small woman who looked more at ease near a group of rough mobsters than with no one at all.

As gregarious as Ben was, he couldn't help but hate the people he couldn't stop spending time with. Beggers can't be choosers and Ben was the poorest of them all.

Well, if I am all alone in this it means I have higher chances of winning.

Ha.

- "Hey, Molly, what's a gregarious person?"

"Well Sal, that's basically if you're like Kathy: being the center of attention and loving it more than fat kids love donuts."

Over gregarious Jill sobbed while her abundance of friends tried to comfort her, but they were unsure why she was so upset. When they asked her, Jill responded, "Amy isn't here today, which means I only have twenty-seven friends with me instead of twenty-eight and I'm so lonely!"

woot! i thanks for playing frac and radio!!

and the winner is *drumroll drumroll*

RADIO!!!

Bill waited for his gregarious wife to return from her plane trip and spotted her immediately when he arrived at the airport. She was the small woman who looked more at ease near a group of rough mobsters than with no one at all.

CLOSED

Excitement!!

NEW WORD: This round's word is clochard

Have fun! :D

Start: November 19 @ 10:11 AM FP Time

End: November 22 @ 10: 11 AM FP Time

when I found out that my friend asked my soulmate to enter some flighty relationship, I had to hold back from calling her a clochard, if only because she wouldn't know what the word meant.

- Looking like a clochard is becoming so much of a high fashion, that preppy kids these days get jealous of what hobos wear.

(its true! Some things in fashion looks like it came out of a dumpster I swear!!!)

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Fancy person 1: Clochards these days, they have no restrictions on who to they ask money from; always take take take but never giving.

Fancy person 2: Say, Fancy Person 1, didn't you ask your mother in law for a loan recently?

- We don't like 'em clochards in our town, always comin' and goin' and actin' all suspicious. They're trouble I tell ya.

(prejudiced hill billy yay!)

Katy hurridley put her clothes on, her eyes avoiding the sleeping oaf beside her. No matter how many times she changed school the title of clochard seemed to haunt her.

Alrighty. After mind numbing decision making, because I'm probably the most indecisive person in the universe and the entries were all good, this round's winner is...

...

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Bubbles! Nice sentence! And huge thanks to everyone for participating cos this topic is lonely.

This round is (I've always wanted to do this) [CLOSED]

NEW WORD: anathema

Nov 22, 6:57 pm

GO!!! (and let's see some new faces :P)

Fangirls are anathema to reason.

Ygger is as much of an anathema to the Review Game, as Hitler is to the world. And to jews; especially to the jews.

The world burned and they blamed Jamie because of it. They dubbed her an anathema and shunned all contact and association with her, even her closest relatives.

Gary was the school's resident anathema. He was so despised by the students and faculty that every time he didn't come to school, the principle declared it a holiday and no classes were held.

woops gotta close now!

ze winner iz..... FRAC!!! for making me lol!

Ygger is as much of an anathema to the Review Game, as Hitler is to the world. And to jews; especially to the jews.

CloSEd

OMG I actually won! ;_; So happy!

NEW WORD! This round's word is gormless.

26th november.

This could turn out funny heh.

Go!

Come on, can't at least SOMEONE play? :O

This gormless child burnt his hand on the stove. You'd think he would have learned his lesson the 6th time he touched it...

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