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Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Ex:

Sought

Escargot

Your turn:

Mile
 
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
 
Mlle
(abbreviation for "mademoiselle")

Tiramisu
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
[Good LORD, Kent--Tiramisu?!?! [Wink] ]
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Bayou

Frog
 
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
 
editing... be right back...

too late! EDE beat me!

Aviation

[ January 30, 2008, 03:48 PM: Message edited by: Kent Shakespeare ]
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
ration

frog
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Minogue (as in 'Kylie...')

alas
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
[the key is to come up with a plausible alternative pronunciation for the word, then find something that rhymes with that.]
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Koalas

Eucalyptus
 
Posted by Cobalt Kid on :
 
Platypus

Alliance
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
dalliance

affair
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
afar

rapport
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Airport

Plane
 
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
 
frangipane

versatile
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Campanile

Tower
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Sewer

Thread
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Knead

Dough
 
Posted by Fat Cramer on :
 
Rough

List
 
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
 
Atheist

God
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
goad

turtle
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
curtly

rude
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Good

Kind
 
Posted by Lad Boy on :
 
friend

love
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
cove

lagoon
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
legion [Wink]

surfeit
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Graphite

Lead
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Myriad

Many
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
Mini

Mano
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Drano

Clorox
 
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
 
botox

plastic
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
Ocasek

Ric
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Reich

Nazi
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
snazzy

gauche
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Debauch

Bacchanal
 
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
 
morainal

glacier
 
Posted by Arm Fall Off Boy on :
 
brassiere


women
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Omen

Portent
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Le Noirmont

Vacation
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Passion

Drive
 
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
 
Naive

Pure
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
Manure

Fertilizer

[ April 28, 2009, 05:04 PM: Message edited by: He Who Wanders ]
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Gorilla fur

Primate
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Climate

Weather
 
Posted by Jerry on :
 
ether

solvent

[ September 14, 2009, 09:33 PM: Message edited by: Jerry ]
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Mole Men

Cave
 
Posted by Quislet, Esq. on :
 
naive

innocent
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Docent

Guide
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Bidet

Wash
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
Mash

Potato
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Natto

Sushi
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
Touche

En garde
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Lardy

Amusing [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Canvassing

Politics
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
Potlucks

Grab bags
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Cabbages

Kings
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
hinges

cabinet
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Soliloquy

Monologue
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Minogue

Kylie
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
Hillbilly

Nonexistent
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
detente

ceasefire

(btw, EDE...how the heck does "soliloquy" look like it MIGHT rhyme with "cabinet"? Explain yourself! [Confused] )
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
(cab-i-nay, as the French might pronounce it)
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
(I considered that, but: so-lil-i-quay?!?)

[Razz]
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
(Er... I was convinced the "uy" can sometimes make an "a" sound, but suddenly I at a loss for examples!)
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
(Consider yourself chided! [Big Grin] )
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
(Seriously, it seems to make every other vowel sound except the a-sound! Bizarre!)
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
(Awright. Your punishment is that you are now compelled to tell the secret origin story of EDE and Lardy's mysterious history! [Yes] )
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
(Don't make me post a thread designed to get everyone to pressure you on this! [Evil] )
 
Posted by Eryk Davis Ester on :
 
(Oh, I've actually got a lot of the story worked out. I've just been waiting for the appropriate time to post...)
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
(I know you have: Cobie told me you told him you did--I'm just hoping it'll be posted in our lifetimes! [Big Grin] )
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
(We've seriously derailed your thread here, haven't we? [Eek!] )
 
Posted by cleome on :
 
[sigh]

Lire

Italy
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Galley

Cook
 
Posted by cleome on :
 
Mook

Yutz
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Roots

Dye
 
Posted by Vee on :
 
Hey!

Huh?
 
Posted by He Who Wanders on :
 
Hugh

Beaumont
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Human

Being
 
Posted by Ram Boy on :
 
Beijing

China
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Xena

Warrior
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Harrier

plane
 
Posted by cleome on :
 
Plant

Nuclear
 
Posted by Zardi, the Eternal Man on :
 
Angular


Potato
 
Posted by cleome on :
 
Sotto

Voce

(FIXED!)

(Bwahaha!! Now Rocky will have no choice but to lead the entire LMB in a rendition of "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off." It's only a matter of time...)

[ September 26, 2009, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: Rockhopper Lad ]
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Umm, Cleome, don't "potato" and "NATO" actually rhyme?

Entr'acte

Intermission
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Michonne

Andrea
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by cleome:
Sotto

Voce

(FIXED!)

(Bwahaha!! Now Rocky will have no choice but to lead the entire LMB in a rendition of "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off." It's only a matter of time...)
[Entr'acte] [Band] You say ee-ther and I say eye-ther. You say nee-ther and I say neye-ther...[/Entr'acte]
 
Posted by Zardi, the Eternal Man on :
 
Rules


Gentlepeople
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Constantinople

Istanbul
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
vestibule

lobby
 
Posted by Zardi, the Eternal Man on :
 
Harbi


Shoes
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
woes

worries
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Arise


Awake
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
Sake

beverage
 
Posted by Zardi, the Eternal Man on :
 
underage


latrine
 
Posted by Lard Lad on :
 
urine

piss
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Lease

Agreement
 
Posted by cleome on :
 
Denouement

Outcome
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Home

House
 
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
 
Ouse
(as in the English river)

Thames
 
Posted by cleome on :
 
Frames

Gild
 
Posted by Kent Shakespeare on :
 
Wild

Strawberries
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Fries

Sautes
 
Posted by cleome on :
 
Flutes

Champagne
 
Posted by Ram Boy on :
 
Champion

Swimmer
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Chimere

Rochet (rhymes with "botch it")
 
Posted by cleome on :
 
Crochet

Craft
 
Posted by Rockhopper Lad on :
 
Caught

Cold
 
Posted by cleome on :
 
Should

Ought
 


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