Word game - The answers

The real meaning of the words is under each picture.

    Absquatulate = To make off hurriedly

    Choller = Double chin

    Illecebrous = Pretty, attractive

    Halch = To hug

    Gamp = Large umbrella 

    Tragematopolist = Seller of candy

    Fleer = To laugh disrespectfully 

    Battologize = To repeat the same thing needlessly 

Here are the highlights from the original thread. Now that you know the real meaning of the words, you can read these contributions again and see how much sense they make…

These words games always guarantee some hilarity. PMom_GA revealed her talent for producing groaners!

PMom_GA

Sorry to say that my attempts at exercise resulted in a failure to AbSquatUlate regularly.

GrannyJ 

Has anyone else noticed that when they absquatulate everyone leaves the room? Same thing happens when I halch. 

And what about those illecebrous dreams- boy those are really something. Think I am going to have to see a tragematopolist and find out if this is normal at my age. Whatever...I am not going to take any more gamp from anyone! And let me tell you... when I battologize it is not something you will soon forget. Think I will pour myself another tankard of choller and see if I am still able to fleer. Bet I can! LOL.

View replied to GrannyJ:

Hi GrannyJ! These really work! No gamp! The latest models even have a 'no-leak' halch pouch. Fleers!

View

Buenas dias amigos! I woke up late to a thunderstorm this morning and Benny didn't want to leave the comfort of her perch, so I decided to do some exercises. First I poured a large mug of cinnamon-flavored latte and rolled out my mat. Wow! It was later than I realized and so I decided to absquatalate* the session to save time. I got invited to lunch and was asked to bring dessert. I began to halch the choller to a illecebrous texture when I realized I could battologize the lard to produce a crusty Gamp any Tragamatopolist would be proud of! Part of the fun is serving it with fleer!

*combining-normally with caffeine.

Lynn in VA

Today, President Palin's press secretary issued the following

statement: 'the President would like to illecebrously battologize to

the Tragematopolists, they who unflinchingly halch the choller. It

was never her intention to fleer upon their gamp. In future she will

absquatulate also, too rather than go along to get along in the

crony capitalist, oh and it's gottabe all about Benghazi too, any of

them, all of 'em that have been halched before me all these years,

Katie."

Mrsgunka

I conscientiously counted off the 60 minutes after taking my thyroid pill in anticipation of warming up the sweet, gooey Choller, awaiting patiently for the microwave to bring out the flavors sitting overnight on the counter. As I bit off the first morsel and savored the flavor, warmth and aroma, Okay, I stuck the whole thing in my mouth and swallowed! I suddenly felt this illecebrous wrenching in my gut and made a mad dash to the powder room. It had been 4 months since I had indulged this delicacy. The halch had gripped so suddenly. After the wave let-up, I picked up the phone and out of desperation I dialed Dr. Gamp, the world renown Tragematopolist and protologist for advice. He assured me that the fleer would battologize shortly, as it was nothing more than a fart crosswise in my gut from eating too fast and swallowing the whole thing without properly masticating it properly. The second one went much smoother as I slowly chewed up the tantalizing delicacy and washed it down with copious amounts of fresh ground coffee, and belched like a proud German! I realized 3 Chollers might be over-doing it. But damn, homemade Chollers might be one of my favorite things in the world! Patience is a virtue.

Thank you to all who took part in the game. I'll start collecting funny words in another language for a future game, yes?

Lest we forget

Amy sent us a moving reminder about November 11. Thank you, Amy.

World War I, known at the time as the Great War, was thought to be the war that would end all future wars... All sides suffered an incredibly high number of needless deaths, and the war devastated an entire generation. In fact, the sheer amount of destruction and death has only been eclipsed by World War II.....

Since it ended, all countries involved - have held memorials to remember their fallen dead who sacrificed their lives for the good of their country. This fact is all the more so in England, where nearly a million people lost their lives...  What they've done to commemorate their fallen soldiers is truly beautiful, while also helping us understand the true scope of these soldiers' sacrifice. Even a hundred years later, we should not forget their incredible acts of heroism and dedication...

 

The 'moat that surrounds the Tower of London has long stood empty and dry, but now, what may look like blood .. is actually something beautiful .'

This summer, the moat has been filled with 888,246 red ceramic poppies, one for each British and Colonial soldier who perished during World War I.

For the past few weeks, a team of 150 volunteers has been placing red ceramic poppies one by one around the Tower.

Each evening, the Last Post will be sounded and a 'selection of names of the dead read out loud, a stunning and sobering commemoration that befits the Great War.

The last poppy will be symbolically planted on the last day of the installation: November 11, Armistice Day.

We haven't played this game recently...

The usual rules apply. Use the following words in one or more sentences and... no googling!

1. Absquatulate (verb)
2. Choller (noun)

3. Illecebrous (adjective)

4. Halch (verb)

5. Gamp (noun)

6. Tragematopolist (occupation)

7. Fleer (verb)

8. Battologize (verb)

If you actually know any of the words, just play along...

[I'll post the answers on Wednesday]

Family album

Grammy97 sent us some delightful photos of doggie families. Thank you, Grammy97.

Cool confrontation

I saw this photo on Facebook and thought it was really good!

I did this post on the iPad and as I can't schedule the post for later, it's a bit earlier than usual...

An elegant birthday party for a very classy, much loved friend

Feast your eyes on these beautiful cakes and have a glass of bubbly!

Three funnies from three great ladies

Lynn, Queen of Sheeba and Amy sent us some funny bits. Thank you, gals!

Starting with Lynn, here's a funny take on a famous meme:

Then we have Queen of  Sheeba' contribution to the hall of groaners:

Amy's contribution contains some health advice:

Interview with a 101-year-old lady

Reporter: Can you give us some health tips for reaching the age of 101?

Hattie: For better digestion I drink beer. In the case of appetite loss
I drink white wine. For low blood pressure I drink Red Wine. In the case
of high blood pressure I drink scotch. And when I have a cold I drink
Schnapps.

Reporter: When do you drink water?

Hattie: I've never been that sick.

Have a great day!

The elections

I smell a rat...

I'm late, I'm late...

I had an appointment in Tulle this morning to check my bone density. As we were there, where the big supermarkets are, we did a spot of shopping as well. The good news is that I don't have osteoporosis, only osteopenia, which can be treated. The other good news: Pirate will lose the stitches AND the cone tomorrow. Oh happy day! 

Here are some quick cartoons in case the election results are too depressing. I haven't checked any of the blogs yet and I hope things are going well..