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Message board > Word of the day 21.11.10
Word of the day 21.11.10
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crisholm
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Word of the day 21.11.10
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I �ve discovered I �m the lucky winner of the �word of the day � contest, much to my surprise. I apologise about the delay - I was away for the weekend.
So it �s my turn to post a new word. And since it is Sunday the 21st of November, with a full moon, the word is...
SCREELPOKER
I do not know if I have to give any hints, but Dvorak might be a clue ; the moon is a bit far-fetched, I �m afraid; you can �t really see it at noon. |
21 Nov 2010
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magneto
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Screaming eel playing poker?
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21 Nov 2010
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MarionG
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close, my dear magneto, close but not quite.. You seem to be trying to make fun of a very serious issue. A little irresponsible I would say. Screaming eels are no laughing matter!
Screaming eels are known to attack anything getting into their waters, especially towards dusk. A screelpoker is a prodding instrument (poker - to poke) to test the waters for the presence of screaming eels, before you enter for an evening swim. My advice, if you forgot your screelpoker, don �t go in!!!
(Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies ever!) |
21 Nov 2010
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MoodyMoody
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Well, there �s a Screel Hill in Scotland, so a screelpoker must be a person hiking there with a walking stick, poking all the holes searching for rabbits or badgers. |
21 Nov 2010
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ueslteacher
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Sounds like a misspelled sleepwalker if the full moon was mentioned. So someone cast a wrong spell on a sleepwalker, hence the screelpoker.
Or some torchure instrument screeching wheel with pokers  Horrors! Sophia |
21 Nov 2010
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crisholm
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It isn �t so sinister, the poking might be a figure of speech.
Actually, it �s a phase we �ve all been through. |
21 Nov 2010
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crisholm
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Sorry. I wasn �t really trying to be helpful. |
21 Nov 2010
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cauffeepot
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I was going to say screaming cat playing poker. But, this is not my official guess! This is just my observation. |
21 Nov 2010
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cauffeepot
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A screelpoker is a slang term for a cat meowing a mournful, off-key tune on a fence at 2 am. Like Garfield and his midnight shows on the fence with his girlfriend, Arlene. And he has to duck as boots and alarm clocks come flying towards him from all directions... |
21 Nov 2010
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crisholm
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Some of you are getting closer... I like smoked eels, though! |
21 Nov 2010
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