Words that end in EDY

Post by **spot** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:44 am

The "Words That End In" franchise

proudly presents

the most successful game thread of all history,

back on ForumGarden by POPULAR DEMAND!

We tried a while ago to post only words which ended in INTH. It was all too brief.

This was followed by INCH. It was an overnight success!

A third outing, of words ending in ONCH, brought out intense rivalry!

We then moved into high gear with words ending in ONCK, the most hard-fought contest to date.

The search for words ending in ANK, was reviewed in Time Magazine as "reminiscent of Mrs Thrale's gatherings".

The subsequent investigation into words ending in ARK induced rule revisions.

The hunt for words ending in ARB was mercifully brief.

An exciting contest for words ending in ERB, saw an avalanche of submissions from an international array of players.

Players struggled for words ending in ERO, several tripping on the rule revisions regarding dictionary searches and context displays.

Most recently Odie pipped a field of contestants producing words ending in EDO in a nailbiting finish worthy of Takeshi's Castle.

In the interests of fair adjudication in this round

every entry must have a sample sentence attached which shows the word employed in a natural English setting

Entries score double if the sample sentence is a legitimate quotation from a published work

Players are courteously reminded that dictionary searches are forbidden

Good luck to all our contestants!

Once a name or word has been offered in the thread it may not be offered again. Proper nouns, acronyms and abbreviations, where they lack alternate non-derivative meanings which are neither proper, acronymic or abbreviated, are excluded. Submissions must use current English spelling adjudicated from the Oxford English Dictionary. Consecutive posts within the game thread must not contain submissions from the same player. The use of computer software to generate submissions is forbidden. Relatives and employees of the game's management may not enter. The competition is governed by English Law. The winner of this competition will be entered in the annual ForumGarden Competition Winners' Knock-out Photo Contest. No prize carries financial value exceeding the lowest denomination coin of the realm, for which it may be exchanged at the request of the winner. This is a game of skill without payment of money or moneyâ€™s worth or the provision of goods or services and does not constitute a lottery, pool, prize game or chain-gift scheme.

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:51 am

Comedy-

Sometimes life is like a comedy.

Did I do that correctly?

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:53 am

"Edy" is a name of a good friend of mine.. :wah:

Post by **spot** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:54 am

Robert J;1268565 wrote: Comedy-

Sometimes life is a comedy.

Did I do that correctly?

Wonderfully well, Robert. You're a natural.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:55 am

COMEDY

" Jimbo's attempts at comedy are often met with ridicule and derision"

Post by **spot** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:58 am

Snowfire;1268573 wrote: COMEDY

" Jimbo's attempts at comedy are often met with ridicule and derision"

An admirable sentiment but you fall foul of one of the minor subsections regarding duplicate entries. Easily done on a forum with replies coming in all the while, that.

Snowfire · Post by **Snowfire** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:08 pm

TRAGEDY

"Jimbo's attempts at comedy are often regarded as a tragedy"

Double points surely

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:14 pm

Romeo and Juliet is a tale of TRAGEDY penned by Shakespeare.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:15 pm

Snowfire;1268588 wrote: TRAGEDY

"Jimbo's attempts at comedy are often regarded as a tragedy"

Double points surely

hehehehe Betty punches Snowfire :wah:

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:18 pm

My secret REMEDY will provide payback to Snowfire for stealing my word :p

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:20 pm

Needy-

I have difficulty tolerating needy people or animals.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:21 pm

Am I needy or just a bit greedy

I do love a challenge - indeedy

Why is there no remedy

For life's tragicomedy

It's all just a little bit seedy

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:38 pm

A wonderful time was had by all at the Cropredy festival :p

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:42 pm

Betty Boop;1268621 wrote: A wonderful time was had by all at the Cropredy festival :p

Betty - Was the Cropredy festival weedy or just reedy?

I gotta get coffeedy

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:50 pm

AussiePam;1268623 wrote: Betty - Was the Cropredy festival weedy or just reedy?

I gotta get coffeedy

It was both Pam and I saw a man wearing a dress, but I digress, me thinks I have a tragedy of a comedy of errors here within this thread, will you please help me remedy this paredy

(help I've broken all the rules lol)

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:53 pm

Betty Boop;1268629 wrote: It was both Pam and I saw a man wearing a dress, but I digress, me thinks I have a tragedy of a comedy of errors here within this thread, will you please help me remedy this paredy

(help I've broken all the rules lol)

I wanted prosedy too, but it's prosody unfortunately.. Not sure what it means anyway... um... but it's a good word, or would be if it was an okay word but like your paredy it's bad and evil and there should be more of it and I'll drink to that.. even though I haven't had my coffee yet and I'm listening as I type to Dulamann on my Irish songs site by Altan and it's about good Irish seaweed....hey it's seaweedy... YEAH!! Everything is connected.. :sneaky:

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/music ... ost1268626

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:56 pm

Betty Boop;1268629 wrote: It was both Pam and I saw a man wearing a dress, but I digress, me thinks I have a tragedy of a comedy of errors here within this thread, will you please help me remedy this paredy

(help I've broken all the rules lol) No couthedy.

Post by **spot** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:58 pm

Much more of this and I may have to get a moderator to clean the game up!!

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:01 pm

I posted the Altan song in the wrong place... sorry Spotticles.. comes from fiddling about in two threads at the same time, when you have only a single blonde neuronedy.... I've deleted my mistake so no mods need soil their lily white handedies.

Where's my coffedy???

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:07 pm

Bettedy Boopedy isedy aedy modedy butedy shesedy guiltyedy tooedy.

I winedy!

Post by **spot** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:12 pm

spot logs into his dictionary with a worried look on his face

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:14 pm

Golly gosh, so she is... and I've been fraternizing, and it was quite painless actually... Maybe mods are human after all... That's a deep thoughtedy ...

Kennedy?

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:25 am

spot;1268644 wrote: spot logs into his dictionary with a worried look on his faceThanks for being a good sport, Spot.

Skylark · Post by **Skylark** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 11:14 am

This is very hard!

Kennedy (I thought one of you Americans may have put this up before me!)

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:31 pm

Two posts down... I'm an Aussie.... !!!

Post by **Betty Boop** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 4:49 pm

This thread has become very raggedy and it's all my fault. I will be banishedy from playing games by Spot foreveredy.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 5:42 pm

spot;1268636 wrote: Much more of this and I may have to get a moderator to clean the game up!!

Is that a hint for "heedy" or does Oxford recognize the word?

What are we to consider the guidelines for acceptance in this game, specifically?

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 5:54 pm

K.Snyder;1269811 wrote: Is that a hint for "heedy" or does Oxford recognize the word?

What are we to consider the guidelines for acceptance in this game, specifically?

Thought I'd get a much more speedy response.

How about "reedy", considering it's close to Christmas time?

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:07 pm

Bishop Ussher used heedy... 1645 "That we have a carefull and a heedy watch to all things that may advance God's glory"

The entry for reedy stretches on for pages, it's huge. Like Rabbie Burns, 1791: "Ye heathy wastes immix'd with reedy fens"

The guidelines are completely contained in the opening post of the thread.

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:32 pm

spot;1269824 wrote: The guidelines are completely contained in the opening post of the thread.

Oh, well, "natural English setting" I've never really understood the definition of, specifically. I'd always assumed The Oxford English Dictionary was held in much greater esteem than the bible! :wah: :yh_rotfl <-----I crack meself up! :wah: :yh_wink

Ok, you'd turned the disgusting remnants of your fish tank from your fish over indulging into a congealed mess by weed eating the weedy fixtures you'd previously planted, from which is to blame for your absenteeism?

Post by **spot** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 6:55 pm

I think you just took the lead!

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 7:06 pm

spot;1269848 wrote: I think you just took the lead!

Not for long because I'm TAPEDY!

:yh_rotfl

Jazzy · Post by **Jazzy** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:32 am

raggedy

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:09 pm

Gosh what a thought, Jazzy. Takes me back...

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