Lists

Make a list of at least 5, but no more than 10 things that have some association with one another. Start with the last thing on the person above you's list.



Jelly
Mustard
Horseradish
Apple butter
Mayonaise
Wasabi

wasabi
bad commercials
snuggle bear
chicago bears
bad ownership

Bad ownership
irresponsibility
lack of leadership
misdirection
deception
lies

"Lies"
Neo-Swing
Zoot Suit
Cab Calloway
Nightclub

alcoholism
divorce
unprotected sex
AIDS
death

death
life
family
joy
opportunity

exploitation
tragedy
comedy
laughing
cataplexy

cataplexy
jaguar
intellect
smug
showoff :D

lookout123 wrote:

I wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannakuh, and a Joyous Kwanzaa, anything but Happy Holidays.

But....but... I'm an athiest!! :(
[SIZE=1]Whatcha gonna wish me now?[/SIZE]

PS: Merry Christmas. :)

PPS:
Showoff
Runoff
Election
Electrocution
Toaster

But....but... I'm an athiest!!
Whatcha gonna wish me now?

a wonderful day, as always.

toaster
bread
butter
potatoes
chips

Chips
Bits
Bytes
Memory
Alzheimers

alzheimers
stupid cellar posts
bad genetics
heavy drinking
CO2 poisoning

(25,000 Pyramid category: things that give you brain damage)

CO2 poisoning
mercury
arsenic
absynthe
cocaine

heroin
heroin chic
anorexia
Auschwitz
quietus (just for lookout)

quietus
quixotic (Radar)
quest
que
quiver

i think Jag is on to something. you have to pick one of your words and place a cellarites name that it relates to next to it.

(Jag dude, all the things on the list have to relate and the first item on the list has to be the last item on the previous list.)

Quiver
Chihuahua
Tinkerbell
Disney
Cryogenics

cryogenics
ted williams
baseball
barry bonds
fraud (atropos)

(UT, i thought it just meant the word above, not the whole lot, some people have included the word above, some not).

(I think the rules are too confusing for a game, but am playing anyway.)

fraud
steal
con
mark
sucker

sucker
punch
kick
bite
scratch

scratch
record
skip
hiss
pop

pop
reggae
rock
blues
country
classical
fusion
jazz
metal

and i started this just to be gay. i guess it is as much fun as a word association thread, though. ya just never know, dooya?

I like it when you are gay.

Metal
glass
concrete
plastic
fur

fur
hide
coat
hair
merkin

lookout123 wrote:

fur
hide
coat
hair
merkin

What is a merkin?
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.html

Dear Cecil:

What exactly is a "merkin"? Ever since the word was thrust into my consciousness it's been tormenting me. My Oxford English Dictionary defines it as the "female pudendum," which seems a trifle sedate, given the listed quote of 1714, "This put a strange Whim in his Head; which was, to get the hairy circle of her Merkin ... This he dry'd well and comb'd out, and then return'd to the Cardinal, telling him, he had brought Saint Peter's Beard."

And it's downhill from there. The OED "b" definition says a merkin is a "counterfeit hair for women's privy parts," and another dictionary calls it a "pubic hair wig." Sorry, but these explanations defy understanding. I mean, I've heard of niche markets, but this is ridiculous. My own interest in the word isn't just academic, as I'd like to make use of the fine quote of 1680, "Or wear some stinking Merkin for a Beard," but I want to make damn sure I know what the original item was. --Andrew Scheinman, Los Angeles


Dear Andrew:

Cecil doesn't have the most reputable sources for this kind of thing. In fact, I blush to admit, I have been fishing for tips once
again on the Internet. I do not want to give the impression I spend all my time on the Internet, but in the right hands it is a
wondrous tool, and in the wrong hands it is an even better one. Here's what's turned up so far:

A merkin is somebody who lives in Merika. (Har!)

They used to shave off all the pubic hair as a cure for syphillis, so the well-to-do used wigs.

Before penicillin was around to ease the lives of the promiscuous, these were used to cover up any sores prostitutes may have obtained in the line of duty.

They used to treat the syphilitic with mercury, which caused baldness.

The merkin is for women with no pubic hair. Some people just don't develop hair down there, and this can be embarrassing.

In days of old a common problem was lice. One of the ways people dealt with this was to shave all the hair off their bodies, including arms, legs, and pubes.

Wigs became very popular. Pubic wigs caught on slowly, starting among the kinkier set, but eventually became halfway respectable.

A merkin is a crotch wig for both men and women and is usually worn on the outside. Have you ever seen a Scot in full regalia? That little fur "purse" in front is a merkin.

In a country of mainly dark haired people, a prostitute may wear a blond merkin to be unusual and therefore more desirable. (Got this from a dictionary of sex.)

One of the more recent uses is to allow exotic dancers to comply with local laws prohibiting full nudity. They wear what amounts to a flesh-colored panty with hair on the front, appearing to the patrons of the establishment to disrobe completely without actually doing so.

In a sci fi story by John Varley called something like "The Barbie Murders," a group of women gives up individuality (and sex) and undergoes surgery to become perfect nonsexual beings resembling Barbie dolls. This involves losing genitals, pubic hair, etc. One Barbie goes back to being a woman for a night, painting on nipples and using a merkin.

Fascinating, ja? Erudite answers from around the globe, and not one of them duplicates another. Also, one is still left with a nagging question: who's a merkin supposed to fool? By the time you get to the level of intimacy where somebody is going to see whether you have pubic hair or not, your range of observation, as we might say, is such that a wig is not going to make for a very convincing masquerade, strippers possibly excepted. VOICE FROM THE NET: Yeah, but during the period when merkins were popular, the degree of intimacy among the upper class was low even during sex. ME: What's that supposed to mean, you had your valet do it for you? You sent it in by mail? Clearly more investigation needs to be done.

merkin
mexikin
kay-nidiain
eye-rikiain
brutish

brutish
obtuse
abrupt
brawny
coarse
macho

macho
muchacho
Spanish Morraco
Marrakech
hashish

hashish
jimson weed
peyote
salvia
mescaline

Mescaline
white rabbit
"please don't stab it"
jenna haze
gatorade

Gatorade
University of Florida
Steve Spurrier
Redskins
Dan Snyder
Napolean

Napoleon
Brandy
Looking Glass
Armageddon
Rapture

taken
swindled
cheated
adultery
excitement

rapture
blondie
punk
80's
high school

high school
Woodlawn
Baltimore
Maryland
crabs

crabs
syphillis
gonnorhea
herpes
hepC
AIDS

aids
assistants
helpers
care givers
nurses
doctors
patients
insurance
bills
money

money
bitchin'
hot
far out
awesome
rad
cool

cool
cold
ice
queen
rupaul

Rupaul
Divine
Uncle Milty
Dame Edna
Judy Garland

judy garland
toto
tinman
flying monkeys
the monkees

The Monkees
The Archies
The Royal Guardsmen
The Partridge Family
Banana Splits

Banana splits
Nutty Buddies
Dilly Bars
Fudgy the Whales
Mr. Misties
Bomb pops
Blizzards

Blizzards
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Typhoons
Monsoons

monsoon
sooners
dustbowl
okies
depression

depression
mania
bipolar
schizophrenia
obsessive compulsive

obsessive compulsive
as good as it gets
jack nicholson
about schmidt
kathy bates
nude :greenface

nude
dude
food
brood
screwed

screwed
hammered
nailed
arrested
michael jackson

michael jackson
plastic surgery
california
celebrity
talent

talent
agent
cia
intelligence
9/11
Bush
Dick
Election
Rigged

rigged
lashed
bound
tied
whipped

whipped
pureed
blended
stirred
folded

folded
raised
called
bluffed
cheated

cheated
heated
beaded
meted
feted

feted
foetid
feed
fed
food

Food
Fool
Foal
Goal
(Aw, fuck, I was doing so good too...)
Gaol

gaol
gall
gell
hell
help

help
helpless
hapless
homeless
hawks

hawks
sells
persuades
advertises
presents

Presents
Gifts
Goodies
Baddies
Enemies

enemies
attack
allies
people
die

die
grim reaper
don't fear the reaper
blue oyster cult
oysters
clams
crabs

crabs
blue
she
jimmy
dungeness
horseshoe

horseshoes
jesses
shackles
booties
splints

splints
splits
sticks
kindling
tinder

tinder
tender
fender
bender
bander
banded
landed
sanded

sanded
wood
stiffy
pup tent
camping
mountains
rockys
baseball
football
hockey
ice

things that have some association with one another

let me rephrase that:

things that all have some association with one another

Undertoad wrote:

(Jag dude, all the things on the list have to relate and the first item on the list has to be the last item on the previous list.)

right.
so, you should try to 'set the ball' for the next guy.

or, you could just have fun doing word association with yourself if you'd rather.

guh.

guh
go
git
got
goat

goat
goad
tease
taunt
haunt

haunt
scare
frighten
horrify
terrorize

terrorize
bomb
explode
fire
water

water
swim (dolphins and sharks, but not landsharks)
sail (my bonnie)
fish (n. and v.)
dive (cue the klaxon)
walk on (JC Superstar)
part (Charlton Heston's role model)

Part
Bit
Chewed
Swallowed
Digest
Readers
Writers

Queers(my ex and my replacment)
Homos
Sexuals
Arent we all?
Merry Christmas to ALL and...

Merry Christmas to ALL and...
pass the ammunition
misapplied ethics
ethnics
spanglish

Spanglish
Engrish
Kreyole
Cajun
Gullah
Ebonics

ebonics
etonics
nikes
michael jordan
philanderer

philanderer
Hugh Grant
Lou Grant
Mary Tyler Moore
Roger Moore
Dudley Moore
Dudley Do Right
Nell

Nell
Knell
Death
Birth
Berth
Bunk
Bed
Bath
Faucet
Force it
Four sit
Bridge
Rubber
Latex

Latex
Gloves
Condom
Prophylactic
Rubber
Birth Control
Pills

Pills
Whiskey
Oak Tree
Sycamore
Liberal
Panty Waist
Wastrel

Wastrel
Bounder
Ne'er do well
Cad
Fop
Heel

Heel
Sit
Beg
Walk
Roll over
Beethoven
Symphony

symphony
blend
cream
milk
chocolate


<small>mmmmmmmm chocolate.... :p

chocolate
cocoa
beans
plantations
slaves

slaves
history
anger
reparations
bullshit

bullshit
horshit
apeshit
batshit
no shit?!

Sherlock
Arthur Conan Doyle
Conan O'brien
late night
late show
David Letterman
stalker

stalker
exwife
blonde
implants
pamela anderson

edit: hehehe - i type faster than BigV, because I don't become distracted by links.

stalker
hunter
killer
assassin
sniper

sniper
john lee malvo
murderer
minor
death penalty

death penalty
penalty box
boxing ring
ring of fire
fire at will
will and testament

Testament
Alex Skolnick
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Joe Bach
Catherine Bach
Denver Pyle
Grizzly Adams
Adam and Eve
Um.. old Testament

That was fun.

testament
covenant
promise
obligation
duty
honor
pride
satisfaction

satisfaction
reward
gratification
self
masturbation

masturbation (they're my balls, I'll wash them as fast or as slow as I want...)
running in place
treadmill
free weights
steroids

steroids
bonds
stocks
torture
barry manilow

barry manilow
...
sh*t, nothing goes with barry manilow

barry manilow
frilly
flamboyant
rupaul
transvestite

transvestite
transsexual
Frank N Furter
Rocky!
Philiadelphia

cream cheese
cheesecake
Playboy
club
tennis racket
Anna Kournikova
cheesecake

Cheesecake
beefcake
meatcake
yellowcake
pancake
bukkake

bukkake (two ks(see what the internet has done to me????))
japan
yamato
starcraft
blizzard

blzzard
whiteout
blackout
greyout
strikeout

Strikeout
baseball
basketball
sweat
stink

stink
stank
stunk
funk
skunk

skunk
crunk
chronic
bud
marley

marley
thunder dan
ambiguous
enigmatic
phlegmatic

phlegmatic
lachrymose
deliberate
ponderous
obtuse

obtuse
acute
right
left
religious

religious
spiritual
mystical
magical
occult
heterodox

heterodox
orthodox
paradox
detox
botox

botox
bonox
vegemite
penut butter
crunch

crunch
munch
bunch
hunch
lunch

lunch
al fresco
footpath
spittle
cavity

cavity
search
seizure
convulsion
quaker

quaker
slavery
Africa
starvation
Terri

terri
cloth
towel
shower
wet

wet
dripping
soaked
saturated
wringing
sopping
flooded
innundated

innundated
irrigated
outdated
violated
felated

felated
george michael
park
slide
swings

swings
teeter totter
carousel
jungle gym
slide

slide
slip
lips
sink
ships

ships:
armada
spannish
fly

ships
boats
dinghies
coracles
rafts
flotsam

flotsam
jetsom
bassist
prong
metallica

metallica
plastica
rubberya
woodena
compositea

hola
hello
goodbye
adios
amigos

amigos
friends
pals
compadres
hermanos
buddies
coconspiritors
posse
teammates
family

sister
sledge
stone
marker
whiteboard

whiteboard
ideas
think
write
erase
rewrite
post
reply

reply
post
sign
autograph
famous

famous
esteemed
well regarded
widely known
heard of
who?

Who
Townsend
Kiddie Porn
Michael Jackson
tito

tito
pico
milli
deca
centi
mega
giga
tera
peta
exa

examine
determine
undermine
regimen
minutemen

7 seconds
punk
old school
mohawk
dr pepper

doctor pepper
mister pibb
colonel mustard
professor plum
madame blueberry

madame blueberry
veggie tales
larry
cable guy
jim carey

jim carey
art carney
barney
fred
wilma
betty

betty
sheila
slang
disparage
insult

insult
injury
perjury
OJ
apple
carts

carts
farts
pew
pepe
bugs

bugs
undocumented features
easter eggs
easter bunny
tooth fairy
great pumpkin

great pumpkin
linus
torvalds
linux
tux

tux
champagne
wedding
future
fate?

fate
destiny
fortune
serendipty
coincidence
chance

chance
dance
elegance
romance
riddance

riddance
banishment
exile
isolation
solitude
silence

silence
miff
pout
grudge
seethe
boil
anger
rage
fury
apoplectic

apoplectic
shock
awe
dumbstruck
drumstick
wing

wing
prayer
angel
archangel
seraphim
cherubim

cherubim
freaky
dogma
cats
meow
purr

purr
huff
snore
growl
yip
roar

Roar
Howl
Ginsberg
Ruth
Babe

babe
wilbur
piglet
porky
poomba

poomba
warthog
Camila
Queen?????
barf!

barf
hurl
regurgitate
spew
ralph
upchuck
vomit
urp
spitup
retch
puke

I see you are a big fan of the Dutchess also :greenface

also
too
additionally
furthermore
plus
and
moreover

moreover the British royal family already had the lock on ugly....

ugly
unbecoming
hideous
revolting
vile
scarred
nasty

nasty
dirty
X-tina
video
bad taste
because you don't know where that's been

been
bean
lentil
peanut
pea
nut

nut
Robin Williams
Ted Williams
cryogenic
sperm bank
med student

student
pad-wan
kohai
learner
beginner
acolyte

acolyte
alterboy
scandal
tabloids
Michael Jackson
payoff

payoff
mobsters
government
germans
polish
the pope
christians
10%

10%
tythe
Iglesia na Cristo
exploitation
Scientology
"Writing fiction's OK but it you really want to get rich you should start your own religion"

religion
reformation
dissent
critical thinking
listening

listening
communication
dialog
ideas
reality shows (Geez! Well, that just popped into my mind .... :3_eyes:

mind
spirit
essence
aura
vibe

vibe
ring
jingle
buzz
shake

shake
booty
Byonce
diva
MTV
payola

payola
bribe
grease
graft
corruption

Corruption
I
Eye
Why
Enzyme

Enzyme
protein
shake
bake
chicken
nuggets

nuggets
Col. Sanders
Kentucky
bluegrass
race horses
derby

derby
bowler
Weber
grille
Edsel
horse collar

horse collar
harness
yoke
traces
strap

strap
buckle
belt
orion
nebula

black hole
light
dawn
dew
grass

grass
weed
flower
cake
candle

flame
burn
scorch
salve
soothe

soothe
smooth
crunchy
munch
lunch

lunch
break
timeout
pause
regroup

regroup
recuperate
heal
ankle
toes

toes
piggies
tickles
giggles
*snort*

*snort*
greed
money
wallet
leather

leather
shoes
hike
wilderness
preservation

preservation
conservation
converse
all-star
basketball

basketball
NBA
NC State Wolfpack - YAY!
champions
Queen

Queen
Monarch
butterfly
bumblebee
tuna

tuna
Jessica Simpson
MTV
lowest common denominator
eugenics

eugenics
pyro
fire
ladder
john travolta

John Travolta
Pulp Fiction
Spillane
Mike Hammer
paperback

paperback
silverback
grizzly
adams
eve

eve
Christmas
Santa
claws
tiger

tiger
panther
jaguar
leopard
cheetah
lion
cougar
lynx
bobcat

bobcat
tomcat
spay & neuter
veterinarian
microchip

microchip
nanoprobe
rfid
bug
tinfoil hat

antenna
dish
cable
network
broadcast
biased

biased
opine
editorialize
prosletyze
evangelize
promote
shill
hawk
FoxNews

Fox News
slanted
skewed
distorted
sensationalism
Murdoch

murdoch
murder
murky
mur-chant
murmur

murmur
heart
fillibrate
pacemaker
peacemaker
rangers
Texas

Texas
Tejas
Texican
Tex Arcana
Tex-Mex

Tex-Mex
Selena
concert
fantastic
Thalia!
the best

the best
my wife
my kids
my life
blessings
thankful

thankful
grateful
reciprocal
sharing
humanity

humanity
people
individuals
brethren
souls

souls
enduring
defining
expanding
enriching

enriching
enlightening
illuminating
revealing
understanding

understanding
comprehension
explanation
education
knowledge

knowledge
wisdom
insight
revelation
nirvana

nirvana
grunge
Pendletons
Seattle
sound

sound
gulf
bay
inlet
cove

I just watched "Return of the Jedi," what can I say.

cove
cave
cavernous
maw
Millennium Falcon

falcon
hawk
eagle
robin
raptor

raptor
T-rex
Diplodocus
Allosaurus
Stegosaurus
Brachiosaurus
(10 other entries edited for courtesy)
fossil

fossil
timex
rolex
piaget
waltham
movado
seiko
casio

casio
keyboard
tune
filesystem
fsck

fsck
ntfs
gfs
isam
fat

fat
ATF
wtf
n00b
nubian

nubian
princess
egyptian
pharoh
pyramid
tomb
mummy
afterlife

Rosicrutian
occult
secret
ceremony
Masonic
temple

temple
mosque
church
synagogue
cathedral

cathedral
St. Peters
Sistine Chapel
Pope
Cardinals
smoke

smoke
smoulder
charcloth
tinder
kindling
fuel

fuel
gasoline
OPEC
shakedown
Hummer owners
delusional

delusional
confused
befuddled
mistaken
misled
bamboozled
defrauded
misinformed

misinformed
network news
big 3
BigV
Tonchi
BigV
Tonchi
BigV
Tonchi
BigV
Tonchi
;)

;)
ball
catch
play
keep away
toss
three
join
fun

(Ooops! I fell asleep and missed my turn :p )

fun
party
games
poker
saloon
showdown
Dodge City

Dodge City
dodge ball
dodgey
shifty eyed
squinty eyed
pie eyed

pie eyed
schnockered
looped
3 sheets to the wind
bombed
plastered
drunk

quiver
chills
blindfold
nipples
sexcetera...

sexcetera (and on and on and on)
sex-cicle (brrrr)
sex-cycle (ooooh aim for the cobblestones!)
sex-cepticle (just put the lid on the cup and leave it on the counter)
sex-cited (duh!)

duh!
gorsh
hyuck hyuck
wull oll bee!
don' that beat all
huh?

huh?
Oh I see.
So you're shacking up with the neighbor.
So that's it, then?
Fine :guinea:

Fine
Have it your way
I'm leaving you
Don't try to stop me
You'll be hearing from my lawyer
Put down that gun! :eek2:

gun
heat
packin
pistole
Equalizer

Equalizer
357 Magnum
Clint
Dirty Harry
lucky

lucky
skilled
fortunate
deserving
providence
planning
accidental
intentional
I meant to do that
Riiiiiight.

Riiiiiight
Right on
ye-ah baby!
cool
far out
wow
oh maaaannn
hip

hip
hop
bounce
rebound
recoil

recoil
reset
remake
rethink
retrace
reuse
reword

reword
retract
recant
redact
retreat
sorry

sorry
pitiful
sad
lame
worthless

worthless
webscapel
spam
Sir Robin
Robinhood
Boy Wonder

Boy Wonder
Wonder Bread
bread line
line dance
dance floor
floor wax
wax on
on target

on target
bullseye
Bull Shot
shooters
tequila
Jose Cuervo
lost weekend

lost weekend
tequila
wild sex
forgotten names
broken nail

broken nail
shoe
horse
battle
kingdom
King Kong

Ding Dong
Willy
Dick
Penis
Shlong

Shlong
shwing!
swing
hep
cat

cat
pussy
nookie
velvet glove
iron fist

iron fist
clad
nazi
hitler
mustache

mustache
beard
goatee
Van Dyke
Fu Manchu
Joe Namath

Joe Namath
pantyhose
RuPaul
wigs
Frank N Furter
corset
J Edgar Hoover
dresses
Robin Williams
latex

latex
spandex
silicone
saline
botox
nose job
nip/tuck

nip/tuck
the shield
rescue me
aretha
urethra

urethra
urmutha
honkey
player
ho
bitches
pimp

pimp
Plimpton
baseball
cork
wine
herb
watchtower

watchtower
pinnacle
lighthouse
mast
stilts

stilts
circus
clowns
ringmaster
acrobat
trapeze

trapeze
swing
bungee
pendulum
vine

vine
ivy
cats claw
gourd
trumpet
kudzu

kudzu
dandelions
horsetail
scotch broom
blackberries

blackberries
strawberries
shortcake
whipped cream
donuts
eclairs
(is it dinner yet? :yum: )

:yum:
de-lish
mm-mm-good
I'm HONGRY!
starved
famished
my stomach thinks my throat's been cut
malnourished

malnourished
Africa
overpopulation
human rights
womens rights
United Nations
copout

copout
excuse
slide
slack
irresponsible
immature
child
teenager

teenager
slouch
sag
delay
immediate
selfish
immature

immature was repeated ;)
undeveloped
unripened
fruit
pits
peach

Interesting that OneLook dictionary search does not have and English based, Oxford or Cambridge, definition. Wonder if that means it's not english, or no longer in use, or only American English?

English
Anglish
Spanglish
12-ish
kidspeak

kidspeak
slang
babble
nonsense
drivel

drivel
drool
babytalk
coochie coo
urp

urp
felch
flatulence
hemorrhage
distension

distension
extension
hypertension
hyperextension
post-tension
intention
retention
detention
contention
attention

attention
deficit
Republicans
grim
Grimmy
Mother Goose
mutha

mutha
fadda
Camp Grenada
homesick
poison ivy
bug juice
mosquitos
marshmallows
kybos

kybos
outhouse
privy
one holer
latrine
rest stop
pit toilet
shit in the woods

Do Bears
Smokey
Forest Fire
Slash & Burn
Agribusiness

agribusiness
milo
dove hunting
fawrarms
cookout

cookout
camping
coleman
tent
billy

billy?
bob
kid
dog
cat
rat
sat
on
a
hat

hat
cat
chat
chapeau
el gato
sombrero

sombrero
cap
toque
lid
cover
protection

protection
condom
rubber
ball
screw
hole
glory

glory
victory
dance
dance
revolution
evolution
Intelligent Design
Intelligent Disaster Recovery
backups
failure

failure
busted
resume
excuses
interview
exit interview
offer
success

success
achievement
satisfaction
happiness
contentment
pleasure
leisure
reward

reward
lost
puppy
smelly
tounge
mouth
loud
shy

shy
unsure
torn
doubtful
insecure
worried
anxious
stressed
hopeful

ladysycamore wrote:

What is a merkin?
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_232.html

Dear Cecil:

What exactly is a "merkin"? Ever since the word was thrust into my consciousness it's been tormenting me. My Oxford English Dictionary defines it as the "female pudendum," which seems a trifle sedate, given the listed quote of 1714, "This put a strange Whim in his Head; which was, to get the hairy circle of her Merkin ... This he dry'd well and comb'd out, and then return'd to the Cardinal, telling him, he had brought Saint Peter's Beard."

And it's downhill from there. The OED "b" definition says a merkin is a "counterfeit hair for women's privy parts," and another dictionary calls it a "pubic hair wig." Sorry, but these explanations defy understanding. I mean, I've heard of niche markets, but this is ridiculous. My own interest in the word isn't just academic, as I'd like to make use of the fine quote of 1680, "Or wear some stinking Merkin for a Beard," but I want to make damn sure I know what the original item was. --Andrew Scheinman, Los Angeles


Dear Andrew:

Cecil doesn't have the most reputable sources for this kind of thing. In fact, I blush to admit, I have been fishing for tips once
again on the Internet. I do not want to give the impression I spend all my time on the Internet, but in the right hands it is a
wondrous tool, and in the wrong hands it is an even better one. Here's what's turned up so far:

A merkin is somebody who lives in Merika. (Har!)

They used to shave off all the pubic hair as a cure for syphillis, so the well-to-do used wigs.

Before penicillin was around to ease the lives of the promiscuous, these were used to cover up any sores prostitutes may have obtained in the line of duty.

They used to treat the syphilitic with mercury, which caused baldness.

The merkin is for women with no pubic hair. Some people just don't develop hair down there, and this can be embarrassing.

In days of old a common problem was lice. One of the ways people dealt with this was to shave all the hair off their bodies, including arms, legs, and pubes.

Wigs became very popular. Pubic wigs caught on slowly, starting among the kinkier set, but eventually became halfway respectable.

A merkin is a crotch wig for both men and women and is usually worn on the outside. Have you ever seen a Scot in full regalia? That little fur "purse" in front is a merkin.

In a country of mainly dark haired people, a prostitute may wear a blond merkin to be unusual and therefore more desirable. (Got this from a dictionary of sex.)

One of the more recent uses is to allow exotic dancers to comply with local laws prohibiting full nudity. They wear what amounts to a flesh-colored panty with hair on the front, appearing to the patrons of the establishment to disrobe completely without actually doing so.

In a sci fi story by John Varley called something like "The Barbie Murders," a group of women gives up individuality (and sex) and undergoes surgery to become perfect nonsexual beings resembling Barbie dolls. This involves losing genitals, pubic hair, etc. One Barbie goes back to being a woman for a night, painting on nipples and using a merkin.

Fascinating, ja? Erudite answers from around the globe, and not one of them duplicates another. Also, one is still left with a nagging question: who's a merkin supposed to fool? By the time you get to the level of intimacy where somebody is going to see whether you have pubic hair or not, your range of observation, as we might say, is such that a wig is not going to make for a very convincing masquerade, strippers possibly excepted. VOICE FROM THE NET: Yeah, but during the period when merkins were popular, the degree of intimacy among the upper class was low even during sex. ME: What's that supposed to mean, you had your valet do it for you? You sent it in by mail? Clearly more investigation needs to be done.

:mg: apparently it's a Concert Hall, too.

hopeful
application
job
income
sweet

sweet
honey
nectar
syrup
glaze

Glaze
Doughnut
Winner
Rossi
Doctor
Who

Who
Pink
Stones
ZZ
U2

U2
Who me?
Say What?
What me Worry?
Alfred E. Newman

Alfred E. Newman
Mad
HeavyMetal
Road & Track
Scientific American
Martin Gardner

Martin Gardner
hex
game
Piet Hein
brain

brain
mind
soul
spirit
essence

essence
extract
concentrate
reduction
purified

purified
essential fluids
beer
keg
barrel
roll

roll
twist
spin
rotate
yaw
pivot
pitch

I started with

Pitch
Field
Diamond
Square
Area
Rug
Carpet
Bombing

Then realized it's a list not word association

So

pitch
field
green
court
diamond
park
links
course

course
menu
appetizer
meal
cocktail

cocktail
drink
pick me up
hair of the dog
dutch courage
short one
nightcap
shot

shot
wounded
bleeding
bandage
doctor

doctor
sawbones
pill pusher
medic
corpsman

corpsman
corpse man
zombie
dawn of the dead
deadbeat
dirty hippie

dirty hippie
love child
flower child
fellow man
summer of love
woodstock

woodstock
marijuana
buzz
beer
hangover

hangover
bloody mary
couch
T.V.
another round

another round
another lap
another trip
another try
another course
another load

another load
bukkake
multiple orgasm
intense pleasure
hedonism

hedonist
satyr
narcissist
conceited
bacchanal

Bacchanal, The (old bar/venue in San Diego Cir. 1990)
venue
music
guitarists
band

band
club
gang
troupe
pack
mob
herd

herd
heard
sound
solid
wise

wise
owl
night
predator
prey

prey
corpse
body
remains
offal

offal
guts
bleed
skin
hang
cool

cool
hip
phat
righteous
bitchin
suh-weet
nice
hot

hot
desert
Sahara
camel
oasis
dates
Coachella

cochella
music
crowds
elbow room
'sooners
smallpox

sooners
huskers
huskies
cougars
badgers
bruins

bruins
pandas
koalas
brown
black
sun
grizzly

grizzly
adams
samual
beer
liqour
little paper umbrellas
a little sumpthin' sumpthin

a little sump'n sump'n
Some of this some of that
little dab'll do ya
with a twist
just a pinch
with a dash
just a hint

Just a hint
Just a guess
Just an answer
Just a game show

Just a fling
just a little drunk
just a bit sloppy
just forgot my pills
just worried about nothing
just wait and see

Wheel of Fortune
The Price is Right
Family Feud
The Sale of the Century
Celebrity Squares
Jeopardy

Just a minute I was too slow. Damn time zones.

Anticipate
Antimony
Antidote
Antithesis
Antidisestablishmentarianism

antidisestablishmentarianism
deoxyribonuecleic acid
trinitrotolulene
Mississippi
supercalifrajalisticexpialidocious

*whew*

atrocious
awful
terrible
horrible
unspeakable

unspeakable
too cruel for words
if you can't say anything nice
muttering
smirking
the last laugh

the last laugh
*SLAM*
regret
revenge
heaping coals

heaping coals
potbelly stove
country store
penny candy
flour barrels
drygoods

dry goods
hard tack
saltwater taffy
pirates
eye patch
parrot
keel haul

keel haul
water ski
speedboat
parasail
beach
suntan

suntan
hang ten
ocean pacific
ray ban
coppertone

coppertone
Brooke Shields
Tom Cruise
cult fiction
outer space
mind control

mind control
discipline
muscle control
kegel
emotion control
pharmaceuticals

pharmaceuticals
prescription
generic
equivalent
substitute
replace

replace
repair
restore
revive
rekindle
reignite
regenerate
revitalize
reaminate
reincarnate

reincarnate
rientartnate
sum’um
ahmagin
wardegitto
edmunacation
recdum
jeyver
aw shucks

aw shucks
oh shit
no shit
oh crap
no way

no way
huh uh
please
don't
stop

stop
don't
stop
don't stop
oh my god

oh my god
Good grief, Charlie Brown.
Tthufferin thucotash.
Jane, stop this crazy thing!
Beep Beep!
Wilma!
Cwazy Wabbit!

Cwazy Wabbit!
Dicks are for chicks!
sex
horny
bedroom (or any room for that matter :D

bedroom
ballroom (gurk no pun intended)
tango
mango
fruity
drinks
panty peeler

peeler
sifter
zester
squeezer
tenderizer
juicer




corer

corer
apple
pie
grandma
cellar
root

root
cellar
basement
canned tomatoes
rotten
kids

spoiled
brats
whinning
crying
kleenex

kleenex
xerox
aspirin
gore-tex
shredded wheat
zipper

zipper
button
hook & eye
velcro
press studs
eyelet

islet
tropic
beach
solitude
breeze

breeze
breath
zephyr
sirocco
katabatic
gale

gale
gail
crystal
waterford
watergate

watergate
whitewatergate
strippergate
contragate
camillagate

camillagate
sensationalist
yellow
hack
cough

cough
hiccough
wheeze
hack
spasm
wretch
convulse

convulse
converse
contort
control
constrict

constrict
squeeze
please
tease
these

these
trees
hang
thieves
noose

noose
necktie
neck stretcher
rope
death knot

death knot
tie that binds
marriage vows
divorce decrees
next!

next
subsequent
following
afterward
later

later
procrastinate
put off
reschedule
dread

dread
loathe
hate
object
resent

consent
submit
approve
agree
condone

condone
condom
accept
approve
apraise
reprisal

reprisal
revenge
rebuttal
refutation
refusal
rejection

subjection
injection
infection
sleeves
tracks

tracks
trains
trails
marks
signs

signs
stop!
dating
time
mayan calander
ends

ends
finishes
terminates
concludes
quits
stalls
fails
stops
dies

irie
kyrie
eleison
epsilon
omega

omega
amoeba
oh, maybe
oh baby!
hey, lady

hey! lady
barfly
spread legs
gutter mouth
sewage
drains to river (yeah I know.. but it's written on every other storm drain!)
drag the river
detective

detective
inspector
chief inspector
superindendent
chief superintendent
chief constable
commisioner

commisioner
headquarters
bat signal
bat phone
bad puns
bad guys
bad acting

bad acting
mocking
aping
copycat
melodrama

melodrama
Broadway
New York
taxi
Nick at Night

Nick at Night
Pick a Fight
Thrilla in Manilla
Milli Vanilli
Lip Sync

lip sync
n'sync
boy band
screaming teens

screaming teens
annoyed adults
adolesence
baby boomers
middle aged
over the hill
old geezers

Old Geezers
Wheezer
Nerds
Emo
Annoying

Annoying
Work
Vacation
Chevy Chase
Maryland

Maryland
Crabs
Crusty
Pie
Apple

Apple
Fruit
Boy George
Prince
Harry

harry
hermione
ron
ginny
neville

neville
sherlock
hemlock
eggplant
nicotine
cigarettes
cancer
death

death
Life
Candyland
Sorry
Chutes and Ladders

Chutes and Ladders
ups and downs
ins and outs
behind the scenes
under the radar

Under the Radar
Radar's Wife
Mail Order Bride
Las Vegas Wedding
Mexican Divorce
Mexican Standoff

mexican standoff
dutch courage
indian summer
chinese fire drill
french leave

French bread
French fries
French beans
French kiss
French connection

french connection
gene hackman
superman
christopher reeves
stem cell research

stem cell research
abstinence only birth control
environmental protection
no child left behind
tax breaks

Tax breaks
Tax free
work overseas
expat
BusterB
Me

me
son
husband
father
friend

friend
companion
cohort
partner-in-crime
backup

backup
backup of backup
plan b
good excuse
alibi

alibi
shoo fly
pi r**2
lullaby
no fly zone

no fly zone
school zone
loading zone
end zone
ozone

ozone
zone out
outhouse
housebound
bound & gagged

bound and gagged
gagged and choked
choked and throttled
throttled and reduced
reduced and distilled
distilled and purified
purified and sanctified
sanctified and beatified

sactified and beatified
eBay martyrdom
grilled cheese
Sandwich Island
burnt offerings

burnt offerings
burning candles
witches burning
white witch
wife

wife
partner
spouse
esposas
handcuffs

handcuffs
kinky
Friedman
Texas
jewboys

penny-pinching
miserly
stingy
tight-fisted
thrifty
Scottish
Chinese

Chinese
water torture
skinny dipping
vegetable tray
cafeteria food

cafeteria food
baby food
health food
junk food
fast food
slow food

slow food
no food
starvation
emancipation
freedom
wilderness

wilderness
nature
solitude
serenity
vanishing

vanishing
box
chicken
Kentucky
Derby
brown

brown
frown
drown
gown
crown

crown
eaglet
swank
ducky
swiftly
regret
wrench
rock
tito
swallows

swallows
summer
sand
oil
war
death
taxes

taxes
read my lips
a thousand points of light
not at this juncture
more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons
I'm not going to eat any more broccoli

I'm not going to eat any more broccoli
Spinach will make you strong
Bread crusts will make your hair curly
Carrots are good for the eyesight
Oysters will make you randy
Sympathetic magic

Sympathetic magic
Complementary medicine
Medicines management
Minor Ailments
Mailout
Miserable
Rainy Wednesday afternoon
I wish I lived by the sea

I wish I lived by the sea

Home By the Sea
Home on the Range
Home Sweet Home
Take Me Home Tonight
Our House
Brick House

Brick House
Three Times a Lady
Easy
Sail On
Still

Still
boiler
evaporator
condenser
jug
shine

Shine
Disconnect
Starve
Low Self-Opinion
Liar

liar
cheater
freeloader
bully
destroyer

Destroyer
Conan
Conner
Conners
Everett

Everett
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Vancouver

Vancouver

Cover
Seal
Lid
Cork
Baggie

baggie
buggy
bogey
boggy
biggie





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biggie
tupac
eminem
slim shady
britney

britney
andre
telly
yul
sinead

Sinead O'Connor
Martin Luther
John Kerry
Madonna
Gallileo

galileo
voyager
pathfinder
gemini
apollo

apollo
hubble
nasa
moon
black hole

black hole
bleached anus
rhinoplasty
teeth whitening
earlobe scalpeling
breast implants

breast implants
padded bras
push up bras
plunged necklines
horizontal stripes
kleenex

kleenex
pollen
peanuts
urticaria
sneezes

sneezes
family meal
holy water
new house
exorcism

exorcism
catechism
prayer
spirits
Constantine
angels
hell

Hell

Damnation
Death
Brimstone
Fire
Lucifer

Lucifer
Box
Gatiss
Who
Tennant
Neil
Gaiman

gaiman
gamine
carmine
ermine
ersatz

ersatz
margarine
butter
cheese
please

Please
Kinda I Want To
Mr. Self-Destruct
Sunspots
Pinion

pinion
opinion
onion
minion
dominion

dominion
reign
demesne
realm
fiefdom
nation
republic

Republic

Orion
Anchor Bay
United Artists
MGM
Fox

Fox
hound
beagle
Snoopy
Linus
Peanuts

Peanuts

Envy (peanuts envy...lol)
Sloth
Lust
Greed
Gluttony
Wrath
Pride

Pride
Congress
Crash
Murder
Pack

Pack

pact
secret
mum
mob
hit

hit

baseball
bazebol
berry
berry
good

good
o dog
do go
d goo
o god

o god

o no
o yes
o yesss!
o o yessss!!
o, baby.....

o, baby....
oh brother
oh boy
oberto
jerky

jerky

jerk
cure
preserve
smoke
stash

stash
cache
store
write
put

Put

Cut
Tut
Rut
Hut
But
Nut

Nut
Itch
Grab
Smash:greenface
Goldbond
Job

Job

Psalms
Joshua
Ezekiel
Esther
Jonah

Jonah

Whale
Penis
Sharks
Dolphins
Tallest Man In The World

Tallest Man In The World
Kareem
Airplane
Mel Brooks
History of the World
comedy gold

smother's brothers
marx brothers
manifesto
lenin
ono

ono
ohnosecond
nanosecond
just a second
seconds, please

missing one

are you being served?
to serve man
manwich
spam
nigeria

lumberjim;136129 wrote:

Make a list of at least 5, but no more than 10 things that have some association with one another. Start with the last thing on the person above you's list.



Jelly
Mustard
Horseradish
Apple butter
Mayonaise
Wasabi

lookout123;464026 wrote:

missing one

Dude, you're missing, like, FOUR.

Flint wrote:

are you being served?
to serve man
manwich
spam
nigeria

nigeria

progeria

geriatric

acrobatic

hip surgery

Dude, you're missing, like, FOUR

LOL, i was giving you an opportunity to add a fifth to your last entry before starting mine. then flint came in and ruindededed it.

you suck at this thread

yeah, well you suck bigger threads too!

too!

tool

derail

fix

repair

back on track

back on track

back in black
back in time
back to the future
back in line
back to the start
back to basics

basic training
potty training
pot, kettle
black, white
ebony & ivory

Ebony & Ivory

Piano Keys

Florida Keys

Car keys

Doorkeys

Turkeys

Politicians

portly stallion
foregone conclusion
cerebral contusion
confusion
fusion
conjunction
junction
function
funky town
good foot
hot foot
lead foot
lead apron
apron strings
purse strings
pursed lips
cursed ships
black pearl
blue ribbon
gold medal

gold medal
steroids
tiny nads
scandal
investigation
recrimination

recrimination
discrimination
racist
pee like a
puddle

puddle
overcoat
clearcoat
redcoat
redrum
captain morgan
morgan freeman

morgan freeman
freckles
cockles
heart
fart

fart
break wind
pass gas
barking spiders
doorknob
safety
danger

danger
sharks
fin.
the end
happily ever after


@Flint

lumberjim;136129 wrote:

Make a list of at least 5, but no more than 10 things

Who taught you how to count?

Flint;464142 wrote:

portly stallion
foregone conclusion
cerebral contusion
confusion
fusion
conjunction
junction
function
funky town
good foot
hot foot
lead foot
lead apron
apron strings
purse strings
pursed lips
cursed ships
black pearl
blue ribbon
gold medal

Thats is twice as much as what he said (all your fingers and toes if you weren't born deformed or cut any off)

happily ever after
not in the cellar
where people get all anal
about counting things in lists
count this
:D

count this
countess
counter
parry
riposte
touche

touche
touchy
touch this
count this

count this
countess
cuntless
kick
lick

lick
my
prick
dick

dick
dock
rock
rack
race
pace
pact
tact
tart
tare

tear
repair
tear
repair
tear
repair

repair
rerepair
double up
quadruple
exponential

exponential
rabbits
PETA
Dallas animal control ordinance
euthanize

euthanise
old age
rage, rage
Dylan
missing
lost

lost
wandering
wondering
pondering
daydreaming