HUMOUR (Linguistic): War On Said - say what?

Post by **laurie** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:02 am

My new philosophy - *whap* only when it will inspire the malefactor to change his ways.

Brad's a lost cause ... but I'll give it one more try.

BRAD

ChoChiyo · Post by **ChoChiyo** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:07 am

Heh heh.

You rule.

Post by **laurie** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 2:28 am

"I rule with a fist - and mallet - of iron," Laurie expounded, hammering home the point - and the nail - into Brad's thick skull.

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:23 am

Thus far:

added (always a good one)
amended
answered
argued
attested
babbled
bawled
bellowed
blared
blatted
bleated
blustered
boasted
bragged
broadcasted
called
chirped
cooed
coughed
cried
croaked
crooned
crowed
declared
droned
erupted
exclaimed
fussed
griped
growled
grunted
gushed
hailed
hissed
howled
intoned
lied
moaned
murmured
muttered
nagged
nattered
prayed
ranted
reiterated
reminded
replied
retorted
roared
sang
scolded
screamed
screeched
shouted
simpered
soothed
spit
squawked
squeaked
squealed
swore
teased
trumpeted
uttered (be sure you don't spell it with "d's" instead of "t's" Heh heh)
ventured
voiced
wailed
whimpered
whined
whispered
wished
wondered
yammered
yelled
yelped
yipped
yowled

Appended
Blathered
Decried
Decreed
Dissembled
Drawled
Effused
Floundered
Harrumphed
Interjected
Lispped
Prevaricated
Rebuked
Stammered
Wept
Yawpped

expostulated
dissuaded
objected
remonstrated
supplied
brayed
enunciated
pointed out
chortled
shrieked
commanded
responded

seethed
gasped
sniggered
expounded

Let's see...well, one could also use:

reproached
chided
blurted
barked
mewled
purred
snickered
requested
reported
relayed
translated
raved
marvelled
remarked
protested
relented
admitted
razzed
confessed
refused
twittered
snorted
sprayed
scolded
preached
bawled
cursed
insulted
inferred
insinuated
implied
hinted
alluded
and of course...there's always GARGLED.

"My goodness. Isn't the English language RICH?" felonius verbalized.

Guess I should have alphabetitized those. Oh, well.

Let's keep it going, people! Keg ain't even been really tapped yet!

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:08 am

felonius you missed mine.

added
amended
answered
argued
attested
babbled
bawled
bellowed
blared
blatted
bleated
blustered
boasted
bragged
broadcasted
called
chirped
cooed
coughed
cried
croaked
crooned
crowed
declared
droned
erupted
exclaimed
fussed
griped
growled
grunted
gushed
hailed
hissed
howled
intoned
lied
moaned
murmured
muttered
nagged
nattered
prayed
ranted
reiterated
reminded
replied
retorted
roared
sang
scolded
screamed
screeched
shouted
simpered
soothed
spit
squawked
squeaked
squealed
swore
teased
trumpeted
uttered
ventured
voiced
wailed
whimpered
whined
whispered
wished
wondered
yammered
yelled
yelped
yipped
yowled

Appended
Blathered
Decried
Decreed
Dissembled
Drawled
Effused
Floundered
Harrumphed
Interjected
Lispped
Prevaricated
Rebuked
Stammered
Wept
Yawpped

expostulated
dissuaded
objected
remonstrated
supplied
brayed
enunciated
pointed out
chortled
shrieked
commanded
responded

seethed
gasped
sniggered
expounded

reproached
chided
blurted
barked
mewled
purred
snickered
requested
reported
relayed
translated
raved
marvelled
remarked
protested
relented
admitted
razzed
confessed
refused
twittered
snorted
sprayed
scolded
preached
bawled
cursed
insulted
inferred
insinuated
implied
hinted
alluded
gargled
verbalized

Alleged
Chatted
Lisped
Whistled
Groaned
Spitted
Mumbled
Stuttered

We're smokin

felonius · Post by **felonius** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:29 am

Whoops - apologies Ghost. I was scrolling too fast and missed 'em.

It's turning into quite the list!

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 8:38 am

Quite the list at 150 words!!!!

added
admitted
alleged
alluded
amended
answered
appended
argued
attested
babbled
barked
bawled
bellowed
blared
blathered
blatted
bleated
blurted
blustered
boasted
bragged
brayed
broadcasted
called
chatted
chided
chirped
chortled
cooed
confessed
commanded
coughed
cried
croaked
crooned
crowed
cursed
declared
decried
decreed
dissembled
dissuaded
drawled
droned
effused
enunciated
erupted
exclaimed
expostulated
expounded
floundered
fussed
gasped
griped
groaned
growled
grunted
gushed
gargled
hailed
harrumphed
hinted
hissed
howled
inferred
insulted
insinuated
implied
interjected
intoned
lied
lisped
marveled
mewled
moaned
mumbled
murmured
muttered
nagged
nattered
objected
protested
preached
purred
pointed out
prayed
prevaricated
ranted
raved
razzed
rebuked
refused
relayed
relented
reiterated
reminded
remarked
remonstrated
requested
reported
replied
reproached
responded
retorted
roared
sang
scolded
screamed
screeched
scolded
seethed
shrieked
shouted
simpered
snorted
sniggered
snickered
soothed
spitted
sprayed
squawked
squeaked
squealed
stammered
supplied
stuttered
swore
teased
translated
twittered
trumpeted
uttered
verbalized
ventured
voiced
wailed
wept
whimpered
whined
whispered
whistled
wished
wondered
yammered
yelled
yapped
yawped
yelped
yipped
yowled

Post by **Darb** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:13 am

Quasi-vollyball post ...

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Vietnam: The 'Said' Offensive

GENRE: Linguistic Hopscotch

â€œAw man, this discussion thread has no boobs, and a tight boxâ€

Post by **Kvetch** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:19 am

Skoffed

Scoffed?

Subsumed

whaa?

allowed (as in 'ok, mabye I did make a mistake', he allowed)
smarmed

Post by **Darb** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:26 am

Kvetch wrote:
Skoffed
Scoffed?

I spelled it wrong ... so sue me

Kvetch wrote:
Subsumed
whaa??

If you don't know it, look it up. It's a real word.

Post by **Kvetch** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:29 am

I know what subsumed means, I just can't see how you can use it instead of said.

ChoChiyo · Post by **ChoChiyo** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:31 am

"Darby's scaring me," Mariposa quavered, "He slobbers words like boob and box in a way that makes them seem....obscene."

Post by **Darb** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:45 am

"But how do you use it in a sentence ? I just can't see it." fretted Kvetch.

"Here's a referral" gimaced Dr. Darby, writing a chit. "Doctor Ingacious is colleague of mine, and he's a top flight literary opthamologist. If he can't help you with your linguistic stigmatism, then you'll just have to learn to live with it."

Post by **Kvetch** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:49 am

"And where will I find this Dr Ingacious?" enquired Kvetch

gimaced

grimaced, right?

Kahrey · Post by **Kahrey** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:54 am

How about:

confirmed
repeated
quoted
stated
retaliated

Can't think of anymore at the second....

Post by **Darb** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:02 pm

Kvetch wrote:"And where will I find this Dr Ingacious?" enquired Kvetch

"His office is uptown, on the corner of 53rd and 9th, in Suite 404" explained Dr. Darby.

Post by **Kvetch** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:17 pm

"damn confusing road numbering systems" groused Kvetch. "it's worse then Milton Keynes" he kvetched (

)

"at least it is better than the dentists" giggled Dr. Darby

('giggled?' you may ask, but I thought of it and needed to work it in)

Post by **Darb** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:26 pm

"Can someone tally up, re-sort, and re-post our current list so far ?" requested Brad, seeking a volunteer.

Post by **Ghost** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:35 pm

Ask and you shall recieved: 186 different words

abjured
aped
added
admitted
affirmed
alleged
alluded
amended
answered
appended
argued
asked
attested
averred
babbled
barked
bawled
bellowed
blared
blathered
blatted
bleated
blurted
blustered
boasted
bragged
brayed
broadcasted
called
chatted
chided
chirped
chortled
cooed
confessed
confirmed
continued
commanded
coughed
cried
croaked
crooned
crowed
cursed
declared
decried
decreed
dissembled
dissuaded
drawled
droned
echoed
effused
ejaculated
enquired
enunciated
erupted
exclaimed
explained
expostulated
expounded
extemporized
floundered
fretted
fussed
gasped
giggled
grimaced
griped
groaned
groused
growled
grunted
gushed
gargled
hailed
harrumphed
heckled
hinted
hissed
howled
husked
inferred
insulted
insinuated
implied
interjected
intoned
kvetched
leered
lied
lisped
marveled
mewled
moaned
mocked
moralized
mumbled
murmured
muttered
nagged
nattered
objected
opined
parodied
parroted
protested
preached
purred
pointed out
prayed
prevaricated
quavered
quibbled
quipped
quoted
ranted
raved
razzed
rebuked
refused
relayed
relented
reiterated
reminded
remarked
remonstrated
requested
repeated
reported
replied
reproached
requested
responded
retaliated
retorted
roared
sang
scolded
screamed
screeched
scolded
scoffed
seethed
shrieked
shouted
simpered
snorted
sniggered
snickered
soothed
spitted
sprayed
squawked
squeaked
squealed
stammered
stated
subsumed
supplied
stuttered
swore
teased
tittered
translated
trumpeted
twittered
uttered
verbalized
ventured
voiced
wailed
wept
whimpered
whined
whispered
whistled
wished
wondered
yammered
yelled
yapped
yawped
yelped
yipped
yowled

Edited to add asked

Post by **Kvetch** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 12:39 pm

Ask and you shall recieved: 185 differendt words

asked is on the list either...

ChoChiyo · Post by **ChoChiyo** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 1:28 pm

"I can't stand it any more," Cho sobbed.

"Stop it," the mean man snapped, "or I'll give you something to cry about."

ChoChiyo · Post by **ChoChiyo** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 1:49 pm

"You are a disgrace. Look at your clothes. Look at your grades. Look at your hair. What color is that anyway? Magenta? And your attitude is horrible as well," the principal blabbed (and blabbed and blabbed).

Later, in the lunchroom, little Cho burbled, "And he jabbered on and on about how I was a disgrace and went on and on about my attitude and my grades and my hair..."

Her little friend, Wraith, chattered, "Oh, Cho! How awful!"

"It wasn't awful," Cho chittered, "It was ridiculous. What a moron!"

"You know," Wraith gossiped, "I saw him touch the secretary on the..."

"Oh!" Cho jabbered, "I saw that too! The silly git! Right in the middle of the assembly. What a pompous, swaggering ass he is!"

Suddenly Wraith went pale. "Oh," he mouthed, "Shut up. He's coming towards us with a foul look on his face."

Post by **Darb** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 2:22 pm

"Felon's gonna piddle in his britches when he sees all this" sniped Brad

Post by **Kvetch** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 2:22 pm

"why aren't you writing?" he snapped

ChoChiyo · Post by **ChoChiyo** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 2:32 pm

"Because I have claaaaaasss," Cho mourned, hoping for sympathy and, therefore, a reprieve from a good *whap.*

(45 minutes and school's out. Then I can write...now I can only sneak on while the kids are working.)