Thread: The Name Game
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No, a school is a round thingy from which you unwind thread, wire, or cable.
Nope, a spool is what you stand on when you can't reach something.
No, a stool is the generic name for a utilitarian implement, like a hammer, screwdriver, or wrench (spanner).
No, tool is the surname of a foolish Hobbit. (The uppercase H is just for you, Grondmaster.) 
no no no, a took is a chess piece!
Sorry, a rook is what this site's all about.
(I assume you don't mean "Took" 
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Nope a book is a small stream.
)Nope a book is a small stream.
Nope, brook is something I do with my eyes. 
No, look is when using a recipe book.
No a cook is a thief or flim flam shark oil salesman.
No, a cook is what you swim your worm on, when fishing.
I am assuming you meant crook, Grondmaster.
No, a hook is a splendid bird of prey.
No, a hook is a splendid bird of prey.
NOT! To hawk is to listen closely or carefully.
No, hark is Moria without Gandalf's staff.
Nope, dark is when someone tells on you......
No, a nark is a type of bird.
No, surely a lark is a large deciduous tree (that Monty Python took an interest in once).
No, "The Larch" is something the opposite of "the small".
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I am assuming you meant crook, Grondmaster.
Rednell: Actually I meant cook, I was still composing when Swampfaye beat me to the punch by two minutes. I am a very slow writer. I am assuming you meant crook, Grondmaster.
No way, the Large, is a method of transportation most commonly found on canals.
No, a large is what Buckleberry Ferry looks like.
Boy, this game is getting competitive.
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Rednell: Actually I meant cook, I was still composing when Swampfaye beat me to the punch by two minutes. I am a very slow writer.
Rednell: Actually I meant cook, I was still composing when Swampfaye beat me to the punch by two minutes. I am a very slow writer.
Boy, this game is getting competitive.
What would Buckleberry Ferry look like?No, a barge is what the cavalry do bestest: 
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Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ... - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
And the Plastic Squirrel wins by a nano-second over the Rednell! Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ... - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
No a charge is where hypocrites go to worship false deities
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Cannon to the left of them, Cannon to the right
Cannon to the left of them, Cannon to the right
No a church is the servant of the addams family
Nope, don't think so, Lurch is my midday meal.
Nope, a lunch is an intuition.
Sorry, hunches are what dogs sit on.
No, haunch is an apt desciption of Samwise
Nah, a staunch is what many Hobbits likely had thanks to their love of food!
No, paunch is a noun referring to a type of boat, or as a verb meaning to put a vessel into the water.
No launch is a type of large seashell.
Nah, neo is one of the noble gasses which is found in shockingly high concentrations in cities like Las Vegas.
no.... conch (sp) is that thing you sit on when your watch TV!
No, a couch is where a joey resides.
Sorry, but pouch is a cutsie name for mans best friend. 
Nope, Pooch is something best done with tongues.
No, smooth is what you do at a cocktail party attended by writers, artists, and actors.
Nyet, a schmooz (sp?) is an elaborate hoax.
Nope, ruse is for making rosy cheeks.
No, rouge is an icy pursuit for speedsters
Nein, a luge is a guitar-like instrument.
Sorry, but a lute is a member of the woodwind family
No, a flute is part of a whale's tail or a stroke of good luck.
No, I'm afraid a fluke is actually a terrible weapon of mass destruction.
Sorry, but a nuke is a samll tailed amphibian that unsuspecting peasants are turned into by witches.
No, a ladle is a part of a jacket that is made to fold over the chest, forming a continuation of the collar.
No, a ladle is a part of a jacket that is made to fold over the chest, forming a continuation of the collar.
Nope, a newt is usually a 2 piece ensemble, non-casual clothing men wear.
no, a suit is something people were on their feet, and cowboys are real fond of them.
Sorry ya'll, I do live in Texas.
Sorry ya'll, I do live in Texas.
No, to boot is to kick ideas around a group of Ents
