Once upon a time, when I was feeling very silly, I turned the verb, "to tweet", as in "post on Twitter", into an irregular verb, so, "tweet, twote, and have twoten". It never caught on. "verbification", in general, has caught on. See "texting" or "texted". "mastodonning", is my latest. "To mastodon", is to engage with this platform.#WordPlay
#Wordplay
The greatest case of nominative determinism in classical music, that most American composer John Philip Sousa:
so USA.
#wordplay in #classicalmusic …
Now Playing on SHMUFM:
"Fanfare for a Drunk" by D O Gallagher
#Wordplay
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Good limericks are pure fun—five lines of wit, rhythm, and wordplay. Whether you're a beginner or a poet, start writing your own today.
Visit here: https://www.wordlelimericks.com/good-limericks-examples-writing-tips/
#Limericks #Poetry #WritingTips #CreativeWriting #Humor #Wordplay
And the prize for best wordplay 2026 goes to ...
'The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.'
#wordplay
https://www.politico.eu/article/helsinki-no-traffic-death-roads-eu-accident-finland-driving-transport/
A #rebus is a #wordplay #puzzle combining images and letters to represent a word or phrase.
Words are represented by combinations of pictures and letters; for instance, "apex" might be represented by a picture of an ape followed by a letter X.
Moving left to right "say" the images in English and mix in the letters to complete the answer.
Avoid the Alt Text (spoilers)
"Auto detailing"? Never really seen a car with a tail, so it's probably just a scam. And if it weren't, I have deep ethical concerns about removing said tails.
Embroidery #Wordplay is a #SundaySillies #wordsearch #puzzle with one answer. Start with one of the letters with a gray background and move to the next letter, but only horizontal or vertical from where you start. No diagonals - each square just once.
Use DM or CW for answers to let everyone enjoy the search!
Starting with one of the letters in a
gray square, find the longest word.
Next letter horizontal or vertical from
the first. No diagonals.
No square may be used again.
Minimum 7 letters
#SundaySillies
Wicked Wonderful Wordies - #wordplay #wordies #idiom
Happy weekend from here, #puzzle fans!
Idioms or common phrases (American/English) are represented by the position, shape or arrangement of words in or around the puzzle frame.
Can you figure out this week's wordie? It would be wicked wonderful if you can.
Please use CW to submit your answers, thanks. Give everybody the chance to guess.
Hint: restricted
Created with the Free Software SVG editor #Inkscape
top-level domain needed: .calm
I passed a major milestone a few days ago; and yesterday I got my third ace.
Following the recent additional changes to the original structure of the puzzle by the NYT, and just being weary of the (self imposed) pressure to maintain the playing streak, today I’ve decided to wrap up my daily relationship with #Wordle on a high note…
#WordGames
#WordPlay
#Puzzle
#Puzzles
Dive into clever wordplay and poetic fun with daily Wordle-inspired limericks by Dr. Marshall S. Flam! Laugh, learn, and relish language in every quirky verse.
Discover more:https://www.wordlelimericks.com/
#WordleLimericks #Wordplay #PoetryFun #LaughAndLearn #MarshallFlam #CreativeWriting
Not enough typos mistaking crabs for carbs. Or vice versa. Sad.
Lots of missed opportunities for amusement there.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@eribosot/116141687011584810
‘goblet’ implies the existence of bigger drinking vessels called ‘gobs’. #wordplay
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