Dwarf's Tenuous Links

[Dwarf]

Here is a thread that will hopefully answer your questions about my links in the Word Association thread.

I shall give the previous word(s) and then my word(s), followed by the actual link itself.

Try these for starters.

Mr Kipling, Saskatchewan

Kipling Airport is located near Kipling, which is in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Ruperts Land, James VI & I

James VI & I was the maternal grandfather of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, after which Rupert's Land was named.

Stuart Little, Brooklin Boatyard

Brooklin Boatyard was once owned by Joel White, the son of E. B. White who wrote the children's book Stuart Little.

Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Robbie

Jennifer Lopez is a part-owner of the Miami Dolphins, which was founded by Joseph Robbie.

If you have any more, please ask and I will give the explanation/link here.

Note that this is for MY links only.

 

[Kirsch]

The whole point of a word association thread is to post the FIRST thing that comes to mind, I highly doubt your answers were the first thing (Jennifer Lopez.. c'mon.. pretty sure we all think about that beautiful thing in between her lower back and legs lol).

Either way though, very interesting answers!!

 

[Dwarf]

Kirsch - wash your mouth out with soap!

I agree with what you say, however I think that it's a bit more interesting if some of the links aren't immediately obvious. It does us good to give the little grey cells a workout now and again. Question: Who is the phrase little grey cells associated with?

Another of my links:

Someone, Linguistics

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. Language is divided into parts of speech, of which pronouns are one part. The word Someone is a pronoun.

 

[Thorsen]

And you are not supposed to use the string of words associated before it to continue the thread. As my last post was bass

you would think fishing? but if you look at the word before it acoustics, you would think guitar probably.

I think the thread is the most fun when it is just your first thought on the word. Even if you don't know the word.....

 

[Dwarf]

I can see your point. However, there is a simple explanation. When I reply with a linked word or words, the last post that I see is the one that I am linking to. Of course, others may also be posting at the same time as me, and it is only when I've posted that I've seen the other replies that were made.

 

[Thorsen]

yes... this makes it hard to keep the chain going correctly. I try to edit mine by saying "Missed" or "oops too late" and then a new word to continue the thread...

And its good to know you weren't basing it on the previous word associations. This is the spirit of Word Association Thread (WAT) < I just made that up....

 

[Thorsen]

there is another type of thread... a more useless thread that is mainly just for raising post counts. It is called "Mine"

Each poster simply states that they are stealing the thread and then the word "Mine" to proclaim ownership. its fun, but mainly just silly and for mass posting back and forth.....

 

[Dwarf]

Back to the original thread. Perhaps if we also type the word that we are referring to it would help.

 

[Kirsch]

there is another type of thread... a more useless thread that is mainly just for raising post counts. It is called "Mine"

Each poster simply states that they are stealing the thread and then the word "Mine" to proclaim ownership. its fun, but mainly just silly and for mass posting back and forth.....

LOL We should totally have one of those (even though I know it wouldn't last more than 5 minutes)

 

[derekimo]

This is pretty cool, the word association thread is so popular it's got it's own spin off.

I don't think we need any strict rules on a fun thread, I don't mind putting my 3 or 4 brain cells in overdrive sometimes.

 

[Dwarf]

Very well said. I decided to create it because some of you were getting a bit perplexed by my seemingly unconnected links in the main thread. And here is the latest of them.

Electronics, DeVry University

A component of early electronics was the thermionic valve. In 1906, Lee De Forest invented the Triode valve. DeVry University was originally named DeForest Training School by its founder (after whom it is now called) who was a friend and colleague of De Forest.

 

[Dwarf]

If you look hard enough, you will find a link between pretty much everything. If you want, please suggest a couple of words separated by a comma (see the examples in this thread) and I will endeavour to create the link. Some will be complex, and others will be simple.

 

[derekimo]

If you look hard enough, you will find a link between pretty much everything. If you want, please suggest a couple of words separated by a comma and I will endeavour to create the link. Some will be complex, and others will be simple.

OK, Horse and Shuttle.

 

[Dwarf]

Horse, Shuttle

Horses compete in the Badminton Horse Show. In the game of Badminton, the object hit over the net is a shuttlecock. The shuttlecock is sometimes referred to by the shortened form of its name, the Shuttle.

 

[derekimo]

Horse, Shuttle

Horses compete in the Badminton Horse Show. In the game of Badminton, the object hit over the net is a shuttlecock. The shuttlecock is sometimes referred to by the shortened form of its name, the Shuttle.

Very well done, my thoughts were elsewhere. :roflmao:

 

[Dwarf]

That was a relatively simple one.

Dare I ask about the whereabouts of your thoughts?

 

[Dwarf]

To stop you all scratching your heads in bewilderment, here is the answer to my question I posed earlier. The question was Who is the phrase little grey cells associated with? And the answer: Agatha Christie's Belgian detective character, Hercule Poirot.

Veno, Altrincham

Sir William Henry Veno was the inventor of Veno's Cough Syrup. He became Mayor of Altrincham in later life.

 

[Dinesh]

I found many unrelated posts in Word Association hence I unsubscribed from that thread long ago. LOL.
Now that Dwarf has given his explanation, I understood what your links meant in that thread. However, I still dont agree with many useless posts in which the words DO NOT co-relate.

 

[A Guy]

I was, and continue to follow the rule of the game from the 1st post. Which was post 1 word. Believe me, phrases or 2 words have come to mind, but 1 word means you have an idea where the thread is going, but the next posters word can take it on a completely different course. A Guy

 

[Dwarf]

Turncoat, Dresden

Turn Coat is the 11th book in The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher's continuing series about wizard detective Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden.