Language & Grammar discussion
Word Games
>
Word Associations II the Sequel
message 19201:
by
Ken, Moderator
(new)
Jul 27, 2018 06:16PM
Mod
reply
|
flag
With sword and pistol by my sideMany a young maid lost her baubles to my trade
Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five
But I am still alive.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
HEY, DIDDLE DIDDLE< A greatly misunderstood parable to teach children (& adults) that people do bad things and you need not think it is okay to dance with them in their stupid or evil ways. The cow jumped over the moon means the outcome is not going to be possible or good.
Wild card poker. Desperation poker.Linda, Do the 7s have to be natural? And does a black queen down always lose? Common winning hands are low straight flushes. Hee Hee Hee. To make more confusing do this: dueces, fours, one eyed jacks, kings with the axe, Black queen down loses and pair of natural 7s takes all. If there is a tie, as often is, then cut for low card. It's rediculous! Ha, Ha.
Doug, yes it has to be a pair of natural sevens. This is the game that my grandmother used to always call. I never remembered which was the man with the axe so I always had to be reminded.Strip poker
Books mentioned in this topic
Firestarter (other topics)Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (other topics)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (other topics)
Hard Times (other topics)
Flora, the Red Menace (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Dante Alighieri (other topics)Homer Hickam (other topics)
Countee Cullen (other topics)
Galway Kinnell (other topics)
Jon Scieszka (other topics)
More...



