Each Move Must Consist Of Precisely Eight Words
Just as it says on the tin. What happens in the game may be debated in the game: perhaps it'll be a conversation, perhaps a word-limited reprise of various games we play, or whatever.
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Rosie
- (pen) UK. 'Twas a
joke.
.
I dunno.
.
'Dwn i'n gwbod.
penelope
- [Rosie] I see. I'm Google Translate's best customer.
Rosie
- (pen) Cymraeg o'r Gwgl? Paid! Pentwr cachu ydy.
Software
- L' y'a longtemps qu'jé n'vos avais pon veu.
Rosie
- Colloquial Welsh is one thing, colloquial French another.
Chalky
- Ark at ee - out west's a proper job
Pablo
- I'd do colloquial Australian but no-one would understand
Rosie
- Ooh, I dunno, we've all watched Monty Python
Chalky
- All? Are you absolutely sure about that Rosie?
Rosie
- I can't help it if you weren't born.
Software
- Surely everyone knows about the dead parrot sketch?
Boolbar
- T'was on the TV by the exploding penguin.
Rosie
- Penguin and parrot will be partners in mortality.
penelope
- And dictionary neighbours, along with pangolin and panther.
penelope
- Back to Blighty tomorrow. Mother's 80th. Family reunion.
penelope
- Back home. Three days of cake and champagne.
Software
- Back on the lettuce and water diet, pen?
Superman
- Were there any problems with the Covid passport?
penelope
- None at all. Only Stena asked for it.
nights
- Terribly overexcited to see the fun continues online.
Chalky
- (nights) Reassuring isn't it? Great to see you
nights
- Builders building at eight on a Saturday. Sigh.
Software
- Lucky that you can find bnuilders since Brexit.
Rosie
- That's a huge finger you've got there, mate.
nights
- I only wish they were building for me.
penelope
- nights, have you thought of selfbuilding with Lego?
Rosie
- That sounds like a dodgy euphemism to me.
nights
- Dodgy euphemism or not; a Lego house? Nah.
Pablo
- I dunno - tiling must be cheaper with Lego?
penelope
- [Pablo] If you're only 18 inches tall, sure.
Pablo
- [pen] I am - I was struck by a lift
penelope
- [Pablo] Oh. I was struck by a thought.
Rosie
- I hope you struck back with characteristic feistiness.
penelope
- Happy New Year, Eight-word-smiths and all the others.
Software
- Happy New Year, let's hope it really is.
penelope
- One week in. So how's it going, folks?
Software
- Not so good. My wife broke her foot.
penelope
- Ouch. Limping along then. What about everyone else?
Rosie
- Feet are unbroken, but not a pretty sight.
Software
- [pen] now I have Covid, so not good.
nights
- Feet are mullered, but new insoles on order!
Rosie
- Mullered? Didn't know you were a German footballer.
penelope
- [Softers] Bummer. Hope you don't get it bad.
Software
- [pen]how to compare? My throat was sore.
Chalky
- Hope the Covid afflicted are on the mend.
Software
- Still have a cough and feeling very heady.
penelope
- How's everyone doing? Keep taking your vitamins, folks.
Boolbar
- The best vitamin for remembering things: Vitamin B4.
penelope
- Is that 'B4 I forget to take it'?
Chalky
- And more certainly B4 the best by date
Software
- Hurrah! I have tested negative. Hope it's over.
Pablo
- [Softers] Was that an LFT? Don't count your chickens...
Software
- [Pablo] Yes, three in a row, fingers crossed.
nights
- Hoorah, outbreak amongst colleagues. Obsessively testing daily, then.
penelope
- Clear blue skies, sun shining, Friday. Deep joy.
Bismarck
- Anyone want an NFT? Go on, take two.
Rosie
- (Bismarck) I must refuse because I can't funge.
nights
- I always thought fungible sounded a little racy.
penelope
- Fungible - is that like mushrooms? I hate mushrooms.
Mushrooms
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*Cries and hides away in some moist woodland*
Pablo
-
Fungible
means "like a bogeyman" - so I'm told.
Rosie
- Is this someone who continually picks his nose?
penelope
- If I could pick my nose, I'd choose...
nights
- Well I certainly wouldn't have chosen this one.
penelope
- I would not have chosen that one either.
Software
- Michael Jackson picked his quite a few times.
Pablo
- Did he use a nosepick? Like a toothpick?
penelope
- Colleague bought chocolate croissants. Return to office - hurrah!
Software
- Retired, one has to buy one's own cakes.
Boolbar
- Still working from home. No sharing my chocolate!
penelope
- Working from home alone four days a week.
nights
- [penelope] Chocolate croissants? A flogging offence, here, surely.
penelope
- I believe they're export-only. Not for domestic consumption.
penelope
- Or better to call them
pain au chocolat
?
Software
- With my coffee I had ginger cake today.
Boolbar
- Had my first coffee of the year today.
Bismarck
- You'll be needing more around half past October.
nights
- Nothing would happen in my classes without coffee.
penelope
- Nothing would happen in my coffee without glasses.
penelope
- Your week in eight words, I'll go first.
Cancelled trip home, booked another, still no rain.
Raak
- Saw last half of “Tove”. Trains to blame.
Boolbar
- Looking at lovely weather outdoors while working inside.
nights
- I'm a workplace agony uncle now, it seems.
Chalky
- Covid visited for ten days then thankfully left.
penelope
- [Nights] Surely here's safe to share it. Do.
nights
- [pen] Kind, but this is my happy place.
penelope
- Happy but difficult. I'm stumped on limerick lines.
Rosie
- There was a young lass here called pen.
penelope
- Well that fails to help MY stumpedness, Rosie.
Raak
- Who lived in a mill on the fen.
Pablo
- Eight words on a third line? No way.
Rosie
- We should try French. Full of silent letters.
Raak
- She baked a vleestaart / van struisvogel en hert
Raak
- En serveerde het met eieren van een hen.
nights
- Saturday morning snow. Not ideal for going marketwards.
Rosie
- We had a good snow shower here, too.
Raak
- It was a bright cold day in April.
Pablo
- Where? Not here in Sheffield I assure you.
Raak
- A story in eight words by Augusto Monterroso:
Raak
- "When he awoke, the dinosaur was still there"
Raak
- But the Spanish original is in seven words.
nights
- May the Fourth be with you, of course.
Raak
- The fourth word of this sentence is "of".
Raak
- The eighth word of this sentence is "anything".
Raak
- The ninth word of this sentence does not
Rosie
- I contend that that is not a sentence.
Raak
- The first rule of Fight Club is that
Bismarck
- I've better - the secret of happiness is simply
penelope
- Wait! Bismarck! Is there something important you wanted
Chalky
- I've never really got this game because everyone
Boolbar
- [Chalky] Be like me. I don't give a
Radox The Green
- I'm from the police and I'm here to
penelope
- One more cup of coffee can't hurt, eh?
Pablo
- Not with the sort of posts we're getting
Rosie
- There have been no posts for ten days.
Software
- There, two posts in just two days, wow!
penelope
- The blind man has been. We have blinds.
Software
- I see, but perhaps the artisan does not.
Radox The Green
- That depends how well he drew them, innit?
penelope
- If it wasn't for blinds, it would be...
Superman
- ...easy to see what the neighbours are doing?
penelope
- ...curtains for all of us, obvs. Oh dear.
Phil
- You lot really are all a load of
Pablo
- Brilliant minds, as Phil was about to say
Software
- Well, another week has passed with many incidents.
pnelope
- Incidents? Tornado in Zierikzee (near mill), one dead.
Bismarck
- Incidents- storm in Westminster, four resignations, nobody hurt.
Software
- Now we have fires all over the place.
penelope
- Four more days of work, four more days!
Rosie
- I didn't know you were a fireman, pen
Radox The Green
- Give us back our ten days of holiday!
Boolbar
- It is very quiet. Is everyone on holiday?
Rosie
- I am always on holiday. I am retired
Software
- We've had guests for the past three weeks.
Rosie
- I just can't imagine you as Basil Fawlty.
Pablo
- Would perhaps he be better as Manuel then?
penelope
- Have you all read the manual? Good, good...
Rosie
- I will when I find the English bit.
Software
-
Guests all gone. Back to normal. Never again!
penelope
- Three guests gone yesterday, three more coming tomorrow.
penelope
- Guest-free. Home alone. Feels a bit empty now.
Radox The Green
- Silence. His Majesty will now address the nation.
Rosie
- Hello nation. Get on your knees, you serfs.
penelope
- It does all seem a bit old fashioned.
Bismarck
- Yo homies, I's a-gonna reign and like it!
nights
- "M'sieur are you sad about ze Queen dead?"
direct quote from one of my students
Raak
- "Eh bien, ça va, mon petit choux, hein?"
Rosie
- There appears to be a plurality of cabbages.
Boolbar
- [Rosie] That is because we are all heart.
Rosie
- That sounds like a very good bridge hand.
Pablo
- Are you talking about playing cards or snooker?
Rosie
- Could you please frame that question differently, possibly.
Software
- Actually, I think that I get the picture.
penelope
- The picture I get is impressionistic at best.
Pablo
- Are you talking about Debussy or Monet then?
Rosie
- B flat is still B flat, you know.
Software
- Yes, even when the rent increases above inflation.
penelope
- I'll end this week with eight words. Maybe.
penelope
- I'll end this week with eight words. Again.
Software
- [pen] you seem to be a regular weekender.
penelope
- [Softers] I do it every week. Don't you?
Software
- [pen] no real need since I have retired.
penelope
- Shall we have a break from eight words?
Boolbar
- We could try four. But do it twice.
Bismarck
- Two words! Four times! Two words! Four times!
CdM
- One.
Software
- Two, three, four, five, six, seven.
penelope
- I'm sad we can't ever waltz in here.
Tuj
- Start!
One two three, one two three
Stop!
Rosie
- Waltzing, pen? I'd only tread on your toes.
penelope
- [Tuj] Was that the minute waltz? Quite small...
Software
- The foxtrot, that's a short gait I imagine.
Bismarck
- Repetitively, but without hesitation, the fox trotted overdog.
Rosie
- But what sort of fox was it, Bis?
Bismarck
- An American cluster fox. It brings bad luck.
penelope
- Failed. Not one mince pie passed my lips.
Boolbar
- [pen] Not to worry, I had your share.
Chalky
- Mini ones are best - more pie less mince
penelope
- Still haven't made any mince pies. Ruddy Covid.
Tuj
- This year, I propose that we try to...
Rosie
- Arrange a pilg. What sayeth ye, fellow humorists?
Chalky
- Is thou humouring us, Master Of The Rose?
Rosie
- I can barely master dandelions, let alone roses.
penelope
- It has rained constantly, steadily, relentlessly, all day.
Some Passing Ducks
- [pen] Lovely weather for this time of year.
Bismarck
- [Pen] That's not the sea rising, is it?
Software
- Don't worry, Holland has plenty of good dykes.
penelope
- I think you'll find they're actually called
dijks
Software
- [pen] I was not thinking of water barriers.
penelope
- [softers] I was ignoring your inappropriate thought processes.
Chalky
- We're moving to another street
Software
- All of you?
Rosie
- Such blatant numerical dissonance I have rarely seen.
Pablo
- Kentucky legislating to make pi equal four, maybe?
Rosie
- Pi was three point two in Indiana, 1897.
Radox The Green
- Ha! I remember when we had REAL constants.
Rosie
- Are you suggesting that current constants are imaginary?
penelope
- [Chalks] Need to update my ancient Filofax then!
Radox The Green
- [Rosie] No, just variable, and hence not constant.
Radox The Green
- That seems to have successfully killed the conversation.
Software
- Then shall we start another topic of conversation?
Tuj
- I like hazelnuts. What is your favourite nut?
Rosie
- One without rounded edges. You can undo them.
KagomeShuko
- Cashews are easily the best nuts in existence.
Software
- Cashews are not nuts, technically they are drupes.
penelope
- Chocolate-covered brazils. But also walnuts. And peanut butter.
Bismarck
- Only nuts in a date-nut-apple loaf are suitable.
Chalky
- [pen] Change of address is on its way
Pablo
- Are we forgetting pecans? Then shame on us!
Bismarck
- Try writing while Chopin's Ballades are being played.
Rosie
- Shurely it depends on who is playing them.
Software
- Another month has passed, it'll soon be Christmas.
Tuj
- I'm thinking of a word beginning with P.
Bismarck
- Pish! Prime persiflage partially precluding proper purple prose.
Rosie
- Cumulonimbus clouds can congregate continuously, causing certain catastrophe.
Pablo
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
Rosie
- Careful, I'll do one in Welsh - all Y's.
Boolbar
- Yesterday your young yellow yaks yielded yummy yoghurt.
KagomeShuko
- Perhaps people pursue pleasures precariously practicing private pilates.
penelope
- Eight days a week. Eight words a month.
Tuj
- This game is, somehow, almost 17 years old!
Chalky
- Somehow [adverb] - in some way; by some means.
Software
- Well, well, well. How time does fly, then.
nights
- Especially when you don't log in that often!
Radox The Green
- I burnt my diary. Finally, something to write!
penelope
- Check the beginning - look how young we were!
Chalky
- [pen] and quite funny back in those days
KagomeShuko
- Are we not still young and funny people?
Boolbar
- I am still. I don't move much nowadays.
penelope
- I got older yesterday. Ate too much cake.
Bismarck
- Proficiat! Just in time for the holidays, too.
Chalky
- Happy Belated Greetings dear pen - sorry I'm #rubbishonFacebook
penelope
- Thanks Chalks. Baked myself a cheesecake to celebrate.
KagomeShuko
- I've never had a baked cheesecake. Just refrigerated.
Chalky
- Cake's not real cake unless it's baked
*controversial*
Rosie
- Baked then frozen, like Waitrose blackcurrant cheesecake. Wonderful!
penelope
- Mmmm baking. But holiday is over, diet time.
Rosie
- There's much talk of food in this game.
Chalky
- I talk it more than eat it nowadays
Rosie
- In that case you should be on telly
penelope
- [Rosie] When will autumn arrive? I'm too hot.
Rosie
- (pen) That's an unusual remark for a woman.
KagomeShuko
- The heat in Louisiana has caused forest fires.
penelope
- [Rosie] Most menopausal women chant that mantra incessantly.
Raak
- [pen] Thought at first you meant KagomeShuko’s comment.
Superman
- We should ensure to post every three days.
CdM
- Done!
penelope
- Well... you've done
*something*
, not sure it's enough.
Rosie
- I would say that it is heptaverbally deficient.
CdM
- It's been eight days, people! Pay attention!
penelope
- Supplementary-word-that-gets-us-back-on-track.
CdM
- [pen] Sorry, what?
Bismarck
- Gaaah! He's done it again!
Rosie
- I think CdM should be lynched
tout suite
Software
- The weather has changed again, now it's raining.
Rosie
- The weather has changed again, now it's stopped.
penelope
- The weather has stopped? Are you Chicken Licken?
Rosie
- I have just had a water meter fitted.
Raak
- Saturday felt like August. Today felt like November.
Radox The Green
- [Rosie] For monitoring your use or your production?
blamelewis
- "It is vitally important to get a receipt."
Rosie
- Here, the "p" is silent, as in bathing.
Software
- At my age a p is very frequent.
blamelewis
- Just don't get yourself stuck in a q.
penelope
- P before you get stuck in a lift.
Software
- There are more Qs in the ladies, though.
Rosie
- Speak nicely and mind your P's and Q's.
KagomeShuko
- Eat "Ps" with honey; keep them on knife.
blamelewis
- All we are saying: give "Ps" a chance
Bismarck
- Wishing you a better 2024 than 2023 was.
CdM
- Happy New Year, everyone! May we start the year as we mean to continue!
Rosie
- Does anyone here live in Pease Pottage, Sussex?
Tuj
-
There once was a man from Pease Pottage
...
Raak
-
Who lived in a tumbledown cottage
(problem looming...)
blamelewis
-
His roof lay agape
(Indeed. How to pad?)
penelope
-
In a circular shape
(Just keep going chaps)
Rosie
-
So heating consumed a huge wattage
Raak
- ...(The end.)
Pablo
- Nice to be back after a long absence
rab
- If only the server code wouldn't rot so.
Rosie
- Does it smell when it goes off, then?
penelope
- What does bad code smell like? Suggestions please.
Software
- I have a bad code, maybe it is 'flu.
Bismarck
- Let's have a toast to the absent members.
penelope
- Is anybody absent? Would you make yourselves known?
Rosie
- I'm not here but I am all there.
Radox The Green
- I'm all here but I'm not all there.
Chalky
- I'm here, there and everywhere - like a beetle
Software
- Chalky, did you not really mean a Beatle?
penelope
- Chalky works at least eight days a week.
Chalky
- That'll all stop when I'm sixty four, Pen
Rosie
- You'll be eight squared but I'm nine squared.
Pablo
- Eighty-one square feet? Bigger than I thought.
penelope
- I'm 7.61577310586 squared. Still too long to retirement.
Bismarck
- 1966 in my view was a vintage year.
Chalky
- You're a rebel just for kicks now
Tuj
- Chalky,
you
rebel! Did you mean "You are"...?
CdM
- [Chalky] Chalky! Welcome to the resistance!
Rosie
- And while we're about it have some capacitance.
Pablo
- There doesn't seem to be anything current here
Tuj
- I am still in shock from CdMalky's volt-face.
Rosie
- I do hope none of this is terminal.
Chalky
- Not likely. I'm now on a trans mission.
CdM
- Watt are you all on about?
Chalky
- If you ask me 'tis a circuitous route indeed
Software
- Chalky, I see you are joining the wokerati.
Rosie
- Whoa! Karate can be a very painful pastime.
Pablo
-
As is Farnarkling, so I have found out
Pablo
- Ignore the bolding....not properly awake yet begorrah...
CdM
- Pablo! I didn’t know you weren’t Irish!
Pablo
- I'm not - don't know where that came from
Rosie
- Equally, I am not Welsh, indeed to goodness.
Chalky
- Neither I a Scot, hoots mon
CdM
- Whereas I am half-Welsh and half-Scottish, Duw Duw the noo.
Chalky
- That places you in the County of Eee-by-Gum
CdM
- Chalky! You've come so far. No backsliding!
Bismarck
- I am divided into three halves, all non-English.
penelope
- What's your definition of a half? Think again!
Rosie
- (pen) maybe Bismarck is including his other half.
Software
- Is it your round? I'll have a half.
Pablo
- This is obviously a game of two halves
Bismarck
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Chalky
- Pure bred here. But no Kennel Club certificate
Software
- Does that mean that you can go dogging?
Chalky
- As my beloved dog died last week - no :^(
CdM
- [Chalky] So sorry to hear that. :( Have a *hug*
Radox The Green
- Are you going to get a new one?
Chalky
- Thanks [CdM]. [RtG] very doubtful
Why not take a stand?
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