macnumpty
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Word dis-association threadGiven the success of the Word Association thread, I thought I'd try something similar - in which you post a word that has absolutely no relation to the word in the post above. The bigger the semantic gap, the better.
Let's start with...
Paper
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Alasdair
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tram?
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macnumpty
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That's the spirit!
wardrobe
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Rinty
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sturgeon
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Blackadder
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pocket
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mairead
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hat
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Blackadder
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candlestick
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macnumpty
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Labrador
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Reluctant Hero
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cats
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kathyv
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syrup
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Blackadder
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statue
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mairead
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Rain
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Blackadder
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pen
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Rinty
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Plinth
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Blackadder
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Soor Ploom!!! 
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Rinty
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spider
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mairead
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forest
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Blackadder
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suitcase
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macnumpty
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asphalt
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Blackadder
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crystal
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Rinty
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monkey
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macnumpty
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adverb
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Blackadder
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television
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macnumpty
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moth
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Blackadder
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desk
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macnumpty
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pipe
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mairead
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bus
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Blackadder
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bucket
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mairead
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cat
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Blackadder
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car
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macnumpty
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aubergine
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Blackadder
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clock
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kathyv
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Hoof
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Blackadder
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clipboard
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mairead
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sunshine
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macnumpty
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alphabet
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mairead
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night
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Blackadder
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duck-billed platypus
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macnumpty
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Liechtenstein
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mairead
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malt
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Blackadder
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spaceship
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mairead
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canary
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Blackadder
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kettle
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mairead
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field
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Blackadder
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cork
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macnumpty
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satellite dish
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kathyv
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Ocean
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macnumpty
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Esperanto
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Blackadder
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bollards
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mairead
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water
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macnumpty
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grill
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mairead
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tools
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macnumpty
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orbit
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mairead
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Toads
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Blackadder
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wire
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macnumpty
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hydrochloric acid
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Blackadder
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Frying pan
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mairead
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Sheep
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Blackadder
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curtains
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macnumpty
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The Artist Formerly Known As Prince
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mairead
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Owl
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macnumpty
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Kremlin
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Blackadder
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blackberry
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mairead
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Russia
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Blackadder
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papercut
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mairead
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road
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macnumpty
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emu
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Blackadder
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hospital
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mairead
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CRY
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macnumpty
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pyramid
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Blackadder
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ant
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macnumpty
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proportional representation
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Blackadder
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ice
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macnumpty
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library
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Blackadder
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vindaloo
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Alasdair
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sock
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mairead
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Olympics
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macnumpty
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fair play 
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Blackadder
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Demon
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mairead
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headache
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macnumpty
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flagpole
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Blackadder
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black pudding
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macnumpty
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astroturf
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Blackadder
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radio
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macnumpty
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helium
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Blackadder
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silver
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Alasdair
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quicksand
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macnumpty
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MDF
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mairead
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book
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Blackadder
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Ha-HA!! What's this, Mairead?? Ignoring Macnumpty's MDF ... which is NOT a word??? As we all know, it's an acronym for medium-density fiberboard. But you're accepting that??? 
O ye of the double visage!!! 
No problem for me ... I accept it just fine! It's used in everyday speech , so it's a word as far as I care. As is H2O. But do try and be consistent, hen!!! 
Book
tarmac
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macnumpty
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vacuum
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Blackadder
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Brylcreem
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mairead
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Missed that one.
Sorry MacNumpts but MDF is a three letter abbreviation for three separate words as BA has pointed out.
Brylcreem
train
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Blackadder
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glue
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carol
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tacky
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macnumpty
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Ah, but medium-density fibreboard is a phrase, and multi-word phrases have been used before (e.g. 'satellite dish')...
tacky
herring
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Blackadder
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bubble
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mairead
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Guess we should set a line here then. Single words only.
desk
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Blackadder
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| Quote: | | Guess we should set a line here then. Single words only. |
Who died and made you boss??
I disagree. Our language does not consist solely of single words ... and indeed many acronyms and other "grammatical errors" have become words in their own right! Macnumpty made a fair point ... as did I with H2O.
Let's have a vote on it! Yea or Nay to single words entries only. I vote nay!
And in the meantime ...
desk
shoe
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mairead
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suits me. I know that sometimes you have great difficulty finding a suitable single word, however 'word' dis-association indicates singular therefore I support one word answers.
shoe
daffodil
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