Wow! What a week! Has it been a whirlwind in your life? We have a new president! We have a new agenda!
And somethings continue like clockwork.
Unconscious Mutterings are those for me. They remain my favorite exercise and one of the finest uses of my blog space. But most of that is due to you and your participation. Thank you.
Let’s see what Pea from LunaNina.com came up with this week. You can play along by leaving your responses in the comments. I’ll link back to your website when we’re finished.
- Unwanted ::
- You’d better ::
- Woman ::
- Weighed ::
- Upright ::
- I feel ::
- Ill ::
- It’s like ::
- Poor man ::
- Great ::
My responses:
- Unwanted :: child
- You’d better :: admit the truth
- Woman ::, why do you give me such grief?
- Weighed :: down
- Upright :: propt
- I feel :: whole
- Ill :: feelings
- It’s like :: nothing ever happened
- Poor man :: stuck man
- Great :: job!
Thanks for playing! Happy Sunday!
Who played?
- Miss Riss of Wild Hair
- Miss Attitude
- Just Jen
- Soren J of Puntiglio
- Mehitabel
- Karen Wiley
- Sharon Elin of Edutwist
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Topsurf
- Walt D
- 8Paws
- Tara R of If Mom says Ok
- Claudia of Skipping Stones
- Heart in San Francisco
- Jo of Majority of Two
- Perpstu of Popping Bubbles
- Van of FuriousBall
- Tommie of Tuesday Update
- The Walking Mark
- The CEO of the Morning Meeting
- Janet of Fond of Snape
Unwanted :: solicitation
You’d better :: you better you bet
Woman :: ME!
Weighed :: 6lbs less yesterday
Upright :: Vacuum
I feel :: Like I could take on the world
Ill :: Illinois abbreviation
It’s like :: nothing I’ve ever felt before
Poor man :: rich man, beggar man, thief
Great :: Gatsby
1. Unwanted : lonely
2. You’d better : if you listened
3. Woman : man
4. Weighed : fat
5. Upright : stand
6. I feel : listless
7. Ill : sick
8. It’s like : this
9. Poor man : sucker
10. Great : Gatsby
1. Unwanted :: life
2. You’d better :: WORK (cover girl!)
3. Woman :: Unbreakable
4. Weighed :: in
5. Upright :: standing
6. I feel :: like me
7. Ill ::matic
8. It’s like :: rain…on your wedding day
9. Poor man :: rich heart
10. Great :: minds think alike
Dear Sunday and Claudia, I love you because you bring mutterings!!! thx, sbj
1. Unwanted :: another persons treasure
2. You’d better :: watch your mouth mister!
3. Woman :: John Lennon (this would be one of those times I wish I could have gone with my second thought!)
4. Weighed :: and measured
5. Upright :: bolt
6. I feel :: fantastic!!!
7. Ill :: will )as in I bear you none)
8. It’s like :: ya know…
9. Poor man :: rich spirit
10. Great :: Gatsby!!
Unwanted :: hair
You’d better :: not pout
Woman :: no cry
Weighed :: too much
Upright :: vacuum
I feel :: dejected
Ill :: be fine
It’s like :: buttah
Poor man :: beggarman, thief
Great Scot!
Long time reader, first time writer! Good Morning!
Unwanted :: children
You’d better :: do your homework!
Woman :: Man
Weighed :: In
Upright :: Citizen
I feel :: Message
Ill :: Wind
It’s like :: The way my kids talk
Poor man :: Rich man
Great :: Mood
Unwanted :: advice
You’d better :: get crackin’
Woman :: and how!
Weighed :: too much
Upright :: and outta sight… no, wait, that’s uptight & outta sight
I feel :: like a motherless child
Ill :: ill? I’ll? hard to tell in sans serif
It’s like :: nothing you’ve ever experienced before
Poor man :: all day long I’d biddy biddy bum, if I were a wealthy man
Great :: scott!
1. Unwanted ::
2. You’d better :: stop it
3. Woman :: man
4. Weighed :: in
5. Upright :: laying down
6. I feel :: happy
7. Ill ::sick
8. It’s like :: valley girl
9. Poor man :: rich man
10. Great :: man
1. Unwanted :: broken
2. You’d better ::run
3. Woman ::strong
4. Weighed ::down
5. Upright ::position
6. I feel ::great
7. Ill ::not well
8. It’s like ::totally dude
9. Poor man ::needs help
10. Great ::fantastic
1. Unwanted :: diaper
2. You’d better :: change that diaper
3. Woman :: robin
4. Weighed :: 7 lbs
5. Upright :: never
6. I feel :: tired
7. Ill :: spit up
8. It’s like :: a crying machine
9. Poor man :: changing diapers
10. Great :: sagan
Unwanted :: snow
You’d better :: be nice
Woman :: curvy
Weighed :: down
Upright :: piano
I feel :: good, I knew that I would.
Ill :: IV
It’s like :: mom says
Poor man :: has no woman
Great :: balls of fire
Unwanted :: chin hairs
You’d better :: clean up after yourself
Woman :: hear me roar
Weighed :: too much
Upright :: uptight
I feel :: lazy
Ill :: winter cold
It’s like :: I told you
Poor man :: on the corner
Great :: dane
Miss Riss -YAY to the 6 poundage lost! Good for you! You must be thrilled. I know this is a big thing for you this year. Thanks for playing!
Miss Attitude – Ugh, listlessness is the worst. It’s like this…. Of course, I’m dying to know what it’s like! Thanks for playing!
Just Jen – Here’s to hoping that cover girl always works! I think it’s great to feel like ‘me’ – what a fabulous feeling! Thanks for playing!
SorenJ – What would your second thought have been?? I love that song “Woman” . Bolt Upright. Watch your mouth. It’s like a little story. Thanks for playing!
Mehitabel – Great Scot indeed! Ugh, unwanted hair and pouting. I hope you aren’t feeling dejected ((hug)). Thanks for playing!
Karen Wiley – Gosh thanks for playing and reading! Ill wind, what a great metaphor. Unwanted children make me so sad. Thanks for playing!
Sharon Elin – ahahahahaha. I love your san serif comment. I think it’s what ever you want it to be. I love Fiddler on the Roof. Thanks for playing!
Fear and Parenting – I promise to stop it right now!
Hurray for the weight in and weight loss! Thanks for playing!
Topsurf – ‘It’s like totally dude’ was like totally THE phrase at my high school. Blast from the past. Thanks for playing!
WaltD – Yep, Robin is your woman – and a great match. Diapers and crying machine. It gets a lot better. ((hug)) Thanks for playing!
8paws – Snow can be totally unwanted, unless you are cross country skiing! Roman numberals? How cool! Thanks for playing!
Tara R – oh yeah – chin hairs suck! I promise to clean up after myself!! Promise! Thanks for playing!
Unwanted :: pain
You’d better :: or else
Woman :: no cry
Weighed :: measured
Upright :: totem pole
I feel :: sad and grumpy
Ill :: beastie boys
It’s like :: this
Poor man :: ‘s sandwhich
Great :: lakes
Unwanted – child
You’d better not cry
Woman – no cry
Weighed – and measured
Upright- piano
I feel – pretty
Ill – gotten gains
It’s like – magic
Poor man – rich man
Great – googley moogley
Unwanted :: hair
You’d better :: watch out
Woman :: curves
Weighed :: and measured
Upright :: integrity
I feel :: sleepy
Ill :: gotten gains
It’s like :: this, you see
Poor man :: homeless
Great :: scot!
Unwanted – unloved
You’d better – get a move on!
Woman – I can hardly express (John Lennon)
Weighed – down
Upright – piano
I feel – fine
Ill – will
It’s like – oh my gawd!
Poor man – beggar man
Great – balls of fire!
Unwanted :: stress
You’d better :: behave!
Woman :: hear me roar
Weighed :: down
Upright :: grandfather clock
I feel :: pretty, oh so pretty
Ill :: feelings
It’s like :: rain on your wedding day
Poor man :: out
Great :: Gatsby
1. Unwanted :: self
2. You’d better :: make more money
3. Woman :: checking account siphon
4. Weighed :: in
5. Upright :: piano
6. I feel :: tired
7. Ill :: license to
8. It’s like :: this and like that
9. Poor man :: married man
10. Great :: gatsby
Unwanted :: calories
You’d better :: tell the truth
Woman ::, feminine
Weighed :: up and down
Upright :: posture
I feel :: calm
Ill :: in’ in the house this weekend
It’s like :: icky sick sick all over
Poor man :: stuck with all these whining females
Great :: $ex
is that TMI for you??
1. Unwanted :: so destroy the damn poster sheriff.
2. You’d better :: “You better you bet”
3. Woman :: The old lady
4. Weighed :: and measured
5. Upright :: but not moral
6. I feel :: defined
7. Ill :: IV
8. It’s like :: the moments in the air after you encounter a banana peel
9. Poor man :: good soul
10. Great :: balls of fire!
Unwanted ::weight
You’d better ::be good
Woman ::wife
Weighed ::deli
Upright ::stand
I feel ::good
Ill ::II
It’s like ::I could use another hit of that
Poor man ::rich man
Great ::meal
1. Unwanted :: bad karma
2. You’d better :: you bet
3. Woman :: Chaka Khan
4. Weighed :: the same
5. Upright :: piano
6. I feel :: many things
7. Ill :: Run-DMC
8. It’s like :: that y’all
9. Poor man :: who doesn’t know love
10. Great :: balls of fire!
Claudia – I wonder what a poor man’s sandwich is – I do love the Po’Boys. mmmm. I’m sorry to see you sad and grumpy. ((hug)) Thanks for playing!
Heart in SF – Ok, I may have to steal ‘Great Googley Moogly’. Yes, never cry, never wanted. Thank God those days are past. ((hug)) Thanks for playing!
Josie – Yea! Women do have curves. It’s amazing to see all the stick figure women. Sad too. I guess they are weighed and measured!? Thanks for playing!
Perpstu – Ok, I so want to hear you roar. Maybe next time we get together? Telephone? How long do I have to wait? Thanks for playing!
FuriousBall – ((hug)) I hope the dawn comes soon.
Tommie – Hey great sex makes it all worth the hassle! Never TMI from Tommie!
My father used to play the ‘poor man with all these women’ catering to my ever whim card. (rolling eyes) Thanks for playing!
TWMark – Ok, I laughed at the sheriff poster thing. How funny! the moments in the air after a banana peel – the free fall of change. Thanks for playing!
The CEO – Funny thing about weight. The weight of love is so enjoyable while the weight of brownies that lingers forever, not so much. I swear I’ve been good!
Thanks for playing!
Janet – Yeah, who wants bad karma! I do love Chaka Khan! Wow, Run-DMC too. And great balls of fire. Dude, you’re like sooo musical here. Thanks for playing!