Oh how I love Unconscious Mutterings…. Let me count the ways…. sigh…
On to business, who won last week? Pastilla, the Californian Manniquine head, and one of my plurk buddies. She has a choice between a signed copy of the Fey, a signed copy of Denver Cereal or a jar of honey. How do you win? Play unconscious mutterings!
How do you play? Just leave your answers to these word prompts (created by the love Pea at Luna Nina) in the comments. Check back mid-week to see what everyone has to say. It’s truly an amazing experience in the human mind – both collective and individual.
Here are your prompts:
- Hockey ::
- Twirling ::
- Montreal ::
- Better ::
- New ::
- Rally ::
- Stanley ::
- USB ::
- Scouted ::
- Cough ::
Here are my answers:
- Hockey :: Midnight amateur tournaments
- Twirling :: Whirling Dervish
- Montreal :: Railway
- Better :: tomorrow
- New :: trousers
- Rally :: point
- Stanley :: Cup = Joe Sakic
- USB :: meh
- Scouted :: for food
- Cough :: ing up coal dust <–our house post new furnace
Thanks for playing! When you play I’ll link to you here!
Happy Sunday!
- Perpstu at Popping Bubbles
- TC at the Write Gardener
- Kat at As Kat Knits
- EagleHawk at Eagle Hawk online
- Claudia at Skipping Stones
- Not a Mean Girl
- Miss Riss at Wild Hair
- Kymlee at Kymlee is awesome
- Misti Kallas at Misti Kallas Designs
- Footpad
- Bunny at Blue Bunny
- Jessica at Weaving Rainbow
- Heart in San Francisco
- Topsurf at Three Ring Surface
- Squirrelly at Lone Grey Squirrel
- Ruprecht at Frolickery
- Tommie at Tuesday Update
- Flowering Shrub
- Janet at Fond of Snape
- LaShae at Ity Bites
Hockey :: stick
Twirling :: batons
Montreal :: poutine
Better :: than Ezra
New :: shiny
Rally :: pep
Stanley :: cup
USB :: port
Scouted :: the area
Cough :: up a lung
1. Hockey :: stick
2. Twirling :: circling
3. Montreal :: Canada
4. Better :: view
5. New :: dress
6. Rally :: wheels
7. Stanley :: Cup
8. USB :: port
9. Scouted :: looked
10. Cough :: drop
1. Hockey :: game
2. Twirling :: around and around
3. Montreal :: Canada
4. Better :: improvement
5. New :: ideas
6. Rally :: second wind
7. Stanley :: and Iris
8. USB :: connect
9. Scouted :: investigated
10. Cough :: cover your mouth!
1.Hockey :: The Detroit Redwings will beat the Penguins this year in the Stanly Cup
2.Twirling :: The color guard twirls flags and rifles.
3.Montreal :: Canada
4.Better :: since having the flu I feel better..
5.New :: Car Smell
6.Rally :: In sports the team that is be hind tries to rally to go in front of the other team.
7.Stanley :: Cup is huge
8.USB :: memory stick
9.Scouted :: Lewis and Clark on their expedition scouted the Louisiana purchase Territory
10.Cough :: when you are congested you end up coughing a lot.
Hockey :: rink
Twirling :: dervish
Montreal :: city
Better :: than
New :: spic ‘n span
Rally :: mobs of people
Stanley :: cup
USB :: cable
Scouted :: boy scouts?
Cough :: cough
1. Hockey :: PENGUINS!
2. Twirling :: Twisting
3. Montreal :: Canada
4. Better :: Worse
5. New :: Old
6. Rally :: Race
7. Stanley :: Cup
8. USB :: WTF?
9. Scouted :: Found
10. Cough :: Drops
1. Hockey :: quiznos man
2. Twirling :: flaming batons
3. Montreal :: Expos
4. Better :: late than never
5. New :: Shiny
6. Rally :: Peaceful assembly
7. Stanley :: Roper
8. USB :: Flash Drive
9. Scouted :: Discovered
10. Cough :: Nagging
1. Hockey :: Canada
2. Twirling :: Baton
3. Montreal :: Canada
4. Better :: Homes & Gardens
5. New :: Jersey
6. Rally :: Pep
7. Stanley :: Cup
8. USB :: Connection
9. Scouted :: Location
10. Cough :: Cold
1. hockey:: zamboni
2. twirling:: half time
3. Montreal:: Bonsecours Market
4. Better:: world
5. New:: jewelry
6. Rally:: Protest
7. Stanley:: power tools
8. USB:: computer
9. Scouted:: recruits
10. Cough:: whiskey with honey
1.Hockey :: Puck
2.Twirling :: Baton
3.Montreal :: Canada.
4.Better :: Half
5.New :: Beginnings
6.Rally :: Robo (yes, I know it’s reversed)
7.Stanley :: Cup.
8.USB :: Port
9.Scouted :: the Country.
10.Cough :: Drop
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Hockey :: night in Canada!
Twirling :: whirling, down the river … (from the log roller’s waltz, lol!)
Montreal :: smoked meat (mmm)
Better :: late than never
New :: girl now
Rally :: bikes
Stanley :: cup
USB :: cord
Scouted :: Lord Baden Powell
Cough :: drop
1. Hockey :: puck
2. Twirling :: baton
3. Montreal :: Canada
4. Better :: improvement
5. New :: good as
6. Rally :: pep
7. Stanley :: cup
8. USB :: port
9. Scouted :: for a new player
10. Cough :: drop
Hockey – broken teeth
Twirling – baton
Montreal – first visit to foreign country
Better – than ever
New – born
Rally – Pep
Stanley – Steamer
USB – cord
Scouted – location
Cough – cold
Perpstu – Wow, I looked up poutine and mmmm! How did you know that? I like better than ezra. Thanks for playing!
TC – Wow, your first two mutterings are very specific – almost definitions or synonyms. That’s interesting. Hmmmm.. wonder what that means….
Thanks for playing!
Kat – I had to look up Stanley and Iris. I don’t think I’ve seen it – is it a favorite? Nothing’s better than a much needed second wind! Thanks for playing!
Eagle Hawk – Gaah – are you campaigning for the Redwings?
The Stanley Cup is amazingly huge. Thanks for playing!
Claudia – Got to love the whirling dervish. I had a friend who had a whirling dervish rug. Have you ever seen them in person? I haven’t. Thanks for playing!
Not a mean girl – twirling, twisting tornados? WTF at USB ports? A lot of people feel that way! Thanks for playing!
Miss Riss – Wow, I do like Quiznos – do they sell men too?
Got to love the shiny! Thanks for playing!
Kymlee – There’s two Canada’s in your mutterings – are you planning a trip? I have to admit to looking at Better Homes and Gardens – embarrassing but true. Thanks for playing!
Misti – What is Bonsecours Market? I bet that’s a great place. Got to love new jewelry! Thanks for playing!
Footpad – Hurray for new beginnings and better halfs. May they both come sooner than later. Thanks for playing!
Bunny – I bet Hockey night is great fun! Oh my, I haven’t heard that song in forever. Is there smoked meat in Montreal? Lord Baden Powell? Thanks for playing!
Jessica – Your mutterings are so practical today – puck, baton, pep, cup, port – all specific things. That’s cool! Thanks for playing!
Heart in SF – ooh broken teeth? Wow, that’s a realistic view! Gosh, I haven’t thought of Stanley Steamers in forever
Thanks for playing!
1. Hockey ::ice
2. Twirling ::spinning
3. Montreal ::Quebec
4. Better ::off dead
5. New ::old
6. Rally ::car
7. Stanley ::cup
8. USB ::port
9. Scouted ::???
10. Cough ::do to cold
1. Hockey :: Night in Canada
2. Twirling :: dervishes
3. Montreal :: Olympics
4. Better ::Best
5. New ::world
6. Rally :: Point
7. Stanley :: Cup
8. USB :: hub
9. Scouted :: Guided
10. Cough :: Drop
1. Hockey :: Sharkey
2. Twirling :: banner
3. Montreal :: Expos
4. Better :: than butter
5. New :: life
6. Rally :: towel
7. Stanley :: Kubrick
8. USB :: coupling
9. Scouted :: reviewed
10. Cough :: drop
Hockey :: hurts
Twirling ::dorks
Montreal :: brother in law….Stephane
Better :: be good
New :: clothes
Rally :: up
Stanley :I think it is a cartoon
USB :: one of those thingys….you can put your camera cord into
Scouted :: ugh…boy scouts
Cough :: ing up a lung…freaking coughing up a lung
Hockey :: Rocks!
Twirling :: helicoptors from my maple tree
Montreal :: Canada. I’d like to visit there
Better :: now than later
New :: shoews
Rally :: up the troops
Stanley :: flat
USB :: port
Scouted :: cavern
Cough :: cough, cough. When will it end!
1. Hockey :: pucks
2. Twirling :: my hair
3. Montreal :: Canada
4. Better :: is good!
5. New :: condo!
6. Rally :: motorcycle
7. Stanley :: cup
8. USB :: port
9. Scouted :: woods
10. Cough :: STOP!
1. Hockey ::puck
2. Twirling ::dirvish
3. Montreal ::Canada
4. Better ::and better and better
5. New ::did you really improve this or just make the package look different
6. Rally ::racing school
7. Stanley ::cup
8. USB ::port
9. Scouted ::the all clear
10. Cough ::to purge
Topsurf – ooh I wonder when a person is better off dead. Maybe that’s a movie? I hope so! Thanks for playing!
Squirrelly – Hockey night in Canada – how fun! I’ve only heard of it. Have you seen the dervishes? i’ve never seen one in person. Thanks for playing!
Ruprecht – Now truly, is anything better than butter? And lots of it!? Thanks for playing!
Tommie – Do you think W will join Boy Scouts? Is L in brownies? Wow, what adventures await you in the near future! Thanks for playing!
Flowering Shrub – Do you think J will play hockey? It’s not a bad fit. Let’s go to Montreal together! Thanks for playing!
Janet – Stop coughing! Yippee for the new condo! I remain so proud of you! Thanks for playing!
La Shae – Got to love the twirling dirvish. I’m delighted that all is clear from the scout report!
Thanks for playing!