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Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:12 pm
by Lyhoko Leaci
evolution > change > ability to change > energy > energy drink > disgusting drink > pee > waste > useless item

Next: useless item

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:25 pm
by Ouagadougou
European person > bourgeoisie (adj.) > unwanted > useless > useless [thing] > shameful object > taboo item > buddha statue > Buddha

Nekt word: Buddha or wise (wo)man

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:08 pm
by Kvan
Buddha > an enlightened man > (through sarcastic usage) a knuckledragger/moron > idiocy > a dumb accident > children from teenagers

next word bloated

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:41 am
by Pogostick Man
Kvan wrote:next word bloated
blank > empty > spacious > wide > round > bloated > expanded > unabridged > complete > finite > closed (of integrals)

Next word: synthesizer

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:49 am
by Herr Dunkel
maker > synthesizer > assembler > player > child

Next word: crap

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:39 am
by Kvan
Darkgamma wrote:maker > synthesizer > assembler > player > child

Next word: crap
Crap > awful stuff > cheesy music > synthesizer

Haha, just kidding, I like myself some cheesy prog on occasion.

Next word: bifrucating

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:10 pm
by Gojera
bifurcating > branching > an offshoot (from the main trunk) > a small waterway that feeds into a large river > a small creek or stream > a lick or ephemeral stream > a wadi, arroyo, or gulch > a valley > a terraced valley > agricultural terraces > cultivated field.

Next word: cultivated field.

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:17 pm
by Bob Johnson
two > together > meeting > crossroads > grid > cultivated field > civilization > the world

Next: axe (n.)

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:36 pm
by Lyhoko Leaci
axe (n) > crazy > mad > annoyed > annoyance > small insect > mosquito > bloodsucker > leech > a clingy person > affectionate

Next: bikini

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:29 pm
by Gojera
Bikini Atoll > bikini (swimwear) > bikini bottom > underwear > granny panties > thermal underwear > layered clothing (for cold weather) > heavy clothing > a parka > a creature that moves awkwardly > a walrus

Next word: walrus

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 3:36 pm
by Bob Johnson
name of a fat character in a popular play > fattie (insult) > blubber > walrus > tusk > ivory > white (color) > snow > meltwater > what makes crops grow > fertilizer > dung

Next: primary/important crop (corn in UK usage)

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:01 pm
by Astraios
Bob Johnson wrote:Next: primary/important crop (corn in UK usage)
You sure about that?

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:29 pm
by Ollock
Astraios wrote:
Bob Johnson wrote:Next: primary/important crop (corn in UK usage)
You sure about that?
Merriam-Webster Online wrote:corn1 3: British : the grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland); also : a plant that produces corn
grass > wheat > primary/important crop > cash crop > money > a unit of currency > finance

Next word: occupy (in the military sense)

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:41 pm
by Astraios
Ollock wrote:
Merriam-Webster Online wrote:corn1 3: British : the grain of a cereal grass that is the primary crop of a region (as wheat in Britain and oats in Scotland and Ireland); also : a plant that produces corn
Well, MWO, it seems you and I disagree, because to me that just sounds stupid.

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:43 pm
by Bob Johnson
Astraios wrote:
Bob Johnson wrote:Next: primary/important crop (corn in UK usage)
You sure about that?
Have you guys stopped calling it maize?

sleep > go indoors (as that's where the beds are) > be in > occupy (in the military sense) > rule > mismanage > sleep instead of working

Next: be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:58 pm
by Astraios
Bob Johnson wrote:Have you guys stopped calling it maize?
I'm quite sure I've never heard anybody use "corn" to mean "primary crop of a place". And no, maize is the plant, the little yellow grains are sweetcorn, but corn is the grain that makes breakfast cereal.

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:10 pm
by Ollock
Astraios wrote:
Bob Johnson wrote:Have you guys stopped calling it maize?
I'm quite sure I've never heard anybody use "corn" to mean "primary crop of a place". And no, maize is the plant, the little yellow grains are sweetcorn, but corn is the grain that makes breakfast cereal.
Actually IMD (Appalachian English), it's all just "corn". "Maize" is never heard headr, except in the odd technical usage.
Bob Johnson wrote:Next: be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch
be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch > land on a long narrow object > land > fall down > fall > decline
be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch > a long narrow object > {nominal classifier for long, narrow things}
be perched on a long narrow object such as a branch > a long narrow object > twig > penis

Next: maize

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:17 pm
by Bob Johnson
enlarged grain > maize > variegated, particolored > gaudy > worthless > gift (humble) > religious sacrifice

Next: be balanced on something

(Can you tell I'm thinking about postural verbs?)

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:55 pm
by Gojera
be balanced on something > move across a narrow surface (such as a branch) > cross a rope or log bridge > cross a bridge or boundary > make a transition > become an adult > an adult > a person

Next word: a person.

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:43 pm
by Lyhoko Leaci
person > relative > friend > helpful person > (+ NEG) annoying person > harmful person > enemy > enemy troops > troops > military force > police force > police (v.) > control (v.)

next: control (v.)

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:14 pm
by Bob Johnson
be in love > marry > be henpecked > control (v.) > control the movement of > drive a horse/etc > carriage/wagon

and now that song is in my head, argh

next: orange (color)

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:31 pm
by Ouagadougou
purple > grape > wine > drunkenness > vomit > orange

Next word: horse-shoe

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 11:45 pm
by Bob Johnson
sheath > metal reinforcement for tigers' claws > horse-shoe > reinforcing object (construction etc) > rebar (in concrete) > I-beam > metal rail > launch rail for Gauss gun

Gladiators vs tigers, maybe? But the tech levels...

Next: thunder

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:25 am
by Lyhoko Leaci
launch rail for Gauss gun > railgun > powerful weapon > thunder > lightning > flash > light > lightbulb > burned out bulb > junk

next: railgun

Re: The Semantic Drift Thread

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:39 am
by Bob Johnson
railgun > standard weaponry for spaceships > basis of authority > government > authority figures > older family member > big brother

Next: imaginary