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Title: Wed., 7/29 Ian Livengood
Post by: magus on July 29, 2015, 08:38:47 AM

THEME:   First word of phrase can sail in air
   
GOOD ONES:    
Sponsor's purchase {& theme}   AIR TIME   
Places to stand and deliver?   DIASES[speeches not bravery]   
They can call you out   UMPS [not darer's prompting you to "stand and deliver"]   
Green span   LEA [not Alan]   
   
   
RATING:    ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   

Title: Re: Wed., 7/29 Ian Livengood
Post by: Thomps2525 on July 29, 2015, 02:12:54 PM

Several more over-used words today: ACT, ARC, EEL, EPEE, LEA, ORO, SEE and STY.

"In a damp manner" was WETLY. I don't understand how something can be done "wetly" or "in a damp manner." "Wet" and "damp" are conditions, aren't they? I is confused.

The answer to "Gilligan's Island co-star" was ALANHALE. I don't think so. Alan Hale died in 1950 and the tv series ran from 1964 to 1967. The Gilligan actor was Alan Hale Jr. A very popular trivia question is "What was Gilligan's first name?" Series creator/writter Sherwood Schwartz gave Gilligan a first name but it was never used on the tv series. It was Willy.

Title: Re: Wed., 7/29 Ian Livengood
Post by: magus on July 30, 2015, 08:44:20 AM

I didn't like WETLY either, but I thought it possible to be used --- probably in a bad novel --- "She slithered out of the pool and kissed him wetly on the lips."  I have, by the way, copyrighted that line.