The Q&A Game

[Norrington]

Well, the point of this game is to say the name of something, and someone else gives a short definition, and a new word. There are two rules: 1) Keep it clean 2) Have fun! Example below:

Me: "DisneyLand"

Hinckley: "DisneyLand resort is a theme park and a resort owned by the Walt Disney Company and is located in Anaheim, California. The theme park has about 40 attractions, and is located next to "Downtown Disney", "Disney's California Adventure", and various other DisneyLand resort Hotels. It is home to attractions such as Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion, It's a Small World, The Tower of Terror, and Muppet-Vison 3D, and many others. It opened in 1955.

Next Word:

Santa Claus"

Got it? Ok. Could an Admin or Mod sticky this? Thanks.

The first word:

The Enchanted Tiki Room

Edited July 17, 2007 by Norrington

[Shine]

Answer: An attraction at Disneyland currently sponsored by Dole.

Next: ponzi

[ZeekyBoogeyDoog]

A noted early twentieth century swindler for his money making scheme in Boston. His name is now lent to his particular brand of money making schemes, which are similar to pyramid schemes.

aretaic turn

[Norrington]

The aretaic turn is a movement in contemporary moral philosophy and ethics to emphasize character and human excellence or virtue, as opposed to moral rules or consequences. This movement has been extended to other philosophical disciplines, including epistemology, political philosophy, and jurisprudence. The word "aretaic" is derived from the ancient Greek word arete, meaning excellence or virtue. "Aretaic" thus means "of or pertaining to virtue or excellence."

Next Word:

Madame Leota

[ZeekyBoogeyDoog]

A gypsy whose disembodied head is magically encased in a crystal ball in the Haunted Mansion attraction.

Schopenhauer

[Corvus]

Arthur Schopenhauer was a 19th century philosopher who contended that the universe, at its core, was not a rational place.

What do these words relate to? Crepuscular, Zygodactyl

[Brainbox]

Birds. Zygodactyl birds have the first and fourth toes facing backwards, and the second and third forwards. Crepuscular birds 'go out' in the twilight, just before dawn.

I'm sat here with a dictionary looking for something to catch you out with. :-D

Okay, next word: Homeostasis

(I didn't need the dictionary in the end)

Edited July 19, 2007 by Brainbox

[Lt. Col. Thok]

A state of psychological equilibrium obtained when tension or a drive has been reduced or eliminated. (My uncles' a doctor- an anesthesiologist to be exact)

Next word- sesquipedalian

[ZeekyBoogeyDoog]

One who uses big words OR characterized by many syllables.

Chrononhotonthologos

[Lt. Col. Thok]

Chrononhotonthologos- A satirical play by Henry Carey (great, great, great , great, great, great, great, great grandfather to Jim ;-) ) written in 1734.

Next up-confabulation