Fill in the blank competition thread.

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Discussion Overview

The thread revolves around a fill-in-the-blank competition where participants complete sentences with humorous or absurd phrases. The focus is on creativity and playful language, with contributions ranging from light-hearted to slightly grotesque. The context is informal and community-driven, with no formal rules established.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Participants suggest various completions for the sentence starting with "Hell greets me with young, warm..." with options like "virgins," "Virginians," and "Virginia Hams."
  • One participant expresses confusion about the rules of the game, prompting a request for clarification.
  • There are humorous attempts to complete the phrase "Waiter, there's a _________ in my soup!" with various words, including a reluctance to use a specific five-letter word starting with "p."
  • Some participants engage in playful banter about the grotesqueness of finding certain items in soup, such as "pansy" or "puppy."
  • Discussion includes a humorous consideration of whether a kitten would be more grotesque than a puppy in soup.
  • One participant reflects on their experiences in a new school in England, linking it to the language used in the thread.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally engage in playful competition without a clear consensus on the rules or the appropriateness of certain words. The discussion remains light-hearted and exploratory, with no definitive conclusions reached.

Contextual Notes

There is ambiguity regarding the rules of the fill-in-the-blank game, and participants express varying levels of understanding and creativity in their responses. Some contributions may rely on cultural references or personal experiences that are not universally understood.

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Complete the sentence three times, once, then post your own sentance:

[edit: HELL!] greets me with young warm ____________ . :devil:
 
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Mk said:
Complete the sentence three times, once, then post your own sentance:

Death greets me with young, warm _men___________ .
Can't think of anything else, really.
 
hey that was my line in my last post !, actually of my best song! :redface: :redface:
 
Well look at this! The ________ is attacking Hawaii!
Well look at this! The US Army is attacking Hawaii!
Well look at this! The Salvation Army is attacking Hawaii!
Well look at this! Army Ants are attacking Hawaii!
 
warm _chest
dunno!
 
can we put more than one word?
 
Maybe you should explain the rules again. :smile:

Hell greets me with young, warm virgins.
Hell greets me with young, warm Virginians.
Hell greets me with young, warm Virginia Hams.

Waiter, there's a _________ in my soup!
 
honestrosewater said:
Maybe you should explain the rules again. :smile:

Hell greets me with young, warm virgins.
Hell greets me with young, warm Virginians.
Hell greets me with young, warm Virginia Hams.

Waiter, there's a _________ in my soup!
Waiter, there's a _________ in my soup!
No, I can't put the five letter word starting with "p" in here. That's simply too grotesque.
 
arildno said:
Waiter, there's a _________ in my soup!
No, I can't put the five letter word starting with "p" in here. That's simply too grotesque.
Hm, grotesque, 5 letters, first one p... puppy, poppy, pansy? I give up.
 
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It WOULD be rather grotesque if you found a pansy or a puppy floating about in your soup.
At least, I think so.
 
  • #11
how about pus*y
 
  • #12
Is it more grotesque to find a kitten than a puppy in your soup? :confused:
 
  • #13
no if i were talking about kitten there would be no *.
i m talking about what i hear daily in my new school in england
 
  • #14
gurkhawarhorse said:
i m talking about what i hear daily in my new school in england
Would it make bubbles in the soup if it sank down?
I, for one, have no idea.. :confused:
 
  • #15
no not the soup but the one who had ordered it!
 
  • #16
gurkhawarhorse said:
no not the soup but the one who had ordered it!
He would make bubbles?
Perhaps that can make sense in some minds, at least..
 
  • #17
arildno said:
Waiter, there's a _________ in my soup!
No, I can't put the five letter word starting with "p" in here. That's simply too grotesque.
Waiter, there's an ant in my soup!
Waiter, there's a army ants in my soup!
Waiter, there's a war in my soup!

Silly because I'm still sleepy!
 

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