I have some things to update on, but I must get to bed. In the meantime, here’s something for you to amuse yourself with.
A friend on Facebook posted a status that played on the words “list” and “lust”. In attempting a witty comment, I realized that every vowel can work here: last, lest, list, lost, and lust. (But never lyst.)
The next day, while walking Nanuq, I tried to come up with another set that would work and found it surprisingly difficult. Sometimes I’d come tantalizingly close: mare, mere, mire, more… mure? (And, in fact, Google tells me this word actually exists, although it is archaic. Hunh!)
Barn. Bern. Birn? Born. Burn.
Sand. Send. Sind? Argh.
Bat. Bet. Bit. Bot. But. Yes!
I know it’s the geek in me, but this had me laughing out loud as I walked along with the dog. Thank goodness there’s hardly ever anyone on the trails. I’m sure it’s frightening to have to pass a crazy lady when you’re out on those lonely paths…
That’s my kind of game.
Definitely geeky. Also lovable.
Bag, Beg, Big, Bog, Bug…..now something that is more than three letters long!!
patting, petting, pitting, potting, putting.
nat (the name, or else “gnat” if you’re going on just pronunciation), net, nit (like lice nits, or else “knit”), not, nut
Bat, bet, bit, bot (like “robots”, or else “bought”), but.
Knack, neck, nick, knock, nanuq?
OK, I’m clearly too into this. I’m going to slink off and continue the geekery in privacy now.
I think I know why your trails are empty… they know about the crazy lady!!!
-sincerely, another crazy lady
Mast, Mest, Mist, Most, Must!
Okay, mest is a bit of a cheat, “an acronym used in Scientology and coined by author L. Ron Hubbard” according to Wikipedia.
Pant, Pent, Pint, Pont, Punt!
Okay, Pont is a cheat too… French…
Argh!… to be continued…
If proper names count…
Dane, Dene, Dine, Done, Dune!
Awww.. I give up… for now…
Okay, this may make me a comment spammer, but…
Mass, Mess, Miss, Moss, Muss (as in rumple)
or better yet:
Mate, Mete, Mite, Mote, Mute.
Yay! Now I can sleep! Next time you post (pest? past?) something like this, put a warning label on it, wouldya?…