I think it is more interesting when *only* dirty words are allowed. Bonus points for Shakespearean insults, like hobbyhorse.
Judah On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > When we get together with my family, we play 'dirty word' scrabble - > pretty much all profanity and slang are permissible. Kind of have to > be drunk/drinking for it to be really fun. > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 12:51 PM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I used to love Scrabble, and in certain instances, I still really enjoy >> playing it. >> >> But at the "competitive" level, it's really a drag. All those shitty little >> two letter words that are apparently acceptable......the "official" rules >> for Scrabble really ruin the fun of the game, if you ask me. >> >> When I play a casual game against a few of my friends, it's extremely >> enjoyable...but when someone gets all competitive and insists on using >> bullshit words that are technically acceptable......it just ruins the fun >> imho. >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> http://www.newser.com/story/104258/shes-in-the-pink-after-grabbing-scrabble-crown.html >>> >>> "How many points for "unforgettable"? Pink-wigged transsexual Mikki >>> Nicholson woke up the stodgy image of Scabble yesterday when she >>> grabbed Britain's top game award with the word "obeisant" (look it up) >>> finally putting her over the top. "I'm thrilled to have won and I >>> can't wait to celebrate," said Nicholson, a long-time player who >>> credited her win to her intuition and her skill with ... numbers. >>> "People think Scrabble is just about words, but it's the numbers that >>> win the game so a sound mathematical brain is an advantage," she told >>> the BBC. >>> >>> Other words that boosted her to victory included "inficete" (which >>> means unfunny) and "oceanaut." Nicholson, who's currently unemployed, >>> plans to spend her $2,000 prize money on a trip to Malaysia to compete >>> in another Scrabble tournament. Tournament organizers were apparently >>> thrilled about her win: "Scrabble is a game for anyone to enjoy, loved >>> by generations of families, men and women and anyone," said a >>> spokesman." >>> >>> That makes me oddly happy. >>> >>> Judah >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:330757 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
