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I challenge you 'orrible lot to come up with the best invented definition of the word "Spong" (in a "call my Bluff" stylee)

pong-like game involving bodily fluid beginning with sp-
ick, i am so rude.

rude, you? never..... oi vey!

An Irish verb, as in " 'e sprong roit at me, 'e did!!"

There are two types of people who do not believe in silent letters:

1 - Those who pronounce silent letters
2 - Those who do not pronounce and even delete silent letters

Jonathan2, your word is sponge, to those who believe in silent letters, pronounced "spongee" by non-believers from the first group, "spong" by non-believers of the second group

Spong-A knock-off version of "Pong" which used to be sold by NYC street vendors before VHS tapes became the rage.

How about this:
Spong- Formerly the mid '90's grunge era band Sponge (anyone else but me remember "Plowed" or "Molly"?), after they were forced to change their name after their lead singer left the band and with it, the right to the name "Sponge". The singer went on to record an album of Hungarian folk songs under the name Sponge and the rest of them continued on as Spong. And don't let me get into the bizarre gardening accident that followed that incident...

Matt

josh said on 10/17/2001 12:11 AM

>Spong-A knock-off version of "Pong" which used to be sold by NYC street vendors before VHS tapes became the rage.
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Ahhh, like the old Wire to Wir changeover...

I thought a Spong was a scooping and packing utensil for your "water pipe".

Wire once changed their name to Wir? I didn't know that. It must've been when they came back in the mid 80's and started making crappy dance records (their 1st 3 albums are great, however, and an entirely different story; listen to "Pink Flag" and you can hear the roots of R.E.M. (they covered "Strange" on Document) as well as certain early '80's American hardcore punk like the Minutemen, Minor Threat (who covered "12XU"), Elastica (who had to pay Wire for ripping off "Three Girl Rhumba" for their hit "Connection"), etc.).

Matt (who just got inspired to pull out "Pink Flag" from my CD collection)

mustafa said on 10/17/2001 3:05 PM

>Ahhh, like the old Wire to Wir changeover...
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That's the one. It was after the 'crappy dance record' phase (I liked "the Ideal Copy" myself). A guy left the band, so they removed his letter. Kind of funny.

you say potato i say potatoe.

Yeah yeah, let's not start making salad again.

Well mom, gotta motor or I'll be late for that funeral.

elmermaid said on 10/17/2001 3:50 PM

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Wasn't that Gore or Dole as a Vice President running mate to Clinton?

(Sorry if my knowledge of US politics is a bit shakey, I only remember the funny bits).

it was the honorable dan quayle, vice president to president bush sr., the bush who choked on steak at a dinner with the leaders of japan a few years back.

A cartoon sound that can be heard when a man sees a pretty woman walking down the street.

-Mike

jonathan2 said on 10/16/2001 7:37 PM

>I challenge you 'orrible lot to come up with the best invented definition of the word "Spong" (in a "call my Bluff" stylee)

Mike,
This is the best one yet, I love it.
Jonathan
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mike said on 10/20/2001 1:36 AM

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