Abbreviated Pronunciations Require Omniscience -- Not Your Median Science.
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| ALASKA (2) | Arctic Lair Afforded Seals; Kodiaks Also |
Patricia Rix Places:States & Regions |
| ALIAS GRACE | A Little Irish Absconding Servant Gets Railroaded And Cannot Escape |
Patricia Rix, referring to the book by Margaret Atwood. Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| AMANDA (4) | A Maiden At Nice Distance Away |
Patricia Rix, saying: WINDSOR (2) is where Rob's girlfriend lives, about a 5-hour drive from here Names:First names:Female |
| ANTHROPOMORPHISM (2) | A Novel Thought: Herds Roaming Over Prairie Opine Mankind's Outlook Regarding Procreation & Heroism, Implying Selfish Motives |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature |
| A PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY | A Parable, Really, About Youthful Experiences. Raconteur's Friend Owen Remains Outstandingly Wonderful Entity, Noticeably Metaphysical Even After Numerous Years |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| AUTOMOBILE (2) | An Unmerciful Taker Of Money, Often Being In Lien Eternally |
Patricia Rix Transport |
| BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP | Bleat And Aver: Bags Are Ample, Black Like A Coal, Kind Sir, Having Each Ewe's Pelt |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| BACKHOUSE | Becomes A Cesspool; Kaopectate Has Often, Undoubtedly, Stopped Evacuation |
Patricia Rix Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| BAR (2) | Bring Along Rowdies! |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink:Drinks:Alcoholic Food & Drink:Food Outlets |
| BAROMETER RISING | Being A Recounting Of Maritime Explosion Time -- Events Render Rapscallions Impotent, Shove Innocent Nearer Gethsemane |
Patricia Rix, referring to the book by Hugh McLennan. Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| BASEBALL | Bring A Seat Easer, Because Amusement Lasts Long |
Patricia Rix Sports & Recreation |
| BEAVER | Barrier Erecting And Very Energetic Rodent |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| BLISS | Become Languid In Satisfactory Sensations |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Emotions |
| BURN OUT | Become Useless; Requires No Official, Unusual Training |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| BUTT | Belongs Under Tosser's Tush! |
Patricia Rix (I hate the way smokers treat the whole world as their ashtray) Drugs:Tobacco |
| CARE (2) | Call Auntie Regularly, Everyone! |
Patricia Rix Assorted Verbs People & Relationships |
| CAREER | Can A Really Elderly Entrant Rise? |
Patricia Rix, adding: Or has one reached forced retirement? People & Relationships:The Workforce |
| CASSANDRA | Cancer's Always Stressful. Stamina And Nerve Develop, Reducing Anxiety |
Patricia Rix, referring to George's great niece, who celebrated her 13th birthday by beginning chemotherapy. Names:First names:Female |
| CAT (4) | Creatures Are Terrific! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| CAT FOOD | Can Anything Taste Fine Once Odor's Detected? |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink:Pet food |
| CHANGE (3) | Coins Have Always Needed Gathering, Evidently |
Patricia Rix Commerce:Money |
| CHANGE (4) | Complete Haberdashery Alteration: No Garment Excepted |
Patricia Rix Household Objects:Clothing |
| CHARLOTTE'S WEB | Caring Heroine Adopts Runt. Largely Owing To The Energetic Spider, Wilbur Escapes Butchering. |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| CHEERIOS | Cold Hearted Enemy Enters Residences, Inhibiting Occupants' Slumber |
Patricia Rix MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| CHIPMUNK | Cute Hijinks Invite Presents: Muncies Unnumbered. No Kidding! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals:Vermin |
| COFFEE AND DONUTS | Cappuccino's Often Favourite For Early Evening; Also, Never Decline Delicious Offerings - Not Unless Too Small! |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink |
| CONSTITUTION | Contract Offering Numerous Sequential Tenets Intended To Unitedly Temper Its Own Nation |
Patricia Rix Politics People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| COUNTERFEIT (2) | Coiner Operates Under Noticeable Threat; Every Risky Forgery Extends Illegal Trafficking |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Law & Order Commerce:Money |
| COWARD (2) | Craven Oathbreaker Would Always Run - Deathwards |
Patricia Rix, thinking of the phrase "A coward dies a thousand (?) times" People & Relationships:Personality Traits |
| CREAM OF WHEAT | Callous Rascal Enjoys A Modicum Of Flax While He Expertly Attacks Toddlers |
Patricia Rix, who always adds a modicum of flax, whole or ground, to her cream of wheat. MacGirl & KeyBoard:Supervillains:Cereal Killers |
| CRIME | Committing Robbery Is Manifestly Erroneous |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| DANDELION (2) | Drunk As Nostrum, Diuretic Effect Lingers, Inconveniently, Over Night |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink:Condiments:Herbs |
| DEPRESSED (2) | Dismal Expression Portends Reverse Extreme, So Sulking Ensues, Dramatically |
Patricia Rix, thinking of manic depressive Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments:Mental Illness |
| DINNER (3) | Didn't I Notice Nobody's Eating Ratatouille? |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink |
| DISEASE (2) | Direly Incapacitated Situation - Each Ache Seems Endless! |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| DOUCHE | Dirt's Off Under Cascading Hot Effusion |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Beauty & Hygiene:Beauty Products |
| DUMP | Disgusting, Unwholesome, Mucky Poop |
Patricia Rix, telling Tony that LADIES don't leave a dump. Assorted Nouns |
| DUTCHIE | Doughy, Unctuous, Tasty Concoction Has Innovative Element |
Patricia Rix (not that many doughnuts have raisins) Food & Drink |
| EAU | Elles Aiment Uriner |
Patricia Rix Science:Linguistics:French Words |
| ECHO | Everyone Calls "Hello" Occasionally |
Patricia Rix Assorted Nouns:Noises Communication:Talking |
| ECONOMICS | Each Column Offers Numerous Opportunities; Make It Count Sensibly |
Patricia Rix Commerce |
| ELROND (3) | Elven Lord Raised One Noble Daughter |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| EMOTICON | Everybody Munching One Turns Irreversibly Cute, Often Nauseating |
Patricia Rix Computers:Do Not Eat |
| EMPLOYEE (2) | Everyone Marked "Personnel" Listed On Your "Employer's Expenses" |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:The Workforce:Occupations |
| EVERY WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | Every Victorious Effort Reveals Your Worth! One Really Difficult Interpretation Names Thee Hero! Eventually Even Nonsensical Gibberish Leaves Insiders Shouting "Hurray!" Lastly, Acronym Neurosis Grows Unchecked, Aggravating General Excitability |
Patricia Rix Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| EVERY WORD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (2) | Extremely Valiant Effort - Regularly You Work On Reliable Dictionary; Incredibly, No Thesaurus Has Every Existing Nuance! Go Looking In Sundry Hackneyed Lexicons And Now Generate Universal Acronyms & Great Expansions |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Patricia Rix Words & Wordplay:Acronyms about Acronyms |
| EXAMPLE | Edifying Xplanation Always Makes People Learn Earlier |
Patricia Rix Education |
| EXERCISE | Energetic Xertions Erase Rounded Curves, Instead Substituting Emaciation |
Patricia Rix Sports & Recreation |
| FAILURE | Feeding Acronymic Irishman's Large, Unusually Robust Ego |
Patricia Rix, when Tony said 'When it comes to acronyms, I don't acknowledge this as a word' after challenged to acronymise failure when someone searched for it on the website. Patricia said he was asking to be TAKEN DOWN A PEG and then produced this acronym. Communication:Acronyms Forums |
| FAKE (4) | Forged A Karat, Expertly |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Law & Order |
| FANGORN | Forest Arouses Nervousness; Go Onward Reducing Noise |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Places:The Lord of the Rings |
| FASHION | For A Sum, Hilfiger's Immaterial, 'Official' Name |
Patricia Rix Household Objects:Clothing |
| FEBRUARY (3) | Frozen Exhaled Breath Rises Upwards And Rimes You |
Patricia Rix Time:Months |
| FINANCIAL AID | Fond Infant, Not A Nickel Can I Advance 'Less An I.o.u. Devolves |
Patricia Rix, to follow FINANCIAL Commerce:Money |
| FLORIDA | Feel Like Okefenokee Ramble's Innocuous, Despite Alligators? |
Patricia Rix Places:States & Regions |
| FOOTBALL | Feeling Or Otherwise Touching Bums Always Looks Laughable! |
Patricia Rix (this is what we were discussing during the Superbowl: why men can pat each other's bums on the playing field but no other time) Sports & Recreation |
| FOREIGN CURRENCY (2) | For Our Relief, EBay Is Giving, Not Canada's Unvaluable "Rupees"; Rather, Excellent Numerical Coinage - Yankee! |
Patricia Rix Commerce:Money |
| FRODO (2) | Fears Reaching Orodruin's Dire Outcome |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| FUN (2) | Frivolous, Upbeat Nonsense |
Patricia Rix Assorted Nouns |
| GANDALF | Great Advisor Negates Death And Looses Fireworks |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| GEORGE | Gentleman, Eating Out, Rarely Gets Eel. |
Patricia Rix, describing her husband Names:Acronymists |
| GESTAPO (3) | Gave Everyone Shivers, Taking Away People Obdurately |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Law & Order:Occupations |
| GIMLI (2) | Goes Into Moria Less Intimidated |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| GOAT (2) | Gamboling Over A Tor |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT, DON'T LET THE BEDBUGS BITE | Got Over One Day. Now I'm Going Home To Slumber Leaving Encroaching Enemy Pests To Infect George's Half. They Disappear Once Night Time Leaves. Every Time They Have Eaten Bloody Evidence Develops - Being Unconscious, Guys Scratch Bothersome Itches To Excess |
Tony McCoy O'Grady and Patricia Rix Assorted Phrases:Sayings Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| GRIP (2) | Gloves Required If Prickly |
Patricia Rix Assorted Verbs |
| GRIZZLY BEAR | Giant Runs In Zig Zags, Leaving Your Body Eaten And Rotting |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| GROUNDHOG | Gluttonous Rodent Opens Underground Nest, Digs His Own Grave |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| HEPWORTH | Highly Entertaining Place Where Oldsters Raid Tim Horton's |
George Rix, Rob Rix and Patricia Rix (Tim Horton's is a coffee shop chain found across Canada. It is also the social centre of its community in small towns, where people meet & chat or just hang out.) Places:Towns & Cities:Canada |
| HIRE (3) | Help Is Required, Evenings |
Patricia Rix Commerce |
| HI THERE | Hello Is Too Haughty, Even Rather Elizabethan |
Patricia Rix Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
| HOCKEY (2) | Highly Overpaid Canadians Keep Entertaining You |
Patricia Rix Sports & Recreation |
| HUNGRY (2) | Hollow, Uncomfortable, Not Gastronomically Revived Yet |
Patricia Rix Food & Drink |
| I LOVE MY CATS | Intelligent-Looking Only Very Exceptionally -- Mostly Yowling, Careening Around Tired Sleepers |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN | Interesting Novel Explores (Very Expertly) Reason, Paranoia, Relationships Often Misdiagnosed In Schizophrenia. Even Deborah's Youth Occasionally Undermines Assistance. Rationality Or Sanity Elude Grasp, Although Reality Does Eventually Normalize |
Patricia Rix, referring to the book by Hannah Green. Art & Literature:Book Titles |
| INMATE (2) | "It's Not Mine!" A Thief Exclaimed |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Law & Order:Criminals |
| INSOMNIA (2) | I Never Slept One Minute - Now I'm Awake! |
Melanie Merswolke and Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Healthcare:Ailments |
| INTENSITY (2) | I Never Thought, Except Now, Suddenly, I Think: "You!" |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships |
| KITTY | Kittens Intend To Tempt You |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| LADDER | Lying Against Dormer Denotes Elopement? Rather! |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Love & Lust Household Objects |
| LADIES (2) | Like A Doorway Into Effluent Stinkiness |
Patricia Rix Places:Buildings:The 'Little Room' |
| LATER | Last Alligator To Exit, Repeats |
Patricia Rix (I was thinking of "see you later, alligator", though why the last alligator would say this to an empty room escapes me) Time Communication:Hello & Goodbye |
| LEGOLAS | Likeable Elf Goes On Long Adventure Sanguinely |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Characters:The Lord of the Rings |
| LION (2) | Lair Is On Ngorongoro |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Animals |
| LIPS (2) | Lovely If Pursed Sweetly |
Patricia Rix Science:Biology:Body Parts |
| LITTERBOX | Like Infectious Toxic Tornado, Emanations Render Breathing Only Xperimental |
Patricia Rix Household Objects |
| LITTLE BO PEEP | Loss Is The True Lesson Exemplified By Old Poem: Ewes Escape Paddock |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| LITTLE BOY BLUE | Lad Is Tired, Tries Lessening Effort But -- Oh Yikes! -- Boy Lets Ungulates Escape |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| LITTLE JACK HORNER | Lad Is Taking To Licking Extremities: Just At Christmas, Kid Has Own Rich Nosh; Eats Ravenously. |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| LITTLE MISS MUFFET | Lass Is Terrified That Leggy Encroachment Means Itsa Spider! She Makes Undignified Flight From Eeky Terrestrial! |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Nursery Rhymes |
| LOAD | Laden On A Donkey |
Patricia Rix Assorted Nouns |
| LOTHLORIEN | Land Of Trees Has Lady Of Remarkable Intensity -- Evenstar's Nan |
Patricia Rix Art & Literature:Fictional Places:The Lord of the Rings |
| LOUD | Loony Or Uncouth Din |
Patricia Rix Assorted Adjectives Assorted Nouns:Noises |
| LUCID | Less Utterly Confused In Delirium |
Patricia Rix Assorted Adjectives |
| MAGGIE (2) | Magnificent And Gigantic Girlcat Is Embraceable |
Patricia Rix, referring to her cat Names:Pet Names |
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