Apt Phrases, Redolent Of Novel Yet Meaningful Sense
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| BEDCOVER | Basic Esprit De Corps Offers Virgins Eventual Repentance |
Rico Leffanta People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| BRICK | Building Requires Intricate Construction Knowledge |
Tony Moore |
| CANDLE | Cylindrical Artifact, Non Dripping, Light Emitting. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| COB (3) | Container, Or Basket |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| COLLECTIONS | Common Objects, Layout Lovingly Established, Changing Them Into Objects Now Significant. |
Roger Williams |
| CURTAIN | Cloth Used Regularly Turns Atmosphere Into Nighttime |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| DENTURES | Dentists Extract Natural Teeth Using Revenue Enhancement Schemes |
Rico Leffanta |
| DICE | Deals In Chance Events |
Sean Lamb Entertainment:Games |
| DOOR KNOCKER | Digitally Operated Object Reveals Knowledge Now Of Caller's Keylessness - Entry Required. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady - who made this up just to use R@@@@ as his email address on the Acronym Submission Form |
| FAN | Forces Air Nearer. |
Roger Williams |
| FAN (2) | Feeling Always Nice |
Jan Morgan |
| FOUNTAIN PEN | Flows Out... Usually Nice, Though Also It Needs Protectors -- Easily Nasty. |
Jeff Anonymous. Fountain pens are nice -- I find that I can write better with one than with a ballpoint, though that's not saying much -- but if you put one in your shirt pocket, be sure that you are wearing a pocket protector if you like the shirt much or you don't want to be embarassed. |
| GARDEN LIGHTS | Generating A Remarkable Display Every Night - Lamps Illuminate Grower's Horticulural Trophy Specimens |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants |
| GUM | Glue - Usually Mucilage |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Biology:Plants:Trees |
| INKWELL | I'll Now Keep Writing, Employing Lampblack Liquid |
Tony |
| LADDER | Lying Against Dormer Denotes Elopement? Rather! |
Patricia Rix People & Relationships:Love & Lust |
| LAMP (2) | Lost At Midnight? Press. |
Steve Keate |
| LAMP (3) | Light Atop Manmade Pole |
Jan Morgan |
| LAVA LAMP | Like A Volcano, A Light Activates Moving Patterns |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| LAVA LAMP (2) | Lacking Any Volcanic Activity, Light Affords Many Possibilities |
Melanie Merswolke |
| LIGHT | Lamp Is Generating Heat Too! |
Angela Brett Science:Physics |
| LIGHT (2) | Lightbulb, If Glowing, Has This. |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Physics |
| LITTERBOX | Like Infectious Toxic Tornado, Emanations Render Breathing Only Xperimental |
Patricia Rix |
| LOCK | Lacking Owner's Combination / Key |
Angela Brett |
| LOCKS | Locks/Lock! Open: Compatible Keys! Security! |
Charles H. Montgomery, Jr. |
| NAPKIN | Nicely Arranged Paper Keeps It Neat |
Daryl Thomas |
| NIB | Numerous Ink Blotches |
Tony |
| OIL | Oh, It Lubricates! |
Roger Williams |
| OSSETT | Ornate Spare Secretes Extra Toilet Tissue |
Tony McCoy O'Grady (Ossett is defined in 'The Meaning of Liff' by Douglas Adams and John Lloyd as meaning, 'A frilly spare-toilet-roll-cosy.') Words & Wordplay:Liffs |
| PAPER (2) | Parchment Advances Produced Economical Replacement |
Tony Moore |
| PEN | Paper-Embellishing Nib |
Angela Brett Communication |
| PENCIL | Please Erase Non-Correct Illustrations/ Letters |
Angela Brett Communication |
| PENCIL (2) | Prudish Euphemistic Name Concerns Its Lead |
Patricia Rix Communication |
| PENCIL (3) | People Enjoy Nice Colours In 'Leads' |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Communication |
| PENCIL (4) | Printing Enabled. Notable Contribution Is Lead! |
Roger Williams Communication |
| PENCIL (5) | Plumbus's Excluded, Now Carbon's In Lieu |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, in response to PENCIL (4). Pencils have never, ever contained lead. Carbon in the form of graphite has been misnamed for ages. (See PEDANTRY for a correction.) Communication |
| PLIERS | Perhaps Lying In Elecrician's Rumpled Satchel. |
TMcCO'G who has noticed that Plumbers usually carry a sturdy toolbox, but Electricians often use an old leather carryall. |
| PLIERS (2) | Possibly Lost Items Easily Retrieved... Sometimes |
Roger Williams |
| PLUG | Push Lightly Until Grounded |
Matthew Oram |
| POT (7) | Piece Of Terracotta |
Jon Barker |
| POWER TOOLS | Plug On Wall - Electricity's Released To Operate On Lumber Stocks |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Science:Electronics |
| SAW | Split Apart Wood |
Angela Brett Assorted Verbs |
| SAW (3) | Seen Around Workshops |
Angela Brett |
| SCISSORS | Snips Cardboard In Seconds - Slashing Others Requires Sharpening. |
Angela Brett |
| SHALE | Slipping Has A Lovely Ending |
Rico Leffanta |
| SPOOL | Spindle Product's Outputted Onto Loop |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| SPRINKLERS | Spritzing Precipitation Rains In Navigational Kinetics. Liquid Enriches Rotating Sections |
Jan Morgan -- watering system |
| STAIR (2) | Specific Tread And Its Riser |
Tony McCoy O'Grady Places:Buildings |
| SUITCASE | Suitably Un Intesting Transport Capsule Aiding Stylish Escape |
Matthew Oram |
| SURE (2) | Spraying Underarms Removes Exudations |
Tony McCoy O'Grady, referring to a brand of deodorant |
| TERRY | Towelling - Envelope Robe Round Yourself |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| TAMPAX (2) | These Aren't Men's Products Apparently - Xtraordinary! |
TMcCO'G |
| WASHER | When A Seal Has Expired, Replace! |
Tony McCoy O'Grady |
| WICK | With Illumination Comes Knowledge |
Gavin Lambert (thinking lantern wick in an old library or something) Art & Literature |
| WICK (2) | What's Inside Candles; Kindling |
Gavin Lambert |