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Fantastic word game

Poker is played at all the casinos on the Las Vegas strip and therefore I'm surprised that nobody ever refers to it as "strip poker."

That doesn't count as a pun, does it? Here are some Fun Factoids for Thanksgiving: The first feast took place in 1621 at the village of Plimoth in Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was attended by Pilgrims (who did not dress in black clothes and did not have huge buckles on their pants and hats) and members of the Wampanoag tribe. And they ate fish, not turkey.
 
Strip poker might be played at tonight's PowerWorld Associate Appreciation Pre-Thanksgiving Feast (PWAAPT as I prefer) at an undisclosed location away from the prying eyes of the band camp kiddies.

Those of you who have volunteered to work at the band camp feast tomorrow should all have your schedules and duties. Please check your company email if you haven't already.
 
The prying eyes of the band camp kiddies noticed nothing unusual when they peeked through the hole in the floorboard and saw all of the strip steaks being seen and raised at the strip poker game, although they were curious about all of the boxes of cheap white zinfandel on hand in the lounge kitchen for the annual band camp Thanksgiving preparations, as well as the posted rule that read, "Chop celery, wash hands, have a glass of wine; chop onions, wash hands, have a glass of wine; change the turkey's bath water, wash hands, have a glass of wine; don't forget to remove the giblets, wash hands, have a glass of wine."

The Thanksgiving cookbook that came down through the earliest generations of band camp suggested sherry.
 
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Strangely uninterested in the women's beach volleyball tournament, the handsome young man gave me the impression that he might be gay until I noticed that he was carrying a red-tipped white cane.

With Kerry Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Traynor in front of me, I'm surprised I even noticed the guy! :)
 
Tonight's sold-out concert featuring the Who performing songs from their The Who Sell Out album has outsold the 1965 sold-out concert which featured Soupy Sales and Peter Sellers.

Even White Fang and Black Tooth groaned at that one!
 
Soupy Sales and Peter Sellers both made records that sell now at high prices to vinyl collectors.

And you can look that up in your Goldmine Price Guide!
 
Vinyl collectors sometimes advertise their want lists by mailing them in envelopes marked "This is your vinyl notice."

Cute? And since this is a game involving words,, I'd like to mention the many circulars in today's newspaper. Sears is advertising "doorbusters." Kohl's is advertising "doorbusters." Macy's is advertising "doorbusters." Michaels is advertising "doorbusters." JC Penney is advertising "doorbusters." Kmart is advertising "doorbusters." Target is advertising "doorbusters." Toys Я Us is advertising "doorbusters." Big Lots is advertising "doorbusters." Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts is advertising "doorbusters." Carter's Babies & Kids is advertising "doorbusters." Warehouse Discount Center is advertising "doorbusters." I don't know which advertiser was the first to call a sale a "doorbuster" but the word doesn't even mean anything...and it especially doesn't mean anything in 2014 when almost every chain store uses it. Every year, Lake Superior State University issues a list of overused words that should be banned. This year's list includes "selfie" and "twerk" and any word ending in "-ageddon" or "-pocalypse." It should have included "doorbuster." Maybe next year.

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/current.php
 
"This is your vinyl notice" is what the family hiding in the Amsterdam attic thought the German government was trying to tell them, so they left a big stack of Bach, Mozart and Oktoberfest oom-pah-pah records outside, delighting the Gestapo so much that their lives were spared in what became known to their friends as the miraculous Vinyl Solution.
 
Vinyl Solution was invited to play at the upcoming PowerWorld Christmas Party but they declined because they felt the need to be more politically correct and accepted an invite to play at the competing band camp's holiday party instead.

PowerWorld has always had and always will have a Christmas party. You don't like it, then don't go.
 
Instead of buying a cut-down dead Christmas tree this year, I suggested to my wife that we just go into the backyard and cut down one of our own trees, since every one of them has died during this year's record-setting California drought.

We all know that if Christmas trees were advertised as what they really are---cut-down dead trees---nobody would buy 'em!
 
This year's record-setting California drought has led to the temporary closures or relocations of some of our California band camp locations.

We do what we can to work with all local and state authorities. It's no wonder we haven't seen much of dmargalotti this year. He's the one in charge of those temporary closures and relocations. In each case, it means securing and/or moving everything PowerWorld. He must be exhausted.
 
Some of our California band camp locations are quite often visited by some of the more shallow Hollywood celebrities who are merely looking for photo opportunities but little do they know until it's too late that we end up trapping them in for a little while until they are forced to spend some quality time with the band campers helping them with their good deeds.

You'd think word would get around that we're no slouches but I guess not. Or, maybe, they just want some free punnetry classes.
 
Their good deeds have made the Boy Scouts famous; while the Girl Scouts are equally well known for their good cookies.

I like the "Lemonade" cookies best myself.
 
Their good deeds were not always appreciated, especially when the Cub Scouts helped a little old lady cross the street and then discovered that she was waiting on the corner for her granddaughter and had not wanted to cross the street.

Today's Fun Factoid: British Army officer Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell (whew!) incorporated Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Twenty years later, the Cub Scouts program for younger boys was formally launched.
 
Cross the street by slogging through the mud and then come back to this side and you'll be a dirty double-crosser.

Not that I'm implying anyone here is a dirty double-crosser, mind you. Jeff and I just happened to be writing at the same time and he beat be my one minute. Everything is okay. The Fantastic Word Game is in fine shape. Move along, everyone---there's nothing to see here.
 
We interrupt the Fantastic Word Game for this unsolicited commercial announcement. Anyone who enjoys word games probably also enjoys solving crossword puzzles. A few months ago I discovered Cruciverb, a website where fans can discuss each day's puzzles and talk about crossword construction, puzzle tournaments and new puzzle books. Tell your friends! This site needs more participation: http://www.cruciverb.com/index.php
 
A dirty double-crosser will be paying a special visit to LARR to remind him in his own special way of the very special rule we have here that you should never ever ever ever ever post dialogue without also playing the game.

Mister LARR, you've been around long enough to know this. I post that any time I post the rules. Your friendly Game Czar is very sad regarding this situation. Normally, I might consult with the rest of the Executive Board regarding this but, instead, I'm going to go ahead and charge you with 6 demerits (which is unheard of; severe infractions are normally 3 demerits) and demand that you contribute pun-free (meaning free of puns) for the next 72 hours. Miss Silkie and dmargalotti may charge you with other penalties if they so desire.
 


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