The Alphabet Game

[vicky]

Noel Edmonds

(what did happen to him?)

[LEE]

O Little Town of Bethleham

[Janette]

Prancer!

:thumbs:

[BigSister]

Queues

[kaphc]

Rudolph

[Kaz]

Snow

http://graphics.userfriendly.org/images/postcards/dp-snow.gif

[LEE]

Tinsel

[BusyBee]

Upset tummy (too much overeating):nono::dazzler:

[kaphc]

Vixen (another of the reindeer!)

[rachb]

white
http://uk.geocities.com/solar56uk/images/snowglobe3.gif

[LEE]

Xcitement

Ok, I know that's cheating :spin2:

[vicky]

yuletide

[Skip]

mmmmmmm....any Z's ? :wavey:

[Kaz]

Seems not, Skip - unless you count all the :sleep: :sleep: :sleep: after too much Xmas Dinner! :laugh:


Next topic . . . . . capital cities!

Capital of Holland - Amsterdam

http://www.browncroft.com/images/pics/amsterdam.jpg

[LEE]

Capital of Belgium

Brussels

http://www.brussels.org/gp1.gif

[Di2001]

Canberra (Australia)


http://p.vtourist.com/491779.jpg

[LEE]

Capital of Senegal

Dakar


http://p.vtourist.com/15099.jpg

[Di2001]

Is there one beginning with "E"? :conf:

[Kaz]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbs:

The Capital of Scotland . . . . . . EDINBURGH

http://home.supernet.com/~rhymer/photos/edinburgh.jpg

[LEE]

There aren't any country captials that start with an F but....

The capital of the US state of Kentucky is Frankfort. :thumbs:

http://p.vtourist.com/1070423.jpg

[BusyBee]

The capital of Botswana is Gamborne

[LEE]

The capital of Finland

Helsinki

http://www.hel.fi/tourism/html/english/kuvagalleria/siluetti.jpg

[BusyBee]

Dont think there's an 'I' so cheating slightly

State Capital of Indiana is INDIANAPOLIS

[Kaz]

Capital of Israel - Jerusalem

http://www.kenes.com/palliative/images/jerusalem.jpg

[Di2001]

Capital of Uganda - Kampala


http://www.greatestcities.com/7346tpic/511/TCP5511.jpg/place.jpg

[sweetlittlesara]

Capital of England - London

[Di2001]

Capital of Russia = Moscow


http://dbserv.npi.msu.su/~18sym/images/moscow1.jpg

[Kaz]

Capital of Kenya - Nairobi

http://world-discoverer.com/photo/top10/nairobi-skyline91.jpg

[rachb]

Capital of Norway-Oslo
http://geocities.com/evenmel00/Oslo_view_Nordstrand_640.jpg

[BusyBee]

Capital of Frane PARIS

[Di2001]

Capital of Ecuador - Quito


http://www.willamette.edu/~mgavilan/Ecuador_Pics/Quito/Quito1.JPG

[Kaz]

Capital of Iceland - Reykjavik

http://www.hi.is/~anne/reykjavik.jpg

[The Duchess]

Stockholm....Sweden


http://cmetours.com/images/stockholm.jpg

[Kaz]

Capital of Tunisia - Tunis

http://www.topsclub.freeserve.co.uk/tunis.jpg

[BusyBee]

Mongolia -Ulan Bator (no I've never heard of it either)

[Di2001]

Capital of Malta - Valetta

(Anyone else enjoying looking at the pictures we are posting up? I am!)


http://www.travelhomepage.de/malta/valetta.jpg

[BusyBee]

Poland - WARSAW

(sorry no piccy am doing this in my lunch hour!!!)

[Kaz]

No capitals beginning with X, so . . . . . .

Capital of Cameroon - Yaounde

http://membres.lycos.fr/camerounaise/images/yaounde4.jpg



. . . . . . and there IS a Z! (somewhere in Europe!!!) :laugh:

[rachb]

Zagreb-Capital of Croatia:thumbs:
http://membres.lycos.fr/croatie21/PHOTOS/Bosnie-Herz%E9govine,%20Europe,%20Monde_fichiers/nord1.jpg

[Di2001]

What can be our next subject? :conf:

[Kaz]

Well, don't look at me - I thought of the last one! :laugh: :laugh:

Come on peeps - you're usually full of bright ideas . . . . . . . . . the next topic is awaited with baited breath!!! :thumbs:

[BusyBee]

How about musicals either film or theatre.

Starting with:

Annie Get Your Gun

[Di2001]

Thanks for thinking of a new subject Busy Bee!

A big favourite of mine - Bugsy Malone

http://www.gilmorehillg12.co.uk/febmay/g/bugsy.jpg

[Romantic Old Bird]

Cats!

http://www.mk.ru/numbers/21/musical_cats_01_ap.jpg
Found it a bit of a disappointment myself.......

[Di2001]

Doctor Dolittle

http://dvdmg.com/doctordolittle.jpg

Hey, ROB!! Congrats on your 3000+ posts!!

[BusyBee]

Evita

[Di2001]

Fiddler on the Roof


http://johnwilliams.home.sapo.pt/cine_disc/fiddler-exp.jpg

[LEE]

Grease

http://www.greasemovie.com/images/h_photo.gif

[Di2001]

Hair


http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com/images/hair.jpg

[Kaz]

I'll See You in my Dreams

http://www.hiddenamerica.com/images/Video57.gif

(Sorry, couldn't find a bigger pic!)

[BusyBee]

Jesus Christ Super Star

[Di2001]

King & I, The


http://www.zakzak.co.jp/we/video/29musical/img/king.jpg

[kaphc]

Les Miserables

[BusyBee]

Mamma Mia

[Kaz]

No, No, Nanette

http://www.musicalstore.it/Broadway%20Musicals/immagini/no,no%20nanette/nanetteAnnaNeagle.jpg

[rachb]

Oklahoma
http://images.amazon.com/images/P/6305282927.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

[BusyBee]

Phantom of the Opera

[kaphc]

The Queen Musical - We will rock you!

I know it's a bit of a tenuous one, but it is for Q after all!! :hugesmile::hugesmile:

[Di2001]

A big favourite of mine :

Rocky Horror Picture Show, The


http://sauvagere.free.fr/dvd/dvd/rocky-horror.jpg

[LEE]

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers


http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000033JJ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Romantic Old Bird]

The Jazz Singer....either the very first 'talkie' (1927)

http://www.filmsite.org/posters/jazz3.gif

- slightly before my time, or

Neil Diamond (1980)


http://www.scottastevenson.com/images/diamondneil1984.jpg

When I was in my peach fresh prime!

[Di2001]

OK, so I had to search the net for this one!!

Unsinkable Molly Brown, The


http://www.pgtw.bc.ca/Posters/molly.jpg

[Di2001]

Yes, there is one for "V"!!!

Victor/Victoria


http://www.footlightsgallery.com/imagelg/victor.jpg

[Kaz]

West Side Story

http://www.unca.edu/housing/images/services/video-game-lending-library/videos/covers/west-side-story.jpg

[Di2001]

Don't think there is an "X".

Year with Frog & Toad, A


http://www.childrenstheatre.org/images/2003/frogtoad_poster.gif

[Kaz]

Don't think there is an "X".

What about . . . . . . . . . . . .

http://oliviaweb.de/xposmaga.jpg

Anyone come up with a Z? :laugh:

[kaphc]

Yes, I believe I actually might be able to - out of the blue this just rang a bell!

Ziegfeld Follies


http://www.zianet.com/jjohnson/follie18a.jpg

[LEE]

That makes it your turn to choose a topic then Kaphc :hugesmile:

[kaphc]

Ok, how about Cockney Rhyming slang. The Cockney words have to be the alphabetical side of it, and then do explain what word it means too!

Apples and pears = Stairs!

[LEE]

Brassic Lint - Skint

[Amy]

Crust of Bread - Head
Is this one ok???????

[LEE]

Yep that one's fine Amy :thumbs:

Dog and Bone - Phone

[Amy]

Easy Rider - Cider

[LEE]

Frog and Toad - Road

[Amy]

Garden Gate - Mate

[James]

Hammer and Tack Back.

This might be a good time to try this again.

Dialectizer (http://rinkworks.com/dialect/dialectp.cgi?dialect=cockney&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisisbigbrother.com%2Fforum% 2Fviewthread.php%3Ftid%3D27714%26page%3D43)

:hugesmile:

[LEE]

Irish Rose - Nose

[Amy]

Jack and Jill - Hill

[LEE]

Kate and Sydney - Steak and Kidney

[Di2001]

Lucy Locket - Pocket

:flower:

[kaphc]

Mince Pies - Eyes

[James]

Ocean Going Squid - Quid

It occured to me that the dialectizer link might of shown zilch so here it is again (http://tinyurl.com/yvxme)

[James]

Oops forgot about N. :blush:

Happens sometimes. :shocked:

North and South - Mouth

[Amy]

Ocean Wave - Shave

[Di2001]

This one makes me giggle ....

Plates of meat - feet !!!!! :joker:

[BusyBee]

I like this one:thumbs:

Queen Mum - Bum

[Amy]

Ruby Murray - Curry

[kaphc]

Skin and blister = Sister

[Amy]

Trouble and Strife - Wife

[BusyBee]

Uncle Bert - shirt

[Amy]

Vera Lynn - Gin

[kaphc]

Whistle and Flute = Suit

[Kaz]

Can't find one for X . . . . . . . unless anyone else knows otherwise! :laugh:

So . . . . . Donkey's Ears = Years

:thumbs:

[BusyBee]

Kaz shouldnt that be a 'D'

:conf::conf::conf::conf:

Anyway I've found a 'Y'

You and me - tea

[Di2001]

Is there one for "Z"? :conf:

[kaphc]

I had to do a search for this on the net, but there is one!

Zippy and Bungle = Jungle

Quite appropriate for IACGMOOH!

[Kaz]

Come on, you lot . . . . . . who's going to come up with a new topic? :conf:


Thinking caps on - and a free drink in Boris's Bar for the winner! :thumbs:

[kaphc]

Hiya

Well I had another idea lined up, but couldn't get onto the site for some reason over the weekend, so as no one else has suggested anything, what about:

Fears and phobias

Name a phobia and then tell us what it is the fear of!

The first one is:

Arachnophobia = fear of spiders


http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/spiderweb/SpiderPictures/Theridiidae/Latrodectus%20variolusT.jpg

[rachb]

Basophobia=fear of walking or falling

[Di2001]

Here's one I definately don't suffer from :

Clinophobia- Fear of going to bed

:joker:

[Janette]

Dendrophobia - The fear of trees!!!!


:thumbs:

[Amy]

Entomophobia- Fear of insects.

[Di2001]

Frigophobia- Fear of cold, cold things

[Amy]

Geliophobia- Fear of laughter

[Janette]

Hellenologophobia - fear of complex scientific or (Greek) terms

:thumbs:

[Amy]

Iatrophobia- Fear of going to the doctor or of doctors

[BusyBee]

Japanophobia - fear of Japan or anything Japanese

[Amy]

Kathisophobia- Fear of sitting down

[Janette]

Lilapsophobia - fear of hurricanes & tornadoes

:thumbs:

[Di2001]

Aren't there some strange phobias?!

Mageirocophobia- Fear of cooking

[Amy]

Nephophobia- Fear of clouds

[Janette]

Ornithophobia - fear of bicycles


:thumbs:

[BusyBee]

I like this one -

Phobophobia - fear of phobias

[Kaz]

Don't think there's one beginning with Q.

So . . . . . .

Rhytiphobia - Fear of getting wrinkles.

:shocked:

[Janette]

septophobia - a fear of decaying matter!!!!!


Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:laugh:

[Amy]

Telephonophobia- Fear of telephones

[Kaz]

Uranophobia - Fear of heaven

[Amy]

Vestiphobia- Fear of clothing

[Janette]

xerophobia - a fear of dryness


:thumbs:

[Kaz]

None beginning with Y. So finally . . . . . .

Zoophobia- Fear of animals

:spin2:

[Janette]

Pick a new subject Kaz


:thumbs:

[Kaz]

No!


http://www.yatoula.com/gif/smiles/smiley_595.gif
















Oh, OK then. :love:


Next topic is . . . . . . countries and their currency. :spin2:

Austria - Schilling

[BusyBee]

No!


Is this insubordination amongst the ranks Kaz -you will be going to the guardhouse!!

[Janette]

:nono: Naughty Kaz! :nono:

[Kaz]

Oh, come on . . . . . . . . I gave in eventually, didn't I? :spin:

Just get on with it! :laugh:

[Janette]

Sorry, didn't see it hiding there!


Belgium - erm..... Euro?


:thumbs:

[rachb]

Canada-Dollar

[BusyBee]

Sorry, didn't see it hiding there!


nor me - being very crafty there Kaz

Canada - Dollars

[Kaz]

Denmark - Kroner

Now you've got the hang of it! :thumbs:

[Janette]

ENGLAND - £


:thumbs:

[BusyBee]

FINLAND - Markkaa

[Janette]

Germany erm... Euro?


:thumbs:

[BusyBee]

Honduras - Lampiras

[Janette]

Indonesia INDONESIAN RUPIAH


(yes I looked it up!)

:laugh:

[LEE]

Japan Yen

[BusyBee]

Kyrgystan -Tylyn

[Kaz]

Lebanon - Pounds

:spin2:

[LEE]

Malaysia Ringgits

[Janette]

Norway - Kroner


:thumbs:

[BusyBee]

Oman - rial

[LEE]

Pakistan Rupees

[Janette]

Qatar - Riyal


:thumbs:

[LEE]

Russia Rubles

[Kaz]

South Africa - Rand.

[BusyBee]

Tunisia - dinar

[LEE]

Ukraine Hryvnia

[BusyBee]

Venezuela bolivar

[Kaz]

Cheating slightly . . . . . . . . . . :blush:

Wales - £

:spin:

[BusyBee]

Yemen - rial

[Janette]

Zambia - Kwacha


:thumbs:



Next subject - Wedding Stuff


Aisle


:thumbs:

[LEE]

Bride

[Kaz]

Church

http://www.starinacar.co.uk/images/wedding-church.jpg

[Janette]

Dress


:hugesmile:

[BigSister]

Elope

[BusyBee]

Flowers:flower::flower::flower::flower:

[Skip]

GROOM :love:

[BigSister]

Honeymoon

[Janette]

Icing


:thumbs:

[Di2001]

Just married sign in back of car!

[BusyBee]

Kiss (as in you may now kiss the bride) :love::love::love::love:

[Janette]

Love


:love::love::love:

[BigSister]

Money(For the dowry is older times)

[Kaz]

Newlyweds. :love:

[Di2001]

Organ - in the church

[Janette]

As if it would be any other organ Di!!!!! :laugh:


Photographs


:thumbs:

[BusyBee]

Quality time (on honeymoon):love:

[Di2001]

As if it would be any other organ Di!!!!!


Well, I just wanted to make sure!!! :laugh:

Reception

[Kaz]

Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, and Something blue! :laugh:

[Amy]

Toast
http://www.weddingclipart.com/images/thumbs/a0710005aa1.jpg

[BusyBee]

Umbrella (in case it rains:bawling::bawling:)

[LEE]

Vicar

[BusyBee]

WEDDING:love::love::love:

[Janette]

X - rated wedding night!!!!!!

:blush::love::blush::love::blush:

[BusyBee]

Young love (or old for that matter)

[Janette]

ZZZZZZZ


After the "quality time" of course :love:


Who wants to pick the next subject?

:thumbs:

[BusyBee]

How about jobs - dont think we've had them before - nice and easy one?

Accountant

[Amy]

Butcher

[BigSister]

Chef

[Amy]

Dentist

[Di2001]

Engineer

[BigSister]

Farmer

[Amy]

Gardener

[BigSister]

Hairdresser

[sweetlittlesara]

Insurance Broker

[LEE]

Judge

[BusyBee]

Kitchen hand

[BigSister]

Libarian

[BusyBee]

Mechanic

[BigSister]

Nurse

[Amy]

Optician

[BigSister]

Police man/woman

[BusyBee]

Quiz master

[Amy]

Undertaker

[LEE]

I think we missed 'R' 'S' and 'T' Amy :hugesmile:

[Amy]

lol, oh yes so we have :blush: what a wally I am :laugh:

[Amy]

Receptionist - Sorry about that folks :blush:

[Di2001]

Secretary (that's me!!!)

[BigSister]

Teacher

[Amy]

Guess I can add Undertaker now :blush:

So

Undertaker

[sweetlittlesara]

Vicar

[Amy]

Window Cleaner

[sweetlittlesara]

Xylophone player?

[BusyBee]

Yachtsman

[BigSister]

Zookeeper

[Amy]

Think it's your turn to choose BS :thumbs:

[BigSister]

Erm

What about

Horses who ran in the Grand National
Amberleigh House

[BusyBee]

Bindaree

[BigSister]

Clan Royal

[BusyBee]

Davids Lad

[BigSister]

Exit to Wave

There were no Fs

[Janette]

Foinaven


(does it have to be this years race?)

:thumbs:

[BigSister]

No it doesnt

Gunner Welburn

[Kaz]

Hedgehunter

(fell at the last in this year's race . . . but was OK! :thumbs:)

[BigSister]

Iris Bleu(Ran a couple of years ago)

[BusyBee]

Jay Trump won in 1965

[BigSister]

Kingsmark

[BusyBee]

Lovely Cottage (winner in 1946)

[BigSister]

Montys Pass (Won last year)

[Amy]

Nickel Coin - won 1951

[BusyBee]

Oxo won in 1959

BTW on looking these up I noticed that a horse called Chandler won in 1848 now with my love of friends I would have had to have a small wager on that, but alas alack even I wasnt around in those times. LOL.

[BigSister]

Papilion- wom in 2000

[BusyBee]

Quare Times won in 1955

[sweetlittlesara]

Reljef

Russian horse...

[BigSister]

Smarty- came 2nd in 2001

[Amy]

Teal - won in 1952

[BusyBee]

Unsinkable Boxer (fell at fence 20 in 2001) - great year that.

[Kaz]

Vermouth

(Winner in 1916) :thumbs:

[BusyBee]

Wild Man From Borneo

winner in 1895

[Janette]

Shall we try a new topic?


How about animals (the weirder the better!)


Armadillo


:thumbs:

[Amy]

Baboon

[rachb]

Chinchilla
http://www.natchinsoc.freeuk.com/pics/img1.jpg

[BigSister]

Dog

[BusyBee]

Ermine

[liliacqueen]

fish

[Di2001]

Gazelle

[liliacqueen]

horse

[Kaz]

Impala (it's a type of antelope apparently!)

:thumbs:

[BusyBee]

Jackass

[BigSister]

Kangaroo

[Kaz]

Llama

[liliacqueen]

mongoouse

[BusyBee]

Nurse shark (I was going to say NESS as in Loch Ness monster - but even I couldnt do that lol)

[LEE]

Ocelet

http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/images/ocelot.jpg

[BigSister]

Penguin

[LEE]

Quokka

http://www.woggledog.com/pictures/digital/normal/DSC00539.JPG

I saw loads of these on Rottnest Island when I was in Australia a few years ago and they are very cute :hugesmile:

[Janette]

Reindeer


http://www.platuglen.dk/Jule-billeder/x098.gif

[liliacqueen]

snake

[BusyBee]

Tarantula

[BigSister]

Unicorn

[liliacqueen]

velociraptor
my friend informs me its a type of dinosour