Usually, players write down the next word by merely using the first word that comes to their mind after they hear the previous one.
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
Originally posted by Joe Ess:
I've got your rules right here
Who are you to judge someone else's non-linear thought process?
Originally posted by Fred Rosenberger:
i'm annoyed by people who don't use proper case in their post on the javaranch. they should try to do better.
in all seriousness, you are welcome to create a new thread with whatever rules you want.
good luck enforcing them.
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Originally posted by Steinar Steinnes:
I'm not judging anyones thought process, I'm just questioning someones ability to come up with good associations.
I'm thinking of creating a new thread regarding Word Association with some rules attached
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors
A good workman is known by his tools.
Originally posted by Ernest Friedman-Hill:
I notice that many people do not put two spaces after a period when they post here. That's how I learned to type and you should all be doing it, too. I'm aware that HTML won't show the two consecutive spaces, but I enjoy reading the Ranch in "View Page Source" format, and there the spaces -- or lack of them -- show up. This really irks me -- can people please cut it out?
Originally posted by Fred Rosenberger:
I am curious though as to what your rules would be.
Word Disassociation (sometimes called Dissociation) is sometimes played. In this game, the aim is to say a word that is as unrelated as possible to the previous one. In such games, however, it is often found that creativity is lowered and the words stray towards having obvious associations again.
The associations between words must be strictly obvious, rather than the usual "first word that comes to mind", which can often require explaining to see how it is connected with the previous word.
Originally posted by Pat Farrell:
...Two spaces after a period is a convention from typewriter and other fixed spacing devices...
"We're kind of on the level of crossword puzzle writers... And no one ever goes to them and gives them an award." ~Joe Strummer
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Originally posted by Steinar Steinnes:
...I appreciate subtle, fun or surprising connections between words...
"We're kind of on the level of crossword puzzle writers... And no one ever goes to them and gives them an award." ~Joe Strummer
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A good workman is known by his tools.
The associations between words must be strictly obvious
There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-one errors