The Ups and Downs of Synonyms (New Game)

[papermoon.lady]

I hope this new game will be fun...

In this new game, you have to select a word from the sentence of the previous poster and write a new sentence with a synonym of that word that is either longer or shorter than the original word.

The next poster then chooses a new word from your sentence, selects a synonym of that word that is either longer or shorter and writes a new sentence, and so on.

For example:

- She liked to spend a lot of time at the library, reading old books and pondering about life.

The next poster chooses a word, for example old, and a synonym of a different length, for example elderly, and then writes a new sentence.

- He visited his elderly brother in his tiny apartment and listened to some nice, relaxing music with him.

And so on...

Let's get started...

- When she entered the shop that seemed to have magically appeared overnight, she had a strange feeling of déjà vu, even if she was sure she had never seen it before, let alone entered it.

[veiled-lady]

SURE - She was certain that she had put her keys away on the hook beside her front door, but they were no longer hanging there.

[papermoon.lady]

HOOK - She put the laundry on the line in the backyard of her house but forgot to use even one peg and when the wind rose the laundry was blown on the face of her neighbour who was just coming home.

[veiled-lady]

WIND - He was concerned when meeting his blind date, as he had eaten too much fibre that morning and was experiencing terrible flatulence.

[papermoon.lady]

EATEN - After wandering in the desert for 3 days and nights without food, he finally found what looked like a stand selling strange food, and even if it didn't look appetizing, he swallowed it in just a few minutes.

[veiled-lady]

FOUND - The young child wandered off while his father was chatting with mates, but luckily was located quickly before any harm befell him.

[papermoon.lady]

CHILD - The toddler was extremely precocious and had already learned to read by himself by the age of 3 1/2.

[veiled-lady]

READ - She was a conscientious shopper, and always took the time to peruse the labels of her purchases to ascertain which additives were included in every food she bought.

[countessalmirena]

BEFELL - Drusilla fled from the evil Squire Fortsipwyn into the dark night where only a pallid and ghostly sliver of moon bestowed any thin light, her mind full of all of the vicissitudes that overtook her – from the Gypsies that had stolen her, the hateful stepmother who had tried to toss her down the cellar, the poxy madam who had tried to lure her into a house of shame, the duke who had pursued her with dishonorable intentions, the footpads who had tried to steal her pearls, and the jealous cousins who had tried to pull out her hair.

[veiled-lady]

HAIR - Her long golden tresses were in a complete mess as she had completely forgotten to pack her expensive detangling conditioner before rushing to catch her early morning plane at the nearby aerodrome.