More than Monopoly
Exploding islands, medieval dynasties and cutesy woodland folk – a foray into board games beyond Monopoly.
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Pet names that were in the running but which we eventually decided against
Note: This is a not list of relationship pet names (eg cherry pie). That would be an entirely different kind of list. Referring to actual domesticated animals here.
These are from a HUGE list of names, for both our cat and dog, which was full of any and all suggestions
Things I’ve used The Norton Shakespeare complete works for
* Night stand
* Mic stand
* Standing desk aid
* Door stop
* Book end
* Laptop/monitor stand
* Paper weight
* Ballast
* Flower press
* Sound-proofing
* Child seat
* Reference material for ENG208 (begrudgingly)
Quaint things your five-year-old daughter says after listening to a lot of Enid Blyton books
* “Good golly!”
* “How many pennies does this cost?”
* “Oh what a dreadful bother!”
* “C’est abominable!”
* “You have very woolly brains.”
* “He was certainly in a great hurry, wasn’t he?”
* “Shan’t we go to the park?”
* “Oh dear, I’ve become tangled in the brambles!” (Snagged on a
Shades of frustration
A set of paints to really set you in the right mood:
* Unrequited umber
* Painful puce
* Flummoxed fuchsia
* Punk-arse periwinkle
* Obstinate orange
* Vitriolic violet
* Acidic amber
* Jaded jade
* Sarcastic scarlet
* Blasé brown