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Ad Breaks

16 December, 2014

For our final Storm of 2014, let's get commercial, dropping ads into words and phrases, names and titles. Or to be more precise: AD. Anywhere. Up front, down back, or in your target's midst, add AD and give new meaning to your choice.

Due to the range, this Storm will naturally take two forms. Either you present a pair of words - one intact, one with AD. Or you present a person or title, with AD added, and give us a comic summary. Here are both styles:

Esteem swamp = ADMIRE MIRE

President's pervs? = LEADER'S LEERS

Or

Lana Del Ready > improv actress

Miami Advice > Slip, slop, slap

Fun enuf? A breezy prelude to X-day. Here's my kick-off:

DA1 - Stick this spot!

DA2 - Confined quintet

DA3 - Access quest

DA4 - Cat field?

DA5 - Old agent

DA6 - Bright & happy

The Truman Shadow - the legacy of Harry S

Radio Grande - boombox

Sex, Ladies & Videotape - pornucopia

Have fun. And may peace and pleasure be yours this Xmas.

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Text-speak is creeping into Scrabble. Where do you sit?
OBVS I'm fine with it
Entrenched stuff - like LOL and OMG - but no more.
Words With Friends, maybe. Scrabble, no
Let the 'real' dictionaries decide first
Just the handy stuff, like FAQ and EUW
I mean, WTF?! No way
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