Words and rhyme - game

[NanaPat]

I couldn't possibly consume
the huge amount of food I see on some people's plates!

A coach who berates
their skater is unlikely to be loved

 

[Diana Delafield]

A coach who berates
their skater is unlikely to be loved

If a ballroom dance couple is shoved
by another couple in a competition, what quickly vanishes is the smiling veneer!

 

[iluvtodd]

Do you like to eat dates
from palm trees?

 

[iluvtodd]

^ Any takers?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Sorry, the thread got muddled for awhile. It went from your "overdo/perfume" to my "consume/plates" to NanaPat's "berates/loved" to my "shoved/veneer". Your "dates/trees" showed up in my computer the day after that.

Ignore my "veneer" one. To get us back on track and start again from your "dates/trees":

On the high seas
I would feel quite ill!

 

[NanaPat]

On the high seas
I would feel quite ill!

How many skaters strike a pose and stay still
until the music starts? Most? All?

 

[Diana Delafield]

How many skaters strike a pose and stay still
until the music starts? Most? All?

You try for a secure pose so you don't fall
or wobble before the music, which would be embarrassing!

 

[iluvtodd]

Bullies need to stop harassing
everyone!

 

[Diana Delafield]

Bullies need to stop harassing
everyone!

It's a satisfying experience to know you've done
well, even before the applause begins

 

[iluvtodd]

Who wins
the contest?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Who wins
the contest?

And you hope there's no protest
about the marks!

 

[NanaPat]

And you hope there's no protest
about the marks!

Sometimes the sparks
fly during practice sessions

 

[Diana Delafield]

Sometimes the sparks
fly during practice sessions

Detectives hope for confessions
to wrap up a case quickly

 

[iluvtodd]

Don't be so prickly
unless you're a cactus plant!

 

[Diana Delafield]

Don't be so prickly
unless you're a cactus planI

I love to watch videos of a baby elephant
fascinated by its own new little trunk

[learned that when they're upset they suck their trunk like a baby with its thumb]

 

[NanaPat]

I love to watch videos of a baby elephant
fascinated by its own new little trunk

[learned that when they're upset they suck their trunk like a baby with its thumb]

A baby elephant in a funk
will suck on whatever is available

 

[Diana Delafield]

A baby elephant in a funk
will suck on whatever is available

But if Mummy's spanked them and pushed them away, they're only able
to get their little noodle trunks into their mouths

 

[iluvtodd]

How will we know
if you come from the south? (to make "south" plural wouldn't work here, so I'll keep it singular)

 

[NanaPat]

If you come from the south
How will we know?

It's the drawn-out vowels and slow
pace that will give you away

 

[Diana Delafield]

How will we know
if you come from the south? (to make "south" plural wouldn't work here, so I'll keep it singular)

[Switch it around first]:
If you come from the south,
how will we know?

As soon as you go
to speak, we'll hear the Southern accent!