Words and rhyme - game

[iluvtodd]

Spots on a lung
are not a good sign

 

[Diana Delafield]

Spots on a lung
are not a good sign

In the Aberdeenshire dialect, a female of any age is called a "quine",
while a boy or man is called a "loon".

[I'm not making that up, those are the old Doric Scots dialect terms still used ]

 

[iluvtodd]

Use a spoon
when you eat soup

 

[Diana Delafield]

Use a spoon
when you eat soup

I found any kind of loop
to be the most difficult of the school figures

 

[skylark]

I found any kind of loop
to be the most difficult of the school figures

As a spectator from above, I like to look at the pictures
Your skates make with such concentration

 

[Diana Delafield]

As a spectator from above, I like to look at the pictures
Your skates make with such concentration

The judges' close examination
of completed figures was always nerve-wracking

 

[iluvtodd]

Are you currently tracking
a special piece of mail?

 

[4everchan]

I prefer male
skaters

 

[Diana Delafield]

I prefer male
skaters

I will have nothing to do with those who say they are haters
of cats

(those who say they admire cats but avoid them because of allergies are forgiven)

 

[NanaPat]

I will have nothing to do with those who say they are haters
of cats

(those who say they admire cats but avoid them because of allergies are forgiven)

Some people consider bats
to be rats
with wings

 

[Diana Delafield]

Some people consider bats
to be rats
with wings

There used to be laws that only kings
and emperors could wear purple

 

[iluvtodd]

When the gas tank is full,
you don't need to buy gas

 

[Diana Delafield]

When the gas tank is full,
you don't need to buy gas

Not owning a car, I pass
gas stations without checking the price

 

[NanaPat]

Not owning a car, I pass
gas stations without checking the price

At weddings, people used to throw rice;
it has now been replaced by the eco-friendly bird seed!

 

[Diana Delafield]

At weddings, people used to throw rice;
it has now been replaced by the eco-friendly bird seed!

You don't ever want to lose a bead
or sequin on the ice. It's small but dangerous!

 

[iluvtodd]

Toys "R Us
was a popular store in my country

 

[Diana Delafield]

Toys "R Us
was a popular store in my country

There is one tree
on my street that is always early to get and shed leaves

 

[NanaPat]

Toys "R Us
was a popular store in my country

(you sent me down a rabbit hole looking up the history of Toys 'R US. Canadian Toys 'R Us is a separate company and still exists, though it is shrinking rapidly)

There is one tree
on my street that is always early to get and shed leaves

Skaters who really believe
in themselves will skate better than those who doubt

 

[Diana Delafield]

(you sent me down a rabbit hole looking up the history of Toys 'R US. Canadian Toys 'R Us is a separate company and still exists, though it is shrinking rapidly)

Skaters who really believe
in themselves will skate better than those who doubt

You would not want to suffer from gout
as a skater or skier cramming your foot into a tight boot!

[I wondered about Toys 'R Us myself, but didn't Google to see if it had disappeared in the US. I still shop for the grandkids in their nearest store here, but it's given up some of its former huge space and the stock isn't nearly as varied as it was The Richmond store closed over a year ago because the Lansdowne mall was being gutted and rebuilt.]

 

[iluvtodd]

Pirates look for loot
when they plunder other ships