Do you love playing with language? Join me in creating new phrases, metaphors, words, similes, slogans, etc. Periodically, I'll post a tired old phrase and you send me a fresh, new phrase that has the 'same' meaning. Or, I'll send you a description that begs for a new word and you send me a possible new word. Who knows? Maybe your new phrase or word will catch on. Maybe the phrase you coin will bring you fame and coin!
I have been a elementary school teacher and a computer programmer. Now I am a doctoral student in cognitive science studying the brainwaves of the 'aha' moment and how two concepts combine to make a new concept. Experiencing the 'aha' moment gives me a sense of wonder and awe. As long as I can remember I have always been trying to feel that wonder and awe so I constantly try to think 'outside the box' and see 'more than is there.' My puzzles and stories reflect this.
posted by A.J. McCaffrey | 6:00 AM
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"Go together like an indoor dog and a sunny spot on the carpet."
(old) "peaches and cream"
(old) "two peas in a pod"
"peanut butter and jelly"
"fish and chips"
"bread and butter"
"hamburger and fries"
"pastrami and rye"
"a sponge and water"
"ketchup and fries"
"Kleenex and a cold"
"Brady and the Patriots"
"Manny and the Red Sox"
(from a New Englander)
like denim and leather
cherries and sundaes
swamps and gators
woodpeckers and telephone poles
ants and molasses
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