Coin a phrase...

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!

Name:
Location: central Massachusetts

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.

Friday, March 11, 2005

Segues

Newscasters often try to make clever transitions as they switch from one story to another.

First Story:
A mother barely makes it to the emergency room before she delivers her baby.

Segue to Weather:
"Speaking of deliveries, Mother Nature is about to deliver a large snowstorm which promises to dump up to a foot of snow over the area."

Create other segues between this news story and the weather story about a large snowstorm.

5 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Speaking of emergencies, there is a winter storm warning upon us right now."

6:58 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"I hope no one has to go to the emergency room today because it will treacherous getting there."

8:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"That woman's water broke and these clouds are about to break loose any minute now."

10:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Speaking of pregnant, this weather system is extremely pregnant with precipitation."

2:39 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"Speaking of babies, there's one baby of a storm coming our way."

4:52 PM  

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