Friday 18 April 2008

Emcees

What we need to read our names: List of words (please add to using a dictionary). I think about 16 for each, and one person can read forward from each list, the other backwards. The letters are enough to spell out A-B-I-O-B-O-R-N-E, H-O-L-L-Y-P-E-S-T-E-R and J-A-M-E-S-W-I-L-K-E-S.
  • A - abbreviated, abdominal, abetting, abhored, abject, ablative, ablaze, abnormal, abolished, abortive, above, abrasive, abrupt, absolute, abstracted, absurd.
  • A - amateur, amatory, ambassadorial, ambidextrous, ambient, ambiguous, ambitious, ambulatory, amenable, amiable, amidships, amiss, amnesiac, amoral, amphibious, amplified.
  • B - bathing, batik, bats, bawdy, beachcombing, beady, beamy, beanpole, bearded, bearing, beastly, beaten, beatific, beatnik, beavering, becalmed.
  • B - blockheaded, bloodless, blotchy, blotto, blowy, blue, bluffing,
  • E -
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  • H -
  • I -
  • I -
  • J -
  • K -
  • L -
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  • L -
  • M -
  • N -
  • O -
  • O -
  • O -
  • P -
  • R -
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  • S -
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  • T -
  • W -
  • Y -

It's a lot of work to copy out all the words (unless someone knows an online dictionary that can be cut and pasted?) so first maybe we should discuss if it's a good idea. I think it's an OK idea, but it could be better. How could it be improved?

Jamie

1 comment:

JAH said...

I just don't get it. Is the idea to create a poem by the random placing of words and to just compile the list of words so we're ready to almost create the poem in the performance??