Amusing Scrabble

[watervole]

Today's Scrabble made me smile.  One of my friends played 'shag' and another scored well with 'yoni'...

Both people who would never use such words to me in normal life, but in Scrabble, all words are assessed solely (and cheerfully) on their point score.

Naturally, I'm reminded of one of my favourite XKCD strips.

Comments

[rgemini.livejournal.com]

But I didn't have the letters to spell cormorant!

[watervole.livejournal.com]

LOL! I see you are a man who knows his birds.

[rockwell-666.livejournal.com]

The common cormorant, or shag,
Lays its eggs inside a paper bag.

The reason you will see, no doubt
Is to keep the lightning out!

But what these unobservant birds
Have never noticed, is that herds

Of wandering bears may come with buns
And steal the bags to hold the crumbs.

Christopher Isherwood.