Words Schmerds

So I'm stealing a game. No, I'm not downloading more pirated software!

The deal is this: I once played a storebought game called Apples to Apples. The game requires each player to try to match a card with an adjective printed on it to various cards with nouns printed on them. I liked the gameplay and the concept, but I was frustrated with the selection of words that you get to play with. This is similar to enjoying a game of Trivial Pursuit but thinking all the questions were stupid. Now imagine deciding to write all your own questions!

OK, that would be way too much work. Luckily, in this case, all I need to come up with is a loooong list of adjectives and nouns (and then print them onto cards.) Whereas the storebought version gives us nouns like Chocolate and Bill Clinton... my version will have nouns like Southpark and Electro-Convulsive Therapy. And instead of adjectives like Tasty and Wise, I'll print adjective cards like Fallacious and Ephemeral.

So here's where y'all come in. I can't possibly think of all these words on my own. Please send me email (or better yet post a comment) with a list of favorite words to add to the list. I like words that make you feel something, but probably mean different things to different people. Vaguely obscure, fifty-cent words are also good.

Thank you in advance for your thoughtful submissions. You are helping make the world a better place.

And so is this. Well, for Walter anyway.