Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word) -- part 19

Playing off:

s C o r p i o n S

____________

p r o c E s s o R

p r o F e s s o r

CoNfessor

L e s s / o r / n o T?

no / lessoNS

On / lessons

n o T / s o l e M n

A n t / m o R s e l

r a t / s H o V e l

o v e r t / s h a M

m a U v e / t o G s

g u e s t / H o m e

Q u e s t: h o m e!

I' m / s o / h e t / u P !

"t h e / m o p E"! -- s O?

s A m e / p h o t o

o, / a m e s ʻS / h o t!

SHoot / hess?

* Rudolph Hess was a leading Nazi; after a failed attempt to broker peace he was locked up for life in Spandau.

h o s t / s h o W s

o w E s / A / h o s t

w a s h / B o o t s

o, s h a w ʻs / "b o O!"!

h o b o ' s / s H o E

o / b o Y!: s h o E s!

*This phrase may have been uttered at some time or other. Probably NOT just after opening a Christmas present.

y o U T h / s o b s

o, / y o u!? A / b O s s?

y o u R / s a b o T

o u r / s a b o t S

b a s E / o D o u r

a H ,/ o u r / o d e s!

r o u N d / b e a D

d r a W n!?* -- b e d E!

*Of course I realize that, in real life, Bede was a writer, not an artist.

r e d / b e a C O n

n e a T / d e c o r

"e a t S" (? !) / a / c o r d?

r o e / a d D I c t (hooked on caviar)

t o d ʻS / e d i c T

d o t t e d / i c E

t o d ʻS / c i d e R

d o t e / O N / c a r

no / r a c e? / -- o O H!

h o n o r / a / c. e. o.

n e o n / p r a D A

d a p P e r / S o n

p o n d e r / L a W

I d e a l / T o w n

w o n / a N / i d e A

i / S a n K / d o w n

can I just say to all participants on here, especially ghr4 and Roland, that I much appreciate your efforts and chance to 'talk to' folk online! Here's to an inspired 2019! xxxx

Thanks, starbox, and I greatly appreciate many of your posts. Merry Christmas, though yours may be past. All the best in ʻ19. (Hope it wonʻt be as strenuous, world wide, as 1919 was.)

(playing on 49):

w o n / K a n s a S.

>50 starbox: >51 rolandperkins:
Thank you both - as well as all of the game participants - for the ongoing wit and amusement that these threads offer. Wishing all a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!

s w I G / s a n k a

k a n s a s? / i / g O!

L o s T / k i n g s

"R i n g"? -- t o l L s!

s t r o l l i n g

// >53 ghr4: And to you and everyone else on here! - except.. //

trolls / Sin

o l D / s i s t E r

s o l d / F i A t s

s o f t / P l a i d

f a t / d o l L O p

p l o d / a l o N G

g o / p o l d a R K !!

p o l a r / d U C k

p l u c k / B I r d

p u b / d r i N k S

u s / k i n d r E D

s u d d e n / J i G

d u d / j i g s A W

s i d E / j u d g E

d i g / j e W e L s

s l i M / H e d g e

U g h ! / m i l d e W !

w i l d / L A u g h

dahlia / Bug

b u d / aNd / L O u

l o u d / b a n d S

a n d / D i s / o W l

S a n d Y / s o i l

l o a M / i s / d R y

s l i m y / r o a d

r o d E / s N a i l

s e n i l E / S o d

d o C i l e / A s s

s l i c e d / H a M

c I d e R? / s h a m!

m a c h i N e r Y

Nero and me

r o m a n / d U D e

o d d / D u r I a n

u n d E r / a / S o d (burial site!)

F o u n d / D e a d

d I e / d o n a L d

d o G / P a d d l e

dad / goeS / uP

I / p a I d / d u e s

s a u d i / p O e T

S t u d Y / p o s e

t R u d y / R o s e

D I r e / d r o s s

r o s i e 's / I r E

s e r V e / o i L s

l i s T e r 's / M. o.

m o r e / l i s Z t !

... i T ' s / m o z A r t !!

most / art / iS... ...?

t o a s t s / H i m

t a s t Y / m A s h

h a Z y / s t a R s

t r a s h / C a N s

s c r a t C h / U s

c u s s / a t / h I M

s u i t c a s E S

c a s s e t T E s

t e s t / c a s e s

>117 ghr4:

That is almost hilarious. Guess what I do for a living? QA Analyst? What do I write and execute all day every day? Test Cases!

e s c a L A t e s

>118 ChessFanatic:

Funny... I used to work in IT myself!

s t a l e / c a K e

NIce / steak

>119 ghr4:

Prior to May 2010, I used to be on the dark side of IT. The dreaded Developer! The one with all the releases and carrying a pager one month out of every three!

s t i n k Y / c a T

i n / c a t t E R y

>121 ChessFanatic:

Most of my career I was on the “other” side... IT audit!!

t i n y / t r a c e

(Playing on 122)

O n / B a t t e r y

P r e t t y / b a D

t y / d a b S / r e p.*

*Not sure you CAN do that to a "rep", byt what
the heck, give it a try.

H e r b / p a s t y

b r I e F / s t a y

f e i s t y / C a T

t i N y /c R a f t

D a f t / c r O n y

n. y. / f a d: / c r o w

f U N n y / w o r d

r o d 'S / p. r. / f u n

R o u n d / s p U r

r u E / d r o p s Y

u / A r E / d o p e y

D u o / p r a y e d

a / d o u r / G R e y

r u g G e d / B o y

b o y / g e O r g E

B o N y / g r e b e

y o n / b e A g L e

C e y l o n / T e a

My own new invention. They have the PM variety to help you sleep. What about the non-drowsy version?

t y l e n o L / a M

l e n a 'S / n o t E

t Y R o l e a n s

t y r o / l e a n s

n o / s a l t I r e

o, / n e M o 's / i r E!

o n e / s Q U i r e

Maybe this is what I need to start reading - Men's Magazines:

G q / e s Q u i r e

r e q u i s I T e

q u e e r / K i D s

q u i C k / r e A d

d r a k e ? / D u c K !!

r u d e / k N O c k

r u n! / d I e / K k k!

k u d U / i n / A r k

D r u n k / M a i d

m u r k Y / 'n' / d i M

m u d D y / S i n k

d u m B / s k i n K

s k u n k / L i m b

k i n k Y / s l u T

s i l k y / k n I t

s l y / t i T i A n

I n i t i a l L y

a l l y ? O, / I n / I t!

O i l y / t A l o n

F o l l y /M o a t

m o E 'S / f o l l y

s o f T / B e l l y

b o s S: t e l l y

lossy / FIle *

e.g. JPEG, MP3

l o f T y / s i l O

y o U 's / l o f t y!

f l u F F y / t o y

f l y B y / t o u R

I / t r y / T o / f l y

t r y, / t o f F l E !*

*Toffle: a character in a Robert Frost poem

o t t E r / f l e W !

Welf* tower

*Welf: German fortress after which the Guelph
party of late medieval Italy was named

A / w e r e w o l f

N e w / f l o w e r

a / l o w / f e V e r

G e T / a / v o w e l

(I know it's a bit of a stretch, but "buy" would require 3 letter changes, and Get is listed as a synonym for Buy in the thesaurus)

Perfectly OK phrase - heard all the time in Scabble fraternity! x

v I o l e t / g e M

m o v i e / C e l S

Deleted

Sounds morbid, but best I can find with these letters:

I / L o v e / l i c e

V i l e / c o v e N

l o n e / c I v e T

(O.T: "Get" is listed as a synonym for "buy" in
the thesaurus. -- I'm surprised, but think that's
correct.)

o, / l o n 'S / A / v e t.

>194 rolandperkins: three letters changed (o,s,a). Playing off 193:

e l e v A t i o n

B o v i n e / t a G

v a P i D / g e n t

v a p i d? / n Y e t!*

*nyet: Russian for "no" or "not"; during cold war
reports it was quoted, leaving it in Russian so often that it
almost became an English word.

v a n i t y / p e T

t R y / p a v A n e

E v e r y / W a n t

ever / tawny *

* hair products help a lot :)

...and they also help to:

a v e r t / G R e y

t I P / v e r g e r

v e r g e / O F / I t

f o r g e / N O t e

not / George ? *

* George Washington is still on dollar bills?

o r A n g e / t o Y

Z L o t y / - g o n e !

t A n g y / B o o z e

10 letters! x

oops, sorry... playing off 209 again:

M A n g y / o o z e

(I have just bathed my cat with eczema- your last play reminded me! x)

L o V e / m a n g o

e v I l / g a m I n

i ' m / e n g l i S H !

n I g h T: g e l s!

h I t / s i n g l e

s I n g S / h i t S

h i s s / A t / P i g

h a s / s p i R i t

a h ! / p Y r i t E s !

p a r t y / T i M e !!

e X t r a C t / p i

e x O t i c / p E t

c o p t i C / A x e

a c t i V e / p o x

i / D o N ' t / v a p e

o l D / p a v A n e

M A l e / p a n d a

m a d e / a / p l a n

Napa/ dam/ p. r.

p U L p / d r a m a

d r a m a / l O O p

p U m a / d r o o l

p u m a: / o I l E d!

i d e a l / J u m p

T R u m p / l i e d

(Russia! Russia! Russia!)

p u m P / t i r e S

p r e S S / s u i t

H i p / s u t U r e

r e D / s p u t u M

p u t / A / r e d / "p . S."

p a p e r / d u s t

paY / dues / tO ...

y O u / d e s p o t !!

A / s o A p y / d u o (bathing twins!)

T o d a y ' s / p u N

s a t E E n / p o d

p o M a d e / s e t

d o R s e t / m a p

t a m p s / d o W N

s w a m p / A n t S

n a s t Y / w a s p

p a s s / w a t E R

w H e a t / W r a p

waterwaYS

w a S H / t r e w s

s h r e w / s t E w

w e s s e X / w A r

s e x Y / w a r e s

s e V e r N / w a y

R a w / n e r v e s

A / n e w / v e s P a

H e a T w a v e s

B e s t / w h e a t

b a s h / t w e e t

(What I do to all of Donnie Boy's tweets!)

w e t / t a b L e s

beAts / lawS

s w e a t b a N D

b a n / t w e E T s

t a s t Y / b R e w

b e L t / F r a y s

b A t / s l a y e r

s a b l e / C O a t

c o b a l t / s e a

o P a l / c H e s t

F a s t / p h o N e

phone / aPPs

H a T / s h o p p e

o, / t h a T / h o p s!

t o o t h / G a p s

s h o t / p a g A N

H o t / h a n g a R

t h o U g h / g a r . . .

h u g E / t h r o W

w o W! / t h e / h u g!

t o u g h / N e w T

w e n t / t o / u N I

u n t i e D / B o w

w e d / A L b i n o

we'd / bin / oIl *

* "bin" - British idiom for "get rid of"

o , / b i n d w e E D !

b i n d / d e w e Y!

N o / w e d d i n G !!

w i L d / d i n g o

d w i n d l i N g

l I n E / a / w I n d

n E w / d e n i a l

w i n? -- d e n I e D!

e n d i V e / d i P

p i T? / d i v e / I n!

M i n d ! / v i p e R !

D i m / d R i v e r

m i d d L e / r i B

d r Y / m i l d e W

... d i r e / m O U l d !

o d d / l u m B e r

r o b / l u d L U m

r o d E O / b u l l

b o l d / C O l o r

M o d / b r o l l Y

l I b 'S / m o d E l

s Y m b o l i Z e

o, / l i z A ' s / m o b!

b a l m Y / z o o s

z o E y 's / b a l m

>316 rolandperkins: 10 letters, so omitting the leading “o”:

l a z y / b o N e s

o! / s e E / c r a z y . . .

z e R o / a c r e s

F r o z e N / e a r

near / froze

f I n e/ r a z o r

G r o W / a / f e r n

C o r n / w a f e r

a f T e r / c o r n

a / f r A c t I o n

a / P. r. / a c t I o n

p r i o R / P a c t

o, / a c t / a / p A r t

t a p I r / c o a t

a / p E r t / G o a t

t a R t / g r a p e

p a r g e t E r S

g r e e N / t a r p

r U e D / p r a n g

g r a n d - p e r E

p e r e g r I n E

p i n K / e g r e T

g r e t A 'S / k I n

s a n g r i A / O k ?

...a s k S / r i n g o

a / s A k s / r I n g

s k a / s i n g E r

P i n k / g e r M s

A / g e r m A n / p. i.

i N / a / m a n g e r

m a n g L e D / a / "G"*

*referring to the frequent incorrect pronunciation
of "G" in foreign language learning

>347 rolandperkins: 3 letters changed (L, D, G). Playing off 346:

G i n g e r / m a n

T H e / m a r g i n

g r e a t / m i n D

g a d ! / t U r n i P !

p u d g Y / T a r t

t r u M p 'S / g a y

m u S t y / r a g s

s t r a y / D O g s

I / g o / A s t r a y

Ray / Igo's / P. r.

W a r M / g y r o s

o, / B r y N / m a w r!

a / w o r n / b O D y

MrS / nobody

n o / E y E b r o w

S n o w b e r R y

e A r n / b o n U s

s o u r / b R e a D

A / s u e d E / b r a

d r a b / D u e T s

s a d / C H e r u b

b u r R 's / c a S e

r e D / s c a r A b

B o b? / -- s c a r e d!

c r a b b Y / d o G

g o b b y / c A T

Only 8 letters!

playing off 372

gobby / caTS

t a s T y / b o O b

C o y / b o b C a t

c o W b o y / a c t

b U o y a N t / c o.

b o u n c E / t o y

A / t o y / b o u n D

o u t b o a R d S

b a d / R o t o r s

b a d / r o t A r Y

V a r y / o r b I t

N o / v a r i E t y

r i v a L / t o W n

P o l a r / v i E w

B i p o l a r / e X

E x p l O r e / i o

i M p l o r e / M e

m o l D Y / p i e r

p o m A d e / O i l

m a i l / d e p o T

a l i / p o S t e d . . .

o U t s p R e a d

r e a d: / "A / t o u R"

C u r t / o r d e R

c u r t 'S / d e E r

c r u s t y / B e d

b u s t y / d A M e

s t u d y / m a T e

studIO / mat

m i L d / B o a s t

m o b i l E / d a D

b a l d / e m o J i

j i l T e d / m a N

D e m a n d S / i t

s O d d e n / m a t

"does!" / "dOn't!" / "O..."

o d d / D o n U t s

t o o / s u d d E n

I n s I d e / o u t

i / d e n i E D / u s

F i n e / s u i T e

n I f t Y / s u I T

s H i n y / t u f t

A h ... / f u s t i A n !

f u C h s i a / V a n

f u n D / c h a v s

n u d E / "h a v E s"

d e a F e n s / u S

s e X / a n d / f u N

I n d e x / f u n D

n i n E / f e u d S

R e f u s e / B i n

bUrn / A / fuse /

s a f e / u S u r Y

f u r R y / s e a L

O f / a / r y.* / s e a t

*ry.: (obsolete?) abbreviation for "railway".

s C a r y / t o f F

o f / c a r y 's / f I T

c r a f t y / o A f

a / r a f t 'S / f o E

B a D / e f f o r t

f o r t e 'S* / "b a d"!

The reference is to 1940s Harvard baseball captain,
Don Forte. In a Harvard-Yale game that I saw,
one opponents was the late great Yale player, future
president George H. W. Bush.

s a d / f o I b L e

s o L i d / f l a b

b O i l / o f F a l

b l o o D / P a i l

a d / b l o o p E R

l e o p a r d U S

G r e W / a / s p u d

TIger / paws

w i D e / p a g E s

e w! / p a i d / s e X

s w i p e / C a R d

p r i c e / w a R s

Vincent Price

price cut

Wait, wrong game is being played! This is the 4/5 game!!

"wrong game . . ."
Sorry.

playing off #448
p r i c e / w a r s

----------------------------

i T ' s / w a r p e D

d r i p / s w e a t

r I p 's / w H e a t

t U G / h a w s e r

playing off 456

w i s p / h a t e r

s p e a r M i N t

p . r. / o n / P e a R s

s O A p / o p e r a

L o o / p a p E r s

s U p p l e / a r M

p l e a s E / r u N !!

s l u r p S / a L e

l a s e r / l A M p

a m p e r s a N D

>458 RENRIGHT: What was wrong with >457 starbox: ?

merRY / pals

a r m y / r O l e s

... m y / s o l D I e r

s o l e m N / i r E

sorry

>472 RENRIGHT: Any phrase consisting of nine letters is valid for this game.... “Construct a phrase : A 4/5 or 5/4 or any 9-letter phrase (or 9-letter word)”

Working off 471:

m o l e s T i n G

l i m e s t o n E

m o l t e n / O R e

l e m o n / D r o P

d I e T / p r o m o

C o m i C / p o e t

e p i c / t o m E S

p i c o 's / t O m e

s t o i c / m o L e

l e m 's / S t o L e

lo - / stAN / lem*

*Stanislav Lem, sci-fi author extraordinaire

m o l e s t / G a l