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Hinkety Pinkety

An old children’s game. The answer to each clue is a pair of rhyming words.

Hink Pink- each word in the rhyming pair is one syllable

Hinky Pinky- each word in the rhyming pair is two syllables

Hinkety Pinkety- each word in the rhyming pair is three syllables

Examples:

Hink Pink: a strict plant- stern fern

Hinky Pinky: hand cream made with sea salt- ocean lotion

Hinkety Pinkety: a velocipede left outside in winter- icicle tricycle or icicle bicycle

Hink Pink:

1. A proper hat

2. A modest group

3. To badger a witness

4. Head case

5. Seasonal allergies

6. To stop an earthquake

7. A musty fur

Hinky Pinky:

8. Where pessimists go to get treated

9. An arctic hare’s hat

10. A mangy cat

11. Zeus’ wrath

12. When Zeus’ wrath falls upon the wrong person

Hinkety Pinkety:

13. Crazy about Monet

14. Smart salt

15. Aesop’s fables on a t-shirt

Not quite sure yet how to score it. Not all Hinkety Pinketys are necessarily harder than all Hinky Pinkys, or all Hinky Pinkys harder than all Hink Pinks, etc. So for now, each answer to any one of them is worth 1 point. But I am open to suggestions.

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mean, team

fawn, swarm

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Ok, i give up with #2...for now.

Intelligent condiment?

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intelligent has 4 syllables

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In-tell-i-gent...dang, i hate that syllable rule.

Ill try to count more carefully next time.

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Ok, I think I finally have all the answers sorted out.

Here's the new standing:

1. prim brim (pisces22)/ fop top (benmc5)

2. meek clique (Lauren)/ bland band (chaelpaddy)/ plain train (bookworm11)/ nerd herd (Georgie)

3. pest guest (benmc5)/ ?

4. pate crate (Georgie)

5. spring sting (benmc5)/ ?

6. halt fault (benmc5)/ break quake (Lauren)

7. smelt pelt (ChuckJerry)/ stink mink (pisces22)

8. cynic clinic (starfish)

9. hopper topper (benmc5)/ polar bowler (duhfersure)

10. shabby tabby (benmc5)

11. god's rods (benmc5)/ frightening lightning (Lauren)

12. thunder blunder (XWordFanDC)

13. impression obsession (duhfersure)

14. reasoning seasoning (Georgie)

15. wearable parable (duhfersure)

There's still another for #2 and also #5. I didn't imagine anyone could come up with so many neat answers for one clue (such as #2), but I'll post the answer I had in a spoiler for that one:

chaste caste

I actually like some of the ones others came up with better.

I'm not going to post the other answer for #5 yet, though. So still one (at least) up for grabs!!

Oh and also #3!

Edited June 3, 2008 by engspangussian

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depending on spring or winter how about

breeze/freeze sneeze

or

apt/zapped

and if the syllables wern't an issue.. for 3

tire testifier

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and if the syllables wern't an issue.. for 3

tire testifier

depending on spring or winter how about

breeze/freeze sneeze

or

apt/zapped

breeze sneeze was what I was looking for, but I will also take freeze sneeze. 2 points! I'm not sure about apt/ zapped. Could you explain?

I like the tire testifier one. Too bad it doesn't fit the rules.

the answer for #3 is sort of derived from a play on words in the clue, if that's any hint.

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apt as in timely for seasonal products for examle, and zapped by a bee! haha I didnt expect to get a point for it, but liked the imagery idea of being zapped!! haha

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rile trial?

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iffy one, trying to go down a new route...

law flaw

my thinking=

a flaw in being a lawyer is to badger a witness?

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iffy one, trying to go down a new route...

law flaw

my thinking=

a flaw in being a lawyer is to badger a witness?

well, the judge would probably think so. try thinking of it from the lawyer's point of view- he/she might enjoy doing it.

play on the word "badger"- think of other meanings

Edited June 4, 2008 by engspangussian

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brock dock

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how about mink fink

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brock dock

wow, another good one I didn't think of. Another point to Georgie. However, I've still got one for #3. Should I post it in a spoiler, or does anyone still want to work on it?

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how about mink fink

sorry, meant #3

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how about mink fink

which clue is that for? #2 is "a modest group"

oh, never mind. you edited.

Edited June 4, 2008 by engspangussian

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"mink fink" is a bit of a stretch. maybe if you can give your reasoning? I've actually stretched it quite a bit so far to accept some neat or out-there answers.

Here's the current standing:

1. prim brim (pisces22)/ fop top (benmc5)

2. meek clique (Lauren)/ bland band (chaelpaddy)/ plain train (bookworm11)/ nerd herd (Georgie)/ chaste caste (original)

3. pest guest (benmc5)/ rile trial (Georgie)/ brock dock (Georgie)/ ?

4. pate crate (Georgie)

5. spring sting (benmc5)/ breeze sneeze (Georgie)/ freeze sneeze (Georgie)/ apt zapped (Georgie)

6. halt fault (benmc5)/ break quake (Lauren)

7. smelt pelt (ChuckJerry)/ stink mink (pisces22)

8. cynic clinic (starfish)

9. hopper topper (benmc5)/ polar bowler (duhfersure)

10. shabby tabby (benmc5)

11. god's rods (benmc5)/ frightening lightning (Lauren)

12. thunder blunder (XWordFanDC)

13. impression obsession (duhfersure)

14. reasoning seasoning (Georgie)

15. wearable parable (duhfersure)

so to tally up the points:

ChuckJerry- 1

XWordFanDC- 1

starfish- 1

chaelpaddy- 1

bookworm11- 1

pisces22- 2

Lauren- 3

duhfersure- 3

benmc5- 7

Georgie- 8

if anyone catches a mistake, please let me know.

also, any of the numbers are still open if you think of something cool. Doesn't have to have a question mark there. Obviously a lot more answers than 15.

Edited June 4, 2008 by engspangussian

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only a picky mistake with 11 being the wrong number of syllables... but who's counting!

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only a picky mistake with 11 being the wrong number of syllables... but who's counting!

you are so right! I can't even keep track of my own rules! ok, here's the right one (sorry, benmc5, one less point):

Here's the current standing:

1. prim brim (pisces22)/ fop top (benmc5)

2. meek clique (Lauren)/ bland band (chaelpaddy)/ plain train (bookworm11)/ nerd herd (Georgie)/ chaste caste (original)

3. pest guest (benmc5)/ rile trial (Georgie)/ brock dock (Georgie)/ ?

4. pate crate (Georgie)

5. spring sting (benmc5)/ breeze sneeze (Georgie)/ freeze sneeze (Georgie)/ apt zapped (Georgie)

6. halt fault (benmc5)/ break quake (Lauren)

7. smelt pelt (ChuckJerry)/ stink mink (pisces22)

8. cynic clinic (starfish)

9. hopper topper (benmc5)/ polar bowler (duhfersure)

10. shabby tabby (benmc5)

11. frightening lightning (Lauren)

12. thunder blunder (XWordFanDC)

13. impression obsession (duhfersure)

14. reasoning seasoning (Georgie)

15. wearable parable (duhfersure)

so to tally up the points:

ChuckJerry- 1

XWordFanDC- 1

starfish- 1

chaelpaddy- 1

bookworm11- 1

pisces22- 2

Lauren- 3

duhfersure- 3

benmc5- 6

Georgie- 8

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woohoo... i thought of another for 3...

band stand

band as in the badgers,

and stand, witness stand

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woohoo... i thought of another for 3...

band stand

band as in the badgers,

and stand, witness stand

I like it! I'll add it to the overall tally.

should I post the one I had?

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Ok, new scores:

1. prim brim (pisces22)/ fop top (benmc5)

2. meek clique (Lauren)/ bland band (chaelpaddy)/ plain train (bookworm11)/ nerd herd (Georgie)/ chaste caste (original)

3. pest guest (benmc5)/ rile trial (Georgie)/ brock dock (Georgie)/ band stand (Georgie)/ ?

4. pate crate (Georgie)

5. spring sting (benmc5)/ breeze sneeze (Georgie)/ freeze sneeze (Georgie)/ apt zapped (Georgie)

6. halt fault (benmc5)/ break quake (Lauren)

7. smelt pelt (ChuckJerry)/ stink mink (pisces22)

8. cynic clinic (starfish)

9. hopper topper (benmc5)/ polar bowler (duhfersure)

10. shabby tabby (benmc5)

11. frightening lightning (Lauren)

12. thunder blunder (XWordFanDC)

13. impression obsession (duhfersure)

14. reasoning seasoning (Georgie)

15. wearable parable (duhfersure)

so to tally up the points:

ChuckJerry- 1

XWordFanDC- 1

starfish- 1

chaelpaddy- 1

bookworm11- 1

pisces22- 2

Lauren- 3

duhfersure- 3

benmc5- 6

Georgie- 9

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was yours not the chaste caste?

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was yours not the chaste caste?

yes, 'chaste caste' for #2, "a modest group"

here's the 'badger witness' one:

court sport (b/c I think lawyers enjoy tormenting those who testify)

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oooh!!! Haha, nice. I would never have got that so thanks for putting me out of my misery!