Wikipedia:Department of Fun/Word Association
Introduction
This is a fun and simple game. It's in the Sandbox — feel free to join in! It's a good place to practice making links to articles and find interesting pages to edit on Wikipedia.
How to play
Simply, the game involves adding a single word to the list that is related to the previous one. Edit "The Game" section, add a word, enclose it in brackets, and save the page.
By way of example, a game might start off with: cat. Then, the next person might add cat, dog. And after a few more rounds, we might get cat, dog, pet, animal, forest, tree, …
Avoid repeating words, and keep the links tasteful! Please use only blue links when associating. Piped links are acceptable in certain circumstances, such as when a word may have many ambiguities, like [[Queen (band)|Queen]]. Clearly, as the game develops, one gets a pretty long list! If you're stuck for ideas, link to the last word in the list and add the first link that appears on that page as the next link. Thus "Sebastian Junger" would be followed by "1962", and "Latin" by "ancient".
In the spirit of the game, please type only one word consecutively. Then another person can respond to your word, and the game continues!
Rules for Game #20
In Game #20, as usual, it is a must to update the word count each time you add a word. The official limit for the main game is 600 words. Please note that this word limit must not be raised.
After every 100 words, it is possible that there can be a branch. However, there cannot be any sub-branches and therefore the total number of Branches possible in this game are 5-6.
For the previous game see this link in which the game started on "Planet of the Apes" and ended on "Christopher Columbus"
This is Game #20.
The Game "Xin Dynasty"
Xin Dynasty, China, Chopsticks, Chow mein, Stir fried, Wok, Vomit, Puke, Sick, Physician, Jesus, Omnipotent, Omnipotence paradox, Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Sumo, Fat Bastard, Goldmember, Netherlands, Tulip, Bulb The Onion, Allium, Gardening, National Gardens Scheme, Ponzi Scheme, Martha Stewart, Television Personality, Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Seacrest, Sanjaya Malakar, India, Middle East, Levant, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Audi, Germany, Jägermeister, Pantera, Panera Bread, Panther, Cat, Blaze the Cat, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega, Video game, Nights into Dreams..., A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare, Shakespeare in Love, John Madden, NFL, Harvard sucks, Harvard Square, Good Will Hunting, MIT, University, Cambridge University, Europe, Peru, Amazon Basin, Amazon.co.uk, Books, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Galaxy Quest, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Toy Story, Disney, Lilo & Stitch, Hawaii, Hula, Polynesians, Chick-fil-A, Fast food, McDonalds, Hamburger, Ham, Hammer, Hammerhead Shark, Jaws, Teeth, Chewing, Chewing gum, Bubble gum, Candy, Willy Wonka, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl, Peaches, Apple, Adam and Eve, Book of Genesis, Genius, Mensa, Lisa Simpson, The Simpsons, The Thompsons, Sideshow Bob, Kelsey Grammer, Male, Mail, Postman Pat, Postman, United Parcel Service, United States Postal Service, Inflation, Econometrics, Correlation does not imply causation, This statement is false, Paradox, Soft Rock, Hard Rock, Granite, Volcano, Mount Vesuvius, Igneous, Metamorphic, Slate, Slade, Deathstroke, Teen Titans, Helios, Sun, Summer, Summer Sunshine, The Corrs, Ireland, England, France, Joan of Arc, Hundred Years War, Jacques Cartier, Canada, Toronto, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Stanley Cup, "The Ascent of Stan" (song), September 11, 2001, Islamofascism, Neologism, Jumping the shark, Metaphor, Simile, Smile, Smiley, Hippie, 1960s, Swinging London, London, The War of the Worlds, Herbert George Wells, David Wells, Boston Red Sox, Sock, Sockpuppet, Vandal, Wikipedia, Jimbo Wales, Larry Sanger, Sandwich, Sand, Beach, Baywatch, Pamela Anderson, Hepatitis C, Vaccine, Seasarmon, Digimon, Pokemon, Pikachu, Jigglypuff, Rapid Eye Movement, Dream, Nightmare, Television ident, TV Guide Channel, Red, Fuchsia (color), Flower, Scent, Sense, Touch, Masturbation, Kitten, Tiger, Fecal, Feces, Urine, Bladder, Water, Watergate, Scandal, Michael Jackson, Thriller, Beat it, Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em, Prostitution, White slavery, Mr. Slave, Mr. Hanky, Scatology, Scatman John, John Goodman, Saturday Night Live, Saturday, Sunday, Sunday Bloody Sunday (song), United 93, 1993, World Trade Center Bombing, September 11, 2001 attacks, Osama Bin Laden, Muslim, Qur'an, Allah, Blues for Allah, Grateful Dead, Angel of Death, Grim Reaper, Black, Black hole, Gravitational singularity, The Singularity is Near, Simulated Reality, Virtual reality, The Matrix, Matrix (mathematics), Numb3rs, Numerology, Astrology, Astronaut, Nautilus, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Little Mermaid (1989 film), Denmark, European Economic Community, European Union, Ohio Union, Ohio, Buckeyes, Buck, Cameron "Buck" Williams, Dollar, Doll, Baby, Growth, Growth hormone, Hair, Skin, Eczema, Inflammation, Allergy, Hayfever, Needle, Camel, Dromedary, Desert, Egypt, Mummy, Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula, Teeth, Gums, Gingivitis, Godzilla, Japan, The Orient, Oriental, Chopsticks, Karate chop, Pork chop, Bacon, Francis Bacon, St. Francis de Sales High School, High School Musical, Annie, Anakin Skywalker, Genius (radio series), Albert Einstein, Red Alert 2, 2.5D, Super Smash Bros., Mario, Luigi, Green, (It's Not Easy) Bein' Green, Kermit the Frog, Muppets, Puppet, Puppeteer, Wikipedia:Sockpuppets, Sock puppet, Pets.com, Neo, Morpheus, Morphine, Soma, Somatotherapy, Electroshock therapy, Clear!, Clear and Present Danger, Mission: Impossible, Peter Graves, Gravy, Boat, Life of Pi, 3.14159265358979323846..., Innumerate, Math, Arithmetic, Rat, Ratatouille, Pixar, Animation, History of animation, Felix the Cat, Cat, Puss In Boots, Fairy tale, Shrek, Ogre, Troll, Yahoo! Answers, YouTube, Dancing Cadet, C+C Music Factory, Martha Wash, George Washington, Washington, Tyne and Wear, WEAR-TV, American Broadcasting Company, Slapstick humour, Physical comedy, The Three Stooges, The Three Musketeers, Three, King Lear, Learjet, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever, Pharaoh Hound, Farrah Fawcett, Charlie's Angels, Revlon, Cosmetics, Eyeliner, Make up, Break up, Suicide, Suicide is Painless, M*A*S*H, Korean War, 38th parallel, Panmunjeom, Korea, War, "What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'!", Audience participation, 4-D film, Tesseract, Cube, CubeSat, Satellite, Dave Matthews Band, Matthew Perry (actor), Perry's Ice Cream, Ice cream, Ben & Jerry's, Tom and Jerry, Itchy and Scratchy, Poison Ivy, Batman, Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Sabbath, Rest, Rest stop, Interstate Highway System, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard M. Nixon, impeachment, Peach, Georgia, Little Richard, Tutti Frutti (song), Rocky Road, 4x4, 2x2, Noah's Ark, Fantasia 2000, Mickey Mouse, Modest Mouse, Modesty Blaise, Peter O'Donnell, Peter O'Toole, Venus, Planet, Pluto, Ice, Arctic, Baffin Island, Long Island, Iced tea, Sugar, Splenda, Brain Tumor, Cancer, Lance Armstrong, Tour de France, Cycling, Transport, Interstate highway, Trans-Canada Highway, "O Canada", National Anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner", bomb, Hand grenade, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Katrina and the Waves, "Walking on Sunshine", Cloud Nine, George Harrison, Fort Harrison Hotel, Hotel California, Satanism, Cults, David Koresh, Waco, Waco Siege, FBI, USA, America's Next Top Model, Project Runway, Runway, Spamalot, Monty Python, England,
Word count is 441/600 as of word(s): England.
Branch: "Kelsey Grammer" (closed)
Kelsey Grammer, Sideshow Bob, Cecil Terwilliger, Brother from Another Series, The Simpsons, Fox Network, 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight, Fox Atomic, 28 Weeks Later, Danny Boyle, Internet Movie Database, Internet, Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, Wales, Whales, The Wailing Wall, Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, The Vatican, Pope, Palpatine, Star Wars, Star Tours, I'm Going to Disney World!, Mickey Mouse, Ears, Sound, Waves, Ocean, Water, Ice, Club Penguin, March of the Penguins, Marching band, Music, Musical theatre, Lion King (musical), King, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel, Sweden, Swedish Fish, Swordfish, John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever, Saturday Night Live.
Word count is 50/50 as of word(s): Saturday Night Live (Branch closed).
Branch: "White slavery" (closed)
White slavery, slavery, American Civil War, Confederate States of America, United States, Iraq War, Terrorism, Al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan, Afghan blanket, blanket, Point-blank range, External ballistics, Gravity, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Light bulb, Light bulb joke, Laughter, Humour, Aqueous humour, Aqua vitae, Water, Water gun, Ink, Inky, Pac-Man, Anthology of Interest II, Futurama, Hypnotoad, Hypnotize, The Notorious B.I.G., Rapping, Wrapping, Gift Wrapped, Xmas, Jesus Christ, Buddha, Buddhism, Criticism, Criticism of Scientology, Tom Cruise, Hollywood, Holly, Company, Three's Company, Nick-at-Nite, Nickelodeon.
Word count is 50/50 as of word(s): Nickelodeon. (branch closed)
Branch: "Soma" (closed)
Soma, Neuron, Neutron, Jimmy Neutron, Quark, Strange, Doctor Strange, The Journey of Allen Strange, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, George W. Bush, War in Iraq, Saddam Hussien, Hussein Chalayan, Member of the Order of the British Empire, The Beatles, The Monkees, Anne Murray, Ann Murray, Murray, Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Interstate 15, Apple Valley, Apple, Apple fritter, Deep fried, Fat, Lipids, Lips, Hot Lips Houlihan, M*A*S*H: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, Bangers and mash, Mashed potato, Hot Potato, La Toya Jackson, Mahalia Jackson, Jackson Stewart, Bicycle, Playing card, Hoyle, Oil, Slick, Oklahoma, Tree, Bush, Miserable failure, Google bomb, Nuclear bomb, Robert Oppenheimer, Los Alamos, Spanish
Word count is 50/50 as of word(s): Spanish. (branch closed)
Branch: "Baffin Island"
Baffin Island, Polar Bear, Alaska, Northern Exposure, Moose, Chocolate Mousse, Pudding, Jello, Bill Cosby, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Bill Cosby, YTMND, Church of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, Nebraska, Nebraska, Alaska, Alaska Highway, Interstate Highways in Alaska, A1, #1 (song), Nelly, Nelly Furtado, Portugal, Brazil, South America, Patagonia, The North Face, Mount Everest, Edmund Hillary, Edmund Halley, Halley's Comet, Bill Haley & His Comets, oldies, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, London Symphony Orchestra, Star Wars, Star Trek, White and Nerdy, Straight Outta Lynwood, Straight Outta Compton, Bat Out of Hell, Paradise by the Dashboard Light,
Word count is 44/50 as of word(s): Bat Out of Hell
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