July 13, 2005

Play the Word Count Game!

This site claims to list the 86,800 English words used most often. I don't know about their methods, and I don't know how accurate it is. I don't really care! What's best about it is the word count game! Here's how to play: type in a random word, and try to find the best four or five words in a row. How about some examples?

Words 2629–2633 are "bush admit specifically agent smell." Obviously about the Valerie Plame leak.

Words 21,110–21,113 are "Shane vacated Sinatra extravagance." This is about when my good friend Shane gave up his dreams of being a famous crooner.

Words 1367–1370 are "eat foot opinions decisions." Obviously a contorted way of expressing the old "open mouth, insert foot" phrase.

Words 2316–2320 are "Steve stick kids stayed unique," which, although it doesn't make a lot of sense, seems to fit anyway.

Or keep it short: words 2246 and 2247 are "Brian funny." When he wants to be.

Words 9493–9495 are "Rebecca impaired retailer," which is an obvious reference to her anticapitalist tendencies.

And, of course, we end with me: words 1073–1075 are "Michael campaign understanding," which is a reference to my vocation of convenience—editing—and words 2303–2306 are "Mike manufacturing nation channel," about my growing media empire.

Posted by mike, July 13, 2005 12:02 AM
Comments

that's very funny.

Posted by: rebecca at July 13, 2005 12:04 AM

Ooh Ooh, this is great! Mine is "Boyle retribution bumper nomination." Obviously, it's about my imminent domination of the world! Nice. Good post, dude.

Posted by: Shawn at July 13, 2005 1:34 AM

I had to post this one: "Anger occasions situations regularly." True.

Posted by: Shawn at July 13, 2005 1:36 AM

Angela electorate biology appraisal.

Any ideas on what this means?

Stem cell research, perhaps?

Posted by: angela at July 13, 2005 11:00 AM

Amy teenager celia seige

Looks like people found out about when I kidnapped that 16-year-old Celia! Admittedly I was hard up for cash.
Oh here's a fun one:
admittedly retiring daring rub
well, maybe not so fun, if the daring rub is retired.
By the way I fixed that blogger comments problem. Now I just have to write something worth commenting

Posted by: AmyF at July 13, 2005 12:24 PM

How about
war car police keep full
I think this is saying that the parking ticket cops in Iraq eat lots of falafel.

Posted by: Brian at July 13, 2005 1:31 PM

I have to say that I am reconsidering pursuing the crooner dream. Now that I don't get online as much due to the new job, I am ready to strike out on the road and sing for my supper! The shower curtain and my steering wheel both say I might have a future.

Posted by: shane at July 13, 2005 7:31 PM

Off topic- Yes there is a place called Roosevelt Island in New York. It is in the East River between Manhattan and Queens. You can take a gondola there (or go by train, or car, I think). Little known fact that there is a gondola in New York City.
Anyway Roosevelt Island is a very boring place and there is nothing there.

Posted by: AmyF at July 14, 2005 7:10 PM

Except ghosts and ugly housing projects.

Posted by: mike at July 14, 2005 11:43 PM

ugly housing projects, for sure.

Posted by: AmyF at July 15, 2005 9:57 AM

"Travis reckons quota overview" obviously referring to my desire to count everything. Ah ah ah ah!

Posted by: Travis at July 22, 2005 4:04 PM

of course, if I scroll to the left I get
"incapable Travis reckons quota overview"

I don't really have a head for numbers.

Posted by: Travis at July 22, 2005 4:06 PM