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Category Archives: wwwednesday

these episodes offer short wacky wordplay challenges for listeners

www – Silly Syllogism

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Pam

WHAT is the Conclusion?! Play the OTHER game show everyone is talking about – ARE YOU SILLY! Test your logic, tickle your brain, with 3 Silly Syllogisms!

Posted in episodes, wacky wordplay wednesday, wwwednesday | Tagged logical reasoning, syllogism

www – Synonym Spice

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Pam

Play the game show everyone is talking about – Synonym Spice! Play 4 rounds of Synonym Spice and see if you can pick which word is NOT a synonym.

Posted in episodes, wacky wordplay wednesday, wwwednesday

WWW – Mnemonic Tonic

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Pam

How am I supposed to remember our wordplay this week?! Perhaps this Mnemonic Tonic will help….{gulp}! Listen and learn a mnemonic to help you remember the order of the planets…it’s one I learned in 5th grade from Mr. Barnett! Then, make up your own.

Posted in wacky wordplay wednesday, wwwednesday

WWW – Cow and Crow

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Pam

Cow and Crow think their names should rhyme, which gets them all confused about how to pronounce words ending in O.W.! Listen in on a phone conversation between Cow and Crow and see if you can figure out what they are talking about!

Posted in wacky wordplay wednesday, wwwednesday

WWW – Bombostic Acrostic

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Pam

We’re going to play with a Bombostic Acrostic Poem! – Listen for the first letter of each line of this acrostic poem and see if you can figure out what phase it spells! (Hint: It’s a phrase you hear on just about every episode of Buttons & Figs!)

Posted in wacky wordplay wednesday, wwwednesday

WWW – Halloween Vowel Play

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Pam

Spoooooooooky Halloween Vowel Sounds – Which vowels bring your favorite howls? Eeeeeeeeeeeek! I dare you to come up with Halloween sounds for each vowel!

Posted in spoooooky stories, wacky wordplay wednesday, wwwednesday

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