The SMUCKS talk internet

In this SMUCKS conversation, the SMUCKS (Spock, McCoy, Uhura, Chekov, Kirk and Scotty) talk about the internet. I've created the dialogue using the sound a dice makes in a container.

The Internet

Chekov: How does it all fit together?

Scotty: I've heard it's a tangled mess!

Chekov: It'll stay that way probably.

Chekov: What was Tim Berners-Lee's role?

Chekov: How is his own vision working out?

McCoy: The net probably has a life of its own now.

Spock: Is it a source of wisdom?

McCoy: More a source of arguments!

Kirk: Is that a result of anonymity?

Scotty: It's the nature of the internet that triggers arguments.

How to create a list of adjectives quickly

I use these two speedy techniques to create lists of adjectives.

Technique One - Synonym and Selection

To kick off this approach, I just look round the room and pick a random object:


Dog.

Then I think of an adjective that describes a dog:

Cute.

Then I have a choice of synonym or selection. I'll go for synonym here; that's more or less self explanatory - I choose a synonym for cute:

Adorable.

Same choice again, synonym or selection, but here I'll demonstrate selection. With selection I take the first letter of the word (adorable = a) then select another letter at random from the word, and use the two letters to trigger another adjective.I'll choose the letter b:

a + b = able.

Then I just carry on using synonym and selection until I have a list of adjectives:

able synonyms =
capable, adept.

adept selection = a + t
= attentive

attentive synonyms =
studious, captivated, alert

captivated selection = c + p
= capricious, corpulent, copper, capable

copper synonyms =
metallic, shiny, metal, brassy

brassy selection = b + r
= bright, boring, braggy, bare.

etc.

Technique Two -Noun and its adjectives, synonym, selection

Synonym and selection are explained above. The other option in addition to those two is noun and its adjectives. With NAIA I look at an adjective and think of something that that adjective could describe. Here's some examples, using the adjectives generated above:

able = handyman, Superman, instructor.
attentive = student, partner.
copper = wire, tank, money.

Then for any of the nouns I list some adjectives that could describe them:

Superman = amazing, dependable, alien, fast, strong.
student =  hard working, educated, stressed.
wire = long, thing, electronic, wirey.


Here's how technique two can pan out:

First I'll pick something from the room I'm in:

Carpet.

I'll pick an adjective that describes the carpet:

Green.

I'll select the two letters from green: g + e, which suggests:

Generous.

Now for some synonyms:

Benevolent, kind, magnanimous.

Selection (for benevolent) = b + n. Gives:

Banned.

Selection again. b + d. Gives:

Bodily.

Now to pick a noun, something that is bodily:

Arms.

Adjective for arms:

Dexterous.

And now some multiple responses to each prompt: 

Dexterous = nimble, clever, supple.
Supple (s + u) = sunny, sumptuous, surly, southern.
What's sunny? = Barbados. The sun. Beaches. Solar System.
The sun = hot, spherical, distant, big, essential.
essential (synonyms) = important, irreplaceable, de rigueur.


etc.

NB: If I want to use a random adjective and look to my list and look at a noun (such as Barbados, the sun, beaches, Solar System etc) then I kind of turn the noun into an adjective (by adding something like "ish") then ask myself, "What could that mean as an adjective?"

Eg: Barbados-ish = hot, sunny, beachy.
Solar System-ish = enormous, scientific, planet-ish.

etc.

How to create a list of random words quickly

I use this speedy technique to create a list of random words - the words created are all of one syllable.

First of all, I get a random word from somewhere - I usually think of a random letter and name a word of one syllable that starts with that letter. I'll go for "m" and I choose "mouse".

I have two options then using my word "mouse" - I can either Rhyme, or Select (with Select, I select two letters from the word - I always use the first letter, then randomly select another letter from the word. So, for example, the word "pine" would give "p", and the randomly selected letter I choose is "n" which gives: p & n.)

Rhyme

I'll use Rhyme on the word "mouse". This is self-explanatory - I'll just name one syllable words that rhyme with "mouse". I'll name a few:

House
Spouse
Grouse
Louse
Nous

Select

I'll carry on now using the word "nous" from the list above. So, I select the first letter of "nous" - "n" then randomly select another letter from the word. I'll go for "u", which gives me n and u. Now I'll name a few words - of one syllable - that start with the letter "n" and contain the letter "u" somewhere in the word:

Numb
Nul
Noun
Nub


And that's it. Now, as an example, I'll carry on from the word "nub":

Nub

Select: N and B.
Gives:

Nab
Nib

Rhyme (of Nib)
Gives:

Glib
Bib
Crib
Lib

Select: L and I.
Gives:


Light
Lint
Limp
Loin
List
Line

Rhyme (of Line)
Gives:

Mine
Swine
Tyne
Spine

etc.