tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5624576186850453390..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: WTF???By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46480956965658547772013-04-13T10:53:14.757-07:002013-04-13T10:53:14.757-07:00They don't take Zion either. I remember tryin...They don't take Zion either. I remember trying it a couple years ago.<br /><br />WTF?!?!?!Malinda Hacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07663345037010905745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39458070761024187952013-04-04T08:06:06.619-07:002013-04-04T08:06:06.619-07:00few weeks back, i played "JEW" in Scrabb...few weeks back, i played "JEW" in Scrabble. next turn, i added "-ED", for "JEWED".<br /><br />no, it's not great semantically, but that's not what Scrabble is about, and besides, the points were good!<br /><br />my opponent messaged me that i was a horrible person for playing such an offensive word, and then resigned. <br /><br />...win!<br /><br />so, maybe WwF is trying to avoid situations like that.cleekhttp://ok-cleek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48234274171498335562013-04-03T09:34:12.136-07:002013-04-03T09:34:12.136-07:00Is Hebrew a proper noun or a proper adjective?Is Hebrew a proper noun or a proper adjective?Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28970551428173781862013-04-02T14:02:54.596-07:002013-04-02T14:02:54.596-07:00By the way, I used Tora in WWF yesterday!By the way, I used Tora in WWF yesterday!Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-84302885260169691342013-04-01T03:47:10.977-07:002013-04-01T03:47:10.977-07:00Yeah, I'm pretty sure Ken was having a bit of ...Yeah, I'm pretty sure Ken was having a bit of fun, but some folks seemed genuinely upset. Then again, maybe not. It's hard to read tone over the Internet!Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21184176767643051922013-04-01T00:35:38.706-07:002013-04-01T00:35:38.706-07:00I may be wrong here, but I didn't take this po...I may be wrong here, but I didn't take this post as Ken literally upset that he couldn't play the word, but as sort of a joke about the phrasing of the rejection. "...hebrew is not an <i>acceptable</i> word." Wordplay, huzzah!<br /><br />I certainly might be wrong. I suppose I just assume that most folks know that proper nouns/adjectives are not playable in this and similar games. Hebrew is both a proper noun and a proper adjective, hence the non-playability.carpooltunnelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-71478707843856857742013-03-31T03:34:34.172-07:002013-03-31T03:34:34.172-07:00I'm glad some people have explained that it...I'm glad some people have explained that it's because it's a Proper Noun. You'd get the same response if you tried "Spanish", "Beyonce", or "America". Nothing to get upset about here. Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91436712965211721432013-03-30T20:59:16.237-07:002013-03-30T20:59:16.237-07:00Yep. A while back I was playing and tried "Je...Yep. A while back I was playing and tried "Jew" and it said it wasn't a word. So naturally I took a screenshot and sent it to some people in LA :)Kristy @ MSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047691488624716439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57360859482704502952013-03-30T16:49:07.957-07:002013-03-30T16:49:07.957-07:00I figured Words with friends was invented by the J...I figured Words with friends was invented by the Jews, I've used nu, gonif, sabras, shul, and a few other Yiddish/ Hebrew words.Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39837070367807818382013-03-30T15:47:31.341-07:002013-03-30T15:47:31.341-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phillip Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498595633633248863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11643057833763288372013-03-30T15:28:15.233-07:002013-03-30T15:28:15.233-07:00Proper nouns aren't allowed.Proper nouns aren't allowed. Little Miss Smoke and Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929842073300471147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48156857793366349702013-03-30T15:17:31.678-07:002013-03-30T15:17:31.678-07:00It's a proper noun. Proper nouns have never be...It's a proper noun. Proper nouns have never been allowed in Scrabble.<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62644360641558331252013-03-30T14:45:06.142-07:002013-03-30T14:45:06.142-07:00About ten or twenty years ago, somebody complained...About ten or twenty years ago, somebody complained that the word "Jew" was in the Scrabble dictionary. The definition listed it as a verb with a negative connotation, I think, and the person was offended. So, the company (Hasbro?) removed it and about 100 other "offensive" terms from the Scrabble dictionary. <br /><br />But then the hard-core tournament players got pissed that words they regularly used were removed. So, Hasbro compromised by making one dictionary to be sold in regular stores for the average Joe, while the tournament people could have another dictionary with all the verboten words. But they also decided to remove all of the definitions.<br /><br />Of course there also a difference between the dictionary that the Americans use and everyone else in the world uses. And I haven't quite figured out what dictionary Words with Friends uses, but I love the fact that you can try anything without getting penalized...unlike the official Scrabble CD-ROM.Barbara C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13066983078171521691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60133630698326022182013-03-30T14:38:35.589-07:002013-03-30T14:38:35.589-07:00You should stop playing that meshugge game, and st...You should stop playing that meshugge game, and start exclusively playing Schmattagories.Do Not Pass GOY, do not collect $200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-29076247880101731752013-03-30T14:34:50.602-07:002013-03-30T14:34:50.602-07:00If it makes you feel any better,
Words with Friend...If it makes you feel any better,<br />Words with Friends, won't allow the word "slut" either.<br /><br />Come to think of it -- that might not make you feel better. <br /><br />Sorry.Geezernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38286963235789532122013-03-30T14:19:27.134-07:002013-03-30T14:19:27.134-07:00I'm sorry, I actually meant Letterpress. I pla...I'm sorry, I actually meant Letterpress. I play too many games at once! :)maiahttps://twitter.com/maiabillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-82330266701667477312013-03-30T14:19:15.091-07:002013-03-30T14:19:15.091-07:00yet "heb" is totally acceptable... yet "heb" is totally acceptable...Zacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4954375393970132862013-03-30T14:17:17.454-07:002013-03-30T14:17:17.454-07:00in Angry Words (a similar game) the word jewish is...in Angry Words (a similar game) the word jewish is not accepted too. (ciao from Italy)<br />maiahttps://twitter.com/maiabillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-52959329569574140422013-03-30T14:14:09.540-07:002013-03-30T14:14:09.540-07:00Pretty sure Jews is unacceptable too.Pretty sure Jews is unacceptable too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-62118448240676859082013-03-30T14:10:26.694-07:002013-03-30T14:10:26.694-07:00Scrabble never had bans like that. Scrabble never had bans like that. Johnnoreply@blogger.com