Monday, March 31, 2014

Zork Elements (a list for the hardcore time waster)

For those of you who never played the game series Zork, they would sometimes take a common list (like the months of the year) and parody them; July became Jelly, December became Dismembur. Here is my contribution to the saga, obviously using the periodic table for inspiration.
It took a lot longer than you'd have expected it to.
 
 
Zork Elements

 

1.  Hydrogen                         H                             Hydroplane           Huh

2.  Helium                             He                           Squealium             Sq

3.  Lithium                             Li                             Lilithium                 Lt

4.  Beryllium                          Be                           Umberellium          Um

5.  Boron                               B                             Moron                    M

6.  Carbon                             C                             Garbage                G

7.  Nitrogen                           N                             Trojan                    T

8.  Oxygen                            O                             Oxymoron              Ox

9.  Fluorine                            F                              Floorwax                Fl

10. Neon                               Ne                           Nuance                   Nu

11. Sodium                            Na                           Grapesodium         Gna

12. Magnesium                     Mg                           Amnesium              Uh

13. Aluminum                        Al                           Alemonade            Ale

14. Silicon                              Si                            Silliclown               Sc

15. Phosphorus                    P                                Rhinocerous          R

16. Sulfur                               S                             Surfur                    Sea

17. Chlorine                           Cl                            Coloring                 Cr

18. Argon                              Ar                             Argyle                    Arg

19. Potassium                        K                             Potatosalad             J

20. Calcium                            Ca                          Coliseum                Co

21. Scandium                         Sc                           Pendulum              Pit

22. Titanium                           Ti                             Disdainium            Ds

23. Vanadium                         V                             Minivanadium      Mv

24. Chromium                        Cr                            Chromosomium    Xy

25. Manganese                      Mn                           Manganesium       Mai

26. Iron                                   Fe                            Irony                     Fey

27. Cobalt                              Co                            Kobold                   Ko

28. Nickel                               Ni                             Knuckle                 Knu

29. Copper                             Cu                             Clobber                  Cry

30. Zinc                                  Zn                            Sink                        Sk

31. Gallium                             Ga                           Gallivant                Ga

32. Germanium                       Ge                           Shepherdium         Gr

33. Arsenic                              As                           Carsick                   Tz

34. Selenium                          Se                            Millenium              Y2k

35. Bromine                            Br                            Browbeat               Bop

36. Krypton                             Kr                            Kryptogram           Kp

37. Rubidium                          Rb                           Rubicscubium       Rc

38. Strontium                          Sr                            Conundrum           Jr

39. Yttrium                              Y                             Atrium                    A

40. Zirconium                          Zr                            Snoconium            Sn

41. Niobium                             Nb                           Binomium              II

42. Molybdenum                      Mo                          Multivitamin           C

43. Technetium                       Tc                             Paramecium         Pc

44. Ruthenium                          Ru                           Truthserum           Tf

45. Rhodium                             Rh                           Detourium             Dt

46. Palladium                           Pd                           Carpedium             Ce

47. Silver                                Ag                           Sliver                     Ack

48. Cadmium                          Cd                          Candycorn             Cc

49. Indium                              In                            Endymion              En

50. Tin                                    Sn                           Ten                         X

51. Antimony                          Sb                           Alimony                 Sob

52. Tellurium                          Te                           Delirium                 De

53. Iodine                                 I                               Iou                         Ae

54. Xenon                                X                             Exnihilon                 --           

55. Cesium                             Cs                           Siezehim               Ch

56. Barium                             Ba                           Strawbarium          Sw

57. Lanthanum                       La                            Chrysanthemum     Cy

58. Cerium                             Ce                          Cereal                   Kix

59. Praseodymium                Pr                            Plesiosaurium        Pi

60. Neodymium                     Nd                           Condominium       Cm

61. Promethium                     Pm                          Frometothem         Fm

62. Samarium                        Sm                          Aquarium              Aq

63. Europium                         Eu                           Myopium               My

64. Gadolinium                      Gd                           Cataclysm              Ma

65. Terbium                           Tb                           Cherubim               Ci

66. Dysprosium                     Dy                           Explosium              Die

67. Holmium                          Ho                           Linoleum                Ln

68. Erbium                             Er                            Suburbium             Su

69. Thulium                           Tm                          Chewingum           Gm

70. Ytterbium                         Yb                           Disturbium            Db

71. Lutetium                          Lu                            Museum                Mu

72. Hafnium                           Hf                            Halfemptium          Hm

73. Tantalum                         Ta                           Tantrum                 Wah

74. Tungsten                         W                            Bitmitungsten         Ow

75. Rhenium                          Re                           Requiem                Re

76. Osmium                            Os                           Cosmopolitan       Cs          

77. Iridium                              Ir                             Getridofum            Bye

78. Platinum                           Pt                            Planetarium           Up

79. Gold                                  Au                          Cold                        Br

80. Mercury                            Hg                           Mockery                Ha

81. Thallium                           Tl                            Volleyball               Vb

82. Lead                                  Pb                           Falode                    Qc

83. Bismuth                           Bi                            Bigmouth               Ah

84. Polonium                         Po                           Bolognium             Bo

85. Astatine                           At                             Iceskating              8

86. Radon                              Rn                           Raindon                 Wet

87. Francium                          Fr                            Trancium               Tr                           

88. Radium                             Ra                           Stadium                  St

89. Actinium                          Ac                             Actinafilm              PG13

90. Thorium                           Th                             Auditorium            Sro

91. Protactinium                    Pa                            Contactinium         Cn

92. Uranium                           U                             Uturnium               Ut

93. Neptunium                      Np                           Ineptunium              Ip

94. Plutonium                        Pu                           Platonicum              Pn                          

95. Americium                       Am                          Amenrithe8thiam     Az

96. Curium                             Cm                          Asylum                  Ay

97. Berkelium                         Bk                           Surrealism             @{%

98. Californium                      Cf                            Crematorium          Ash

99. Einsteinium                     Es                            Frankensteinium   Ugh

100. Fermium                         Fm                          Fakefurmium         Fk

101. Mendelevium                Md                            Disbelievium         Nah

102. Nobelium                       No                           Nodealium             Nd

103. Lawrencium                   Lr                            Latherinsium          Lh

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