Welcome to The Word Association Game Thread, created by popular demand (well, Ruby to be precise!). Most of you will already be familiar with this game, but just to clarify...

RULES:

- Write the first word that comes into your mind when you read the previous post. eg. FROG might produce a reply of LEGS or POND.

- Instead, you can also post a word that rhymes with the previous word. eg. FROG could get a reply of LOG or DOG.

- Make sure that you only respond to the last post though. A common mistake is to respond to a phrase created by 2 or more previous posts rather than just the last post. eg. BELT, BLACK, KARATE would not be allowed, as while "black belt" is a phrase associated with karate, putting "karate" as a response to "black" would be a rather tenuous link!

Hope that's all clear! So, to start off...

TELEPHONE

Ring

Engagement

marriage

carriage

HORSE

RACE

First

last

ditch

DRAIN

Gutter

DIRTY

Ah, the possibilities...

RAT

Plague