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Happypotamus

by deemac

Rated: 18+ · In & Out · Comedy · #798147

Animals ... well, sort of ...

Welcome to -

HAPPYPOTAMUS!

To play HAPPYPOTAMUS, just pick ANY animal (bird, insect, reptile, whatever ...) of your choice and post your own variation, along with a brief definition.

For example ...

Happypotamus - a hippopotamus who's signed up to good ole Writing.com.

HAVE FUN!

A no body could become someone. (Theday )

A bone specialist could get the elbow. (deemac )

A Castle owner could be demoted (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

A softball coach could be debased (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Food could dry out because it has been discovered. (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

A gardener could be pruned. (ncblondie )

A plastic engineer could go natural. (Theday )

A runner gets defeated (de-feeted) (dmack )

A nun could break her habit (dmack )

The candy-maker has gone nutty (dmack )

Would the mail man be reposted? (finnley )

would an actor be unroled? (dmack )

A hair dresser could go bald. (Theday )

The movie star faded to black (dmack )

the sitcom star was cancelled (dmack )

the veterinarian was put down (dmack )

The guy who tests parachutes could be dropped. (deemac )

The guy who fixes PULL signs on doors could get the push. (deemac )

And the one who puts up the push signs will be yanked. (dmack )

The guy selling bait will get tackled (dmack )

An exorcist could be dispossessed (deemac )

The personnal trainer was exorcised. (dmack )

pencil manufacturer was mislead (dmack )

A tap dancer could fall in the sink. (Theday )

Power plant workers could be de-generate. (Theday )

orange juice factory works could get fired for lack of concentration. (Theday )

The teacher was uneducated. (dmack )

an accountant could get washed-out (A LeJenD' at 49 )

An archaeologist's career could end in ruin. (Theday )

A sonar technician could not get the depth he needs. (Theday )

Al could be al-located. (Theday )

A mathematician could be uprooted. (deemac )

Old kings could get throne away. (Theday )

manufactures of bathtubs could work until the bank pulls the plug. (Theday )

A horse could turn out to be a phony. (Theday )

A beautician just might not make the cut. (Aradne )

An incompetent editor could be ex-spelled (Bluengold )

The detective could have his case closed (dmack )

A proctologist could be kicked out on his a--, er, rear end (Katya the Poet )

Likewise, an ambulance-chasing lawyer could be rear-ended (Katya the Poet )

A spiritualist could be uninspired. (Katya the Poet )

A poet, on the other hand, might be uninscribed. (Katya the Poet )

A talk show host could be just dissed. (Katya the Poet )

A feminist would be missed. And therefore pissed. (Katya the Poet )

An overenthusiastic forum participant might be uninvited.... (Katya the Poet )

A person in the witness protection program would have his previous life expunged. (ussycat )

the bridge player could be clubbed (dmack )

A cat burglar could be declawed. (Katya the Poet )

A lumberjack could get the chop. (deemac )

The math teacher got subtracted. (dmack )

The celery farmer was stalked, then chopped. (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

The midget wrestler was downsized. And he's suing! (Katya the Poet )

the jamaiican chef was jerked (Coal )

a welfare worker could be disqualified. (morelin )

The alternative fuel scientist could cause the $&*# to hit the fan (Coal )

You could steer a bull in the wrong direction (LIS - Here Again! )

A travelling salesman who knocked on people's windows by mistake could be shown the door. (deemac )

The caddie was "bagged on" which "teed him off" leading to his "errant hook shot" and subsequently his "inability to make the cut." (Coal )

A builder could be down-sized. (unseen forces )

"The plastic surgeon was disfigured yesterday by a dismembered pornstar." announced the disgruntled reporter. In other words we've all been fired. (GMakin )

Filler ............ (deemac )

Whynocerous - A large horned mammal that annoys zookeepers by always asking questions. (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Truon - large jungle cat with a golden mane that tells truth instead of lies. (Steev the Friction Wizurd )

Elamphant - pachyderm used as a bold home accent piece http://bp1.blogger.com/_PwaTKtg0CtY/SFJ6G50a6BI/AAAAAAAAAZA/vxnqEP4MAV0/s1600-h/... (Just in Sight )

pengrin - a flightless bird that lives in mostly arctic zones with a rather large smile on its face (Sloan )

Snoodle--Small silly dog that likes to perch on the buns of old maids! (Katya the Poet )

bluffalo - bovine that seems larger than it is (Anne Light )

Snortoise - A crossbreed of a pig and a tortoise (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Penisaurus: A large one-eyed creature that spits when stroked. (W.D.Wilcox )

Toadacedo: This a large toad, that by his coloring, appears to be wearing a black tux, with tails and top hat, of course. Cynthia_the_BunnyHamm (Cynthia_the_BunnyHamm )

grim peeper: a small, colorful amphibious harbinger of death (Mark )

giraffite - an awkward, long necked creature that feeds on rust and lubricates all it touches (Mark )

allegg-gator: huge reptile that, at the end,sinks under the weight of her eggs, finding not enough sperms for them. (Joy )

Floss a raptor: an intelligent, coniving, maniacle meat eating lizard that wants to be a dentist. (Mark )

drizzly bear - polar bear, adapted to global warming (Anne Light )

Tricarrottops: a giant three horned lizard with bright orange hair. (Thayamax )

aardbark: a long nosed creature who keeps your house ant-free and scares away burglars. (Thayamax )

Vulpture - a class of birds that doesn't move, in order to trick its prey into thinking they are in an exhibition (Anne Light )

Orangutongue: the primate's answer to Gene Simmons (Paige has found her muse! )

Tarantuhuahua: a small, nervous dog with eight hairy legs. (Thayamax )

HippoPaddymous - an Irish hippo (deemac )

chair bug - resembles the bed bug but its behavior is entirely different - it prefers to cross its legs and play with the TV remote (Steev the Friction Wizurd )

Pelicanth - The prehistoric relative of the modern day penguin. (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Black Divorcée - Spider who spills her poison in court (Anne Light )

Hippoputtymus - a hippo who moonlights as a glazier (deemac )

Rhinoplastyruous - a rhino who's had a nose job. (Thayamax )

OT: that's funny Thayamax! (Paige has found her muse! )

Hockingbird--a bird renowned for its ability to spit phlegm in various directions (Katya the Poet )

Blurtle--very verbal creature that hides in its own shell after saying things it shouldn't (Katya the Poet )

Food-Pecker - bird that snacks on the food before it's served (leaving small holes in it) (Anne Light )

Irrelephant - - my nickname that came from me having too many "fat" days in a row and therefore getting depressed and deciding not to care about ANYTHING, LOL ('Ropa )

Cock-a-doodle-roach - an annoying insect that crows at dawn. (Thayamax )

chumpanzee - a monkey who believes anything you tell him. (Thayamax )

can-guru - religious leader who reaches illumination by jumping (Anne Light )

OT: *Snort* Anne! (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Karma Chamelion: A lizard that is used to frighten cruel people who are frightened of lizards. (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Camelian: A dromedary bactrain that changes colors. (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Barracuddle - A fluffy barracuda? (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Miaouse - rodent that learned a second language (Anne Light )

Ghostrich - earthbound spectre (Anne Light )

Axolitl - a baby axolotl (deemac )

Margarinefly - insect on a low budget (Anne Light )

June Fly - the proctrastinating form of the May Fly (Steev the Friction Wizurd )

Will Fly - the confident form of the May Fly (Steev the Friction Wizurd )

Windshield Jelly Fly - the slow form of the May Fly (Steev the Friction Wizurd )

May Bee - potential form of the May Fly (Anne Light )

Ty Ran an Saw Us Wreck: An oversized lizard the listens to police scanners. Is also terrible. (Mark )

Adolphin: a porpoise who wants to take over the world. (Thayamax )

Hoarse fly - One that's spent all morning buzzing all over my window yelling "Help somebody, let me out!" (deemac )

Golphin: The white cousin of the Purpoise, has a cut resistant outer skin, and is covered in geometric dimples. (Mark )

Armadildo - a lady ant-eater with a permanent smile (deemac )

Phlegmingo - A pink long legged bird that always has a cold. (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Parrotrooper - a skydiving, talking bird used in the military to annoy enemies after landing on them (Paige has found her muse! )

Boose - large crature with antlers that likes to jump out from behind trees and scare Canadians (Steev the Friction Wizurd )

Flat fish - Thinks it can sing, but ... (deemac )

Feeled Mouse - a small rodent, usually a victim of inappropriate touching (Mark )

Humming bird - kinda knows the tune but keeps forgetting the words (deemac )

Cancangaroos - marsupials with large headdresses who like to dance in chorus lines (deemac )

DuckBill - Trying to avoid the inevitable (He doesn't ahve the money) (Elle - no longer a fresher... )

Water Buffoon--An idiot playing in the water (~Vikki~ )

Pawsum--an animal that is greater than the sum of its paws (Katya the Poet )

Impossum - mythical marsurpial (Anne Light )

Tree frogs - What the 3 Irish tadpoles said they wanted to be when they grew up (deemac )

Zodiyak - a yak who can read your future in the stars (Thayamax )

Albatruss - large seabird with a hernia (deemac )

catsenjammer - a feline always in mischief ... and trouble. (jmcissy )

Dolfinity--An endless amount of dolphins (Katya the Poet )

Wreckoon - species of raccoon found on the sea bed (deemac )

Sluggage--Gigantic slugs that carry stuff for you (Katya the Poet )

Carmel-Specie of Camel that prefers shade (Coal )

Smarmot--an unctious marmot (Katya the Poet )

Camelot - a herd of camels (deemac )

Blue Garter Snake--harmless snake that likes to wrap itself around brides' thighs (Katya the Poet )

AntiLope - Never EVER lopes, is completely against it in fact (Mark )

Guesselle--not quite a gazelle, not sure what it is (Katya the Poet )

Cockertwo - a large male bird. Good talker but has a genetic problem due to being overbred. 2 for the price of one if ya knwo what I'm sayin... (Scott Joseph )

Back-pachyderm -- a type of elephant that loves to hike (Paige has found her muse! )

Catchoo - a feline that is allergic to itself (Mark )

Geshoundog--a god-blessed hound dog, and what you say to a Catchoo (Katya the Poet )

Winocerous - Staggers round the jungle looking for some monkey who'll buy him a drink (deemac )

Beau Vine--Beautiful cow-shaped flowers climbing a trellis (Katya the Poet )

Girraft -- long necked floatation device (Mark )

Musk Rat - A rat with three ears ... Aw, c'mon guys, surely you MUST have read about The Three Musk-rat-ears ... ? (deemac )

Stout--A trout that ate a stoat (Katya the Poet )

Badger - ferociously needy Merit Badge whore (Mark )

Boogdger - A badger with a sinus problem. (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Doggone--A dog that is the ghost of its former self, darn it, roaming the earth on Halloween (Katya the Poet )

BaNanny-goat--half ape/half goat (Paige has found her muse! )

Pudgeon - a chubby pidgeon (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

You rang?-a-tang : An orang-a-tang who works part time as a butler (deemac )

Klangeroo a marsupial that plays the cymbals (Doremi )

Digress - A big striped female cat who never sticks to the point (deemac )

Marsoupial--Kangaroo soup (Katya the Poet )

Margarinefly - butterfly wannabee (Doremi )

Crackerdile - a reptile that is especially good with cheese (Mark )

Elefont--Very large typeface (Katya the Poet )

no moa - extinct bird (Doremi )

Alaskan Wusskie--Former sled-toting dog with tail between its legs (Katya the Poet )

Calftan--Symbiotic baby bovine that hovers around large comfortable women (Katya the Poet )

AAArdvark - An aardvark who's joined the American Automobile Association (deemac )

Belchin' Tiger - A tiger with gastritis (dmack )

Donkey schoen - grateful burro (Doremi )

Quirkey--Turkey with an odd sense of humor (Katya the Poet )

Turnkey - a bird that cooks itslef (Mark )

Haute Couturekey - The latest fashion in turkeys (Special Kay )

Thanksgiggling Turkey--A turkey that is laughing too hard to be caught for dinner (Katya the Poet )

TuTurkey - a turkey auditioning for a part in Swan Lake. (deemac )

Markey - A WDC member still stuffed the day after Thanksgiving (Mark )

Leftrover--a dog that didn't get entirely eaten (Katya the Poet )

AnnaConda - A large snake with big bosoms (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

Full Monty Python--VERY funny snake (Katya the Poet )

Mockeral - A mackerel that makes fun of other mackerel. (Ravenwand, Rising Star! )

"Help!"opotamos - a hippo who can't swim (deemac )

Hoppopotamus--Hippo that hops like a bunny (Katya the Poet )

Woolrus - a cross between a walrus and a sheep (deemac )

all-in-gator: swim, eat, play texas hold'em (Mark )

Crocodial--Crocodile that tells time, desended from the days of Peter Pan, skin used for watchbands (Katya the Poet )

solar eel -- Eel that changed its power source. (dmack )

Turtlope - The slowest animal with hooves, but the fastest animal with a shell. (Ben Langhinrichs )

WallsRUs - a bunch of walrusses who do interior decorating (deemac )

gumbull -- a bull that's always complaining (dmack )

Gumbull--Sticky-hooved bovine detective that blows bubbles (Katya the Poet )

Swheep - sheep whose wool hangs all the way to the floor (Mark )

Vacauum--Spanish bovine with incredible sucking powers (Katya the Poet )

Guzzelle antelope with a drinking problem (Doremi )

WayneDeer - A deer from teh southern woods with a mullet (Mark )

Wild-Billed Hiccup--A species of wild cardinal with a crooked bill and erratic flight, seen mostly in the American West and Midwest, whistles like a redbird but makes intermittent chirping noises (Katya the Poet )

Thisdamnbull - Bovine formerly known as Constantinople (Special Kay )

Bewilderbeeste confused gnu (Doremi )

brand gnu - buys only name brand products (dmack )

Brand Spanking Gnu--species of above, with a fetish (Katya the Poet )

GnuBee - young wildabeast (Mark )

Funicorn--Happy-go-lucky unicorn! (Katya the Poet )

Fornigator-a hot-blooded lizard (Dale Arthur )

Alleycator--small reptile that howls in the alley during mating period (Katya the Poet )

talligator--A lizard that's part adder. (dmack )

Gatorador--A gator that drinks a lot of sports drinks (Katya the Poet )

AliGreater - a grill, better then Foreman (Mark )

mirrorcats--narcissisticly-challenged felines (Dale Arthur )

anacondiment-a rather long tray of one specific condiment(such as ketchup or mustard etc.) (kattwoman )

Chimpan-zed : British chimpan-zee (deemac )

Elefunk--a despondent but quite sophisticated and musical elephant (Katya the Poet )

Dolfoon - a sea mammal that is always making silly mistakes (Dad )

Mouse - an animal of the genus mus, now permanently attached to a PC. (☮ The Grum Of Grums )

Scentipede - a centipede whose feet exude a perfume now marketed under the brand name Legend (Roscoe )

Octopuss - a cat with eight legs (☮ The Grum Of Grums )

Border collie - guard dog trained to sniff out fake/expired passports and randomly ransack luggage. (Roscoe )

Campel - a camel that wiggles its hump when it walks (deemac )

Fuh Spider - a relative of the Australian Funnel Web spider and is identical in appearance. Its name comes from the fact that its venom is so deadly and fast-acting that victims exclaim "I've just been bitten by a Fuh ..." before falling down dead. (Roscoe )

Lowena - A you-know-what in need of a fix (deemac )

Mon-Goose - A goose from Jamaica (Dad )

Chalfinch - a bird slightly longer than a half inch. (deemac )

Cadger - Gigolo badger (Roscoe )

must-quit-OW! - A small insect that bites very hard and makes you feel you must quit (OW! Got bit again) being outdoors (Dad )

Ooh-aardvark - Cornish aardvark (Roscoe )

Chipmonkey -- a monkey who holds a grudge (Indelible Ink )

Tasmanian Defile- a marsupial who specializes in secretarial work (Dragon is hiding )

Coogar - a cross between a mountain lion and a pigeon (deemac )

Pudgeon--an overly pudgy species of pigeon (Katya the Poet )

Tailgator - Alligators that follow each other way to closely (Dad )

Crackerdile - a large reptile with a long, pointed snout, a white robe and a pointed hood (Dad )