I typically try to wait until the start of February to get into Valentine's Day mode, but this year, I just couldn't wait. Love is in the air a little bit early this year. Besides, if my local grocery store can put up Christmas trees in early October, then I sure enough can start posting Valentine-related material on January 29th.

So grab that special someone and discuss your favorite nouns and adjectives over a hot cup of omarphillips.net MadLibs. Where it leads from there, well, that's up to you. Just remember that the room you're in isn't soundproof. I mean, if everyone can hear you laughing in there, they'll all want to come in to find out what's so funny. (What did you think I meant?! This is a family blog.)

Male name:
Common surname:
Your birth year*: (numeric characters only)
Plural noun:
City:
Adjective:
Color:
Article(s) of clothing:
Number:
Food:
Body part:

* -- For the privacy conscious, this information is not being stored anywhere, it's just used to generate the story. You don't have to use your actual birth year if you're worried, but rest assured that the only people who will be able to know what you enter in any of these fields are the people who can see your computer screen.

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I'm at a loss for how to set up this latest edition of omarphillips.net MadLibs without giving too much information (and thus, leading you to choose certain words that might not make it as fun). Instead, here's a riddle:

A certain five letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it. What is the word?

Now go do some madlibs!

Your Name:
Noun:
Plural Noun:
Retail Store:
Occupation:
Number:
Noun:
Verb (Past Tense):
Number:
Adverb:
Number:
Field of Study:
College or University:

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Last week was my neighborhood's annual garage sale. Around 25 houses participated this year, and we drew quite a large crowd. This is why I've been away from the blogs a bit over the past week. I was helping to prepare and price our stuff the first few days, then I was haggling with senior citizens for the last few. It's been a busy week indeed.

As a treat for those readers who have stuck around, here's the next edition of omarphillips.net Mad Libs, based on a true story. Enjoy!

(Please use numeric characters only in the "numbers" fields. Also, pick numbers above zero. Thanks.)

Animal:
Plural Noun:
Adverb:
Number:
Noun:
Exclamation:
Celebrity:
Number:
Musician or Band:

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It's February. And you all know what that means, right? Right? That's right, love is in the air, Hallmark is getting richer, and it's time for a special Valentine's Day edition of omarphillips.net madlibs! Snuggle up with that special someone in front of your computer screen, type in some words, then sit back and enjoy.

(As a side note, I rewrote the way I do madlibs, so that they're created in PHP instead of Javascript. Or, to put it in other words, I rewrote the blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah. It may look a little different, but it should work roughly the same. If you get any weird errors when you try it, send me a message at omar [at] omarphillips.net.)

Term of Endearment:
Male Name:
Noun:
Female Name:
Nationality (e.g. American):
Food:
Animal:
Noun:
Adverb:
Another Female Name:
Number:

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I originally had pyrotechnics planned for this 300th post event, but funding fell through. You'll have to settle for a new edition of omarphillips.net MadLibs instead.

Female Name:
Male Name:
Video Game Title:
Term of Endearment:
Noun:
Different Female Name:
Number:
Noun:
Noun:
Verb ending in "ing":
Job Title:
Adjective:

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Your name:

Body part:

Number:

Verb ending in "ing":

Number:

Adjective:

Number between 0 and 100:

Another blogger's name:

Name of your blog*:

Plural noun:

Noun:

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I happily bring you the 5th edition of omarphillips.net MadLibs. Enjoy it like an inmate at shower time.

Important Note: One of my other resolutions that I hadn't mentioned is to use more similes in 2006.

Male Name:

Number:

Plural article of clothing:

Female Name:

Number:

Plural Unit of Time:

Color:

Different Color:

Adjective:

Number:

Noun:

Adverb:

Plural Noun:

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I bring you the early Halloween edition of omarphillips.net MadLibs. Complete the following fields and click "Create Story" - if you dare.

Body Part:
Male Name:
Noun:
Number:
Verb Ending in "ing":
Female Name:
Noun:
Another Body Part:
Adjective:
Color:
Number:
Food:
Plural Noun:
Number:

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You have waited since May 19th. You've had trouble sleeping due to the anticipation (or, if you're one of the 35%'ers, you hate me and you slept fine).

Wait no longer, my blog friends. Break out the band-aids. I happily bring you MadLibs: The omarphillips.net Edition II.

Again, post your results in a comment if the story comes out good! Enjoy, and sleep well.

Girl's Name:
Boy's Name:
Food:
Color:
Article of Clothing:
Adjective:
Musician/Musical Group:
Recipe Ingredient:
Noun:
Body Part:
Term of Endearment:

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Former Intern Andy's third to last post on I'm an Intern in New York was, as he claimed, the most ambitious blog post ever. It was pretty funny also.

His post gave me an idea. At the time, I didn't have the technical know-how to make it happen, so I let it go. Until this week. As I mentioned, the creativity has been flowing. That flowing creativity was enough to compel me to learn enough javascript code to bring you this very post. For a guy who was a Finance major, this was quite an ordeal.

Important Note: Have you ever done something that was relatively mediocre, but because of the amount of time you spent on it, you act like it's the best thing ever? Me too.

Former Intern Andy's "Choose Your Own Adventure" post made me think back to some of my book-related elementary school memories. Some of my favorite moments were when me and my friends were doing "Mad Libs." I love me some Mad Libs.

With that, I bring you (Unofficial) Mad Libs: omarphillips.net Edition. I hope you spend several hours enjoying it. If not, lie to me.

Month:
Place:
Adjective not starting with a vowel:
Exclamation:
A City or Town:
Boy's Name:
Noun:
Term of Endearment:
Noun that comes in an aerosol can:
Body Part:
Number:
Another Body Part:

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