Playing games is fun because I am competitive and I love winning. I tend to take things a little farther than needed (read: yelling at a 9 year old on Easter during a game of Apples to Apples, "IN YOUR FACE!"). There are other games that are even more fun to play. This is where I become a complete jerk to people who don't know me that well.
Game #1: Man or Woman?
The point of this game is to decide (with a friend for verification) whether the person in question is, in fact, a man or a woman. There are a surprising number of androgynous, unisex bathroom using, lady dudes out there and I have encountered some in their finest forms. I actually played this game on the El this morning. The jury is still out on that individual. Unfortunately, this is a common "conclusion" to this game.
Game #2: There goes your boyfriend/girlfriend!
The inhabitants of the 3 major cities I've lived in (Milwaukee, St. Louis and Chicago) wear some redonk outfits. They also don't exactly take the most pride in their appearances or stick to keeping their goofy/frightening action to themselves. The culmination of these socially awkward ingredients makes "There goes your boyfriend/girlfriend" so much fun! The point of this game is to point out a really awkward person and tell a friend you are with, "Hey, there goes your boyfriend/girlfriend". Hopefully the mood turns funcomfortable. This means you've played a good round.
Game #3: Absurd background story
This game is normally played by my family on vacation in Maine. During this game we normally stumble upon a French Canadian in a Speedo who we deem as Sven, the Swedish man servant or really old people driving like it's Sunday on a Thursday afternoon as Harold and Edna, the blind driver and the hard of hearing passenger. The more unattainable the story turns out to be, the better the results. No limits here!
So, call me a jerk or think I'm totally weird. I've already accepted my overly warm fate. I might as well have some fun while I can. Wait, oh my gosh! Turn around because there goes your boyfriend in the ponytail and purple glittery fanny pack!!
Hi. I'm stalking you via blog. Hope you don't mind! :D
ReplyDeleteYou know what else is a game that is great to play and fun for the whole family? It's a game so awesome it doesn't even have a name! Or we could call it something lame like "Punching" (that is just so bad).
Now I am sure you are familiar with the idea behind "Punch Buggy", you see a Beetle you shout out the color and punch the person next to you. Well this game is somewhat along those lines but instead of trying to find Beetles, you look for people with mullets.
The rules are simple:
single person with a mullet = one punch
a couple = three punches
a whole family = five punches
It is great fun. And I know what you might be thinking "How could there be an entire family walking around with mullets in this day in age?" Well trust me it is true. I've seen it. Sadly I was the one that was punched but that is a whole other story.
And the even more fun thing about this game is that it can be applied to any number of things: awkward people, people wearing ugly clothes, people wearing crocs (which would get you a lot of punches), it could even apply nicely to your #2 game with the boyfriend/girlfriend thing (the way I have played that game is saying that said person is on your team).
So I hope you enjoy this new game and maybe add it to your list of fun games to play while stalking random people.
Also if you think of a better name for the game let me know.
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ReplyDeleteI also love man or woman on the el (as represented in a recent tweet). Being that I live by Boystown it sometimes becomes difficult. However, I love having you by my side to become both the judge and the jury
xoxo