A Few of the Names Submitted For A Recent Round of "The Famous Name Game"
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The Beastmaster
Queen Latifah
Chuck E. Cheese
Long Duk Dong
Roscoe P. Coltrane
Salt
Surly Duff
Crispus Attucks
Merrill Stubing
Mr. Fuji
Uncle Fezziwig
TK 421
Koko Beware
Jolly Green Giant
Ziggy
Captain Lou Albano
Uncle Ben
The Hulkster
Barfy
The Beastmaster
Queen Latifah
Chuck E. Cheese
Long Duk Dong
Roscoe P. Coltrane
Salt
Surly Duff
Crispus Attucks
Merrill Stubing
Mr. Fuji
Uncle Fezziwig
TK 421
Koko Beware
Jolly Green Giant
Ziggy
Captain Lou Albano
Uncle Ben
The Hulkster
Barfy
The Famous Name Game is a group game that requires teams of people to take turns at trying to guess the name of a "famous" person or fictional character being described by their partner. Names are written down by all participants and thrown into a bowl before the game starts, to be drawn and described in turn by each team during rapid fire one-minute segments. The person doing the describing may not speak any part of the famous name and those guessing the name must say it in its entirety, exactly as it's written on the card.
The friend that submitted all of the names above - we'll call him Pablo to protect his identity, although his real name is Whit Spencer - Pablo has long since earned my admiration for his steel trap memory and endless origination of practical ideas. But he took it all to a new level this weekend, making a classic Famous Name Game power play by choosing a thicket of pop culture references that would mostly be lost on the other members of my team - two bright young women who were not raised on WWF Wrestling or other such terrible television. As a result, they beat the pants off us, though it is worth noting that "TK 421" was disqualified because no one knew who it was. Besides Pablo.
The friend that submitted all of the names above - we'll call him Pablo to protect his identity, although his real name is Whit Spencer - Pablo has long since earned my admiration for his steel trap memory and endless origination of practical ideas. But he took it all to a new level this weekend, making a classic Famous Name Game power play by choosing a thicket of pop culture references that would mostly be lost on the other members of my team - two bright young women who were not raised on WWF Wrestling or other such terrible television. As a result, they beat the pants off us, though it is worth noting that "TK 421" was disqualified because no one knew who it was. Besides Pablo.
Discussion:
Dude busted out with the Capn' from Love Boat? When can we hang? I defy any man (around) our age to not admit to a crush on Julie McCoy the activities director. Plus, I've seen your NASTY impression of Isaac the Bartender, so don't deny your admiration of the Boat.
And it wasn't just Captain Stubing it was Merrill Stubing. Straight up though, I still want to be Teddy Wilson when I grow up. Except for the part where he dies from AIDS in 1991, because that's messed up.
So this is a Saturday night with progressive adults in a progressive city? What next - the Kevin Bacon game? Suddenly, "Spanglish" in Pasco County ain't sounding so bad.
Friday night, actually. Saturday night was spent chained to some firs in an old growth forest, reading aloud passages from Noam Chomsky's "Secrets, Lies and Democracy" and recycling our own urine for drinking water.
It was either that or gettin' broasted at a coke party in Old Town, I couldn't really tell. But y'all enjoy your Spanglish, really.
TK 421 was the stormtrooper who was tricked into the Millenium Falcon and consequently knocked unconsious for the use of his uniform.
I am a smart feller.
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