F is for fun!

Another great weekend with my friends has come and gone. It started with an awesome rock and roll show featuring Farewell Typewriter and Shayna and the Bulldog. The house was rocked and beverages were consumed.

Saturday night we decided to take it down a notch. We had a nice dinner and retired to the house for a family fun game of Scattergories and the hilarity ensued.

On the letter "O" one of the categories was "Bad habits." To which Ryan tried to earn double points for "Ogling octogenarians." This raised debate as we discussed the possibility that the ogler them self could in fact be an octogenarian, making the act seem slightly less offensive. Regardless, no points were earned as Brittaney also had ogling as her answer, canceling each other out.

Another veto: Things you find at a football game. The letter was "A" and Brittaney's answer, accents. This was vetoed due to the fact that it was not specific enough despite her gripping argument, "What, someone could be at a football game and have an accent!" This answer did lead into a very interesting conversation by the language police, Grant and Toni, as they debated the difference between an "accent" and a "dialect." As interesting as the whole thing was, Brittaney ended the discussion by saying, "Ok, this conversation is getting to the point where I am going to shoot myself."

We also had Ryan and/or a law student playing the game with us. When one of the categories was "items you save up to buy" he begged the question, "Now, does this category imply that it is looking for the item that you actually purchase, or the 'items' you are saving to purchase the item, such as money." Such an attorney.

One of the most impressive moments of the game was with the letter "W." The category was "things you find in Las Vegas." Several variations of "hookers" were used, such as "woman of the night," "walkers of the night" and "whores." All variations were different and accepted for a point. Brittaney's answer: Wayne Newton.

In conclusion, nothing says good times like a little adult humor when it came to categories such as "body parts," "things that are round" and "things that are sticky." Use your imagination. Just saying.