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Small Talk
This is so small, it is almost Tiny Talk. Here's what you do.
Let me explain:
The person before you has asked you a question. Now being the pleasant Lounge patron you are, you answer. See, small talk! Now, you will want to welcome the next patron by asking a question of them.
It really is very simple. Please remember you are a pleasant person and this is only small talk, albeit of the amusing kind. Some possible questions might be:
* What book are you reading?
* Where did you get that lovely ensemble?
* Do you think Brad Pitt is over-rated?
* Who was your favourite Bond, James Bond?
Please, keep it non-personal and ask fun questions. Oh the heck with it. Ask any personal thing you wish. After all, the next person can always lie. How would we know the difference? And yes you can come back to mix and mingle, in fact I encourage it.
Question for first person:
Other than money, what is the best thing that you have ever inherited?
Let me explain:
The person before you has asked you a question. Now being the pleasant Lounge patron you are, you answer. See, small talk! Now, you will want to welcome the next patron by asking a question of them.
It really is very simple. Please remember you are a pleasant person and this is only small talk, albeit of the amusing kind. Some possible questions might be:
* What book are you reading?
* Where did you get that lovely ensemble?
* Do you think Brad Pitt is over-rated?
* Who was your favourite Bond, James Bond?
Please, keep it non-personal and ask fun questions. Oh the heck with it. Ask any personal thing you wish. After all, the next person can always lie. How would we know the difference? And yes you can come back to mix and mingle, in fact I encourage it.
Question for first person:
Other than money, what is the best thing that you have ever inherited?
Answer & Ask...
This idea came from another group manager who is doing the same in her group with much success. It sounded like fun, so I thought we'd try it. Basically, I will ask the first question, and the first person to reply will answer my question and ask one of their own. Kind of like 20 questions, but one at a time. Strictly small talk, basically one-liners, try to keep it fun. It would be easy to get off track if we all jumped on the same post, but let's see how it goes. OK, here's the first question:
Are you a morning person or night person?
Are you a morning person or night person?
CARNELLI ~
(this is a fun group who likes games ... let's see how long we can keep this thread running ~ )
From Wikipedia,
Carnelli is a parlor game created by Jan Carnell, a member of the Metropolitan Washington chapter of Mensa. This game has been popular at Mensa gatherings for years, and has turned up at science fiction conventions as well. It can be called a "title association" game, like "word association" only using titles, such as those of a book, play, movie, or song.
It is played by a group of people who arrange themselves in a circle, with the nonplaying judge (or "Carnelli Master") standing in the center of the circle. The Carnelli Master starts the game by pointing to one of the players and saying a title. The pointed-to player must continue the game by saying a title himself, which must connect to the previous title in some way, such as having a word in common (The Time Machine and Time Enough for Love), having a common author (Hamlet and Macbeth), a common actor or producer, or other linkages of a similar nature -- different groups of Carnelli players can vary in exactly what kinds of links are permissible. A common rule is to allow pun linkages as long as they draw sufficient groans from the other people present -- the link from Tequila Sunrise to To Kill a Mockingbird (pronounced "Tequila Mockingbird" for effect) is a popular one. Going from The Night of the Iguana to "Iguana Hold Your Hand" has also been done.
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For the purpose of this game, when you post your title if case the connection isn't really obvious, please also post a brief statement of what the connection is. Let's not leave people saying "huh?" and forcing side comments for explanations,
Let the game begin!
Moon River
From Wikipedia,
Carnelli is a parlor game created by Jan Carnell, a member of the Metropolitan Washington chapter of Mensa. This game has been popular at Mensa gatherings for years, and has turned up at science fiction conventions as well. It can be called a "title association" game, like "word association" only using titles, such as those of a book, play, movie, or song.
It is played by a group of people who arrange themselves in a circle, with the nonplaying judge (or "Carnelli Master") standing in the center of the circle. The Carnelli Master starts the game by pointing to one of the players and saying a title. The pointed-to player must continue the game by saying a title himself, which must connect to the previous title in some way, such as having a word in common (The Time Machine and Time Enough for Love), having a common author (Hamlet and Macbeth), a common actor or producer, or other linkages of a similar nature -- different groups of Carnelli players can vary in exactly what kinds of links are permissible. A common rule is to allow pun linkages as long as they draw sufficient groans from the other people present -- the link from Tequila Sunrise to To Kill a Mockingbird (pronounced "Tequila Mockingbird" for effect) is a popular one. Going from The Night of the Iguana to "Iguana Hold Your Hand" has also been done.
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For the purpose of this game, when you post your title if case the connection isn't really obvious, please also post a brief statement of what the connection is. Let's not leave people saying "huh?" and forcing side comments for explanations,
Let the game begin!
Moon River
The Last Word
This is stolen from another group. I have NO shame. Bwahahahaha.
Do you feel like every time you post a comment to a thread, the thread dies? Are you a Post Killer?
Well, here's you chance to make that an asset. Let's see who can have the last word....who will make the reply that kills the thread.
Do you feel like every time you post a comment to a thread, the thread dies? Are you a Post Killer?
Well, here's you chance to make that an asset. Let's see who can have the last word....who will make the reply that kills the thread.
Good Night Kids
Guess I'll 
, cause it looks like everyone went to bed.
Sweet dreams and see you in the morning. K
, cause it looks like everyone went to bed.Sweet dreams and see you in the morning. K
Another Miss Quote by Miss Palin!
Maybe she should change her name, huh?
Trying to make it look as though Madeline Albright would have women SUPPORT women, no matter what she said this "I'm reading on my Starbucks mocha cup, okay? The quote of the day... It was Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State [crowd boos] and UN ambassador. ... Now she said it, I didn't. She said, 'There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women.'"
Please see the link for what's askew about this! It's ironically funny.
view link
She is really, really distasteful.
Trying to make it look as though Madeline Albright would have women SUPPORT women, no matter what she said this "I'm reading on my Starbucks mocha cup, okay? The quote of the day... It was Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State [crowd boos] and UN ambassador. ... Now she said it, I didn't. She said, 'There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women.'"
Please see the link for what's askew about this! It's ironically funny.
view link
She is really, really distasteful.
good morning y'all
thankfully, the back porch not only has patio heaters
but we also have fire pits
and an awning for mornings like this
a bit of a chill and light drizzle here in the northwoods...still...continuing, ongoing...yet... will it end...argggg
coffee is on, a bit strong and there are a few bagel left
ready to hit another week
but we also have fire pits
and an awning for mornings like thisa bit of a chill and light drizzle here in the northwoods...still...continuing, ongoing...yet... will it end...argggg
coffee is on, a bit strong and there are a few bagel left
ready to hit another week
Palin, whipping them into a frenzy, and
loving it.
"I was reading my copy of the New York Times the other day," she said.
"Booooo!" replied the crowd.
"I knew you guys would react that way, okay," she continued. "So I was reading the New York Times and I was really interested to read about Barack's friends from Chicago."
It was time to revive the allegation, made over the weekend, that Obama "pals around" with terrorists, in this case Bill Ayers, late of the Weather Underground. Many independent observers say Palin's allegations are a stretch; Obama served on a Chicago charitable board with Ayers, now an education professor, and has condemned his past activities.
"Now it turns out, one of his earliest supporters is a man named Bill Ayers," Palin said.
"Boooo!" said the crowd.
"And, according to the New York Times, he was a domestic terrorist and part of a group that, quote, 'launched a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol,'" she continued.
"Boooo!" the crowd repeated.
"Kill him!" proposed one man in the audience.
view link for complete story, but you will NOT see where Palin says it's wrong to want to KILL HIM.
What's UP WITH THAT???
"I was reading my copy of the New York Times the other day," she said.
"Booooo!" replied the crowd.
"I knew you guys would react that way, okay," she continued. "So I was reading the New York Times and I was really interested to read about Barack's friends from Chicago."
It was time to revive the allegation, made over the weekend, that Obama "pals around" with terrorists, in this case Bill Ayers, late of the Weather Underground. Many independent observers say Palin's allegations are a stretch; Obama served on a Chicago charitable board with Ayers, now an education professor, and has condemned his past activities.
"Now it turns out, one of his earliest supporters is a man named Bill Ayers," Palin said.
"Boooo!" said the crowd.
"And, according to the New York Times, he was a domestic terrorist and part of a group that, quote, 'launched a campaign of bombings that would target the Pentagon and our U.S. Capitol,'" she continued.
"Boooo!" the crowd repeated.
"Kill him!" proposed one man in the audience.
view link for complete story, but you will NOT see where Palin says it's wrong to want to KILL HIM.
What's UP WITH THAT???
