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Queen Ann's Riddle
June 3, 2005 at
09:10 AM
Anyone that has ever gone camping has probably played this. Its called Queen Anns Riddle and you start the game by simply saying something like this:
Does any one here know Queen Anns Riddle?
There is only 1 rule:
1) Do NOT ever explain the answer to the riddle; the riddle is only answered by successfully giving examples.Lets begin Its cool but not cold
Then the others that already know how it works give examples, someone might shout out its tree but not plant. You nod correct
Someone that does NOT KNOW the riddle might take a guess its black but not white and anyone that knows the riddle answers WRONG!
Then the next might say its poop but not sh*t (correct) . And so the game goes. Sometimes we go around the campfire in a circle, each one taking turns with a guess (right or wrong) other times people just blurt out guesses, either way works, but the first one forces more involvement. This game truly annoys those that dont figure it out, they become particularly annoyed when the GUESS one right then get the next one wrong.
Some examples are more misleading then others, some can be quite funny. This game will NOT work nearly as well here as it does verbally for reasons that will be obvious once you figure out the riddle but Ill try it anyway just to find a few more really good examples you guys are pretty clever. And so we begin
Its sloppy but not dirty
Does any one here know Queen Anns Riddle?
There is only 1 rule:
1) Do NOT ever explain the answer to the riddle; the riddle is only answered by successfully giving examples.Lets begin Its cool but not cold
Then the others that already know how it works give examples, someone might shout out its tree but not plant. You nod correct
Someone that does NOT KNOW the riddle might take a guess its black but not white and anyone that knows the riddle answers WRONG!
Then the next might say its poop but not sh*t (correct) . And so the game goes. Sometimes we go around the campfire in a circle, each one taking turns with a guess (right or wrong) other times people just blurt out guesses, either way works, but the first one forces more involvement. This game truly annoys those that dont figure it out, they become particularly annoyed when the GUESS one right then get the next one wrong.
Some examples are more misleading then others, some can be quite funny. This game will NOT work nearly as well here as it does verbally for reasons that will be obvious once you figure out the riddle but Ill try it anyway just to find a few more really good examples you guys are pretty clever. And so we begin
Its sloppy but not dirty
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My brain expects some philosophical nonsense to be going on =/
Its a raBBit, but not a hare.
Its feLLowship, but not friendly.
A camp fire game that often follows is: "1 up - 1 down"
You simply state the position your legs are in ... sounds stupid, but like QAR, it can be quite annoying to some. (you cross your legs or uncross them casually to change your answer as it comes around past you, each person must guess (2 down, 2 up, or 1 up 1 down) those that don't know guess correctly once, then miss, because they generally look for patterns in the verbal answer, never noticing something obscure like legs.)
A camp fire game that often follows is: "1 up - 1 down"
You simply state the position your legs are in ... sounds stupid, but like QAR, it can be quite annoying to some. (you cross your legs or uncross them casually to change your answer as it comes around past you, each person must guess (2 down, 2 up, or 1 up 1 down) those that don't know guess correctly once, then miss, because they generally look for patterns in the verbal answer, never noticing something obscure like legs.)
A camp fire game that often follows is: "1 up - 1 down"
You simply state the position your legs are in ... sounds stupid, but like QAR, it can be quite annoying to some. (you cross your legs or uncross them casually to change your answer as it comes around past you, each person must guess (2 down, 2 up, or 1 up 1 down) those that don't know guess correctly once, then miss, because they generally look for patterns in the verbal answer, never noticing something obscure like legs.)
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1) Ask one person (or 2) to volunteer to be the Dr. (but make sure they never played this game before) then send them to somewhere that they can not hear you.
2) Explain to all of the others sitting around that no matter what question the Dr. asks them they must answer as the person to their right would answer. If they dont know the answer they simply yell out Psychiatrist! Then everyone must get up and scramble around to find a new chair (hence changing their answers if asked the same question again
3) Call the Dr.(s) back into the circle and explain to them that they can ask anyone, any question that they would like to help them diagnose what their problem is AND that everyone in the circle has the exact same problem. Most Dr. first guess will be youre all pathological liars.
I better give the ANSWER (cause you seem a little thick j/k)
This game CAN be played with variations with SOME success: You all exaggerate or think youre a president or have a fear of Drs. or it could be the person 2 down on the left (this requires one to know the other players better) now where's my marshmellows?
I was going to let him down easy, but hey, you said it. I hope the radish isn't heart broken.
I better give the ANSWER (cause you seem a little thick j/k)
Okay. I'm a little thick. But I did figure that part of the game out. I like the QAR game. I can't wait to give that one a try. The only problem is, I think I'm the smartest out of all my friends. Pretty bad huh.
Its Kipper but not fish!
Its Kipper but not fish!
... and next time someone says you're thick, just answer with the famous "that's what she said!"
it's rubber but not condom
Nope. I'm hung like a hampster, on a cold winters day.
At least that's what she said. haha.
It's slippery, but not wet.
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