A facebook post of Richard's started me thinking of the daft party games we used to play.
The ones where you dashed wildly round the house looking on lists to find your starter and write down what you had to find next (Stations, House Hunting, Pairs).
Ring on a string (the one in the middle of the circle had to find it as everyone passed, or pretended to pass it)
The ones where you sat in a circle and had to do say / something : -
"The moon is round, it has two eyes, a nose and a mouth. Can you do this?". and the person next to you passes you the rod that they've 'drawn' the moon with. But the thing you have to do isn't anything to do with drawing the moon - it's what they do when they say "can you do this". As it goes round the ring people gradually 'get' it, and the actions of those in the know become more exaggerated.
Cut the cake or flour without letting the coin fall (the one who cuts the slice that makes it fall has to get it with their teeth.
Shave a balloon (and hope you, or someone with a pin, doesn't burst it when it is covered with lather)
Balance match sticks on a milk bottle in turn - any that fall are added to yours. try to get all yours on. Do you make a solid pile so that it's safe when it comes round to you again, or make it teeter hoping it will fall for someone else?
Throw a dice in turn, if it's a 6 dress in various things and cut & eat a bar of chocolate with a knife & fork - if there is time before someone else throws a 6
Mind reading where someone goes outside, those inside choose an object, or hide a card under a saucer. When they come back their accomplice says something that tells them - asks is ---, is it ---, but says something made of glass immediately before the right object. Or a sentence starting with a vowel to show which of the 5 saucers.
Ones where most go outside then come in one by one to be victim of some trick. Follow the moon - a sheet with torch behind it. You have to follow the moon with your nose. But when it reaches the top of the sheet you get a wet sponge in your face. Then you watch other victims.
Queen of Sheba - you come in and are told to bow to the king and queen then sit between them. But the throne is made of 2 chairs draped to hide the gap, and as you sit they stand.
Goodness me, we made our own fun in those days.
But the one that started all this I played only once and can't remember how it went.
You sat in a ring, the first player held up an object and said "this is a (whatever)", second asked "a what" first repeated "a ***". Then what??? I've no idea. Has anyone else played it.