Wednesday, January 05, 2005
What do smart people do when they're bored?
When D and I used to be in boring situations, we would play silly games. In Biology, we played Tic-Tac-Toe and Hangman. We also invented the Fat Game, which is a great way to spend time in the Midwest (on campus, in malls, anywhere!). It is similar the the SlugBug game played with Volkswagen Beetles. When you see a fat person, you simply call it followed by the color of their shirt. For example, "FAT, red." You keep score. Fun, right? Fun, yes. Smart, no. But these are the things that entertain me.
It seems that D and his roommate are getting bored over there in Iraq. So bored are they, in fact, that they have decided to conduct a little experiment. Seeing as how D has pretty much kept to himself since arriving, he has decided to spread the rumor that he suffers from Social Anxiety Disorder to see the reaction of his comrades. A smarter game, yes. Fun? While you could say it isn't not fun, it certainly can't compete with the Fat Game. I guess when you've already invented the perfect game, it's all downhill from there.
When D and I used to be in boring situations, we would play silly games. In Biology, we played Tic-Tac-Toe and Hangman. We also invented the Fat Game, which is a great way to spend time in the Midwest (on campus, in malls, anywhere!). It is similar the the SlugBug game played with Volkswagen Beetles. When you see a fat person, you simply call it followed by the color of their shirt. For example, "FAT, red." You keep score. Fun, right? Fun, yes. Smart, no. But these are the things that entertain me.
It seems that D and his roommate are getting bored over there in Iraq. So bored are they, in fact, that they have decided to conduct a little experiment. Seeing as how D has pretty much kept to himself since arriving, he has decided to spread the rumor that he suffers from Social Anxiety Disorder to see the reaction of his comrades. A smarter game, yes. Fun? While you could say it isn't not fun, it certainly can't compete with the Fat Game. I guess when you've already invented the perfect game, it's all downhill from there.
