Introducing Mad Lib Monday! Come on, you know you want to play…:)
September 8th 2008 20:13
What, you say, is a “Mad Lib”? Well, in one word, it’s a game. Which I will explain in detail in a second, but first let me tell you where the idea for this fun TV Chit Chat version of an old classic came from…
The past few days I’ve been cleaning out my basement on the run from toxic mold, and low and behold, what should I find but an old tablet of that crazy party game known as “Mad Libs”. That’s right, the official “Game for people who don’t like games.”
Anyone can play from one person to a million, and after reading through some of the crazy stories I came up with as a child, I thought, “Hey, wouldn’t this be fun to do with scenes from our favorite shows?” And bam! That’s when it hit me. Why not have a Mad Lib Monday doing just that?
So here are the rules from the official Mad Libs book I found in my box of childhood goodies:
TO PLAY:
I’ll post a list of the types of words I’ll need to complete the story (Noun, adjective, verb, etc.) on Monday, and each of you will post your list of words in the comments section. At the end of a week, I’ll take each person’s word list and insert them into the story and post the results!
As the official rules say,
So what do you say guys and gals? Are you up for it? I used to play this all the time with my sisters and it was so much fun. And easy! Not to mention anyone, young or old, really can play and enjoy it.
Just in case you’ve forgotten what adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs are, here’s a quick review:
Adjective: Describes something or somebody (lumpy, soft, ugly, messy, short)
Adverb: Tells how something is done. It modifies a verb and usually ends in “ly”. (Modestly, stupidly, greedily, carefully)
Noun: Person place, or thing.
Verb: Action word (run, pitch, jump, swim)
Geographical location: Any sort of place from a country or city to the bathroom or kitchen.
Exclamation or silly word: Any sort of funny sound, gasp, grunt or outcry (Wow! Ouch! Whomp! Ick! Bang!)
Some stories may call for specific words like: A number, a color, an animal, or a part of the body.
When PLURAL is asked for (as in more than one thing), be sure to put an “s” on the end, or pluralize the word.
Get it now? It sounds so simple, but it sure is a lot of fun! So who’s with me? This is one game I cannot play by myself!
And now, just for fun, here’s an actual example that I found while cleaning out my closet. I was probably about ten years old when I did it. LoL The words in red are the ones I would be asking you for if this were a real Mad Lib Monday.
COLUMBUS: Queen Isabella, it is I, Christopher Columbus. I have returned after discovering a new route to the bathroom!
ISABELLA: That’s news, Columbus. Did you bring back lots of silver and precious chopsticks?
COLUMBUS: No, your majesty. But you’ll never have to pawn the royal candles again. I discovered a fat land populated by fierce, red bears, and I clamed them all in the name of the Spanish Toilet!
ISABELLA: Holey Moley! This will please my husband, Frodo. What are these natives called?
COLUMBUS: They are called pandas your majesty. They put oil on their faces and wear dolls in their hair.
ISABELLA: You have made a bumpy voyage Columbus, and your box will go down in history!
End Scene.
Haha, fun times...Alright then, if I have some players, I'm all ready to go and post the first real round of Mad Lib Monday! Anybody want to play? Please? It’ll be fun, I promise.
The past few days I’ve been cleaning out my basement on the run from toxic mold, and low and behold, what should I find but an old tablet of that crazy party game known as “Mad Libs”. That’s right, the official “Game for people who don’t like games.”
So here are the rules from the official Mad Libs book I found in my box of childhood goodies:
RIDICULOUSLY SIMPLE DIRECTIONS:
In this tablet (our in our case, “on this website”) you will find stories containing blank spaces where the words are left out. One player, the READER (that’s me), selects one of these stories (in our case, tv scripts). The READER (Me again ) does not tell anyone what the story is about. Instead she asks the other players, the WRITERS (that’s you guys!), to give her words. These words are used to fill in the blank spaces in the story.
In this tablet (our in our case, “on this website”
) you will find stories containing blank spaces where the words are left out. One player, the READER (that’s me), selects one of these stories (in our case, tv scripts). The READER (Me again ) does not tell anyone what the story is about. Instead she asks the other players, the WRITERS (that’s you guys!), to give her words. These words are used to fill in the blank spaces in the story.TO PLAY:
I’ll post a list of the types of words I’ll need to complete the story (Noun, adjective, verb, etc.) on Monday, and each of you will post your list of words in the comments section. At the end of a week, I’ll take each person’s word list and insert them into the story and post the results!
As the official rules say,
After all the spaces are filled in, the result is a MAD LIB. The READER then reads the completed MAD LIB to the other players. They will hear that they have written a story that is fantastic, screamingly funny, shocking, silly, crazy, or just plain dumb.
So what do you say guys and gals? Are you up for it? I used to play this all the time with my sisters and it was so much fun. And easy! Not to mention anyone, young or old, really can play and enjoy it.
Just in case you’ve forgotten what adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs are, here’s a quick review:
Adjective: Describes something or somebody (lumpy, soft, ugly, messy, short)
Adverb: Tells how something is done. It modifies a verb and usually ends in “ly”. (Modestly, stupidly, greedily, carefully)
Noun: Person place, or thing.
Verb: Action word (run, pitch, jump, swim)
Geographical location: Any sort of place from a country or city to the bathroom or kitchen.
Exclamation or silly word: Any sort of funny sound, gasp, grunt or outcry (Wow! Ouch! Whomp! Ick! Bang!)
Some stories may call for specific words like: A number, a color, an animal, or a part of the body.
When PLURAL is asked for (as in more than one thing), be sure to put an “s” on the end, or pluralize the word.
Get it now? It sounds so simple, but it sure is a lot of fun! So who’s with me? This is one game I cannot play by myself!
And now, just for fun, here’s an actual example that I found while cleaning out my closet. I was probably about ten years old when I did it. LoL The words in red are the ones I would be asking you for if this were a real Mad Lib Monday.
COLUMBUS AND ISABELLA
(Dramatic Scene)
(Dramatic Scene)
COLUMBUS: Queen Isabella, it is I, Christopher Columbus. I have returned after discovering a new route to the bathroom!
ISABELLA: That’s news, Columbus. Did you bring back lots of silver and precious chopsticks?
COLUMBUS: No, your majesty. But you’ll never have to pawn the royal candles again. I discovered a fat land populated by fierce, red bears, and I clamed them all in the name of the Spanish Toilet!
ISABELLA: Holey Moley! This will please my husband, Frodo. What are these natives called?
COLUMBUS: They are called pandas your majesty. They put oil on their faces and wear dolls in their hair.
ISABELLA: You have made a bumpy voyage Columbus, and your box will go down in history!
End Scene.
Haha, fun times...Alright then, if I have some players, I'm all ready to go and post the first real round of Mad Lib Monday! Anybody want to play? Please? It’ll be fun, I promise.
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NOUN
VERB
VERB
NOUN
NOUN
NOUN
VERB
NOUN
ADJECTIVE
ANY RANDOM WORD
VERB
NOUN
VERB
NOUN
NOUN
NOUN
VERB
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WATCH
SPEAK
CAR
FLOOR
BEER
DANCE
BOTTLE
FUNNY
I don't really understand the term "any random word"....
CRY
SHIRT
GO
ROAD
JUICE
GAME
LAUGH
LOL did I understand the rules??
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BOX
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Paula, rollover to see your story. You're words are all in CAPS.
The opening driving scene in Detour with Mulder and Scully in the backseat of the car, heading off to a team seminar…
MULDER: (in a GLASS with SCULLY, to SCULLY) WATCH me now.
(SCULLY tries not to SPEAK.)
KINSLEY: You ever been to one of these CAR seminars, Agent Scully?
SCULLY: Ummm.... I think I went to a FLOOR course when I first DANCED the BEER.
STONECYPHER: Oh, did you play that BOTTLE where, um, you can’t use any FUNNY words?
KINSLEY: I couldn’t believe how hard it was not to use the word “HELL”.
MULDER: I’m CRYING that same SHIRT right now.
(SCULLY again tries not to GO.)
STONECYPHER: Have you ever been to a ROAD seminar, Agent Mulder?
MULDER: No, you know unfortunately around this time of year I always develop a severe JUICE condition.
(SCULLY tries not to KISS him.)
KINSLEY: Well, it builds BOXES you didn’t even know you had.
STONECYPHER: GAME. That’s the key.
(MULDER and SCULLY LAUGH at each other.)
LoL
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PS-I'm shocked my internet has actually worked more than 30 seconds at a time!
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P.S. I can't wait to read Amy's story LOL
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VERB scream
VERB stomp
NOUN tomato
NOUN handcuffs
NOUN hand sanitizer
VERB throw
NOUN angel
ADJECTIVE ugly
ANY RANDOM WORD farquad
VERB dance
NOUN my little pony
VERB euthanize
NOUN lipstick
NOUN telephone
NOUN mango
VERB kiss
NOUN skull
VERB count
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The opening driving scene in Detour with Mulder and Scully in the backseat of the car, heading off to a team seminar...
MULDER: (in a TURKEY with SCULLY, to SCULLY) SCREAM me now.
(SCULLY tries not to STOMP.)
KINSLEY: You ever been to one of these TOMATO seminars, Agent Scully?
SCULLY: Ummm.... I think I went to a HANDCUFFS course when I first THREW the HAND SANITIZER.
STONECYPHER: Oh, did you play that ANGEL where, um, you can’t use any UGLY words?
KINSLEY: I couldn’t believe how hard it was not to use the word “FARQUAD”.
MULDER: I’m DANCING that same MY LITTLE PONY right now.
(SCULLY again tries not to EUTHANIZE him.)
STONECYPHER: Have you ever been to a LIPSTICK seminar, Agent Mulder?
MULDER: No, you know unfortunately around this time of year I always develop a severe TELEPHONE condition.
(SCULLY tries not to KISS him.)
KINSLEY: Well, it builds MANGOS you didn’t even know you had.
STONECYPHER: SKULL. That’s the key.
(MULDER and SCULLY COUNT at each other.)
~*~*~
What? Mulder's never been to a lipstick seminar? How sad. LOL! "FARQUAD" Argh, it's so hard not to say.
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