"Charachter" Flaws
a dinner in life of someone else, while still being yourself.
On Wed. evening two friends and I went out for dinner. We decided to play a little game. Next time your out with a small group of friends, you should try it out.
It is by far the cheapest way to get dinner and a show. The two people to your right get to pick a name for you and whoever is at the table creates the backstory. The guy and girl I was eating with were "a young couple who recently got engaged, and will be getting married this weekend. I am the college buddy who has come down for the wedding.
The rest each charichter gets to fill his or her own details in as the other charichters ask leading questions. "Do you still race lawn tractors on the weekend Jim?" ... "No way not after I tore my ACL in Daytona." The key is to stay away from being yourself as much as possible i.e. if one charachter asks another what he or she does for a living, try not to answer by telling what you actually do, make up something completely different, but not necessarily rediculous.
The Object of the game is to see who can go the longest without breaking charachter.
There are two ways to play, either from the time the drinks come until the food is on the table or you can start when the food comes and finsih once you recieve the check.
Either way you keep track of how many times you drop the charachter (i.e. lauging at in oportune moments, saying the wrong name, or answering a question as yourself and not the charachter). The person with the least "Charachter Flaws" wins and the other people buy him or her dinner or pay for part of the meal. (You can just play for fun)
On Wed. evening two friends and I went out for dinner. We decided to play a little game. Next time your out with a small group of friends, you should try it out.
It is by far the cheapest way to get dinner and a show. The two people to your right get to pick a name for you and whoever is at the table creates the backstory. The guy and girl I was eating with were "a young couple who recently got engaged, and will be getting married this weekend. I am the college buddy who has come down for the wedding.
The rest each charichter gets to fill his or her own details in as the other charichters ask leading questions. "Do you still race lawn tractors on the weekend Jim?" ... "No way not after I tore my ACL in Daytona." The key is to stay away from being yourself as much as possible i.e. if one charachter asks another what he or she does for a living, try not to answer by telling what you actually do, make up something completely different, but not necessarily rediculous.
The Object of the game is to see who can go the longest without breaking charachter.
There are two ways to play, either from the time the drinks come until the food is on the table or you can start when the food comes and finsih once you recieve the check.
Either way you keep track of how many times you drop the charachter (i.e. lauging at in oportune moments, saying the wrong name, or answering a question as yourself and not the charachter). The person with the least "Charachter Flaws" wins and the other people buy him or her dinner or pay for part of the meal. (You can just play for fun)
posted by j. at
9:37 AM
5 Comments:
There's rules?
Aww geez...I want to play...Hmmm...can I be the long lost rich aunt who is off galavanting her days away in...Italy? Please mention me next time you play...Aunt Sophia.
That sounds like so much fun! Trouble is, I'd be broke, 'cause I'd forget who I'm supposed to be, and I would be laughing all the time, and I'd always have to buy dinner. Still sounds like fun, though.
j,
i need your mailing address. could you email it to me?
thanks!
j,
i still need your mailing address. I can't find your email anywhere, so this comment is as good as it gets...
call me at home!
:)
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