Scatter Brained Games

Do you think they have "Scattergories" clubs like they do for "Scrabble" and "Dungeons and Dragons" and other popular and highly addictive games? I imagine there must be. Those weirdos probably play alternative versions of the game they've made up to make it harder, such as only having 30 seconds to answer all the questions or only allowing double point words or completing the card from memory. They probably have answers memorized for each category for every possible letter on the 30-sided dice (or however freakishly many sides it has).

Can't you just hear it now?

Theodore: "Eugene, guess what, dude? I just thought of the greatest answer ever for 'Nursery Rhymes' and the category 'P'."

Eugene: "Awesome. What is it?"

Theodore: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers!"

Eugene: "You're a genius, man! 6 POINTER!!
Anyway, "Scattergories" has always been a fun game that I have enjoyed, even since having "Scattergories Jr." as a kid. I've never played it that often or been an addict, to say the least, but I have a new found love for the game after this past Christmas holiday spent in Florida with the White family.

I thought this game was a lot of fun when played with Damon and Elissa; however, I think the White Family has them beat. (Was that a dare? I think so. Next time we see you guys, you need to bring it ["Oh, it's already been broughtten!"] - "Scattergories" style.) Anyway, playing the game with the Whites is a non-stop laugh fest and I highly recommend it to anyone who gets the chance. Here are my top 5 favorite moments.

Scattergories moment #1
The letter is R and the category is "Four letter word". There are probably a thousand or more words that would be a correct answer here. Probably, among Scattegories-Club members, this category is widely-known as the easiest in the game. I can think of many right off hand - root, rail, reek, reds, rest, rigs, rain, reef, real , reel, rear, rope, roll, role, rook, room, roof, rows, runs, rums, rims, reed, etc. The list could go on. Anyway, Grandma White put probably the greatest answer ever. We should really have granted her points for this.
"NASTY".
Yep, nasty. Not 4 letters or a word that begins in "R". But, still, an amazing answer!

Scattergories moment #2
The letter is O and the category is "Things that are Black". Many folks are putting "oil" or "Oldsmobile" or something similar. Jeff announces he put "Oprah Winfrey" and I had "O.J. ". High-five for great minds thinking alike!

Scattergories moment(s?) #3
This can't really be a moment, because it happened constantly. When an answer was deemed unacceptable - i.e. really a stretch at meeting the category - the entire group would go "ANNNNNNHHHHH!" Sounded sort of like this.

Scattergories moment #4
The letter is H and the category is "Things Found at College". Common answers are homework, Heineken, honeys, hotties, History book. Grandpa White put "Horny Heartlets." Yep.

Scattergories moment #5
The letter is C and the category is "Animals". We're coming up with cougars, calfs, coyotes, chihuahuas, etc. Grandma's answer is squirrels and she is sure that's a good one. Everyone informs her that doesn't start with "C", to which she replies, "Well, I had 'cats', but I thought you'd all put that, so I changed it." (In Scattergories, duplicated answer don't count for points.)

Honorable Mention:
Grandpa White made it his job on the last night we played to get as many points as possible for each answer. He was getting 3 or 4 points per question - granted he didn't care if he got the "ANNNNNNHHHHH!" or not, he was counting it anyway - that was a good answer. The best was for "Jobs" with a "J" - "Juke Joint Janitor". Ryan is still asking me what a juke joint is.