F-Stop Junkie Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Fosbury FlopDoes that count? Saying random words etc. Include me in the fun guys!!!!!!Tsk, you can't just say random things! It's a game with a rich cutural heritage that's been played and enjoyed by nobility and the chattering classes alike. It was played during the Blitz to keep up the spirits of those in air raid shelters, while German efforts faltered due to the ultimate failure of Der Mornington Strasse as a suitable alternative after learning of it's existance from captured members of the French resistance who'd play Moanington Crescent through messages left in hiding places, and thus pre-empting primetime sitcoms by many years.Time team recently unearthed a medieval version played by land owners using counties, but it ended in tradegy when a recurring triple play was misinterpreted as a lunging rollover, and that's why Prince Charles owns most of Cornwall now.The earliest example is from interpreted Egyptian texts which show the problems of playing in a desert. The egyptian rulers would have music playing while indulging their love of pyramid, pyramid, sphinx, though this was the total length of the game as they then ran out of things to identify. If this wasn't bad enough for the watching slaves, it was accompanied by Colin Sell on the piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Tsk, you can't just say random things! It's a game with a rich cutural heritage that's been played and enjoyed by nobility and the chattering classes alike. It was played during the Blitz to keep up the spirits of those in air raid shelters, while German efforts faltered due to the ultimate failure of Der Mornington Strasse as a suitable alternative after learning of it's existance from captured members of the French resistance who'd play Moanington Crescent through messages left in hiding places, and thus pre-empting primetime sitcoms by many years.Time team recently unearthed a medieval version played by land owners using counties, but it ended in tradegy when a recurring triple play was misinterpreted as a lunging rollover, and that's why Prince Charles owns most of Cornwall now.The earliest example is from interpreted Egyptian texts which show the problems of playing in a desert. The egyptian rulers would have music playing while indulging their love of pyramid, pyramid, sphinx, though this was the total length of the game as they then ran out of things to identify. If this wasn't bad enough for the watching slaves, it was accompanied by Colin Sell on the piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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