Pawky

[Zeldar]

It's been a decade at least when some friends, maybe 10 of us in all, played a parlor game we called Fictionary, whether we were playing the "official" version or not. The idea was that each in turn would use the dictionary to locate an unfamiliar word which had a good chance of not being known to the other players. Then everybody, including the "chooser," would make up a definition with the idea that that version should get the most votes for being the "real" definition. The "chooser" would make the "correct" definition as strained a version of the dictionary version as possible while not giving a phony one.

Once all the "definitions" were written down, the "chooser" would read them all aloud and everybody would vote on which one was correct. The winner of the most votes would be the next "chooser." The game could last for hours if the players were clever enough and the words were weird enough.

One I didn't choose but which I defined as "a yogurt covered raisin" was pawky because we had some of those for snacky things at the gathering.

Ever since than we have used "pawky" as a name for them. That had slipped my mind the other day when I brought home a package of yogurt covered pretzels. My wife shouted, "Pawkies!" and she had to remind me of that story I just told you.

This is just a thread to discuss similar nonsense, whether it relates to the OP or not.

For instance, imagine you're playing that game and have to come up with a believable definition for "pawky." What would yours be?

Ever hear the joke about the kids named Petal and Pawky?