# anyone know of this online game:  Given a random collection of words you come up with

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**Created:** [December 19, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-this-online-game-given-a-random-collection-of-words-you-come-up-with/430629 "2007-12-19T22:20:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-this-online-game-given-a-random-collection-of-words-you-come-up-with/430629/1 "2007-12-19T22:20:12Z")

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the best sentence.

This was a multiplayer game. you clicked the words to make the sentence, and then submit your sentence.

Then you vote for your favourite amongst the others (you can’t vote for your own)

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**Author:** ![initech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/439d5e/32.png) [@initech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/initech)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-this-online-game-given-a-random-collection-of-words-you-come-up-with/430629/2 "2007-12-19T22:37:26Z")

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I think this used to be at [PopCap.com](http://PopCap.com). It was supposed to be like magnet poetry. I got hooked on it for a little while–it was pretty fun. Looks like it’s gone now.

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-this-online-game-given-a-random-collection-of-words-you-come-up-with/430629/3 "2007-12-19T22:38:17Z")

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Maybe PsychoBabble, as described [here](http://aggrome.blogspot.com/2006/08/farewell-psychobabble.html)? Apparently it’s gone now.

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-of-this-online-game-given-a-random-collection-of-words-you-come-up-with/430629/4 "2007-12-19T23:51:51Z")

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Sounds a bit like [Acrophobia](http://www.acrowars.com/). From the pop-up when you load the site:

> [@](#):
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> A random sequence of letters, an acronym, is shown to all players. The players must come up with a sentence from these letters. Players then vote for their favorite sentence, and the player with the most votes after 10 rounds wins the game.
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> As an example, say the acronym given is: KBOG  
> Your sentence might be something like: “Killer Beetle Overthrows Government”

I just visited the site and it looks awful. It used to be [full of cool graphics and sound effects](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Acrophobia_screenshot.png), making it sound like you were in a real game show. Now it looks like a chat interface powered by notepad.

I just watched this round:

**Acronym: TJLB**

Voting complete!  
Results:

1. Tastes JUST like butter… (Stinger, 2 votes)

2. Taburton Jacks-off Little Boys (Cally, 2 votes)

3. That’s just little, babe! (RedBarracuda, 2 votes)

4. Timmy jacks-off little boys (taburton, 1 vote)

5. T J.Hooker Loves Balls (sexyslut, 1 vote)

6. They just look bored (FrostySnoBum, 1 vote)

7. Tasty Jenitals Like Butter (BabyRaper, 0 votes)

8. two joints lay by (helpMeRhonda, 0 votes)

9. thomas jiggles little balls (mschmerz27, 0 votes)

10. Tall Jordan loves basketball. (incoherent, 0 votes)