# Family Feud! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 10, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419 "2007-03-10T22:32:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/321 "2007-04-02T10:55:05Z")
Re: the steal – I’m seeing three votes for dice and one for skates. Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/322 "2007-04-02T10:59:43Z")
Twickster, no complaints at all about your lists and categories. Some of us (read: me) are just slow in getting the answers need to get some darn points! 😉 I’m enjoying the game under your “hosting.” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/323 "2007-04-02T12:49:52Z")
Well, I came up with a nice manageable list for the next round – if I’m not hung in effigy before then … ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/324 "2007-04-02T13:02:30Z")
I **vote for skates** , myself. Although dice is good too. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/325 "2007-04-02T13:24:56Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Well, I came up with a nice manageable list for the next round – if I’m not hung in effigy before then … [/QUOTE] This is the dope, we do not hang posters in effigy, we are much too learned in science and reason for that. We burn them at the stake of course. ---
**Author:** ![frog\_princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@frog\_princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frog_princess)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/326 "2007-04-02T13:56:26Z")
[QUOTE=hocow] I **vote for skates** , myself. Although dice is good too. [/QUOTE] If it’s not to late, I’d have to say I like skates too. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/327 "2007-04-02T14:03:31Z")
Okay – three skates and three dice. Any other Redders want to vote? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/328 "2007-04-02T14:04:38Z")
Red Team **What Exit? Struan LilyoftheValley Kat hocow myskepticsight frog princess ArizonaTeach Rodgers01 IvoryTowerDenizen Ruby** **Struan** is on holiday this week – who else hasn’t voted? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/329 "2007-04-02T14:11:15Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Red Team **What Exit? Struan LilyoftheValley Kat hocow myskepticsight frog princess ArizonaTeach Rodgers01 IvoryTowerDenizen Ruby** **Struan** is on holiday this week – who else hasn’t voted? [/QUOTE] Red Team, just a reminder, \*\*twickster \*\* really likes crossword puzzles and games. It seems extraordinarily unlikely that Dice would not be on the list. I like skates, I just think Dice has a higher percent chance of being on her list. Jim ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/330 "2007-04-02T16:22:01Z")
If y’all would make a decision, we could finish this round and move on to the next. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/331 "2007-04-02T17:38:11Z")
Odds are, they’re both there! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/332 "2007-04-02T17:45:12Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] If y’all would make a decision, we could finish this round and move on to the next. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Odds are, they’re both there! 😉 [/QUOTE] Lets roll the Dice and slide things along. I change my vote to Skates in the interests of starting another round. However, I do want to at least know where Dice were on the list. 😉 Jim ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/333 "2007-04-02T17:49:16Z")
Yup – you’re right – they’re both there. 😃 _ **Things that come in pairs** _ 1. Shoes (boots, slippers) 2. Socks (stockings) 3. Gloves/mittens 4. Earrings 5. Contact lenses 6. 7. 8. Twins 9. Skis 10. **Skates** 11. **Dice** 12. 13. 14. Speakers 15. 16. 17. 18. Kneepads/elbow pads 19. 20. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bonus list (2 points each) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Score: Red 24, Blue 0. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/334 "2007-04-02T17:50:24Z")
The list in its (brilliant) entirety: 1. Shoes (boots, slippers) 2. Socks/stockings 3. Mittens/gloves 4. Earrings 5. Contact lenses 6. Chopsticks 7. Knitting needles 8. Twins 9. Skis 10. Skates (inline, ice) 11. Dice 12. Curtains/drapes 13. Drumsticks 14. Speakers 15. Legwarmers 16. Bookends 17. Crutches 18. Kneepads/elbow pads 19. Castanets 20. False eyelashes 21. Hot pads/oven mitts 22. Maracas 23. Pasties 24. Windshield wipers 25. Earbuds 26. Saddlebags 27. Salt and pepper shakers 28. Noah’s animals 29. TV detectives 30. Nuns/JWs/Mormon missionaries ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/335 "2007-04-02T17:53:09Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Yup – you’re right – they’re both there. 😃 Score: Red 24, Blue 0. ☹ [/QUOTE] Yeah us! Do I get to be a little proud I gave the last two winning answers? :o ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/336 "2007-04-02T17:54:08Z")
[QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen] Yeah us! Do I get to be a little proud I gave the last two winning answers? :o [/QUOTE] It means you’re starting to think like me. I’m not at all sure that’s a good thing. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/337 "2007-04-02T18:00:14Z")
I need to know one thing? Why do \*\*TV detectives \*\* come in pairs? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/338 "2007-04-02T18:04:00Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I need to know one thing? Why do \*\*TV detectives \*\* come in pairs? [/QUOTE] Why? Beats me. They definitely do, though. Cagney and Lacey, Starsky and Hutch, Crockett and Tubbs, Stabler and Benson … etc., etc., etc. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/339 "2007-04-02T18:10:18Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] It means you’re starting to think like me. I’m not at all sure that’s a good thing. 😉 [/QUOTE] Runs screaming from the room… ahhhh! (Just kidding 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/340 "2007-04-02T18:10:29Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Why? Beats me. They definitely do, though. Cagney and Lacey, Starsky and Hutch, Crockett and Tubbs, Stabler and Benson … etc., etc., etc. [/QUOTE] Oh, see when I think of TV Detectives I think of Columbo, Monk, Ellery Queen, Rockford Files, Cannon, Murder She wrote, etc. (also Simon & Simon and Mac Million and Wife) Who are Stabler and Benson? Jim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419.md?page=18)