# 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:** 28
**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 16, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/541 "2007-04-16T12:27:39Z")
Pizza box, Twickster! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/542 "2007-04-16T12:49:58Z")
_ **Name something that is flat and square**._ 1. Checkerboard (any game board: chess, Monopoly, Scrabble) 2. CD case 3. 4. **Pizza box** 5. 6. 7. Saltine (all crackers) 8. (Vinyl) album cover 9. 10. Decorative tile/trivet 11. 12. Yay Blue! On the board with 6 points! Red: 43 Blue: 6 The list in full: 1. Checkerboard (any game board: chess, Monopoly, Scrabble) 2. CD box 3. Bandanna (handkerchief) 4. Pizza box 5. Standard Post-It™ 6. Card table 7. Saltine 8. Vinyl album cover 9. Napkin 10. Trivet/decorative tile 11. Washcloth/dishcloth 12. Pot holder ---
**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 16, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/543 "2007-04-16T12:52:40Z")
Whoop-de-doo! We didn’t get skunked! Post-it note and napkin were both there, too. Way to go Blue! Let’s see if we can pull off a win now! ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/544 "2007-04-16T13:26:08Z")
Okay, I’m having a problem with some definitions here. A pizza box, to me, is not flat. Square, to be sure, but flat not so much. Someone said a postage stamp was not square. Huh? Yes, it is. And yet it was not in the answers. A stamp is certainly flatter than a pizza box. Weird. It doesn’t really matter since it’s just a game, but since I’ve been bitching to my husband I figure I should bring my qualms here where this all began and give him some peace. 😃 ---
**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 16, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/545 "2007-04-16T13:36:56Z")
**twickster** : Did you decide which way we would take the next round. Do we cram it in by Thursday and then go on hiatus or do we switch positions? I can work on my Richard Dawson immitation. 😉 Let me know here or by Email/PM Jim ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/546 "2007-04-16T13:54:22Z")
**A\_E\_S** – sorry you don’t like my answers. I think it was clear (after the first round I handled) that my questions and answers are all a trifle askew; when given the choice to dump be as emcee, the majority seemed to be willing to continue to play with me running the game regardless. On your specific questions: Most stamps are rectangular, though some are close to square and a few are square. (I have two different books of stamps in my wallet at the moment – both are rectangular.) Overall, not, though. Re: Pizza box – all the answers given are three-dimensional objects, though most are under an inch, if not under a half-inch. How thick should something be before it’s “not flat”? One could argue that a pizza box, though a trifle thicker than a Sicilian pizza, is an even plane, and thus “flatter” than the bumpy surface of the latter. Or not. Again – sorry you don’t like my answers – this is how the game is being played at the moment, though. And **WE?** – only a couple people have weighed in with an opinion, and they all seem to want to wait till I get back. So – what do people think – play till Thursday then take a break while I’m in Europe, or hand the game over to **WE?** while I’m gone? ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/547 "2007-04-16T13:59:00Z")
I’d be happy for **What Exit?** to take over until you get back. ---
**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 16, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/548 "2007-04-16T14:02:26Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] And **WE?** – only a couple people have weighed in with an opinion, and they all seem to want to wait till I get back. So – what do people think – play till Thursday then take a break while I’m in Europe, or hand the game over to **WE?** while I’m gone? [/QUOTE] I am good with either way or \*\*Idle \*\* returning. I was not sure what he decision was. ---
**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 16, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/549 "2007-04-16T14:07:55Z")
My name is Dolores, and I am a Family Feud addict. :: Hi, Dolores! :: 😃 I don’t care who runs it, I just want to play! Especially now that Blue is on a roll… LOL. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/550 "2007-04-16T14:10:06Z")
Cool! **WE?** – take it away. Now is fine – I’ve got a bajillion things to do this week. ---
**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 16, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/551 "2007-04-16T14:22:56Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Cool! **WE?** – take it away. Now is fine – I’ve got a bajillion things to do this week. [/QUOTE] I PM’d you looking for some list making hints and a scoring refresher. Jim ---
**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 16, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/552 "2007-04-16T14:46:56Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I PM’d you looking for some list making hints and a scoring refresher. Jim [/QUOTE] Thank you **twickster** , I will get a list posted by 2 pm EST. **twickster** , are you taking my spot until you leave? That might be the easiest, or do you just want to jump back on Blue Team? ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/553 "2007-04-16T14:47:16Z")
twickster, since What Exit? is running things for now, does that mean you’ll be back on our team? That is, if you have time before your trip? “I hope so, I hope so!” Excited for the next round… Go Blue! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/554 "2007-04-16T14:48:25Z")
I am True Blue – I’ll play for my favorite underdogs till I leave. ---
**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 16, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/555 "2007-04-16T14:54:47Z")
Uh - do I get to keep my spot? ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/556 "2007-04-16T14:55:40Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] I am True Blue – I’ll play for my favorite underdogs till I leave. [/QUOTE] Ooh, “True Blue”. I like how you put that. 🆒 Yippee! ---
**Author:** ![Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/557 "2007-04-16T14:56:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Re: Pizza box – all the answers given are three-dimensional objects, though most are under an inch, if not under a half-inch. How thick should something be before it’s “not flat”? One could argue that a pizza box, though a trifle thicker than a Sicilian pizza, is an even plane, and thus “flatter” than the bumpy surface of the latter. Or not. I’ll continue to play the game, since all my answers have made it to the top. 😃 But, I must disagree on the pizza box. I get my pizzas from Pizza Hut. I would never buy pizza anywhere else and the boxes are definitely not under an inch. I understand people in such dire places as New York and Chicago may get their pizzas at some godforsaken homemade yokel type store, but we civilized folks know Pizza Hut rules. May some Gods have mercy on the souls who do not partake in the goodness that is Meat Lovers Pizza (from Pizza Hut). ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/558 "2007-04-16T15:03:07Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Uh - do I get to keep my spot? [/QUOTE] Sure – why not? ---
**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 16, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/559 "2007-04-16T15:39:53Z")
Because I took your spot when you took over the game, and I think **What** is on the Red team and we would be lopsided or something. ---
**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 16, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/560 "2007-04-16T16:14:26Z")
I am getting the following teams: Current score is 43 to 6 for the Red Team. **Red Team: Struan, LilyoftheValley, Kat, hocow, myskepticsight, frog princess, ArizonaTeach, Rodgers01, IvoryTowerDenizen** 9 members **Blue Team: ZipperJJ, Frosted Glass, Secret Volcano Lair, Sternvogel, Taber, Abby\_Emma\_Sasha, Delores Reborn, Avarie537, Pygmy Rugger, cmkeller, JpnDude, MadTheSwine** 12 members I think we need to do a little balancing. I am not sure how. ETA: I think we lost \*\*Ruby \*\* along the way. So we either need a few new members for red or 1 or 2 volunteers to move from blue to red. Jim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419.md?page=29)