# Humor me. Play a little game. Give me a single digit number (0-9) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 19, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471 "2012-05-19T23:23:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/21 "2012-05-20T03:10:10Z")
Tim ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/22 "2012-05-20T10:28:39Z")
Ian ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/23 "2012-05-20T10:30:08Z")
I have one more Emma these are coworkers, not relatives ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/24 "2012-05-20T12:55:58Z")
Crystal ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/25 "2012-05-20T15:27:48Z")
Kelley ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/26 "2012-05-20T16:12:46Z")
To summarize the thread thus far, we have: surnames Cooley Harris Benfield Foster Ellender first names Dennis Glenn Tim Ian Emma Crystal Kelley Please continue to supply surnames from the reverse phone lookup in your area code for phone numbers with these digits (in order): 4 6 1(or 2) 7 9 4 8 5 0 working left to right, 7 digits at a whack, until you find a surname/phone number match. Then look over the surnames list and supply the first name match to one (or more) of your non-relative acquaintances with that surname. Then look over the surnames and first names lists and see if you can match one of your relatives’ first and last names. If you can make such a match, post the nature of the relationship to that relative. Don’t supply the relative’s NAME. Yes! Of course this is an honor system game! But I think it would be terrific if this random process actually worked. Carry on. And thanks for playing! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/27 "2012-05-20T16:42:28Z")
I have an uncle with one of those first names. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/28 "2012-05-20T16:52:22Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I have an uncle with one of those first names. Okay! But for this thing to work right, we’re going to need matches (for the same relative) from both lists. That work for you yet? ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/29 "2012-05-20T17:05:39Z")
Last name: Martinez ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471/30 "2012-05-20T19:34:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Okay! But for this thing to work right, we’re going to need matches (for the same relative) from both lists. That work for you yet? Oh, I didn’t realize we were trying for both. No, I don’t have any relatives at all with any of those last names. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-play-a-little-game-give-me-a-single-digit-number-0-9/622471.md?page=1)