Sorry about the awkward title but it was the best way I could think of to describe this game. I did a search and couldn’t see it has been done on the board before (which surprises me slightly, sorry if I missed it). Anyway, I thought after the runaway success of the Tom Swifties thread, this one may amuse.
Here are a few examples of what I mean to get us started, most of which are my own and a couple of which are old ones I read years ago. Try to make the names “realistic” if you can (for example, I would say at least one of the first name and surname should be fairly common).
Sing High Soprano by Topsy Sharp Safety in Construction by Eva Brick A Guide to Seeds by Cara Way How to Feed Your Monkey by P. Nutt The Wisdom of Having Insurance by Justin Case Nearby Galaxies by Ann Dromeda On the Set of “Eastenders” by Albert Square 70 Years of Hosting “The Proms” by Albert Hall Selling Off a Theatre Award by Tony Hawk
Great stuff guys, I see you didn’t need much encouragement. I need an explanation of this one though despite trying to pronounce it various ways:
I think my favourites so far are those that use an existing celebrity and then come up with a book title to match. To that end (which sounds more like an academic paper than a book, but why not?):
The merits of quenching thirst at the pub as opposed to a public water hole in Victorian England by George Orwell