# Literary Acronyms Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 26, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320 "2008-09-26T13:39:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/1 "2008-09-26T13:39:07Z")
I posted this game a few years ago in Cafe and it was mildly popular. Now that we’ve got everyone that loves games together, I thought I’d try it again. Here’s how it works. Provide a word whose letters may form an acronym which either describes or refers to a work of literature or film. Game players come up with words for which each letter stands, then provides the title of the work. For example: W H A L E **W** hite, **H** uge: **A** hab’s **L** ifelong **E** nemy … _Moby Dick_ In this example, the word “whale” is the work’s central image. Words can be totally random, and offer game-players the opportunity to describe a surprising aspect of a work that might or might not be immediately apparent. Like … T E E T H **T** hey **E** nable **E** rstwhile **T** echnician’s **H** orror … _The Red Dragon_ To get us started, here are a couple from me. Don’t forget to give the work you’re describing, and add your own. 1. D A R K 2. L O V E ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/2 "2008-09-26T15:48:05Z")
No one wants to play? _cry_ 1. D A R K Dismal Anecdotes Regarding Kids … _Running With Scissors_ Going for “dark humor.” Play? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/3 "2008-09-26T15:49:42Z")
I love the idea, but I’m snowed under with actual work today – will check back in later. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/4 "2008-09-26T18:11:53Z")
Good – I hope you will! \ 1. M O N E Y ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/5 "2008-09-26T18:27:40Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Good – I hope you will! \ > > 1. M O N E Y I’d like to buy a vowel please. I’m trying to think of novels I’ve read where money is an important factor. I’m a bit lost. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/6 "2008-09-26T18:38:28Z")
Oh, books, films, songs, TV shows – whatever! ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/7 "2008-09-26T20:00:36Z")
M O N E Y Moronic, Obnoxious Noodge Exclaims YoureFired! - _The Apprentice_ … so I cheated a little. R E A L I T Y ---
**Author:** ![bundykala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@bundykala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bundykala)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/8 "2008-09-27T10:22:41Z")
R E A L I T Y René Experiences A Little Insecurity… Thinking? Yes. - _Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy_ This is hard! ☹ D R E A M S ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/9 "2008-09-27T11:52:59Z")
> [@bundykala](#): > > D R E A M S Dramatic Ramifications Emerge At Myopic Society - this is a bit of a cheat, applies to pretty much any work featuring thinly disguised social commentary. D O M E D ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/10 "2008-09-28T23:28:37Z")
> [@AllWalker](#): > > Dramatic Ramifications Emerge At Myopic Society - this is a bit of a cheat, applies to pretty much any work featuring thinly disguised social commentary. > > D O M E D Destiny Of Magician Emerges Dangerously–Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (though really, this could apply just as well to the first or fourth book.) M A Z E ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/11 "2008-09-29T04:53:04Z")
> [@pedescribe](#): > > M A Z E Misled Adolescent Zealous Enactors … _Mazes and Monsters_ O S T E N T A T I O N ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/12 "2008-09-29T13:53:06Z")
> [@bibliophage](#): > > O S T E N T A T I O N _Once Seen, There Existed No Tangible Assets To Inhibit Owner’s Nakedness_–The Emperor’s New Clothes F I S H ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/13 "2008-09-29T18:55:13Z")
> [@Shark](#): > > F I S H Fanatical Ichthyological Siblings. Hot. — _A River Runs Through It_ **S L E E P** ---
**Author:** ![CoBa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@CoBa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoBa)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/14 "2008-09-29T19:16:20Z")
Step Lightly, Eternal Evil Preys – _The Call of Cthulhu_ S C O R N ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/15 "2008-09-29T20:02:44Z")
> [@CoBa](#): > > S C O R N _Scarlett Can’t Overcome Raiding Northerners_ – Gone With the Wind R A B B I T S ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/16 "2008-09-29T20:30:24Z")
R A B B I T S Remarkable Anthropomorphized Bunnies, Bigwig Is The Shit! – _Watership Down_ H E A D A C H E ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/17 "2008-09-30T02:54:59Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > R A B B I T S > > Remarkable Anthropomorphized Bunnies, Bigwig Is The Shit! – _Watership Down_ > H E A D A C H E He Eats And Drinks And Clubs His Enemys. - The Untouchables S H E E T ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/18 "2008-09-30T14:24:15Z")
> [@nd\_n8](#): > > S H E E T Stephen Hawking Explains Eternity Thoroughly – _A Brief History of Time_ B A S E B A L L ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/19 "2008-09-30T14:33:38Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > B A S E B A L L Boob-Alicious Sarandon Entertains Boys Always Longing (for the big) League — _Bull Durham_ OK I cheated a little. Sue me. 😛 \*\*P E A R L \*\* ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320/20 "2008-09-30T15:23:11Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > \*\*P E A R L \*\* Prizewinning East Asian Relationship Literature–_The Good Earth_ by **Pearl** S. Buck **C A N I N E** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literary-acronyms-game/465320.md?page=2)