# One sentence summaries - THE GAME **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 23, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589 "2003-04-23T14:24:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/101 "2003-04-25T15:55:40Z")
I’m still thumping my brain, Kantalooppi. ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/102 "2003-04-25T16:08:38Z")
Is your #1 One Flew Over The Cucoo’s(sp? godammit I’m stupid!!) Nest? And no, Dianel, not the Godfather. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/103 "2003-04-25T16:32:08Z")
Big crash then frozen food for supper. ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/104 "2003-04-25T16:33:51Z")
My #3: Two burglars are foiled by a new security system and its dedicated administrator. **smam** said: “Home Alone” My #2: Misdirected airplane struggles to arrive on time because of fear that tardiness will result in reprisal. (A made for TV movie based on a book) **Green Bean** said: “The Langoliers” Both correct. My #4 is still out there: Precocious student-athlete fixes problem in school’s plumbing system. And some new ones: 5. British & American hunters push recently discovered species to extinction. 6. Monarchy changes hands in a nearly bloodless coup after the return from exile of a member of the original dynastic line. 7. Ragtag bunch of misfits show spirit and unity under new leadership and prove victorious. ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/105 "2003-04-25T16:39:05Z")
TV Show- Roving band of vicious and antagonistic gang members strike fear into the hearts of toads, snooty French maitre’d’s everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/106 "2003-04-25T17:03:17Z")
cool, TV shows. smample (3) Big haired poser sits in car adjusting shades, while the vehicle does all the work smample (4) Men go into shed, it’s empty except for a metal spoon and some old suppositories , they drive out in a makeshift harrier jump-jet ---
**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:** [April 25, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/107 "2003-04-25T17:06:42Z")
In case \*\* Protesilaus\*\* is still wondering – Unbelievably high-spirited and attractive women fail to kill one another, stay friends for life. is _Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood_. Young girl discovers dancing and love in the fifties My guess: _Dirty Dancing_ An alternate might be … “Despite her name, Baby averse to being held aloft.” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/108 "2003-04-25T17:33:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HoviBaby \* > Roving band of vicious and antagonistic gang members strike fear into the hearts of toads, snooty French maitre’d’s everywhere. Little Rascals / Our Gang ? > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by smam_ > smample (3) Big haired poser sits in car adjusting shades, while the vehicle does all the work Nightrider? ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/109 "2003-04-25T17:39:16Z")
you are a He-Man knock knock. What about: > [@](#): > > When life hands you lemons, go on a city wide killing spree, alienating the only two people in your life you care about, and finally dying a pitiful, self-inflicted death while Robert Duval whines in the background. ---
**Author:** ![Jabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/110 "2003-04-25T17:47:01Z")
_Falling Down_? ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/111 "2003-04-25T18:02:39Z")
You are such a pimp Jabba. ---
**Author:** ![Jabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/112 "2003-04-25T18:03:58Z")
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? ---
**Author:** ![HoviBaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HoviBaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoviBaby)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/113 "2003-04-25T18:10:56Z")
Very good. Movie- Pretentious Oliver Stone film leaves millions confused at his motives. ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/114 "2003-04-25T18:15:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Diane \* > \*\*Big crash then frozen food for supper. \*\* Alive ? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/115 "2003-04-25T18:29:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by knock knock \* > \*\*. > > 1. Monarchy changes hands in a nearly bloodless coup after the return from exile of a member of the original dynastic line. > \*\* _King Ralph_? How about: Local boy, traveling far, makes good following in his father’s footsteps. ---
**Author:** ![knock\_knock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/22d042/32.png) [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/116 "2003-04-25T18:40:02Z")
King Ralph is not what I was thinking of, MonkeyMensch. Is yours Oedipus Rex? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/117 "2003-04-25T18:41:19Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by HoviBaby_ > \*\*2. A brilliant man’s plans go awry when a homely southerner prevents him and his fiesty friends from having a well deserved vacation. > \*\* _Deliverance_? ---
**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/118 "2003-04-25T18:42:54Z")
knock knock is your 6 King Ralph? Yes Knight-Rider is correct ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/119 "2003-04-25T18:49:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by knock knock \* > \*\*King Ralph is not what I was thinking of, MonkeyMensch. Is yours Oedipus Rex? \*\* No, but don’t give up hope. And hey, **knock knock** do you have any souvenir baseballs lying around where you live? ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589/120 "2003-04-25T18:54:15Z")
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