# One Word at a Time (a very silly game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 7, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830 "2005-05-07T17:10:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/1 "2005-05-07T17:10:48Z")
The object of this most demented game is to write a story one word at a time. When you post, copy the entire previous story and add one word to the end of it. You may also add punctuation. You are not allowed to have two turns in a row, nor are you allowed to alter anyone else’s work. Here is an example: Poster1: The Poster2: The cabbage Poster3: The cabbage was Poster4: The cabbage was omnipresent, Etc. The story so far: Walter ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/2 "2005-05-07T17:19:53Z")
Walter stabilized ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/3 "2005-05-07T17:23:17Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/4 "2005-05-07T17:26:49Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously ---
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/5 "2005-05-07T17:27:15Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s humours ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/6 "2005-05-07T17:27:28Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/7 "2005-05-07T17:29:28Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/8 "2005-05-07T17:30:44Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/9 "2005-05-07T17:31:41Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Without ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/10 "2005-05-07T17:33:38Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/11 "2005-05-07T17:36:30Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing Beethoven’s ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/12 "2005-05-07T17:39:16Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing Beethoven’s toilet ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/13 "2005-05-07T17:39:21Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing Beethoven’s _Baby_ ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/14 "2005-05-07T17:46:00Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing Beethoven’s toilet whisper ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/15 "2005-05-07T17:48:56Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing Beethoven’s toilet whisper three ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/16 "2005-05-07T17:52:26Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing Beethoven’s toilet whisper three concertos ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/17 "2005-05-07T17:54:07Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing Beethoven’s toilet whisper three concertos, hundreds ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/18 "2005-05-07T17:54:42Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing Beethoven’s toilet whisper three concertos, hundreds of ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/19 "2005-05-07T18:03:02Z")
Walter stabilized everybody’s horrendously upright piano. Upon hearing Beethoven’s toilet whisper three concertos, hundreds of cockroaches ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-at-a-time-a-very-silly-game/302830/20 "2005-05-07T18:05:24Z")
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