# Party II (game)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 16, 2007, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379 "2007-09-16T04:05:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 22

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**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/421 "2007-09-25T22:21:32Z")

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[QUOTE=dotchan]  
Well, I wouldn’t say that, exactly…  
[/QUOTE]

Oh, really!? :dubious:

Then what would you say? Would say it’s fabulous… amazing… fantastic…? What grandiose adjective would you use to describe a party at which I am a guest?

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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/422 "2007-09-25T22:25:53Z")

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[QUOTE=dotchan]  
_crickets chirp_

So, um…do I win anything?  
[/QUOTE]

Yes, yes you do. You win the thread.

Here you go. Enjoy.

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/423 "2007-09-25T23:44:49Z")

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Here is the updated list. As you see, **Dio** was wrong on one and **Mal** was right on two.

About the **dnooman** guess. It was good, but it’s a bit more specific (and simple) than that.  
Partygoers who have been guessed

[del]twickster[/del] (_hates declarative or exclamatory sentences_) **Diomedes**  
[del]Taber[/del] (_tells his life as plotlines from movies_) **lobstermonster**  
[del]Eureka[/del] (_uses a pair of homophones in every post_) **Malacandra**  
[del]ZipperJJ[/del] (_obessed with colors to the point of mentioning one in every post_) **Diomedes**  
[del]fisha[/del] (_thinks this is a dating site_) **Diomedes**  
[del]MHaye[/del] (_uses all the letters of the alphabet in every post_) **Diomedes**  
[del]DiggitCamara[/del] (_incredibly lazy_) **[del]Malacandra**[/del], **Diomedes**  
[del]hocow[/del] (_thinks he’s Cecil Adams_) **Malacandra**  
[del]fluiddruid[/del] (_likes listing things/putting things in order_) **lobstermonster**  
[del]Drain Bead[/del] _(is extremely forgetful)_ **Malacandra**  
[del]lightingtool[/del] _(thinks this is a pit thread against him)_ [del] **lobstermonster** [/del], **Malacandra**  
[del]MadTheSwine[/del] (_thinks he’s God_) [del] **Diomedes** [/del], [del] **lobstermonster** [/del] **Malacandra**  
[del]Kat[/del] (_is an attention whore_) [del]**Diomedes, lobstermonster[/del]**, **Malacandra**  
[del]Purplkid\_Caterer[/del] (_grammar nazi_) **[del]lobstermonster**[/del], **Diomedes**  
[del]fachverwirrt[/del] (_favors even numbered posts, fears odd ones_) **Diomedes**  
[del]hawksgirl[/del] (_thinks she’s a dog_) **Diomedes**  
[del]pprgrl[/del] (_only ever posts using seven words_) **[del]Diomedes**[/del], **Malacandra**  
[del]Hockey Monkey[/del] (_has an alter ego/other personality which is a complete opposite_) **Malacandra**

Partygoers who have (incorrect) guesses on them

Elendil’s Heir **[del]Diomedes, Malacandra**[/del]  
Blaster Master **[del]Diomedes**[/del]  
dnooman **[del]Diomedes**[/del]

Partygoers with no guesses yet

dotchan

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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/424 "2007-09-26T00:02:27Z")

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Heh, nice to see some of you have a sense of humor, at least.

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/425 "2007-09-26T00:19:20Z")

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Post. 😉

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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/426 "2007-09-26T01:24:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts]  
Post. 😉  
[/QUOTE]

…? What in the world does this mean?

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/427 "2007-09-26T07:26:25Z")

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Hahahaha.

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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/428 "2007-09-26T13:55:39Z")

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[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts]  
Hahahaha.  
[/QUOTE]

Care to share what you find so amusing?

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/429 "2007-09-26T19:51:44Z")

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Nothinnnn’

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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/430 "2007-09-26T20:27:57Z")

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Hey guys. I managed to lock myself in the closet yesterday and couldn’t get out until today. How the hell could that have happened, I mean nobody in their right mind…I really need to quit drinking.

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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/431 "2007-09-26T20:34:15Z")

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[QUOTE=dnooman]  
Hey guys. I managed to lock myself in the closet yesterday and couldn’t get out until today. How the hell could that have happened, I mean nobody in their right mind…I really need to quit drinking.  
[/QUOTE]

You should be alright, as long as you don’t drink wine. 😉

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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/432 "2007-09-26T23:25:30Z")

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[QUOTE=Idle Thoughts]  
Post. 😉  
[/QUOTE]

Ok, Ok. Geez.

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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/433 "2007-09-27T00:57:33Z")

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Let’s try something…

“Doink”.

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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/434 "2007-09-27T01:25:44Z")

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[QUOTE=dotchan]  
Let’s try something…

“Doink”.  
[/QUOTE]

:shrug: ok…

doink.

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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/435 "2007-09-27T01:39:03Z")

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[QUOTE=fachverwirrt]  
:shrug: ok…

doink.  
[/QUOTE]

…darn. Looks like it didn’t work.

How do those other guests do it…? Start a conversation that other people would join in, I mean.

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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/436 "2007-09-27T01:45:49Z")

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[QUOTE=dotchan]  
…darn. Looks like it didn’t work.

How do those other guests do it…? Start a conversation that other people would join in, I mean.  
[/QUOTE]

Oh, well, see…

They’re interesting.

(Should I mention that I’m technically out of this party?)

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/437 "2007-09-27T02:17:18Z")

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Oh, I didn’t mean “Post” as in, you guys post. I meant it as in “here’s a post.”. 😛

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/438 "2007-09-27T02:54:13Z")

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[QUOTE=dotchan]  
How do those other guests do it…? Start a conversation that other people would join in, I mean.  
[/QUOTE]

I couldn’t. No matter how much I tried to get people to talk about me, they kept trying to talk about other stuff. And sometimes to other people, even.

But then I took my shirt off, and it all worked out. 😃

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**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/439 "2007-09-27T03:32:40Z")

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Yeah **Dot** , take your shirt off and I bet you’ll have all sorts of people talking to you!

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**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2007, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-ii-game/419379/440 "2007-09-27T07:25:44Z")

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Boobs always stimulate… conversation.

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