# Scattagories. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2008, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340 "2008-01-21T03:46:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/21 "2008-01-22T14:39:01Z")
1. Dog Poo 2. Dulce 3. Davida 4. Der Trihs 5. Dingos 6. diphtheria 7. Dacaries [del]8. Dinero[/del] [del]9. Douglas-Fir[/del] [del]10. diaphragm[/del] 8. Dune [del]12. Dating Game[/del] 9. Hoarded items 10. Hijiki 11. Harriet [del]4. Hostile Dialect [/del] 12. Hornbill 13. Hairy cell leukemia [del]7. Harvey Wallbanger[/del] 14. Halfcrowns [del]9. Hawthorns[/del] [del]10. Humerus[/del] 15. Hellgate: London [del]12. Hollywood Squares[/del] [del]1. Wrappers[/del] 2. Wakame [del]3. Wendy[/del] 4. Wendell Wagner **(Glad, I didn’t pick my own user name)** +1 5. Woodpecker [del]6. Whooping cough [/del] [del]7. White Russian[/del] 8. William McKinley’s ($500 bill US) [del]9. Weeping Willow[/del] [del]10. Wrist[/del] 11. Warlords **Pays to go old school, Amiga days** 12. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? +1 Ignoring \*\*Tikki \*\* who was late to the game, it looks like I scored a **23**. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/22 "2008-01-22T15:10:51Z")
Hey **What Exit?** - a couple other people put “diphtheria” and if I’m not mistaken, you meant “daiquiris” for your D-drink which a few other people had as well. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/23 "2008-01-22T15:35:17Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] Hey **What Exit?** - a couple other people put “diphtheria” and if I’m not mistaken, you meant “daiquiris” for your D-drink which a few other people had as well. [/QUOTE] Oops, that was the problem with using the Find function to verify. I wasn’t expecting to score it myself. Thanks for the catch. I’ll pass on the next round. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/24 "2008-01-22T16:18:17Z")
Let’s see how I did. Letter D: 1. Things you throw away Dead batteries [del]2. Vegetables Dandelion[/del] [del]3. Common female names (first only) Debbie/Deborah[/del] 1. Doper names dinsdale [del]5. Animals you’d see in a zoo Donkeys[/del] [del]6. Diseases DIABEETUS! (Diabetes, if you don’t find the whole Wilford Brimley thing funny.)[/del] [del]7. Alcoholic drinks Daquiri[/del] [del]8. Types of money Dollar[/del] [del]9. Trees Dogwood[/del] [del]10. Body parts (inside or out) Duodendum[/del] [del]11. Video game titles Defender[/del] [del]12. Game shows Deal or No Deal[/del] Letter H: 1. Things you throw away Hair nets 2. Vegetables Hamburg parsley 3. Common female names (first only) Heather [del]4. Doper names Hal Briston[/del] [del]5. Animals you’d see in a zoo Hippopotamus[/del] 1. Diseases Hepatitis [del]7. Alcoholic drinks Harvey Wallbanger[/del] 1. Types of money Hwan [del]9. Trees Hickory[/del] 1. Body parts (inside or out) Hands [del]11. Video game titles Halo[/del] [del]12. Game shows Hollywood Squares[/del] Letter W: [del]1. Things you throw away Wrappers[/del] [del]2. Vegetables Watercress[/del] [del]3. Common female names (first only) Wendy[/del] 1. Doper names Wisp00 2. Animals you’d see in a zoo Wolf 3. Diseases Whipple’s Disease (as I understand it, produces an insatiable desire to squeeze bathroom tissue.) 4. Alcoholic drinks Wild Turkey [del]8. Types of money Won[/del] [del]9. Trees Willow[/del] [del]10. Body parts (inside or out) Wrist[/del] [del]11. Video game titles World of Warcraft[/del] [del]12. Game shows Wheel of Fortune[/del] Conclusion: I suck. Reason: I was going for the _most popular_ answers because I’m a dumbass and didn’t read the rules properly. So, I scored a pathetic 12. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/25 "2008-01-22T16:33:22Z")
**Mindfield** - you were the only one who posted an actual “common” girl’s name starting with H, though. The rest of us were stretching it a bit 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/26 "2008-01-22T16:48:32Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] **Mindfield** - you were the only one who posted an actual “common” girl’s name starting with H, though. The rest of us were stretching it a bit 🙂 [/QUOTE] My MIL is a Harriet, that was my first thought. How common does it have to be? Did we all have to say Heather? Hayley seems common enough these days. Helen seems common enough and has been for a long time. In fact it looks like a lot of people thought of Helen first. It is probably far more common than Heather. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/27 "2008-01-22T16:51:55Z")
Sorry I was too late to play. BTW, it’s “Scattergories,” isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/28 "2008-01-22T18:09:57Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] My MIL is a Harriet, that was my first thought. How common does it have to be? Did we all have to say Heather? Hayley seems common enough these days. Helen seems common enough and has been for a long time. In fact it looks like a lot of people thought of Helen first. It is probably far more common than Heather. [/QUOTE] Aw, I’m not ripping on anyone’s answers. Just trying to give **Mindfield** some good vibes so he doesn’t feel so bad about his answers! And, that’s the fun of Scattergories - you put down your answer and have a fun time arguing over whether or not people’s answers meet the criteria given. It’s all in good fun - just a game! ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/29 "2008-01-22T18:47:29Z")
OK, by my count, these are the ones I get to keep (apologies if I missed any, I was in a hurry; corrections cheerfully accepted): D 1. DELORES 2. DsYoungEsq 3. DIVERTICULITIS 4. DOUBLOONS 5. DIVERTICULUM (heh) H 1. HATE MAIL 2. HESTER 3. HEKK 4. HEAD LICE 5. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE 6. HARRY POTTER W 7. WATER ON THE BRAIN 8. WATABE (the one in The Gods Must Be Crazy that grabs you) 9. WHITES OF YOUR EYES So, 14 points? (I knew I wouldn’t get to keep Del Monte, heh.) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/30 "2008-01-22T19:04:46Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] Aw, I’m not ripping on anyone’s answers. Just trying to give **Mindfield** some good vibes so he doesn’t feel so bad about his answers! And, that’s the fun of Scattergories - you put down your answer and have a fun time arguing over whether or not people’s answers meet the criteria given. It’s all in good fun - just a game! [/QUOTE] Okay, sorry, I thought you were nitpicking, my bad. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/31 "2008-01-22T19:19:54Z")
I only just now saw this thread, and it’s probably officially too late, but I’m going to answer anyway. [QUOTE=Idle Thoughts] The categories for this time are: 1. Things you throw away 2. Vegetables 3. Common female names (first only) 4. Doper names 5. Animals you’d see in a zoo 6. Diseases 7. Alcoholic drinks 8. Types of money 9. Trees 10. Body parts (inside or out) 11. Video game titles 12. Game shows [/QUOTE] D 1. Dirty diapers 2. 3. Diane 4. diggleblop 5. dolphin 6. diarrhea 7. daiquiri 8. drachma 9. Douglas fir 10. duodenum 11. Donkey Kong 12. H 1. husks (of corn) 2. horseradish? does that count? 3. Helen 4. Heffalump and Roo 5. hyena 6. hypertension 7. highball 8. 9. honey locust 10. hair 11. Haunted House (for the Atari 2600) 12. High Rollers W 1. waste paper 2. water chestnuts 3. Wynona 4. What Exit 5. warthog 6. whooping cough 7. whiskey 8. 9. white oak 10. wrist 11. Warlords (also for the Atari) 12. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/32 "2008-01-22T19:35:02Z")
1. Diapers 2. Daikon 3 Doris 4 DOdds 5 Ducks? 6 Diabetes 7 Drambuie 8 Dinar 9 Deciduous 10 Dick 11 Ducktales 12 Deal or No Deal * * * 1. Hypodermic needles 2. Horseradish? 3 Heidi 4 Heffalump and Roo 5 Hares 6 Hepatitis 7 Hot toddy 8 Half penny? 9 Hemlock 10 Heel 11 Hellboy 12 High Rollers * * * 1. Wood chips 2. Wax beans 3 Wendy 4 WordMan 5 Wolf 6 Whooping cough 7 Weinhards 8 Washingtons 9 White pine 10 Waist 11 Wizards and Warriors 12 Who wants to be a millionare ---
**Author:** ![Solfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/33 "2008-01-22T19:57:33Z")
D 1. Discharges 2. 3. Deirdra 4. Dinsdale 5. Donkey 6. Diverticulitis 7. Dirty martini 8. Dinars 9. Dwarf spruce 10. Drum (ear) 11. Doom 12. H 1. Handi-wipes 2. Heirloom tomatoes 3. Hazel 4. Happy Lendervedder 5. Haddock 6. Hysteria 7. Hot toddies 8. Hand 9. Hickory 10. Hymen 11. Halo 12. Hollywood Squares W 1. Wasted food 2. Wax beans 3. Winnifred 4. WhyNot 5. Walrus 6. Whooping cough 7. Wine 8. 9. Willow 10. Wrist 11. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? 12. Whose Line is it Anyway? ---
**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:** [January 22, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/34 "2008-01-22T21:07:25Z")
So **ZipperJJ** has the highest score so far? Yeah, sorry about the misspelling. Oh well, this is the first time this has been on here, as far as I know, so it stands to reason we’d figure out better ways (as we go along) to make it easier to play. One of these is having people keep track of their own score as they go along. I think that’d make it really easy. 🙂 Then giving the final score when time is up. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/35 "2008-01-22T21:13:49Z")
Sounds like fun! I’ve never played this game… D 1. dirty diapers 2. daikon 3. Dolores 4. Diogenes 5. deer 6. diabetes 7. daiquiri 8. dinar 9. dogwood 10. duodenum 11. doom 12. Dialing for Dollars H 1. hair 2. Haricots verts 3. Helen 4. Hilarity N. Suze 5. Hippopotamus 6. Hodgkin’s Disease 7. Harvey Wallbanger 8. Hryvnia (Ukraine) 9. Hemlock 10. Head 11. Halo 12. Hollywood Squares W 1. Waste water 2. Watercress 3. Wanda 4. WeirdDave 5. Wallaby 6. West Nile Virus 7. White Russian 8. Won (S Korea) 9. Weeping Willow 10. wrist 11. World of Warcraft 12. What’s My Line? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/36 "2008-01-22T21:17:07Z")
Idle Thoughts I think next time you need to say “9 PM MST on [this day]” - looks like some folks are getting excited about playing and not realizing your OP was for 24+ hours ago. I’ll rustle up scores for everyone here, cuz I’m a little bored at work. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/37 "2008-01-22T21:17:12Z")
It’s over, people. 😛 It was over last night. I guess it should be made longer in the future. Another thing the next game can change. I would accept all the answers coming in now from people but I already said from the start just 24 hours and I’d feel bad to go back on my word and seemingly “change the rules” midgame. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/38 "2008-01-22T21:54:57Z")
Looks like these are my non-shared answers: D 1. Common female names (first only) - Dorothy 2. Doper names - delphica 3. Animals you’d see in a zoo - Dromedary Camel 4. Diseases - Dysentery 5. Body parts (inside or out) - Dura (lining of the brain) 6. Video game titles - Duke Nukem H 1. Things you throw away - Hairball 2. Vegetables - Heart of Palm 3. Doper names - Happy Lendervedder 4. Animals you’d see in a zoo - Heron 5. Diseases - Hernia 6. Types of money - Hungarian Forint 7. Trees - Hemlock 8. (Hey, Mindfield - I had “hand” as well, I think your “hands” matches) W 1. Things you throw away - Watermelon rinds 2. Vegetables - White carrot 3. Body parts (inside or out) - Whiskers 4. Game shows - Win Lose or Draw Looks like I scored a 17. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/39 "2008-01-22T23:04:10Z")
Ok here’s the scores as of the actual ending of the game… NOTES: I know **IdleThoughts** is the MC, but since I had all the data handy I made some judgment calls. PLEASE (as part of the fun!) let me know if you disagree. **D:** counted “diapers” and “dirty diapers” as the same counted “dog poo” and “doggy doo-doo” as the same counted “dandelion” and “dandelion greens” as the same did NOT count “diabetes” and “diabetes mellitus” as the same **H:** counted “haricots” and “haricot beans” as the same did NOT count “HeyHomie” as two (written as one word) counted “ha’penny” and “halfpenny” as the same counted “hand” and “hands” as the same did NOT count “Halo” and “Halo II” as the same **W:** did NOT count “wipes” and “wet wipes” as the same did NOT count “waste” and “wastepaper” as the same did NOT count “WoW” and “WoW: Frozen Throne” as the same **ZipperJJ - 22** 3. Daytona 4. Diomedes 5. Dolphins 7. Dark rum 8. Dong (Vietnam) 9. Dutch Elm 11. Donkey Kong Country 2 1. Ham bones 2. Heidi 3. HazlenutCoffee 4. Hairy buffalo 5. Hard Hat Mack (Commodore 64) +1 6. Wet wipes +1 7. Wasabi 8. Webbed toes 9. Wet Willy +1 10. Winkie 11. Wario’s Woods +1 **WhatExit? - 19** 2. Dulce 3. Davida 4. Der Trihs 11. Dune 1. Hoarded items 2. Hijiki 3. Harriet 4. Hornbill 5. Hairy cell leukemia 6. Halfcrowns 7. Hellgate: London 8. Wakame 9. Wendell Wagner +1 10. Woodpecker 11. William McKinley’s ($500 bill US) 12. Warlords 13. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? +1 **MissPurlMcKnittington - 19** 3. Delilah 4. Doperette 6. diabetes mellitus 11. Donkey Kong Kountry 1. hope 2. Heloise 3. hedgehog 4. hornbeam 5. hymen 6. Harvest Moon 7. white radish 8. Wendigo1974 9. winkle 10. West Nile virus 11. white wine +1 12. Wing Commander 13. Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! +1 **ShibbOleth - 18** 1. Detritus 2. Daphne 3. Duck 4. Hats 5. Hydroponic tomatoes 6. Hypatia 7. Honey Locust 8. Haunches 9. Halo II 10. Headline Chasers 11. Water 12. Wyonna 13. Wildest Bill 14. Walking stick 15. Washington Apple 16. Webbed foot 17. World of Warcraft: Frozen Throne +1 **cmkeller - 18** 3. Dorothy 4. delphica 5. Dromedary Camel 6. Dysentery 10. Dura (lining of the brain) 11. Duke Nukem 1. Hairball 2. Heart of Palm 3. Happy Lendervedder 4. Heron 5. Hernia 6. Hungarian Forint 7. Hemlock 8. Watermelon rinds 9. White carrot 10. Warts 11. Whiskers 12. Win Lose or Draw **Scarlett67 - 17** 3. DELORES 4. DsYoungEsq 6. DIVERTICULITIS 8. DOUBLOONS 10. DIVERTICULUM (heh) 11. DOOM 1. HATE MAIL 2. HESTER 3. HEKK 4. HEAD LICE 5. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE 6. HUNDRED-DOLLAR BILL 7. HARRY POTTER 8. WIPES 9. WASABI PEAS 10. WATER ON THE BRAIN 11. WATABE **tesseract - 17** 3. Desiree 5. Dugong 6. denge fever 7. Dewar’s 11. Dragon’s Lair 12. Dreamhouse 1. health 2. hajario 3. hundreds 4. Holly 5. weed 6. whiterabbit 7. walking pneumonia 8. wads 9. wild aspen 10. weiner 11. Whose Line Is It Anyway? **Queen Tonya - 16** 2. Dill 3. Diana 4. Dangerosa 10. Dick 11. Daxter 1. Handiwipes 2. Helena 3. HeyHomie 4. Horses 5. Hairy Navel 6. Hard cash? 7. Hardwoods 8. Hangman 9. Wastepaper 10. Walloon 11. Warthogs **JohnBckWld - 14** 3. Donna 8. Deutschmarks 10. Dorsal Fin 1. Hefty Bags 2. hamadrayad 3. HIV 4. Wedding photos 5. Wally 6. Water Buffalo 7. West Nile 8. White Pine 9. Wang 10. War of the Worlds + 1 **Kat - 12** 1. Dead flowers 2. Diane 3. Dentin 4. Heel of bread 5. Hippy Hollow +1 6. Harp seal 7. Huntington’s Disease 8. Hurricane 9. Head 10. Wet paper 11. Wilson’s Disease **Mindfield - 11** 4. dinsdale 8. Dollar 1. Hair nets 2. Hamburg parsley 3. Heather 4. Hepatitis 5. Hwan 6. Wisp00 7. Wolf 8. Whipple’s Disease 9. Wild Turkey **freckafree - 8** 4. Diggleblop 11. Digimon 1. Hard boiled egg shells 2. Head lettuce 3. Hyoid 4. Homeworld 5. Western Red Cedar 11.Wario Land ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340/40 "2008-01-22T23:35:44Z")
Much as I’d love to take the extra point, my “warts” for W-6 shouldn’t count, as Queen Tonya said it as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattagories/434340.md?page=3)