# The Daily Feud: The Back to School Feud by MsWhatsit \[closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 20, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661 "2008-08-20T12:50:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [August 20, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/1 "2008-08-20T12:50:49Z")
If any of you have ideas for Feuds -_and would like me to score them_- PM me and I’ll get you on The List. **DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS** Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points. _ **FORMATTING OF ANSWERS IS IMPORTANT!** _ **Write your answers like this** ; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks. JUST LIKE THIS: **1. answer 2. response 3. rejoinder** The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 4:00 PM Central on Thursday, 8/21/08 whichever comes first. Good luck! 1. Name a school supply kids have to buy at the beginning of the year. 2. Name a famous fictional elementary school. 3. Name a book set at a school. 4. What’s a stereotypical bully’s name? 5. Name a kid’s favorite piece of playground equipment. 6. Name a “classroom game” designed to get you to learn something. 7. Name something forbidden in the dress code. 8. Name a kid’s favorite subject. 9. Name a game you’d play in P.E. (aka, gym class). 10. What time is school typically out for the day? (round to the nearest half-hour) ---
**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:** [August 20, 2008, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/2 "2008-08-20T12:58:40Z")
1. Notebook 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter 4. Joe 5. Swing 6. Spelling bee 7. Showing midriff 8. Science 9. Kickball 10. 3:00 pm ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/3 "2008-08-20T13:00:31Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elementary 3. The Harry Potter series 4. Nelson Muntz 5. Swings 6. Show & Tell 7. Gang colors 8. Gym 9. Dodgeball 10. 3 Notes: 6. Not really a game, and probably not intended to teach anything, but I got nuthin ETA: Looks like I misread #4 (Haw-Haw!) ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/4 "2008-08-20T13:02:57Z")
1. Backpack 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter 4. Nelson 5. Swing 6. The name game 7. Thongs 8. P.E 9. Dodgeball 10. 4 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/5 "2008-08-20T13:06:25Z")
1. Pencils 2. Roosevelt Franklin Elementary School 3. Anne of Green Gables 4. Spike 5. Jungle gym 6. Knock knock 7. Hot pants 8. Lunch 9. Dodgeball 10. 3:30 ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/6 "2008-08-20T13:08:22Z")
1. Ruler 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter 4. Butch 5. Swingset 6. 7. Shorts 8. Science 9. Dodgeball 10. 3:30 ---
**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/7 "2008-08-20T13:14:13Z")
1. Notebook paper 2. Springfield Elementary School 3. _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone_ 4. Bubba 5. Monkey bars 6. Naming State Capitols 7. Bare midriffs 8. P.E. 9. Kickball 10. 2:30 ---
**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/8 "2008-08-20T13:18:07Z")
Aw, poop. My first thought was to put dodgeball, but I figured schools had become too evolved to allow it anymore. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/9 "2008-08-20T13:19:20Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 4. Moe 5. Slide 6. Spelling bee 7. Shorts 8. P.E. 9. Dodgeball 10. 3:00 ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/10 "2008-08-20T13:20:27Z")
Damn, school is out early in the US. Or maybe it’s just me who can’t remember that far back. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/11 "2008-08-20T13:24:53Z")
1. Crayons 2. Springfield Elem 3. Harry Potter 4. Biff 5. Swings 6. Jeopardy type 7. Droopy pants 8. Recess 9. Dodge ball 10. 3:00 pm ---
**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:** [August 20, 2008, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/12 "2008-08-20T13:27:20Z")
Is kickball the same as dodgeball? ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/13 "2008-08-20T13:29:01Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elemntary 3. Harry Potter 4. Scott 5. Tire Swing 6. Spelling Bee 7. Mini-skirts 8. Science 9. Dodgeball 10. 2:30 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/14 "2008-08-20T13:29:58Z")
1. Notebooks 2. Springfield Elementary 3. The Blackboard Jungle 4. Sluggo 5. Monkey bars 6. Bingo 7. Torn trousers 8. Art 9. Dodgeball 10. 3:30 Jeez, with no kids and having been out of school for decades, this was a hard one. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/15 "2008-08-20T13:30:40Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter 4. Biff 5. Swing 6. Spelling bee 7. Shorts 8. Gym 9. Volleyball 10. 3 p.m. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/16 "2008-08-20T13:31:11Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Is kickball the same as dodgeball? [/QUOTE] No, kickball (where I come from) is akin to baseball or softball, except that the pitcher rolls a big red playground ball for the “batter” to kick. “Bombardment” or “bombardo,” however, is the same as dodgeball—or not, depending on which local terminology you use. We’ve had at least one major thread discussing this. ---
**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:** [August 20, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/17 "2008-08-20T13:35:24Z")
1. Notebooks 2. Springfield Elementary 3. To Sir, with Love 4. Biff 5. Swings 6. Spelling bee 7. Short skirts 8. Gym 9. Dodgeball 10. 3 pm :smack: Harry Frigging Potter!!! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/18 "2008-08-20T13:36:56Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Is kickball the same as dodgeball? [/QUOTE] Nope. IIRC, kickball does not have as its main objective the torture and humiliation of the physically weak. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![This\_ll\_Do](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/this_ll_do/32/3023_2.png) [@This\_ll\_Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/This_ll_Do)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/19 "2008-08-20T13:37:24Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] No, kickball (where I come from) is akin to baseball or softball, except that the pitcher rolls a big red playground ball for the “batter” to kick. “Bombardment” or “bombardo,” however, is the same as dodgeball—or not, depending on which local terminology you use. We’ve had at least one major thread discussing this. [/QUOTE] Same here. Dodgeball is where one group of kids tries to hit another with the aforementioned big red ball. The hittees join the hitter group until the last one left unhit is the winner. Throwing the ball too aggressively or hitting above the waist wasn’t allowed, but happened frequently. There were some impressive bruises and broken glasses when I was in school many years ago. I would have thought they’d eliminated this [del]barbaric practice[/del] game by now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/20 "2008-08-20T13:47:49Z")
1. Notebook 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter 4. Butch 5. Jungle gym 6. Spelling bee 7. Short skirts 8. Social studies 9. Dodge ball 10. 3:00 \*#3 – if you need a specific title, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” ETA: Biff? Who the hell is Biff? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661.md?page=2)