# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/21 "2008-08-20T13:53:05Z")
1. Notebooks 2. Springfield 3. Harry Potter 4. Spike 5. Swings 6. Spelling Bee 7. Short Skirts 8. Name a kid’s favorite subject. 9. Dodgeball 10. 3:00 11. Unless part of a cheerleader uniform, then it’s OK. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/22 "2008-08-20T13:55:07Z")
1. Pencils 2. The Wayside School 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 4. Spike 5. Monkey bars 6. Flash card games 7. Tank tops 8. Art 9. Kickball 10. 2:30 11. 2nd choice “Butch” 12. Can kids wear shorts now? eta: Springfield! D’oh! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/23 "2008-08-20T13:57:03Z")
1. Pens 2. Springfield Elementary School 3. Up the Down Staircase 4. Biff 5. Slide 6. Spelling bee 7. Miniskirts 8. Art 9. Volleyball 10. 3:30 p.m. ---
**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/24 "2008-08-20T14:31:11Z")
1. Notebook paper. 2. Springfield Elem. (From The Simpsons) 3. The Dead Poets Society 4. Moose 5. Slide 6. A spelling bee 7. Halter Tops. 8. Math. 9. Dodgeball 10. 3 PM ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/25 "2008-08-20T14:35:02Z")
1. Notebook 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter 4. Nelson 5. Swings 6. Spelling Bee 7. Mini Skirts 8. Math 9. Dodgeball 10. 2:20 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/26 "2008-08-20T14:36:30Z")
1. Notebooks 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter 4. Biff 5. Swings 6. Spelling bee 7. Short skirts 8. Art 9. Kickball 10. 3:00 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/27 "2008-08-20T14:36:57Z")
1. Notebook 2. Springfield 3. Harry Potter 4. Butch 5. Swing 6. Spelling Bee 7. Short Skirts 8. P.E. 9. Dodgeball 10.3:00 ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/28 "2008-08-20T14:36:58Z")
[QUOTE=Zebra] 1. Unless part of a cheerleader uniform, then it’s OK. [/QUOTE] They were **always** OK with me. Back in the day, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/29 "2008-08-20T14:38:52Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elementary School 3. Catcher In The Rye 4. Bubba 5. Swingset 6. Spelling bee 7. Bare midriff 8. Physical Education 9. Kick ball 10. 3 pm ETA - Harry Potter, huh. I knew there was some book I couldn’t think of! ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/30 "2008-08-20T14:42:33Z")
1. Pens 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Chocolate War 4. Nelson 5. Slide 6. Spelling Bee 7. Thong 8. Science 9. Kickball 10. 2:30 ---
**Author:** ![Chum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ab097/32.png) [@Chum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chum)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/31 "2008-08-20T14:46:31Z")
1. Notebooks 2. Lowood 3. Sideways Stories from Wayside School 4. Ace 5. Slide 6. Word bingo 7. Inappopriate t-shirts (drugs, alcohol, swear words) 8. Recess 9. Dodgeball 10. 3:00 ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/32 "2008-08-20T15:01:45Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter series 4. Biff 5. Swingset 6. Spelling Bee 7. Short Skirts 8. Math 9. Bombardment 10. 3 PM Joe ---
**Author:** ![tarragon918](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/33 "2008-08-20T15:13:09Z")
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) 11. notebook paper 12. Springfield Elementary School 13. Sweet Valley High book series 14. Spike 15. swings 16. Password 17. bare midriffs 18. recess 19. Dodge ball 20. 3 PM Hard one!! Especially when it’s been eons since I’ve been in a classroom 😉 And yes, I did need some “help” but not too much. Here’s to hoping I’ll not show up too badly this time … I’ve taken to sitting out those games where I’m too clueless. 😃 Argh, ETA that #2, Springfield ES is from “The Simpsons” ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/34 "2008-08-20T15:15:06Z")
1. Notebooks 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter 4. Moose 5. Swing 6. Spelling bee 7. too short skirts 8. math 9. dodgeball 10. 3:00 ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/35 "2008-08-20T15:17:19Z")
1. Notebooks 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s/Philosopher’s Stone 4. Butch 5. The slide 6. Multiplication Bingo (???) 7. Mini-skirts 8. Science 9. Kickball 10. 3pm Re #2, I couldn’t get this line from Superintendent Chalmers out of my head as soon as I read the question: “I’ve had it with this school, Seymour! The poor attendance! The low test scores! Class after class of ugly, ugly children!” Re #6, I vaguely recall some kind of intensely boring Bingo-like box-filling game that involved arithmetic drillwork, but that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/36 "2008-08-20T15:27:10Z")
1. pencils 2. Lindbergh Elementary 3. Catcher in the Rye 4. Spike 5. swings 6. memory match 7. short shorts 8. Phys Ed 9. Dodgeball 10. 2:30 ---
**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:** [August 20, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/37 "2008-08-20T15:46:33Z")
1. Notebook 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter series 4. Spike 5. Swing 6. Spelling bee 7. Miniskirt 8. Science 9. Dodgeball 10. 3 PM ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/38 "2008-08-20T15:53:16Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s stone 4. Butch 5. Monkey Bars. 6. Science Jeopardy 7. Makeup 8. Recess 9. Bombardment 10. 3:30 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/39 "2008-08-20T16:09:42Z")
1. Pens 2. Wayside School 3. Harry Potter 4. Biff 5. Monkey bars 6. Spelling bee 7. Visible bra strap 8. Gym 9. Kick ball 10. 3:00 ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/40 "2008-08-20T16:14:23Z")
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