# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/41 "2008-08-20T16:22:11Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elementary 3. The Oxford Latin Course 4. Biff 5. Slide 6. The name game? 7. Spaghetti straps 8. Art 9. Basketball 10. 3:30pm ETA: Doh! I thought “book set at a school” was referring to a set of books often used in schools. Must note indefinite articles. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/42 "2008-08-20T16:23:06Z")
1. Notebooks 2. South Park Elementary 3. Harry Potter series 4. Butch 5. Swings 6. Current events quiz 7. Miniskirts 8. Recess 9. Dodgeball 10. 3:00 Edit: Ugh! Springfield Elementary! _sigh_ I picked the wrong cartoon. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/43 "2008-08-20T16:28:33Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 4. Buzz 5. Swings 6. Spelling bee 7. Short skirts 8. Art 9. Kickball 10. 3 o’conch PM 11. Gah! I thought Hogwarts, but it’s not an elementary school … but it’s the Feud, so maybe enough other people will say that … oh well, on the Dope, when in doubt, go with the Simpsons. 12. At our school (in the Dark Ages) the most popular classroom game was called “Around the World” and it was a trivia-type Q&A game, but then I realized I had never heard of it in any other context other than my own school. Now I’m not even sure I’m remembering the name correctly. ---
**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, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/44 "2008-08-20T16:30:42Z")
[QUOTE=winterhawk11] Edit: Ugh! Springfield Elementary! _sigh_ I picked the wrong cartoon. 😛 [/QUOTE] I went back in forth between Springfield and South Park before deciding. I happen to like _South Park_ better than _The Simpsons_ (yeah, yeah, I know, heresy, burn me at the stake) so it was tough for me. I went with what I thought would be most popular. ---
**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, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/45 "2008-08-20T16:30:46Z")
[QUOTE=delphica] 6. At our school (in the Dark Ages) the most popular classroom game was called “Around the World” and it was a trivia-type Q&A game, but then I realized I had never heard of it in any other context other than my own school. Now I’m not even sure I’m remembering the name correctly. [/QUOTE] I think I’ve played that. I do remember a game when one person would stand behind another person’s chair (in French class) and the teacher would give us a word in English/French and we’d translate it, and whoever did it first won, and the loser would sit in that chair, and so on. I think we might have played it in other classes, too. ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/46 "2008-08-20T17:13:56Z")
1. Pencil 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter (& The Philosopher’s Stone if I have to pick one) 4. Draco 5. Swings 6. Hangman 7. Gang colors 8. P.E. 9. Dodgeball 10. 3 PM Hangman’s educational value is a bit dubious, but it does ostensibly get you to pay attention to spelling a bit more. I wanted to say Trapper Keeper for #1, but that may be years out of fashion… As for stereotypical bully names, the only school story that comes to mind is Harry Potter, so it’s either Draco, or Crabbe/Goyle, which is, just, no. Maybe Butch or Bertha? Meh. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/47 "2008-08-20T17:16:37Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter series 4. Butch 5. Monkey bars 6. Jeopardy 7. Underwear used as outerwear 8. Art 9. Kickball 10. 2:30 * * * 1. I never understood this. Was it a short-lived fad that I missed out on? “Wear your bra on your shirt” day or something? ---
**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/48 "2008-08-20T17:17:05Z")
Aiya, how could I forget the miniskirts, one of the few things that had me looking forward to going to school during high school?! :hangs head in shame: I guess schools from where I grew up were more lax with that sort of thing; only gang colors were ever even an issue. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/49 "2008-08-20T17:31:25Z")
1. Notebooks 2. Springfield 3. Harry Potter 4. Butch 5. Monkey Bars 6. Show & tell 7. Gang colors 8. English 9. Dodgeball 10. 3 PM ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/50 "2008-08-20T17:35:31Z")
1. Pencils 2. South Park Elementary 3. _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone_ 4. Biff 5. Swings 6. Concentration 7. Hats 8. Art 9. Dodge ball 10. 3 p.m. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/51 "2008-08-20T17:41:36Z")
1. Notebook 2. Springfield Elementary 3. Harry Potter 4. Spike 5. Merry-go-round 6. Spelling bee 7. Patent leather shoes 8. Math 9. Dodgeball 10. 3 pm ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/52 "2008-08-20T18:09:57Z")
1. notebooks 2. Springfield school 3. Harry potter 4. Butch 5. Slides 6. Spelling bees 7. Short skirts 8. Gym 9. kickball 10. 4 pm ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/53 "2008-08-20T18:22:35Z")
[QUOTE=zamboniracer] 7. Patent leather shoes [/QUOTE] Why were these banned? ---
**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, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/54 "2008-08-20T18:26:30Z")
Because they were patently absurd. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/55 "2008-08-20T18:34:22Z")
[QUOTE=Freudian Slit] I think I’ve played that. I do remember a game when one person would stand behind another person’s chair (in French class) and the teacher would give us a word in English/French and we’d translate it, and whoever did it first won, and the loser would sit in that chair, and so on. I think we might have played it in other classes, too. [/QUOTE] Yes, that’s it exactly! It’s good to know I’m not delusional. I remember playing it most often in history (with historical facts and dates) but also in other classes, and from elementary right through high school. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/56 "2008-08-20T18:36:48Z")
1. Paper 2. Springfield Elementary 3. _Up the Down Staircase_ 4. Spike 5. Jungle gym 6. Hangman 7. Bare midriffs 8. Gym class 9. Dodgeball 10. 3:00 p.m. 11. From _The Simpsons_ 12. Hope I interpreted the question correctly by naming a book which is set at at a school, as opposed to “a set iof books found at a school”, which would be encyclopedias 13. Also called “monkey bars”, although some people claim the two terms are not synonymous 14. Not that I liked it, but most kids in my class wished we had more sessions of it per week ---
**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, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/57 "2008-08-20T18:44:32Z")
[QUOTE=Sternvogel] 5. Also called “monkey bars”, although some people claim the two terms are not synonymous [/QUOTE] I’d say they’re not synonymous. The monkey bars was just a single “lane” of bars that kids hung from and went across. A jungle gym would be a giant cage of bars, like so… > **[Account Suspended](http://bodybuilderfitness.com/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi)** ---
**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, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/58 "2008-08-20T18:46:19Z")
In my world - the two terms are interchangeable. **Sternvogel** is #42. We’re finally gonna get a full Feud! ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/59 "2008-08-20T18:57:56Z")
1. Paper 2. Springfield 3. Harry Potter 4. Vicki 5. Swings 6. Jeopardy 7. short skirts 8. English 9. Four square 10. 3:30 11. Okay, I have no idea. I’m blaming Fairly OddParents for this one. I still can’t believe I won the last one. I’m sure this one will make up for it. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661/60 "2008-08-20T19:09:40Z")
1. Pencils 2. Springfield 3. All Summer In A Day 4. Butch 5. Jungle gym 6. Spelling bee 7. Bandanas 8. Reading 9. Dodgeball 10. 3:00 Favorite subject??? You have got to be kidding me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daily-feud-the-back-to-school-feud-by-mswhatsit-closed/460661.md?page=4)