# The Frozen Binomial game - Please read the rules in the OP **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 7, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725 "2026-06-07T12:40:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/321 "2026-06-16T22:33:26Z")
Once he heard someone yell, “fire, ready, aim!” ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/322 "2026-06-16T22:40:38Z")
Then he would give to the poor and take from the rich. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/323 "2026-06-17T10:50:09Z")
We are really running and off: Abbott and Costello (2) Above and beyond Aiding and abetting (2) A-OK Apples and oranges Arm and a leg Arsenic and old lace Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Back and forth Bait and switch Ball and chain Barefoot and pregnant Barnes and Noble Beck and call Beggars can’t be choosers Bell, book, and candle Ben and Jerry’s Black and blue Black and white Blessing and a curse Body and soul Bosnia and Herzegovina Bow and arrow Boyce and hart Bread and butter Bread and circuses Brick and mortar Bright and early Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Burns and Allen Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Butter and cheese By and large Cagney and Lacey Calm, cool, and collected Cease and desist Champagne wishes and caviar dreams Chapter and verse Cheech and Chong (2) Chutes and ladders Clear and present danger Cock and balls Cock and bull Cookies and cream Cops and robbers Copy and paste Country and western Courage of my convictions Cowboys and Indians Crank and Boom Crime and punishment Crimson and clover Crochets and whims Cut and dried David and Goliath Day and age Days of wine and roses Dazed and confused (2) Death and taxes (2) Died and went to heaven Dine and dash Do or die Dos and don’ts (2) Drawn and quartered Drunk and disorderly Dungeons and dragons E=MC2 Each and every Easy peasy Every now and then Facts and figures Far and away Far and wide Fast and loose Feast or famine Fibber McGee and Molly Fight or flight Fine and dandy Fish and chips Flesh and blood For all intents and purposes Fruits and vegetables Garfunkel and Oates Get up and go Gin and tonic Give and take Go home or go big God willing and the creek don’t rise Good and Plenty Grace and favour Green eggs and ham Grin and bear it Gyre and gimble Hall and Oates Ham and eggs Hammer and tongs Hanged, drawn, and quartered Hansel and Gretel Happy go lucky Head and shoulders Heart and soul Hearts and minds Heaven and hell Hell or high water Helter skelter Hem and haw Here, there, and everywhere Higgledy-Piggledy High and dry High and mighty High crimes and misdemeanors Highways and byways Hip hop Hit and miss Hither and yon Horse and buggy Hot and bothered Hot and cold Hue and cry Hunky dory Hunt and peck Hustle and bustle In-N-Out Ins and outs Jam and Jerusalem John, Paul, George, and Ringo Judge, jury, and executioner Kith and kin Ladies and altos Land of hope and glory (2) Large and in charge Larry, Moe and Curly Laurel and Hardy Laverne and Shirley Law and order Leaps and bounds Lewis and Clark Life and death Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Little and less Live and learn Live and let die Lo and behold Lock, stock, and barrel Locked and loaded Love it or leave it Mac and cheese Me and you and a dog named Boo Milk and honey Mind my Ps and Qs Miscreants and ne’er-do-wells Mix and match Mom and apple pie Money on my mind More or less Mountain out of a molehill Name and number Naughts and crosses Neat and tidy Netflix and chill New and improved Nook and cranny Now or never Null and void Nuts and bolts Odds and ends Of mice and men Old and grey Olsen and Johnson Once and a thousand times One and one makes two One and only one One or the other One thing or another One way or another Open and shut Out and about Over and done Part and parcel (2) Peace and quiet Peanut butter and jelly (2) Pen and paper Penn and Teller Peter, Paul, and Mary Pick and choose Pick and shovel Piss and moan Piss and vinegar Plain and simple Plug and chug Plug and play Politics and elections Post and rail Potato Potahto Pride and joy Pride and prejudice Prim and proper Proctor and Gamble Pros and cons Rack and pinion Rags to riches Raining cats and dogs Rank and file Ready, aim, fire Red, white, and blue Rest and relaxation Rhyme or reason Rhythm and blues Rinse, lather, repeat Rise and shine Rob Peter to pay Paul Rock and roll (2) Rocket’s red glare Rodgers and Hammerstein Rodgers and Hart Rolling on the floor and laughing Rough and ready Rough and tumble Safe and sound Salt and pepper Sausage, egg, and cheese Screwed and tattooed Shit from Shinola Shits and giggles Shock and awe Short and sweet Sick and tired Simon and Garfunkel Simon and Schuster Six of one, half dozen of the other Skull and cross-bones Slowly but surely Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch Sooner or later (2) Sour cream and onion Spic and span Spirit and image Stars and stripes Starsky and Hutch Steak and ale Steak and eggs Stocks and bonds Straight and narrow Stuff and nonsense Sturm and drang Sun in the morning and the moon at night Sunshine and lollipops Support of my family Sweet and sour Swords and sandals Take from the rich, give to the poor Take it or leave it Take the money and run Tangerine trees and marmalade skies Tar and feather Terms and conditions Thanks and regards The long and winding road The more the merrier The quick and the dead Thelma and Louise This and that Thoughts and prayers (2) Thunder and lightning Tic tac Time and again To and fro To be or not to be Tom, Dick, or Harry (2) Tongue in cheek Tooth and nail Topsy turvy (2) Trick or treat Tried and convicted Tried and true Up and at ‘em Up and running Ups and downs Vim and vigor Vitamins and minerals War and peace Warm and fuzzy Wax and wane Wear and tear When all is said and done When the going gets tough, the tough get going Wild and woolly Will and Grace Wine and dine Wine, women, and song Wrack and ruin X’s and O’s Yin and yang You and the horse you rode in on Your ass from a hole in the ground Your ass from your elbow ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/324 "2026-06-17T11:29:58Z")
Surprisingly, nobody has mentioned the bees and the birds yet. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/325 "2026-06-17T11:44:06Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > We are really running and off: We’re getting there by pieces and bits. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/326 "2026-06-17T12:58:57Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > Surprisingly, nobody has mentioned the bees and the birds yet. And the trees and the flowers. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/327 "2026-06-17T13:17:03Z")
It’s all a lot of bull and cock. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/328 "2026-06-17T13:26:54Z")
Woah, let’s ease up on the brimstone and fire. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/329 "2026-06-17T13:32:11Z")
We’ve almost gone from Z to A! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/330 "2026-06-17T13:58:13Z")
No, I think this is a long way from being done. It seems to be dear and near to many. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/331 "2026-06-17T14:13:49Z")
Once upon a midnight dreary, as I pondered, weary and week… ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/332 "2026-06-17T14:25:05Z")
They’re gonna have to drag me screaming and kicking out of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/333 "2026-06-17T14:31:36Z")
Sounds like you’re heels over head for it. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/334 "2026-06-17T15:14:24Z")
A scene that would be worthy of Martin and Rowan’s Laugh In. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/335 "2026-06-17T16:48:10Z")
IIt goes all the way back to the Brothers Marx. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/336 "2026-06-17T18:53:13Z")
As well as the hijinks of Hardy and Lowell. ---
**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/337 "2026-06-17T20:17:38Z")
When they do, we’ll all say “thanks for all the fish and so long”. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/338 "2026-06-17T20:44:40Z")
It’s not as if we all promised to stick with this thread in health and in sickness. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/339 "2026-06-17T20:46:07Z")
I’m in it for worse or for better. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frozen-binomial-game-please-read-the-rules-in-the-op/1030725/340 "2026-06-17T20:58:25Z")
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