# The " How Many Would Be Scary" game - Characters edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 6, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747 "2003-11-06T18:51:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/41 "2003-11-08T00:06:40Z")
I suppose about 8 or 9 before the whole thing about several copies of the same person got weird and freaky. How many **Sarumen** would be necessary to make you run back to Hobbiton? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/42 "2003-11-08T00:12:17Z")
3 at the most, in part because I’ve seen too many Chrsitopher Lee movies. How many **Jay Gatsbys** could you handle before deciding that F. Scott Fitzgerald is an evil man? ---
**Author:** ![BuckleberryFerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@BuckleberryFerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuckleberryFerry)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/43 "2003-11-08T00:40:33Z")
I’d say ten or so. I rather enjoyed Mr. Gatsby. How many of those **Kings off a deck of cards** would freak you out? ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/44 "2003-11-08T00:45:16Z")
Just the one with a sword through his head. Nearly makes me puke every time I see that massive head wound. How many **paranoid androids** would it take to make you crave the solace of the Total Perspective Vortex? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/45 "2003-11-08T02:24:05Z")
I think three would do it. Two of them would just hide from each other assuming the other mean it harm, but three might form a team. How many **Members of the Syndicate** would it take to scare you into looking for FBI help? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/46 "2003-11-08T02:46:52Z")
**paranoid androids** If it is Marvin’s room, then not even one of them is needed; those tidal waves of depression he keeps in there will kill you in less than a minute. Outside that room: 3 would be enough to send anyone to despair. * * * I see on preview that **elfkin447** beat me to the exact number I was thinking! Is that a “The Wire” reference? I don get HBO, I would guess just 1 member. How many **Tarzan** s in a room? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/47 "2003-11-08T03:41:18Z")
No, not a reference to The Wire. I bet someone who knows what I meant will be along. (though the link in my sig…) Depends on which sort of Tarzan you mean. Disney animated Tarzan 4 or so, because I’d worry about them forming a pack. The WB’s Tarzan, just the one. He’s a poor conversationalist and keep jumping through (closed) windows. How many **Fraggles** would make you drop your doozer sticks? ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/48 "2003-11-08T03:48:19Z")
If we’re talking Henson creatures, then just two of them would do it. Anything with a hand that far up their ass really creeps me out. How many **Dirk Diggler** ’s would it take to increase your pucker factor? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/49 "2003-11-08T13:15:48Z")
Probably four, at which point they’d be too close for my personal comfort. How many **Nick Carraways** could you handle before wishing that he stayed in Minnesota? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/50 "2003-11-08T15:57:47Z")
OT: You know, **Gov** , I find your Gatsby obsession a little disconcerting. Could you go back to '50s politics, pls.? 😉 /OT He’s such a nonentity, I think I could go into double digits – let’s say an even dozen. How many **Barneys** could you take? (Rubble or dinosaur, your call.) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/51 "2003-11-08T15:59:30Z")
Bah. I could take at least 20. He doesn’t really _do_ anything, after all. How many **Evil Ash’s** would it take to send you running away from that damned book? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/52 "2003-11-08T19:32:17Z")
Just the one, due to my dislike of horror films. How many **real people in films played by other people** (E.g., Larry Parks playing Al Joelson) would it take before you get terminally confused? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/53 "2003-11-09T01:27:42Z")
I think 157 would be enough. I usually do ok, but 157 would be like the black hole of Callcutta. How many **Chers from Clueless** would be so many you like totally couldn’t take it any more and stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/54 "2003-11-09T06:33:36Z")
I think I could be piled on by about thirty or so Chers before I’d insist on coming up for air. How many **Heathers** would it take to make you fear for your life? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/55 "2003-11-09T19:15:05Z")
3, and I think you know why. How many \*\* ALFs \*\* would it take to make you feel like you’re not really number 1? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/56 "2003-11-09T22:28:25Z")
I hate the one enough as it is. How many **guys in red shirts from Star Trek** will it take before you want to say “Bones”? ---
**Author:** ![Sqube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@Sqube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqube)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/57 "2003-11-09T22:54:37Z")
Oh, it takes a lot of those. Especially since wearing the red shirt seems to mean inevitable death by the end of the episode. How many **Cyphers** would it take before you wished you took the blue pill? ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/58 "2003-11-10T04:05:37Z")
6.7 Cyphers for me, no more. How many **Lawnmower Men** would it take to make you feel like floating, falling, or flying? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/59 "2003-11-11T05:14:24Z")
One story lawnmower man, four crappy movie lawnmower men. How many **Smurfs** would it take before you got that not so smurfy feeling? ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747/60 "2003-11-11T17:32:04Z")
1 Grandpa Smurf, or 4,000 Smurfettes if I get my pick. How many **droids** would it take to hornswoggle you into an intergalactic adventure? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game-characters-edition/211747.md?page=4)