# The "How many would be scary" Game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2002, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756 "2002-07-13T06:10:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Azure\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Azure\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azure_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/61 "2002-07-15T21:42:21Z")
Having no experience with children, I do believe that 1 cranky toddler would be more than enough to frighten me. And now, demonic clowns. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2002, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/62 "2002-07-15T21:46:24Z")
Jesus, just the _idea_ of demonic clowns scares me. Hence, 0. If that’s not allowed, 1. Next up: penguins. ---
**Author:** ![Ferrous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/63 "2002-07-15T22:07:57Z")
I think more than 6 penguins would have me nervously glancing around. Next: hermit crabs. (And incidentally, regarding velociraptors: I’m sure they were pretty nasty customers, but _Jurassic Park_ exaggerated their size quite a bit for dramatic effect. _One_ of them might hesitate to take on a full grown adult human. More than one, though, and you’d probably be dinner…) ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/64 "2002-07-16T01:59:30Z")
I think about 50 would be okay. Next: rabid evil bunny rabbits. ---
**Author:** ![beegirl13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@beegirl13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beegirl13)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/65 "2002-07-16T02:45:52Z")
Seven. I figure I could kick some if there were fewer, and some would fight amongst themselves or [sub]ahem[/sub] make more bunnies, but more than six and things would get crowded and there would be no room to fight them off. Next up, llamas. ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/66 "2002-07-16T02:47:17Z")
Rabid evil bunnies? Ma, git out the stewpot! 😃 Oh, at least a dozen–some might try to bite me before I kill 'em. Howza bout… **Martha Stewarts**? ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/67 "2002-07-16T04:15:53Z")
None- she might actually try to make me clean my room so she could redecorate it. \ Next: worried, over-protective mothers (yep, they’re yours) ---
**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:** [July 16, 2002, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/68 "2002-07-16T04:22:08Z")
**Worried, over-protective mothers** generally have a dark underside that only comes out when you forget their birthday or Mother’s Day. Two is definitely tops in this category. Next up is a two-parter: How many **anal retentive Star Trek fans** _and_ how many **rabid Star Wars fans** could you tolerate in the same room? ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/69 "2002-07-16T04:35:30Z")
I was at the Wizard World con earlier this month without any problems, so I’d say at least 150 of each and possibly more. Next up: inchworms. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Creant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/70 "2002-07-16T04:49:42Z")
inchworms…about 12 **dopers with beer** ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/71 "2002-07-16T05:16:22Z")
As many as want to come…so long as they share. Next: lawyers ---
**Author:** ![Squish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@Squish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squish)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/72 "2002-07-16T09:34:33Z")
Four. I can only listen to three people argue at the same time. Next: low-level political campaign workers ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/73 "2002-07-16T10:11:16Z")
Depends, are they working for the Republican or Democrat trying to get elected? If they’re the former, I’d say about eight. The latter, two. Next: People wearing Barney suits. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/74 "2002-07-16T11:31:16Z")
Yeesh. One Barney-suited person is plenty scary. Especially if you’re the only person around for him to annoy. Next: **mushrooms** ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/75 "2002-07-16T11:37:27Z")
Yeesh. One Barney-suited person is plenty scary. Especially if you’re the only person around for him to annoy. Next: **mushrooms** ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/76 "2002-07-16T11:39:30Z")
I swear to Og, I only pushed ‘submit’ once. ---
**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:** [July 16, 2002, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/77 "2002-07-16T11:49:40Z")
13 mushrooms would be scary. I have a recipe that only makes a dozen stuffed mushrooms. That extra one would just be there looking at me. :eek: **interior decorators** ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/78 "2002-07-16T11:50:19Z")
Depends on the _make and model_ of mushroom. Those little white puffball mushrooms you get at the supermarket? Not very intimidating: I’d have to say somewhere in the billions to be scary – preferably coming at you in an all-consuming tidal wave of 'shroom and spore. Up in Washington they have these creepy Alice-in-Wonderland [Fly Agaric](http://www.dur.ac.uk/~deb0www/dubg/fungus.jpg) 'shrooms which are creepy in clusters of, say, ten or more. [Bleeding fungus](http://home13.inet.tele.dk/rjp/pics/bleeding.jpg) just needs one to be scary. Okay **Russian Nesting Dolls**? ---
**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2002, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/79 "2002-07-16T14:04:12Z")
Any more than 2. Russian nesting dolls are vaguely creepy, especially if I’m forced to open each one and inspect the tiniest , nubby deformed one. Hate that one. OK-howzabout fiddler crabs? ---
**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:** [July 16, 2002, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756/80 "2002-07-16T15:57:03Z")
**Fiddler crabs** don’t scare me in the least. In fact, I’d take this opportunity to build a small fort and reenact that battle in Starship Troopers where they get overrun. Thousands of fiddler crabs. Unless they were **flying** fiddler crabs. Here’s an interesting one: **One-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eaters** [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-how-many-would-be-scary-game/118756.md?page=5)