# World's Shortest Spoilers (A game with spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161 "2003-07-09T04:15:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/1 "2003-07-09T04:15:17Z")
This game may be really dumb or kind of fun - we’ll see. Your friend says that he’s about to watch a certain movie or read a certain book or see a certain play or whatever. “Whatever you do, don’t spoil it for me.” You want to get back at him for something, so you decide that spoil it you must. You also know that he’s expecting you to, so he’ll put his hands over his ears as soon as he realizes what you’re up to. So how do you do it? You can’t very well say “Darth Vader is Luke’s father.” because he’ll have tuned you out at “Vader”. There are probably a lot of stories that can be spoiled with “He dies.” so try to pick something more challenging. Here’s one: “I’m about to watch _The Usual Suspects_.” “K.S., K.S.” Any stories that can be spoiled with _just one word_? ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/2 "2003-07-09T04:17:11Z")
Sinks–_Titanic_ (Of course, “stinks” works equally well) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/3 "2003-07-09T04:19:51Z")
Sled. ---
**Author:** ![Duderdude2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@Duderdude2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duderdude2)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/4 "2003-07-09T05:07:41Z")
WHat I think we should do is put the name of the movie in **bold** at the top of the post, then a few lines down, post the line in normal text, that way people can decide if they want to see the spoiler or not. Here’s an example: **Sixth Sense** He’s dead. (So that was two words, sue me) ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/5 "2003-07-09T05:22:36Z")
> [@](#): > > Sled Citizen Kane Next one: Kid’s alive ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/6 "2003-07-09T07:25:56Z")
Clue - A version - Scarlett Clue - B version - Peacock Clue - C version - Everybody ---
**Author:** ![effac3d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b487fb/32.png) [@effac3d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/effac3d)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/7 "2003-07-09T07:35:44Z")
Tyler doesn’t exist. They drive off a cliff. It’s Earth. ---
**Author:** ![Sock\_Munkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Sock\_Munkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sock_Munkey)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/8 "2003-07-09T11:21:29Z")
Vader is luke’s father. ---
**Author:** ![Sock\_Munkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Sock\_Munkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sock_Munkey)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/9 "2003-07-09T11:25:42Z")
In retrospect it seems I should have read the OP instead of just glancing at the title and jumping in. :smack: :smack: :smack: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![mallocks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mallocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mallocks)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/10 "2003-07-09T12:32:52Z")
hold that thought 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/11 "2003-07-09T13:31:24Z")
Crying Game Transvestite ---
**Author:** ![malaka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@malaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malaka)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/12 "2003-07-09T15:20:53Z")
**Glen Gary Glenross** - Shelley **Soylent Green** - people! **Proof of Life** - rescued \*\*Who Framed Roger Rabbit?[/b} - Doom **THX 1138** - escapes **So, I married an Axe Murderer** - Rose ---
**Author:** ![DaPearl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DaPearl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaPearl)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-shortest-spoilers-a-game-with-spoilers/187161/13 "2003-07-09T16:07:21Z")
Fight Club Thelma and Louise Planet of the Apes