# You Don't Know Jack **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 28, 2005, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658 "2005-07-28T22:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/21 "2005-07-29T13:25:49Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > I don’t know this Acrophobia. Tell me more. In a nutshell, some random letters are displayed and the players make phrases that it can be an acronym to. For example, it displays “MBIF”, and a player might make the phrase “My butt itches furiously.” Then the players all vote on the funniest one, and points are assigned. There’s dirty rooms, and clean rooms. I’ve never played a clean room. There’s a little more complexity, but that’s basically it. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/22 "2005-07-29T13:28:34Z")
Movies edition: “Did someone order a 12 inch sausage?” zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzip! ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/23 "2005-07-29T13:32:52Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > In a nutshell, some random letters are displayed and the players make phrases that it can be an acronym to. > > For example, it displays “MBIF”, and a player might make the phrase “My butt itches furiously.” Then the players all vote on the funniest one, and points are assigned. > > There’s dirty rooms, and clean rooms. I’ve never played a clean room. > > There’s a little more complexity, but that’s basically it. Why, that sounds spiffy. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/24 "2005-07-29T13:42:20Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Why, that sounds spiffy. It can be pretty fun. The first time I played it, one of the phrases someone came up with had me laughing so hard tears were rolling down my face. I was hooked. I played it again last night, and lost interest. Few phrases anybody came up made me laugh, and I wasn’t coming up with anything better, and hence was losing badly to crap. Disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/25 "2005-07-29T13:46:07Z")
My god, I loved these games. Quote #1: One question asked something about chantilly lace – you had to type in the answer, “whipped cream,” if I recall correctly. In the choices of categories for the next question was, “Yes, we are bastards.” The question: “What was the answer to the last question?” Quote #2: “Please Stand By: The Hosts are Quarreling” I also seem to recall something about a zombie Millard Fillmore, but I might’ve hallucinated that one. “NEXT TIME, ON XENORA…” ---
**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 29, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/26 "2005-07-29T14:25:07Z")
I loved the YDKJ ads while the credits ran. Remember the song for the Health Food Store Boy Doll? ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/27 "2005-07-29T20:12:30Z")
> [@Max Torque](#): > > I loved the YDKJ ads while the credits ran. Remember the song for the Health Food Store Boy Doll? With all of the guns and violence today, We need a toy for the kids that won’t blow them away. He’s got a ponytail and he works at the mall– He’s the Health Food Store Boy Doll. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2005, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658/28 "2005-07-30T05:02:02Z")
> [@Max Carnage](#): > > Movies edition: > > “Did someone order a 12 inch sausage?” > zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzip! “Oh my.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-know-jack/314658.md?page=1)