“Okay,” I say, sitting up from my duvet. “So I roll the dice, and whatever letter it shows, you have to fill out the list with things beginning with that letter. So for the first bit of the list, ‘things that are sticky’, you fill it in with a word beginning with that letter.”
“Right,” MindReader says, a hand casually on my knee.
“And if you can think of something alliterative,” MadFather says, “you get two points.”
I roll the 26-sided (!) dice.
“The letter is F,” I say, sipping my tea and feeling exhausted.
I start the timer and begin filling in my list. I leave out things that are sticky. The next item is famous landmarks. I write Figi before later learning it is a place. I then write ‘fasteners’ under ‘things that fasten,’ because I am a lawyer.
“How are you writing so much?” MindReader whispers.
“I am struggling with cosmetics,” I say. “I can’t think of ANY.”
“Sticky cosmetics?” he says.
I stare at him.
And then we both realise.
“I’m not supposed to be thinking of 12 things that are sticky, am I?” MindReader says.
I am unable to contain my laughter. “What the fuck is on your list?” I say, wiping my eyes.
“Figs, fresh figs, foals (when they’re just born), faeces,” he says.
what the hell game is this, I *want* it!!!
Scattergories
Believe me your mind will go blank…
BG