Help with Social game

zinfamous

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A buddy of mine is throwing a banging block party tomorrow and the GF and I are helping out with pig smoking, organization, and some of the planned games.

We need to think up some questions where we toss them in a hat, people select them, complete the questions, then re-select and go around and figure out who is who. It's a get to know the neighbors type of party--my pal is the neighborhood safety rep, so he has a legit need to get people together and discuss earthquake and other emergency issues.

Anyhoo, was wondering if ATOT could think up some random questions to help engage strangers in meaningful discussion.

Here are some boring examples:

By the time I was 20 ___________

You would never guess that my first job was ___________



and yeah...I know what I'm getting into by posting this here. fire away!
 

IronWing

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Name a movie title that best describes your last trip to the bathroom.
 

IronWing

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The youngest person I have sexual fantasies about is _________.

The oldest person I have sexual fantasies about is _________.
 

shortylickens

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By the time I was 20 I was already back from Kosovo and most of you probably wouldnt believe all the shit I had done.
 

IronWing

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probably one of my favorite threads around here.
I introduced the game when I was stuck with ~40 other folks on a remote job site for two weeks. It was a major hit. Since port-a-johns were the only johns, Blue Lagoon won hands down. On Golden Pond was a hit.
 

rivan

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probably one of my favorite threads around here.

I somehow missed that thread when it was still alive. Someone linked it recently and the first like, 5 pages had me absolutely rolling. SO many gems.
 

911paramedic

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A buddy of mine is throwing a banging block party tomorrow and the GF and I are helping out with pig smoking, organization, and some of the planned games.

We need to think up some questions where we toss them in a hat, people select them, complete the questions, then re-select and go around and figure out who is who. It's a get to know the neighbors type of party--my pal is the neighborhood safety rep, so he has a legit need to get people together and discuss earthquake and other emergency issues.!

:rolleyes:
 

zinfamous

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"neighborhood safety rep"????

yeah. you basically call the local council member, whoever is responsible for these things, and request to be the neighborhood contact. Essentially, you're in charge of keeping track of people in a disaster (we live on the Hayward fault, so...), and letting people know about general safety, emergency issues. Also to simply let them know that "someone is looking into this stuff," I guess.

Doubt many people are aware of this in our area; hell, I was surprised when he mentioned it to me. He's training to be a firefighter, so he's all into this kind of stuff.
 

Nik

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A buddy of mine is throwing a banging block party tomorrow and the GF and I are helping out with pig smoking, organization, and some of the planned games.

We need to think up some questions where we toss them in a hat, people select them, complete the questions, then re-select and go around and figure out who is who. It's a get to know the neighbors type of party--my pal is the neighborhood safety rep, so he has a legit need to get people together and discuss earthquake and other emergency issues.

Anyhoo, was wondering if ATOT could think up some random questions to help engage strangers in meaningful discussion.

Here are some boring examples:

By the time I was 20 ___________

You would never guess that my first job was ___________



and yeah...I know what I'm getting into by posting this here. fire away!

For real, took me 10 seconds.

http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=how+to+talk+to+strangers

http://www.wikihow.com/Talk-to-Strangers