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Friday, October 01, 2004 · posted at 8:18 PM

Flummoxed

I just can't get enough of the little blue electronic hand-held game that provides hours of fun. Of course I'm talking about Catchphrase.

While intelligence was once thought of as the coveted trait in your partner/team, I've now come to realize that it's not necessarily an asset if one member has Einsteinian intelligence and another that of Forrest Gump. That kind of discrepancy just breeds miscommunications, which of course breeds disappointing losses.

You really need to be on the same wavelength, whether a low frequency or high one, to successfully figure out the answers.

So when my supersmart friend Cindy says "It's what you breathe... 70% of air is composed from it" that clue goes whoosh over my head. After I yell out "air! oxygen! water! carbon dioxide! Magna Carta!" I've maxed out on the number of elements I know and am just waiting for that buzzer to go off.

And I'm sure Cindy's not a happy camper, either, knowing that her friend who received the same 7-12th grade education as her, doesn't even know that NITROGEN is the main component of the atmosphere.

Then you see someone say, "I think it's a big volcano in Europe... maybe Greece" and the first thing out of his teammate's mouth is "Mount St. Helen!" which is not an accurate fact... but the correct answer.

So that old adage "birds of a feather flock together"? Not true - they just do better at Catchphrase.



	Friday, October 01, 2004 · posted at 8:18 PM Flummoxed I just can't get enough of the little blue electronic hand-held game that provides hours of fun. Of course I'm talking about Catchphrase. While intelligence was once thought of as the coveted trait in your partner/team, I've now come to realize that it's not necessarily an asset if one member has Einsteinian intelligence and another that of Forrest Gump. That kind of discrepancy just breeds miscommunications, which of course breeds disappointing losses. You really need to be on the same wavelength, whether a low frequency or high one, to successfully figure out the answers. So when my supersmart friend Cindy says "It's what you breathe... 70% of air is composed from it" that clue goes whoosh over my head. After I yell out "air! oxygen! water! carbon dioxide! Magna Carta!" I've maxed out on the number of elements I know and am just waiting for that buzzer to go off. And I'm sure Cindy's not a happy camper, either, knowing that her friend who received the same 7-12th grade education as her, doesn't even know that NITROGEN is the main component of the atmosphere. Then you see someone say, "I think it's a big volcano in Europe... maybe Greece" and the first thing out of his teammate's mouth is "Mount St. Helen!" which is not an accurate fact... but the correct answer. So that old adage "birds of a feather flock together"? Not true - they just do better at Catchphrase.	Recent Posts In the future the appropriate answer is "Yes, sir,... Mechanical failure. I don't know anything about t... I never really accomplished anything - not countin... Your sympathy will get you left behind. Two sum... Twelve Step It Obsessions are as defined by (1), ... I just registered for the GRE. Nerd as I am, I li... Psychoanalyze this. While I'm no fan of the icebr... In our world, where there are more and more faces,... Imitate not innovate. At what point do you resign... Trust fall? Trust fails. There are many differen... Morning news babie goose ryan bluemouse daves son dawntaught desiree diorama emily escadawg galveric high entropy invisible cube jepgato kyellow lilly mhuang mogbert nudream starfish + coffee verbivore Archives March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 January 2007 March 2007 April 2007 November 2008

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