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Iām a little shy at first š and sometimes need prompting to reveal my esoteric knowledge of history and culture. Heads-Up (game) for iPhones (and Androids) is a great way to break the ice, particularly in ride-shares with strangers. I am personally banned from Uber so when I say ride-shares, I am referring specifically to Lyft. To play Heads-Up (game) you simply put the iPhone (or Android!) to your forehead and your present company must assist you in guessing what name or phrase is displayed on screen. So, for example, letās say my head says āAlec Baldwin,ā my new friends might say, āthat actor from 30 Rock who shot someone recently.ā Nominally, if you get the answer right, you put your head UP and go again in low-stakes Russian roulette style speed rounds. The funny thing about Heads-Up (game) is that itās owned by Warner Games which is owned by Halliburton which is owned by Exxonmobile. I guess itās not āha haā funnyā¦
Jul 26, 2022
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It probably has a better name but this is what everyone I know has called it. Itās a classic with simple rules that everyone can follow. You put a famous or well known persons name on the head of the person next to you and you go round asking 1 yes or no question at a time until someone guessed their person, then theyve won. You can then continue until everyone has guessed theirs correctly. This is a great one when people are feeling less creative/energised so donāt want to do anything like charades. a good end of the night game when wine or time have slowed you all down.
Aug 5, 2024
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10/10 road trip game
1 person (letās call them the thinker; you need at least 3 ppl total to play) thinks of a word. donāt tell anyone! they say the first letter of the word.
the rest of the players (the guessers) start thinking of words that begin with that letter. when someone thinks of one, they give a hint that will hopefully make at least one other guesser think of the same word.
letās say the first letter is ādā. Guesser 1 would say something like āIām thinking of a countryā¦.ā if another guesser can think of a country that starts with ādā, they say āCONTACT!ā and count down 3-2-1. if both guessers say the same word at the same time, the thinker owes them another letter.
the twist is that the thinker can also guess at words, and if they correctly say the word before the guessers can, they donāt owe a letter. so the thinker could say āitās not Denmarkā before the two guessers say it, and they donāt owe a letter.
really fun bc it makes you rely on in-jokes and stuff to try to avoid giving generic clues the thinker can get.
Oct 24, 2024
rules are simple:
go through the entire alphabet finding a word that starts with the first letter of each letter in the alphabet. you may not use license plates or car brand/model names. sometimes i rule out bumper stickers but thatās up to you. examples: Applebees for A then a road sign for a town called Bristol forB and so on and so forth.
if you have others in the car and want to make it competitive call out what letter you found and what word it was from after itās out of the field of vision. this is harder if youāre driving. First one to get to Z wins! there are Xpress trucks that drive all over the country and save me for X, usually have to find aQuik Trip or a quilt store for Q.
When I was a kid my dad made up the āfailed ideologiesā game where if we spotted any symbol of a failed ideology, i.e. a confederate flag or a motorcycle helmet modeled after a WWI german soldier helmet he would give us a dollar for pointing it out. this may only work best in the south idk what kind of failed ideologies are in the flat lands.
If you pass by a cracker barrel get one of those road trip bingo games pictured below, i always have one in the passenger seat of my husbands car and use them on our drive to the beach and have gotten them for my nieces and nephews. I have one for highways, one for interstates, and even an OBX specific one.
The final classic game that got me thru road trips as a child when it was too dark to see my gameboy color is looking at other people in cars and making up stories about their lives. whatās their name? where are they heading to/from? what music are they listening to? where will they stop for dinner? being bored is very good for neural pathways and creativity so try to make the most of it!
Apr 6, 2025
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While in Oaxaca I went to a pharmacia and boy do they sell everything there! I took French in high school so I couldnāt read the labels but the pharmacist was very helpful in assuring me that I wanted these blue football-shaped pills and he was right! They are designed to cure anxiety and overall consciousness! Iāve never felt so at peace. 10/10 recommend.
Jul 26, 2022
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Anika and Bryson went to the Jet Blue Lounge (bar) after missing their flight to LA. They had such a blast I thought, heck I wanna go! Iām always looking for my next local haunt. So I went down to LAX and parked my car in overnight parking which costs $150/hour and walked up to the Jet Blue help window and said, āIād like to go to the Jet Blue Lounge (bar), pleaseā and they said, ādo you have a plane ticket?ā And I said, āno, I just wanted to chill in the loungeā and they said, āmaāam, you canāt go past security without a boarding passā so I asked them what the cheapest plane ticket was and they said that considering the price of fuel due to some international conflict, all tickets are very expensive so I asked, āwell what is the *cheapest*ā and they said, āOaxaca or Boiseā so I bought a ticket to Oaxaca. Then I waited 45 minutes at TSA where they threw away my Aesop deodorant because it was over 3.5 oz and went to the Jet Blue Lounge where I ordered a $27 martini and then I flew to Mexico.
Jul 26, 2022