Shakespeare!

I would like to propose a drinking game.  Not a real one.  I don’t really hold with drinking games.  I just like the idea of an ongoing treasure hunt for a particular something.  For example, there was once a famous NYPD Blue drinking game.  (It may only have been famous in the NYPD Blue fandom.)  People were supposed to have a drink whenever particular characters did particular things.

The point of a drinking game associated with a TV show is that each show has repetitive lines or behaviors. The game acknowledges those repetitions and gets some fun out of them–assuming you actually think it’s fun to pass out and wake up with a hangover.

Since I don’t think that’s fun, let’s not call this a drinking game.  Let’s call it–I don’t know–padiddle is taken–let’s call it “Flapdoodle.”

Flapdoodle acknowledges that blogs may also have repetitive themes or phrases.  Players of Flapdoodle are now looking for one of those that I already know I repeat:  references to and/or quotes from Shakespeare.  Upon recognition of such a thing, the player should leap to his or her feet, turn around twice, flap his or her arms, and yell, “Flapdoodle.”

(Any player at work or in any otherwise inappropriate environment may make a discreet mark on a piece of paper to remind the player to do the Flapdoodle Dance later, in the privacy of his or her home.  We work on the honor system.)

Players may also suggest other significant repetitious ideas or phrases via email or the comments below.

Every Flapdoodle Dance is worth 1 point.  Any player who amasses 20 points may thereafter be known as a Flapdoodle Dandy.

Heavens to Murgatroyd!  This is what happens when I run into writers’ block and can’t think of anything to post!

But, honestly, the Flapdoodle post is much more fun than what was originally behind today’s headline.  So, maybe tomorrow we will continue to look into the “rain that raineth every day.”

Flapdoodle!