Games to Play
in the Chat Room

  

You Don't Say In this game, the leader thinks of the name of a person and gives the players clues as to the sounds of the syllables in that person’s name. An example of how it is played: Leader thinks of “Pius X” as the name he wants the players to guess:   Leader: Not a cake, but a ___ Player 1: Cookie? Leader: No. Player 2: Pie? Leader: Yes! Pie. Now, not “them” but ___. Player 4: Us? Leader: Yes! Hmmm... Smokey Bear’s middle name. Player 3: The! Leader: Correct! After “ninth” comes ___ Player 1: Tenth! Leader: Exactly! Those are all the clues you get! The players then put all the syllables – “pie,” “us,” “the,” “tenth” -- together to come up with “Pius X.” Now the above is a very simplified round, with all the syllables exact sound-alikes and all in proper order –- which is OK when playing with small children. But to mix things up a bit when playing with adults, change the position of the syllables when you give clues, get more creative with the sounds of the syllables (eg. “gorge” for “George,” or “ouch” for the third syllable in Liberace’s name), etc. (When playing in person as opposed to in a chatroom, the leader can use gestures to indicate “chop off a sound,” “sounds like,” “stretch out sound,” etc. After the syllable clues are given, the leader can give no more clues except by gesture to indicate placement of syllable, to indicate someone is close to the answer, etc). When playing in a chatroom, the clue-giver should type the write answer in capital letters after it is guessed. This way all the clues can be easily spotted when scrolling. When all the clues are guessed, it is good if the clue giver lists them all together again, in capital letters, in the order they were given: Another example, this time with trickier clues and syllables out of order as it should be played. The Leader thinks of “Sigmund Freud”:   Leader: Some American Indians would bury their dead in a burial ____ Player 1: Tomb? Leader: No. Player 1: Mound? Leader: Yes! MOUND. Leader: Now, if you deceive someone in order to get money from them, you commit a ___ Player 4: Crime? Leader: No..... Player 2: Sin? Leader: Huh-uh... Player 4: Fraud? Leader: FRAUD Leader: In e-mail, you can set up little sign-off lines that are automatically put in your mail. These are called ___ lines. Player 2: Sig? Leader: SIG Leader: Yes! Those are all the clues. MOUND, FRAUD, SIG Player 1: Fred Moundsig? Who’s Fred Moundsig?! Leader: Nobody I know! Player 3: Sigfried Mound??? Player 2: Sigmund Freud! Leader: Yes! SIGMUND FREUD   There’s no proper order in answering; the players type their answers as they think of them. The first person to come up with the name the leader is thinking of is the new leader and has the option to give clues now. Otherwise, he can pass his turn on to another player.   Telephone This is the standard old game of "Telephone" in which a message is "whispered" to one person who whispers it to the next person, and so on down the line, the point being to contrast how ridiculous the message turns out once it's reached the last person in line. In the chat room version, the "whispering" is done through the chat room's "Send Message" function, which acts as a private message. There has to be a good number of people in the room for the game to be worth anything. To play: 1) To the right of the chat room panel you will see a list of user names. The message to be passed on begins with one person who then right clicks on the user name of the person listed just under him, selects "Send Message," types the message out, and sends it. 2) The recipient reads the message ONCE and ONLY ONCE (the honor system works here), then either closes or minimizes the window, and sends the message privately, as he remembers it, to the person listed just under him in the user list. 3) Once the message is received back by the person who wrote it, he types out the original message as originally sent, and then types out the message as received after it's made the rounds. Hilarity ensues. Tips: Make the messages two or three sentences long and don't use foreign words or words with which the average person wouldn't be familiar. The goal is to see how a simple, basic "gossip" type meme is so easily mangled; the goal isn't to confound for the sake of confounding. Make the message interesting and "story-like," with adjectives, names, and movement -- so and so -- that person who is X, Y, and Z -- did this, and then this happened, etc. This is important: the person who starts a particular game has to write down the exact original message and keep it handy! If the original message is lost, the game can't work. To copy text in the chat room: select the text and use CTRL+C To paste text in the chat room: use CTRL+V   Six Degrees of Separation The Leader chooses two people in the room, at random. Each of those two people right clicks on that leader's name, selects "Send Message," and sends a private message to him consisting of the name of one movie star. The Leader announces the names sent to him, and the players in the room have to find a way to "connect" them together via roles they've played. For ex., the Leader receives the names "Clark Gable" and "Bette Davis." Players can connect them in any number of ways, one obvious way being that Clark Cable starred in "The Misfits" with Marilyn Monroe; and Marilyn Monroe was in "All About Eve" with Bette Davis (there may be a quicker way of connecting the two, this is just an example). Tips: Don't be a smart-aleck and choose people no one has heard of or who's only been in obscure movies with people no one has heard of. Remember the object isn't to stump the others, but to challenge a little and have some fun. This can be played as a game, with players challenging each other, or more conversationally, with players trying to figure out the connections together.   Word Association The person at the top of the user list types a word, and the person just under him types the first word that pops into his mind. GO IN ORDER or the whole thing turns into a mess.   First and Last The person at the top of the user list types a word, and the person just under him types a word that begins with the last letter of the word typed. This can be done with States, countries, animals, or any given category, such as Song titles, Movie titles, Catholicism. An example using song titles: Leader: It Had to Be You Player 2: Under the Double Eagle Player 3: Everytime You Go Away Player 4: Yellow Rose of Texas Articles (a, an, the) don't count toward titles. Play ends when someone is stumped. Variation: Silent Es are dropped such that the player who gives "Under the Double Eagle" as an answer is followed by one who has to think of a song that begins with the letter "L". If agreed-upon, the same can be done with Ks, Qs, Xs, Ys, and Zs at the end of words.   20 Questions The leader thinks of an object. The object chosen must be a concret object made of matter, not an abstract idea such as "Truth" or what not. The person just under him in the user list asks the leader a question that can be answered with "yes" or "no." The next person does the same until the object in question is guessed. Whoever thinks he knows the answer can shout it out at any time, but if he is wrong, he is out of the game. When the object is guessed, the next player in the user list becomes leader.   Who Am I (Version 1) The leader thinks of an individual with whom the average person in the room would or should be familiar. This person can be alive now, from history, a fictional character, a cartoon character, etc. The person just under him in the user list asks the leader a question about the character he's chosen, and the question must be able to be answered with a "yes" or a "no." The next person does the same until the character chosen in guessed. Whoever thinks he knows the answer can shout it out at any time, but if he is wrong, he is out of the game. When the character is guessed, the next player in the user list becomes leader.   Who Am I? (Version 2) In this version, the leader thinks of an individual with whom the average person in the room would or should be familiar. This person can be alive now, from history, a fictional character, a cartoon character, etc. Instead of answering questions about the character chosen, the leader just "becomes" him by "talking" like him, expressing ideas as he would, responding to the conversation as he would, etc. Players should act like guests at a party, and treat the leader as someone they should know -- but can't remember. The leader should avoid mentioning dead-giveaway autobiographical details (for ex., if he's chosen to be George Washington, he shouldn't refer to his "wife, Martha"), but should keep things in the realm of ideas, expressions of taste, political or religious opinions, etc.   Scattergories   Preparation: 1. Print out or write out this page full of 12-item category lists some time before the game starts 2. Have paper and pen ready at game time 3. Have speakers turned up   To play: Leader chooses three category lists to use for a game. When all players are ready, the leader loads the URL below to get a randomly chosen letter (letters (H, I, J, K, O, Q, U, V, Y, and Z are omitted as options): www.fisheaters.com/random.html Then the leader types "Go!" in the chat room and quickly starts the 3-minute timer found at that same URL above (when time has run out, a comment box will pop up; no need to watch for anything). Players look at the first list of 12 categories and have 3 minutes to write their answers on their pieces of paper -- all beginning with the random letter chosen, one word for each category on the first list. When time is up, the leader types *time in the chat room, which makes a mewing sound. Players type their answers in the chat room, in ALL CAPS, in user list order. When all have been read, answers are tallied and players move on to the next round. Game ends after three lists are used up. Example: Leader randomly selects the letter H and starts the timer. Players look at the first list, which is: 1. Fruits and Vegetables 2. Countries 3. Things you'd find in a church 4. Things that are cold 5. Things you wear 6. Animals 7. People who wear uniforms 8. Things one plugs in 9. Book titles 10. Saint symbols 11. Sandwiches 12. Terms of endearment A player might write these as answers on his piece of paper (not in the chat room): 1. hominy 2. Haiti 3. high altar 4. Haagen Dazs ice cream 5. hats 6. hyenas 7. hat check girls 8. heater 9. How to Win Friends and Influence People 10. hive (St. Ambrose) 11. hero 12. honey-bunny All answers begin with the letter H. When the three minutes are up, the leader indicates so by typing *time in the chat room, alerting players that the time is up. All players stop writing, even if they have not found an answer for each category. Then, going down the user list, each reveals his answers in the chat room, typing them in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS so they will stand out from any conversation. If any two players have the same answers, each crosses those answers off. At the end of each of the three rounds, players add up the number of answers they got and remember them so they can be totalled at the end of three rounds. Scoring: An answer can be challenged as not appropriate to the category, not in good form, etc. In such a case, all players vote whether to allow the answer to stand or not. If a player lists an answer that is alliterative, he has (at least) a "twofer" and scores as many points as he has alliterative letters. E.g., if the letter is "W," the category is "Fictional characters," and the player answers "Wee Willie Winkie" -- all beginning with "W" -- he scores three points (the rare and wonderful "threefer"!). With regard to names, a player can use either the first or last name of a person for his answer. E.g., if the letter were "W," a player could answer "William Jefferson Clinton" -- just as he could use that same name for the letter "C." A word can't be repeated in the same list by a single player. E.g., if, in a single list, there are categories "Women's names" and "Flowers," a player can't use the word "Daisy" for each category. Rules and tips: No Googling or using dictionaries during this game! It's just you and your pen and paper 'til the timer's up. Honor system at work! And if you get stuck, move on and come back to the category you're stuck on; those three minutes go by quickly!   Word Jumble The leader selects a word of moderate length, and types it scrambled, with the letters out of order. Players have to guess the word, typing it whenever they think they have the solution. When the word is guessed, the next player in the user list becomes leader.   Authors In this game, the group collectively write a short story, optionally in the style of a famous writer (Shakespeare, Spillane, Hemingway, etc). The leader starts by writing a few sentences, and the user just under him adds a few sentences, and so on. Or it could be played free-style, without mimicking any particular writer's way of doing things.   Poets In this game, the group collectively write a poem. The leader can choose a style (limerick, haiku, etc.) or let it develop as it may. He begins by writing the first line, the player underneath him writes the second, and so on.   Lyricists In this game, the group collectively write lyrics to replace those of a song all are familiar with. The leader chooses a song and then types out an alternate first line. The player listed underneath him in the user list writes the second line, and so on. Players should stick with the true outline of the song (verse, verse, chorus, etc.).   Song Titles In this general challenge, the leader gives a word, such as "dog." Players randomly try to think of as many songs with that word in the title (e.g., "How much is that Doggy in the Window?" would be an answer for that category). Option 1: Make a real game of it and go by the user list and whoever first can't think of a title is out. Option 2: Allow players to use songs that have the word in their lyrics rather than just in their titles, playing either randomly or by user list. Option 3: Instead of going by words, you can play "First and Last (see above) and go by last letters in song titles. E.g., "How Much is that Doggy in the Window?" would force the next player to come up with a song title that begins with "W."   Song Lines The leader types the line of a song, and the first person to type the next line wins a point. Play lasts until a pre-determined number of points has been reached (with each person in the room having been leader an equal number of times), or one can just play round by round. Option: Whoever names the song's title and the name of the artist also wins a point.   Movie Lines The leader types a quote from a movie, and the first person to type the name of the movie wins. Play lasts until a pre-determined number of points has been reached (with each player in the room having been leader an equal number of times) or one can just play round by round. Option: Whoever names the name of the character who spoke the line, the name of the actor/actress portraying him or her, the name of the director of the movie, each gets a point.   Shoot-out This isn't a game, really, but is something that got started in the chat room to lively up the place a bit if things go dull. If someone, out of the blue, types two user names in caps, and then types the word "fire!", the two users whose names were typed have to "shoot" each other to determine who's the "quicker draw." Whoever shoots first, wins. One "shoots" by typing the word "gun" with an asterisk before it:  *gun It would look like this in chat:   Sebastian: Quiet in here tonight. Where is everyone? William: JILL and JACK: FIRE! Jack: *gun Jill: *gun Jack would win. (Don't overdo this "game"; it could get old quick).   Questions for Discussion   Don't want to play a game but can't think of anything to talk about? Try these questions. To paste into chat room, copy a single question from here, click inside the area one types into in the chat room, hold down your CTRL key and press V (CTRL+V) at the same time: If you were to be granted one selfish, material wish, what would it be? ("world peace," "end to violence," "for all to recognize Christ as King," and other global, non-material answers don't count; the answer must be something you can personally possess. "Money" doesn't count, either, nor does anything of a certain value that you'd sell; what you wish for you must keep.) If you could spend a whole evening alone with anyone in the world who is currently alive and whom you don't already know, whom would you select? If you could spend a whole evening alone with anyone in History who/Who is not in the Bible, whom would you choose and why? If you could spend a whole evening alone with anyone in the Bible other than Jesus and Mary, whom would you choose and why? If you could spend a whole evening alone with any one fictional character (literature or film), whom would you choose and why? If you could physically transport yourself to any place in the world at this moment and stay there for one week, where would you go and why? Whom, if anyone, would you take with you? If you could have lived through any war in History, without actually fighting in it, which would it be? If you could change one of your physical characteristics, what would you change? If you could change one thing about your childhood, what would it be? If you could have a vacation home anywhere in the world, where would it be and what would the house be like? If you could suddenly possess an extraordinary talent in one of the arts, what would you like it to be? If you could be instantly fluent in one language that you don't already speak, which would it be? If you could own only one single object (not a TV, radio, stereo, or communications device) that could fit into a breadbox - something you had to keep and could never sell - what would it be? (for the sake of this discussion, don't count religious items as most Catholics would choose a Crucifix or Scripture etc.) If you could have a starring role in any movie already made, which role and which movie would it be? If someone were to make a movie of your life, whom do you think would truly play you best (actor/actress can be alive or dead)? Whom do you wish others would choose to play you? What would the title of the film be? If you could go back and relive one year of your life, knowing what you know now and having the ability to change the past, which year would you return to and why? If you had to relive any one year of your life but were unable to change anything about it, which year would you relive? If you were to be painted or sculpted by any artist in History, whom would you choose, what would the pose be like, what would you be wearing, what objects would be shown with you, etc.? If you were stranded forever on a desert island and could have only three books to read, which would you choose? If you were Pope, what three things would you change first, if you'd change anything? If you could personally witness one non-Biblical event in History, which event would you choose? If you could personally witness one Biblical event in History, which even would you choose? If your parents were famous people from any time in History, which people would you want them to be? (the couple need not have been married in real life) If you could own one painting or sculpture, but couldn't sell it, which painting would you own? If you could have chosen a first name, other than the one you have, which name would you choose? If you could play any musical instrument brilliantly, which would you choose? What is your very earliest memory? If you had $100 to buy a present (or presents) for the person to your immediate right, what would you buy them? If you could keep only one article of clothing that you currently own, and the rest would be thrown out, what would you keep? If you had to lose one of your five senses, which would you give up? If you were to be recognized by posterity for any one thing, what would you like to be known for? If you had to move permanently to a different place, and all those you love would come with you, where would you move? What was the most terrifying moment of your life? Can you impersonate anyone? If so, care to share a little? If you could have one street named after you, where would it be and what would be its exact name? If you could have one meal from your past exactly as it was, which meal would you repeat? If you had to actually live a lifetime during one period of time in the past, which time period would you choose? If you could have a soundtrack to your life, name two songs for each decade of your life such that one song in each decade characterizes the zeitgeist (not a song you necessarily like), and the second song for each decade characterizes you, your reactions, and your thoughts during that decade (the songs you choose don't need to have been composed during the decades in question). If you could be blessed with one God-given preternatural ability, which would you choose? What are your top three pet peeves that involve things people do? What are your top three pet peeves that aren't rooted in others' behavior? Which Catholic Saint do you not admire the most (necessarily), but relate to the most? What would the person to your immediate right say is your best quality? What do you think is your best quality? If you had to have a dinner party for 6, what would you serve and how? If you could invite to dinner 6 people from History, but who are not mentioned in the Bible, whom would you invite? If you could invite to dinner 6 people from the Bible, whom would you invite? If you were invited to join one musical group, which group would you want to join and what would you play? Would you rather win a Nobel, Pulitzer, Oscar, or Grammy? Or is there another prize you'd rather win than any of these? If you had to sum up the meaning of life in one sentence, how would you do so? If you could enact or eradicate three laws in your country, which would you choose? If you could magically wish yourself into a new profession and be successful at it, what profession would you choose and why? What one person that you know, but who is not your parent, has had the greatest impact on the way you think about the world? What person, living or dead, that you don't know personally, has had the greatest positive impact on the way you think about the world? (for the sake of this discussion, Jesus, the Apostles and Prophets, any Pope, or any Saint can't be an answer) What person, living or dead, that you don't know personally, had (at least at one time) the greatest negative impact on the way you think about the world? What is one of History's mysteries that fascinates you the most? Do you have any nicknames? If not, do you wish you did? If so, what would you wish people called you? What is the most beautiful-sounding word in the English language (that is beautiful-sounding, not beautiful in meaning necessarily)? If you could un-invent one invention in the world so that it no longer existed, which invention would you eradicate? What movie have you seen more times than any other? If you had to live life in one decade of the 20th century, which would you choose and why? If you had a thousand dollars that you had to spend selfishly in one store, which store would you choose and what would you buy? Which male movie stars and female movie stars are the most physically handsome and physically beautiful in your eyes? (this question isn't referring to true spiritual beauty, but surface beauty) What are the three things you value most in a friend? If you could have a secret camera in any one room anyplace in the world, which room would you pick and why? (the question assumes barring any possibility of using such a camera for evil purposes, but only for curiosity's sake) Have you ever been told you resemble someone famous? If so, who? If you could ask God one single question and get a clear, unequivocal answer in a personal revelation, what would it be? If you had to name the single most regrettable thing in your country's History, what would it be? If you were an actor or actress and could star in a chaste romantic scene in a play with any one actor or actress, whom would you choose? Describe the perfect date (or romantic evening with your spouse if you are married). If you could eliminate one hereditary characteristic from your family, what would it be? If you could be invisible for three hours, where would you go and what would you do? If you were of the opposite sex (and unmarried, if you are married), which person of your present sex would you want to marry and why? If you could change things to make life easier for those of your sex, what would you change? What would you change to make life easier for those of the opposite sex? Do you think it is more difficult to be a man or a woman, or is being one as difficult as being the other? If you had to be married to some Historical personage, whom would you marry? What 5 musicians would you put together as "the ultimate band"? If the world of fashion were to change at the snap of your fingers, what would people be wearing? Is there something you regret not having said to someone? Is it too late to tell them now (temporally speaking or for other reasons)? What one charity or cause do you wish you had money to give to? If you had to die in one of History's disasters, which one would you pick? At least, which do you find most interesting? If you could be King (or Queen) of a country, which country would you choose? If you were a namedropper, which three names would you love to be able to drop? What is the one gadget you can't live without (not counting any used only for your work)? If you could give an award to someone, what award would you give and to whom? If you could erase any one murder from History, which would you choose? If you could be married anywhere in the world, where would the wedding take place? Assume that your friends and family could attend no matter where you choose. (if you're married, answer as if you were still planning your wedding) If you could ensure one single personality trait in your children, which would you choose? If you were to select one manmade object that best represents your personality, which would you choose and why? Describe how you'd like your funeral and/or wake to be. What are your worst temporal fears (i.e., fears aside from religious concerns such as being damned, having unsaved loved ones, etc.)? What TV show character is most like you? Which one do you wish you were more like? If you had to be on a game show, which one would you choose? If you were to make a personal coat of arms, what sorts of symbols and colors would be on it? What is the worst book you've ever read? If practical concerns were not an issue (e.g. vet costs, daily care, enough space, etc.), which animal would you like to have for a pet and what would you name it? Are there any songs you find "haunting"? What are they and what do you think of when you hear them? What, in your opinion, was the worst time period in History (the present time doesn't count as "History")? If you could own a town and be its mayor, what would you name it and what would it be like? What were some of your favorite childhood toys? If you had to live out of a suitcase and, aside from food and clothes, only out of a suitcase, what would be in that suitcase? Whom would you cast to play the person to your immediate left if a movie were made of his/her life? If you could be editor of any magazine or newspaper in the world, which would you choose and why? What one movie title (of a movie that already exists) would best fit a movie made about your life? What is your favorite fairy tale? If you could eat in only one restaurant for the rest of your life, and price and transportation were no object, which restaurant would you choose? If you could have one type of flower delivered to you once a week for the rest of your life, which flower would you choose? What are your two favorite holidays and why? What is the funniest joke you ever heard? If you were to have a friend or family member redecorate your house, whom would you choose to do the deed? If you had to rename each of the people you are with right now, what would you name them? What one single politician in your country do you most wish would never hold office again? If you could change two of your bad habits in the blink of an eye, which would you change? Which musical instrument best "sounds like" your character? What two characteristics of the opposite sex would you change if you could? If you are married or betrothed, how do you think your mate would answer? What two characteristics of your sex (i.e., "males" or "females") would you change if you could? If you are married or betrothed, how do you think your mate would answer? Which two of the Seven Deadly Sins are you most prone to? (pride, avarice, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, sloth) Which Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost do you believe have been fruitful in you? (Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, Fear of the Lord) If you are married, what advice would you give to newly-wed couples just starting their lives together? If you are not married, what, if anything, scares you most about marriage? What 5 adjectives first come to mind when you think of yourself? If you could have a 1 hour conversation with one person in the world whom you don't know personally, and that conversation would change his or her mindset and convince him of something you believe, whom would you talk to and what would want to convince him/her of and why? What one, single lie has caused the most damage in the world? Do songs get "stuck" in your head often? If so, are there any in particular that seem to torment you? If Heaven could be described in temporal terms and in terms of the senses, what do you imagine it would look like, sound like, taste like, smell like, and feel like? What is your single most favorite specific Christmas memory? (i.e., "being with family" won't count; it has to be more along the lines of "That one time when...") What is the worst nightmare you've ever had? What is the funniest dream you've ever had? Do you have any recurring dreams or recurring dream themes? If you could have a servant who performed two tasks only, what two things would that servant do? If you could choose the very last thing you will see before death, what would you choose? What is the very worst meal you've ever eaten? What is the strangest thing you've ever eaten? What job would you most hate having to do for a living? If you could solve one unsolved crime, which would you choose? If you had exactly one year to live, what, if anything, would you do differently? If you had one hour to live, how would you spend that hour? If you could recover one physical thing you've lost in your lifetime, what would you wish to find? If you were given a ship, what would you name it? You've lived an exemplary, heroic life by the grace of God, but die tonight and, praise God, go straight to Heaven and get canonized. Fill in the blanks: I'd want to be patron against (some dread thing) and (some dread thing), and to be the patron of (noun) and (noun). I'd wish for my Feast Day to be celebrated on (date), and to be depicted in art holding _______, and _______, and ______; wearing ________; and in a setting that is _________. I'd want for there to develop the custom of _______ and ______ on my Feast Day. The first church I'd want to adopt me as a patron would be located in ______. You're a guest on the Tonight Show. What song do you want the band to play as you come onstage? What advertising slogan best describes you? Which best describes another person in the room? If, aside from your family and very close friends, everyone of one sex were to be eliminated from your life so that only males remained or only females remained, which sex would you prefer to deal with and why? If you could change the ending to any one movie, which movie's ending would you change and how would it be different? If you could change the view from your house, what would you see? If you could go back in time and change the effects of the acts of one Historical person, what would you change? What are your top three favorite Christmas carols? What are your top three favorite English hymns and top three favorite Latin hymns? What frightened you as a child? If you are a child, what frightens you now? Do you remember the very first dream you ever had? If so, how old were you when you had it and what happened in it? What is the one single thing you most wish you knew as a teenager, but were totally clueless about then? (for the sake of this discussion, exclude religious dogma when answering) You've just won an Academy Award: what is your acceptance speech like? Whom would you thank? Assume you are single if you're not: which TV or movie character would you marry if you had to marry a TV or movie character? (since too few are even quietly Catholic, assume that all options are good, practicing Catholics) If you could, for one week, visit the world, fictional or not, of some movie or book, which movie or book would you like to "crawl into"? Which ethnic group, other than your own, most interests you and why? When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? (If you are a child, what do you want to be when you grow up?) Have you had any apparently preternatural or supernatural experiences (barring those common to all Christians, such as the infusion of the theological virtues, grace received in the Sacraments, etc. You know what this question is asking: any strange experiences that aren't easily explained by science)? What are some things you'd like to learn to do? What's stopping you? What are some of your favorite sounds? What are some of your least favorite sounds? What are some of your favorite smells? If you had to live perpetually in one Season (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter), which would you choose? Which would be the last that you'd choose? If you lived in Oz, would you be the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, or the Cowardly Lion? If you had the opportunity to board a space ship and explore space for 1 year, would you go? What about 10 years? What do you consider to be the stupidest fad that was popular in your lifetime? Is there a fad you got into but later considered ridiculous? If you could earn $10,000 by dressing, for one year, like a total 1960s flower child - and you couldn't tell anyone why you were dressed that way - would you? What is the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you (if the very most embarrassing thing that's happened to you would be too indelicate to relate in present company, choose another incident. This isn't "Truth or Dare," after all, but conversation) Who was the first person you had a crush on? Have you ever mutilated a song's lyrics only to be later astounded that you've been singing the wrong words for years? If so, how'd you mess up? What do you daydream about more than anything? If you could commission a great painter to make a painting for you personally, what would you want him to paint? Is there a particular artist (dead or alive) whom you'd choose? While usually knowledge and wisdom come slowly, cumulatively, sometimes it seems that there are sudden insights into things, moments when "the light goes on" and we see things clearly that we hadn't seen before - "epiphanies" of sorts. What moments have there been like that in your life? What triggered them, if you know? What is the scariest, supposedly true story you've ever heard? If you had to step into someone's shoes and live as him or her for 1 day, whom would you choose? What physical and mental characteristics do you believe you've inherited from your Mom? Which do you believe you've inherited from your Dad? If you had a new baby boy (or new little brother, if you are a child), what would you want to name him? What about a baby girl (or new little sister)? When was the last time you had a good belly laugh? And what was so danged funny? If you had a religious vocation, which religious order would you want to join? Why? What, if anything, do you imagine that sort of life would offer that your present life doesn't? What question would you put here for others to answer?

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