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Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 7, 2013 at 8:15 pm
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Right, so my great friend Shell and I had great fun with this little game we invented the other night. It's evolved somewhat from the original concept; basically we were watching Two And A Half Men and I remarked on Charlie Sheen's immediate family also being in the business, which led to Shell checking out his Wikipedia entry. In typically silly mood, we progressed into challenging each other to identify celebrities purely from non-specific Wiki information such as age, names of children and spouses (excluding identifiable surnames), film/TV work and so on.
The game as it is now played goes like this:
- Each player takes it in turn to think of a well-known celebrity in any field;
- The person's name is then broken down and converted into words that rhyme with, or sound similar to, the name itself or its syllables (part of the game's spirit is in coming up with phrases that almost make sense - thus Charlie Sheen might render as Barley Queen);
- Clues can also be offered in place of rhymes, either to increase the difficulty or when finding an appropriate rhyme proves impractical (e.g. Berger might be codified as "Meat product found in a bun");
- For the purposes of clarity, a similar sounding word - as distinct from a straight rhyme - should be tagged by [sl=] followed by the word it 'sounds like' (Smith might be: [sl=] "Quiff");
- Celebrities are assumed to be binomial (forename, surname) unless specified;
- It is not essential to provide information such as the celebrity's gender or chosen field (actor, singer, sports personality etc) - it all depends on how helpful you feel like being!
- The player who correctly identifies the celebrity then has to come up with one of their own.
Here's a few to start things off...
1. Big Horny Beaver (actress)
2. [sl=] "Hen 'n' Chick" Lumber Snatch (actor)
3. Fartin' Bean
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RE: Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 8, 2013 at 1:12 am
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(Too complex. And I'm a little bit drunk.)
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RE: Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 8, 2013 at 1:31 am
I'm with Apo (perhaps also drunk). I'm as stupid as a bunch of thugs negotiating a toll booth in the middle of the desert, so....
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RE: Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 8, 2013 at 9:03 am
Drunk is definitely an advantage; we were several sheets to the wind ourselves when we devised this thing. Ok, a cluette for number 1:
1. "Ok; so, she's a dog."
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RE: Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 8, 2013 at 9:12 am
(May 7, 2013 at 8:15 pm)Stimbo Wrote: 1. Big Horny Beaver (actress)
Sigourney Weaver
(May 7, 2013 at 8:15 pm)Stimbo Wrote: 2. [sl=] "Hen 'n' Chick" Lumber Snatch (actor)
Benedict Cumberbatch (I've actually never heard of this person, but I was able to deduce the last name and google did the rest)
(May 7, 2013 at 8:15 pm)Stimbo Wrote: 3. Fartin' Bean
Martin Sheen
Some more....
1. Eighty Tomes
2. [sl=]"Long" Squirrel-Can
3. Fanny Lover
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RE: Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 8, 2013 at 9:21 am
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Oh, I'm so bad at this game, but it is a fun one! I want to try!
1. Head Guard Horton (Actor)
2. Tier a Fight Lee (Actress)
3. Hobby Bolt Vain (Actor)
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RE: Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 8, 2013 at 9:23 am
You cheated by not answering mine, Kay! 
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RE: Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 8, 2013 at 9:31 am
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(May 8, 2013 at 9:23 am)Faith No More Wrote: You cheated by not answering mine, Kay!
Darn, I should have read through the instructions better! But I'll try, I cannot promise though that I will ever solve yours '-_-
Can you give any clues?
Woo, Danny Glover is the third one! \o/
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RE: Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 8, 2013 at 9:36 am
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They're all actors(or actresses), so here's a movie each of them has been in. (This should make it easy for you)
1. Thank You For Smoking
2. Alien: Resurrection
3. Saw
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RE: Silly Celebrity Name Game
May 8, 2013 at 9:55 am
Katie Holmes and Ron Perlman? 
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