The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BULLSHIT

EVERYONE NEEDS TO HAVE A DRINK TO PLAY (USUALLY BEER).
FOUR OR MORE PEOPLE SIT AROUND TOGETHER AND PLAY THE GAME AS
FOLLOWS:
EVERYONE HAS CHOSEN A ONE-SYLLABLE NAME FOR THEMSELVES
THEY WILL BE REFERRED TO DURING THE GAME BY THAT NAME SO
THEY TELL EVERYONE ELSE AT THE BEGINNING WHAT THEIR NAME
IS (EX.- DOG, PIG OR SHOO). WHEN ONE PERSON CALLS ANOTHER BY
THEIR "NAME" DURING PLAY THEY ADD "SHIT" TO THE END OF THE
NAME (EX.-"DOGSHIT" OR "SHOOSHIT"). EACH PERSON THEREFORE
HAS A TWO-SYLLABLE NAME. A DIFFERENT NAME FROM THE PERSON'S
REAL ONE IS USED SO IT WILL CONFUSE OTHER PLAYERS WHILE
PLAYING THE GAME. THE PERSON WHO STARTS THE GAME SAYS THE
FOLLOWING STORY:
"THE DUKE OF YORK WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND HE THOUGHT
HE SAW" (HERE HE SAYS THE NAME OF ONE OF THE PLAYERS, EX.-
SHOO) "SHIT."
THE PERSON CALLED (IN THIS CASE SHOO) REPLIES, "BULLSHIT."
THE 1ST PERSON SAYS "WHO SHIT?"
THE 2ND PERSON SAYS THE NAME OF ANOTHER ONE OF THE PLAYERS
AND THEN "SHIT". NOW THAT THIRD PERSON SAYS, "BULLSHIT" AND
THE PROCESS IS REPEATED AGAIN AND AGAIN, CHANGING NAMES
EACH TIME UNTIL SOMEONE MAKES A MISTAKE. THAT PERSON MUST THEN
TAKE A DRINK AND THE GAME IS STARTED AGAIN BY THE LAST PERSON
WHO MADE A MISTAKE.

Submitter comment: THIS GAME ACTUALLY GETS HARDER TO PLAY AS IT GOES ALONG
BECAUSE THE PARTICIPANTS ARE DRINKING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
AND THEIR SPEECH TENDS TO GET SLURRED. OF COURSE CONCENTRATION
IS ALSO AFFECTED AND CAN RESULT IN INTERESTING MISTAKES.

Where learned: OHIO ; TOLEDO

Date learned: 07-00-1989