The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

A GAME INVOLVING TWO OR MORE PLAYERS. OBJECT IS TO TRY
TO GO ON THE TRIP WITH THE LEADER BY NAMING AN OBJECT
WITH (A) SAME FIRST LETTER, (B) DOUBLE CONSONANT WORDS,
(C) SAME LAST LETTER, ETC. WHATEVER THE LEADER
DECIDES. BEGIN: LEADER: "I AM GOING ON A TRIP AND I
AM GOING TO BRING 'BALOONS.' PLAYER: REPEATS SAME
PHRASE ADDING SOMETHING HE IS GOING TO BRING--AN
AIRPLANE. LEADER: "NO YOU CAN'T GO." NEXT PLAYER REPEATS
THE SAME PHRASE BUT SAYS "BRING BEER." LEADER: "YES
YOU MAY GO." THE GAME STARTS AGAIN AND CONTINUES UNTIL
ALL THE PLAYERS HAVE CAUGHT ON TO THE OBJECT OF THE GAME.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN THIS GAME YOU HAD TO FIGURE OUT THAT I
WAS BEGINNING WITH THE LETTER "B" AND YOU COULDN'T
GO ON THE TRIP UNTIL YOU SAID SOMETHING YOU WERE GOING
TO BRING THAT BEGAN WITH "B."

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Date learned: 01-24-1972