The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

LETTER GAME

O-T-T-F-F-S-S-E (N) T-E-T-T-F-F
LEAVE ONE SPACE BLANK AND ASK A PERSON TO FILL IT IN.
TELL HIM THAT THE LETTERS AS THEY ARE ARE UNRELATED
BUT THEY ALL STAND FOR SOMETHING WHICH IS RELATED.
SINCE HE PROBABLY WON'T GUESS IT, FILL IN THE BLANK
WITH "N." REITERATE THE CLUES. FINALLY, TELL HIM
THAT THE LETTERS STAND FOR THE NUMBERS ONE, TWO,
THREE....FIFTEEN. HE WILL PROBABLY LAUGH AT THE
SIMPLICITY OF THE GAME AND ITS ANSWER.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Date learned: 02-01-1971