Hep, I need a fun game for a meeting

[SadieKate]

Oooh, I just remembered BikerZ's little "Duck, Duck, Grey Goose" pun. Wonder what we could do with that.

[DirtDiva]

Duck, duck, Grey Goose was mine (I think). I'm sure Z played a round or two with me though. Or maybe she did invent it and I got so drunk I forgot that bit...

Oh, and heads down, thumbs up is that kids' game (I teach the brats, remember?) where everyone shuts their eyes and the folk who are "in" have to go around and squeeze someone's thumb, then the squeezees have to guess who did it - you guess correctly and you swap places with the squeezer.

[KSH]

Wow! Thanks.

Priority - get them to wake up and pay attention on full stomachs

Topic - can be on our product (nurse triage and disease management software), my area (proposals, contracts and custom project services) or anything silly

Physical activity is always high on my list but time allowance will only be about 5 mins so can't have people run around the run too much.

About 20-25 people max from 3 areas which have not previously worked together (can you tell we're in another annual chaotic re-org?).

Going off an idea someone else said... you can make index cards. On those cards you put let's say... Famous couples (or maybe something that is work related?).

So, you would have, "Fred Flinstone" on one card and "Wilma" on another card. You make enough "couple" cards for the group.

**NOTE: Another idea is that you write down a movie name on one card and an actor/actress from that movie on the other card. Example: The Terminator/ Arnold S. ***

Then you mix them up and pass them out.

You then tell them that they have exactly 4 minutes to find their "partner". The ones who find their partner, will get a prize! The prize can be candy bars/fruit/etc. in a bowl and they get to pick one.

That way, they meet each other- it's fun- they get up and walk around- and they get a snack to wake them up later!

[SadieKate]

You don't suppose I could do TdF riders and stage wins? Might take all day.

[Deanna]

Oh, and heads down, thumbs up is that kids' game (I teach the brats, remember?) where everyone shuts their eyes and the folk who are "in" have to go around and squeeze someone's thumb, then the squeezees have to guess who did it - you guess correctly and you swap places with the squeezer.

I played that, only we called it Heads Up Seven Up (seven people got to pinch thumbs). I now wonder if it was the teachers way of getting some extra quiet time in the classroom. I remember getting a little drowsy with my head down.

[SadieKate]

Hmm, brainstorming. Feel free to tell me if my idea is lame, partially or completely.

Index card idea.
15 famous people who are frequently quoted and two quotes per person.
Famous persons with accents are good because it will be funny listening to people mangle the quote.
Each participant must recite the quote out loud until s/he finds their mate and then jointly identify the famous person to the judge (me).

Prize to be determined.

I just found out that I may have to do a 2nd presentation later in the afternoon. I'll reserve the candy throwing for that presentation.

[Duck on Wheels]

If you want to stick close to your business theme, I think the problems and solutions cards can actually be a good intro to a presentation. It certainly works with decision theory (the so-called "garbage can" theory of decision-making says there are problems floating about without solutions and solutions floating about without problems and occasionally the twain meet and more or less work together, but they are not necessarily perfect matches). You could have three types of players -- problem owners, solution owners, and marketers whose job it is to explain how any random pair of them could be a good match for one another. And then when you've got their attention, you could go serious on them about how to do this sort of thing better, or how your software developers actually listen to problem owners and thereby actually have come up with good and readily salable solutions.

[SadieKate]

I have to do something silly. It is just my nature. And the team building need is for people to get to know each other personally and build rapport not to build trust in the company. We all work remotely from each other so it is very difficult at time to get to know someone personally. I think this makes a big difference in how we interact with each other.

So I'm just gathering stuff that might work. So, the pairing might be a character or a movie or a famous person. I should go find some Bushisms that won't completely set off political alarms. You know how hard it is to find quotes without sexual innuendo also???

The Princess Bride
It’s inconceivable.
As you wish.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.
Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

Blazing Saddles
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges.
Mongo only pawn... in game of life.

Kermit
It's Not Easy Bein' Green
Someday we'll find it, that rainbow connection, the lovers the dreamers and me.”
Time's fun when you're having flies.”

Austin Powers' movies
Yeah, baby, yeah
It's Dr. Evil.

History of the World, Part II
It’s good to be the King
It’s Count de Monnaie (Count-da-Mon-ey)

[Susan Otcenas]

Austin Powers' movies
Yeah, baby, yeah
It's Dr. Evil.)

Or my favorite: "Mini-Me....stop humping the laaayzer."

Might not meet your no-sexual-innuendo requirement though....

[SadieKate]

Susan, that's hilarious, but I think it will have to reside on the same list with History of the World's "It's good to do the Queen."

Bubba just got home and the quotes are rolling! I can't type fast enough.

[SadieKate]

Just thought I'd share the collection so far. Nobody said I had a totally lame-O idea so I'm going with it. Prizes will be Jelly Belly stuff and Scharffen Berger chocolate to cement in the newbies heads that I am the sole person out in Kahlifornia and don't be looking for me in the main Scottsdale office.

Obviously, I'm going to have to weed out a few. I think I need 12 pairings to have a few extra. (I think I also need to verify a few that were written down from memory).

1)The Princess Bride
It’s inconceivable.
As you wish.
Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles.
Rodents Of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

2) Blazing Saddles
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges.
Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
Telegram for Mongo!
If you shoot him, you’ll make him mad.
Mongo like Sheriff Bart.

3) Kermit the Frog
It's Not Easy Bein Green
Someday we'll find it, that rainbow connection, the lovers the dreamers and me.
Time's fun when you're having flies.

4) Austin Powers’ movies
Yeah, baby, yeah
It's Dr. Evil.

5) History of the World, Part II
It’s good to be the King
It’s Count de Monnaie (Count-da-Money)
It’s the Inquisition, what a show. It’s the Inquisition, here we go.
Piss Boy, Oh Piss Boy

6) Dirty Harry
I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?"
You've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?

7) Star Wars
Do, or do not. There is no try.
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
Fear is the path to the Dark Side.

8) Mae West
Come up and see me sometime, big boy
When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better.

9) Bogie movies
You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow.
Here's looking at you, kid.
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.
Round up the usual suspects.

10) Forest Gump
Mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.
When I was in China on the All-American Ping Pong team, I just loved playing ping-pong with my Flexolite ping pong paddle.

11) The Godfather
I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse.
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

12) The Terminator
I'll be back.
Hasta la vista, baby.

13) The Wizard of Oz
Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
There's no place like home.
I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!

Ding Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch! Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.

We're off to see the Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
You'll find he is a whiz of a Wiz! If ever a Wiz! there was.

We represent the Lullaby League, The Lullaby League, The Lullaby League

14) Willy Wonka
I’ve got a golden ticket.
It happens every time, they all become blueberries.
OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO / I'VE GOT A PERFECT PUZZLE FOR YOU

15) Peter Pan


16) The Pirates of the Caribbean
They're more like guidelines, anyway.

17) Top Gun
Son, your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.
I feel the need - the need for speed!

18) Cool Hand Luke
What we've got here is failure to communicate.


19) James Bond movies
A martini. Shaken, not stirred.
My name is ***** Galore.

20) Young Frankenstein
No, it's pronounced "Fronkensteen."
No, it's pronounced "eye-gor."
Do you mean to tell me that I put an abnormal brain into an 8 foot tall, 300 pound, GORILLA?!!!


21) Spaceballs
May the schwartz be with you!
WHAT? You went over my helmet?

[Adventure Girl]

2) Blazing Saddles
Badges? We don't need no stinking badges.
Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
Telegram for Mongo!
If you shoot him, you’ll make him mad.
Mongo like Sheriff Bart.

My favorite quote from Blazing Saddles:
"Oh, how owdinawee" - Lili Von Shtupp

[wabisabi]

Hmm, not to be picky, by #9, "....gin joint" was Ingrid Bergman, not Becall. (what can I say, product of a misspent youth...)

[SadieKate]

Ack, you're right! I just haven't had time to verify the accuracy of each one. Bubba was spewing them at my right and left. Then, Andrew came home and both barrels were firing. I'm lucky I got down what I did.

Thanks.

[SadieKate]

The two guys who won actually sung the songs from Willy Wonka:
"I’ve got a golden ticket" and "OOMPA LOOMPA DOOMPADEE DOO / I'VE GOT A PERFECT PUZZLE FOR YOU."

The 2nd place team found each other without the singing but then did sing "It’s the Inquisition, what a show. It’s the Inquisition, here we go."

This has been the only light spot in the last 2 days. We've had no team building and breaks have been minimal. We're constantly behind schedule and in total brain overload. The game was a great idea because people were literally getting stiff from sitting for such long periods. They were running across the room as they thought they heard the right line.

Thanks, everyone!

Jelly Bellies get handed out tomorrow. I suspect I'll be popular again.