Post by Track on Apr 17, 2008 10:56:27 GMT 2
Hello Peoples. This game is inspired by one of the many great comedic performances of the legendary George Carlin. The skit in question is one where he would sit down and read humorous summaries of fake news stories from note cards.
The object of this game is just to come up with a funny news summery. They can be short or long, but it's best to keep them on the short side. Try to make them sound official. Here are a couple of examples from the great Carlin himself.
"Twenty-one killed in twenty-one gun salute."
"Police today announced that they have broken up an amphetamine ring. Narcotics detectives broke in and arrested six out of ten of the speed dealers they had under suspicion. The other four got away by running completely across Canada."
"A man who was shot nine times in the chest yesterday and refused treatment, died today, of nine shots in the chest."
And you get the idea. I'll start off with one I thought up the other day.
"Earlier today, a young man who was out cycling was hit by an off-duty ambulance coming around a corner. He is currently stable, but medical officials say he might not have made it, had paramedics not been so close by."
The object of this game is just to come up with a funny news summery. They can be short or long, but it's best to keep them on the short side. Try to make them sound official. Here are a couple of examples from the great Carlin himself.
"Twenty-one killed in twenty-one gun salute."
"Police today announced that they have broken up an amphetamine ring. Narcotics detectives broke in and arrested six out of ten of the speed dealers they had under suspicion. The other four got away by running completely across Canada."
"A man who was shot nine times in the chest yesterday and refused treatment, died today, of nine shots in the chest."
And you get the idea. I'll start off with one I thought up the other day.
"Earlier today, a young man who was out cycling was hit by an off-duty ambulance coming around a corner. He is currently stable, but medical officials say he might not have made it, had paramedics not been so close by."
