let us play

There is a game you should try:

1. Gather 4+ friends.

2. Slice up a ton of little sheets of paper (recommend size: 3 x 3).

3. Distribute paper: Each player receives the number of sheets equal to the number of players.

4. Every player writes a goofy phrase, such as, "Scientists prove halitosis can melt Nalgene bottles," or "Three-legged dog signs treaty with three blind mice." It can be a noun, a short story, a cliche, a fortune cookie proverb—rules are non-existent.

5. Every player passes his or her sentence to his or her neighbor to the right.

6. The neighbor must now draw a picture of the sentence he or she received.

7. The neighbor places the sentence face down, and the picture on top, and passes the stack to the right.

8. The neighbor then writes a sentence describing the picture they received.

9. The cycle continues all the way through (picture, sentence, etc).

10. After the last round round, players pass his or her stack to the right, back to the original owner.

11. The owner then takes the group through the evolution of the project in order.

12. Laugh heartily at the results. It is breathtaking. Repeat as necessary.