Friday. 6th period. The tennis team.
They were supposed to have practice, but it had been wet all day (not raining hard enough to need an umbrella, but constant enough that everything was soaked), so I wasn't shocked when they all descended upon the teacher's classroom (as opposed to the tennis courts).
"Let's play Never Have I Ever."
These sorts of days, when I'm covering a sport and we're hanging out, they pretty much can do whatever. I do object to things like prank calls. But card games, on their phones, eating, just sitting around and talking, or doing homework are all fair game.
So, one group in the middle of the room played Never Have I Ever. (If you checked out the link and read the rules, they used the "fingers variation".) And they played dirty...
"Never have I ever been black and over 6 feet tall..." targeted the one boy in the group that fit that description.
"Never have I ever been to mass..." targeted the Catholics in the group.
For the most part, they kept it tame. Nothing I objected to, anyway. (I get on them to keep the language appropriate and topics appropriate for school.) And that's all I ask, really. At least in situations like this.
I've never heard of that game.
ReplyDeleteI think that has to be one of the tamest sessions of the game that I've ever heard of. I guess that's what it's like if you play it before you've been to college.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the point of that game without vodka?
ReplyDeleteThey were at school. And, you know, minors. Interesting choice, though.
DeleteThis reminds me of playing 'Scruples' back in the 1980's. Good times. You would have been a favorite sub, for sure.
ReplyDeleteScruples... *shudders* Awful game. My brother and I got into knock down drag out fights over that one. I'm pretty sure that game is why he refuses to play board games to this day.
DeleteReally! That's a shame. My husband has fond memories of getting in shouting matches with friends over a game based on the British "Judge Dredd" comic. I would sit there quietly winning, laughing while they did everything to keep one another from capturing criminal perpetrators, even if it meant handing them over to my character judge. We need to start a local gaming club - he's more of a recluse than I am, though. Thanks for inspiring these memories, my dear.
DeleteI do love board games. Just not Scruples...
DeleteGot to look that game up. I am not sure I know it. Sounds like you handle it all so well. I give you a pat on the back. Great job.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great party game. Bring lots of booze.
DeleteThis does sound fun.
ReplyDeleteWith the right crowd. And drinks...
DeleteNever heard of this game, but it beats the Seven Up game we played when I was in elementary school on rainy days :)
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I have never played this game...and not sure I care to.
ReplyDeleteYou would love it. Try it at a party. Sprinkle booze around liberally (it's great as a drinking game). And keep the topics risque.
DeleteI've seen the game on Ellen! I would imagine that it would be a lot of fun. But I can also imagine it in the hands of teens!!
ReplyDeleteEllen's version is fairly tame. Yeah, with teens... That's why I was hesitant at first.
DeleteHa that is dirty playing. I can see some people I know doing that when doing the drinking version with it.
ReplyDeleteNever have I ever cut a snitch.
ReplyDeleteOops. I've said too much.
Sounds like a fun way for them to pass the time!
ReplyDeleteIt turned out to be. I was surprised.
DeleteNothing like a surprise class! I never heard of that game. I can only imagine the places they'd go with it.
ReplyDeleteI did imagine. I was so glad to find out I was wrong.
DeleteHaha...I've never heard of this game but I can imagine :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting game! I am sure it gets them thinking a little.
ReplyDeleteNot very academically, I'm sorry to say.
DeleteI've heard of "never have I ever" but not as a game. And I had to look up the fingers variation you mentioned. It does sound fun with drinking (for adults), though I could see how it could get out of hand with teens playing at school. Since it didn't get out of hand, it sounds like you were watching a well behaved group?
ReplyDeleteMost athletics classes tend to be pretty much okay. It's an extracurricular activity, so there are hoops they have to jump through to be allowed to participate. And they tend to want to be there. So, on off days, they tend to be no problem.
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