Do It: Play "Exquisite Corpse"

Your pal iClipse had a "Game Night" party last weekend and among the games proffered was a no-fuss, no-muss engager called "Exquisite Corpse." Here are the rules; suitable for 4-8 players:

* Tear several sheets of 8.5 X 11 paper in half length-wise.
* Pass one piece of paper, along with a pen, to every player.
* Each player writes a few lines of text on the paper, then folds all but the last line backward--so that the next person clockwise of them can only see the last line.
* Now, each player passes along their sheet, receives a new sheet, and takes up the narrative where the last line left off.
* By turns, fold the paper backward leaving only the last line visible and pass along.
* Lather, rinse, repeat until the sheet is full; the last player for each sheet should write "The End" at the end.

Here's an example from one of our game sheets (each new player's entry is indicated by alternating type):

"We never knew that she had such an amazing hidden talent. When she moved here from Chattanooga, TN, she left us guessing why her hair was red now and who the hell that strange Tennessee man was. I mean, seriously, she really had us wondering whether she liked cake. Some days she did -- coconut pound cake with a rich, butter cream icing. Some days, though, the butter went rancid and she hated aurgula, but loved escarole! Her favorite vegetable, tomato paste. "You assface," she cooed into his ear, endearingly, as she slowly unbuttoned his flat-front chinos and peed onto the burning cornfield in an attempt to extinguish it. Unfortunately, it kept flaring and there was nothing the doctor could do. The end."

Good times. Funnier if (a) you were there for the prior, uproarious story about the guys who set the field behind their school on fire and, woefully, tried to put it out by peeing on it and (b) had consumed several drinks. But still.

Do it: play Exquisite Corps.

PS - I think I'll do a 5-4-Fri on Game Night. Oh, and "Ah, the name is Bootsy, baby" by Bootsy Collins is funky goodness; now playing on iTunes.