LL-L "Lexicon" 2013.04.07 (03) [DE-EN]

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From: M.-L. Lessing <marless at gmx.de>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2013.04.07 (01) [DE-NDS]

Hello Hanne, hello all,

as to Homonyms, there is a fine German party game called
"Teekesselchenraten" ("guessing teapots"). Two people clandestinely agree
on a homonym, called "Teekesselchen" (little teapot). Each gives a hint,
then the rest of the party has to make guesses. If they hit it, the next
team takes over, if not, another hint has to be given by each. And so on.
Th longer the party takes to make the right guess, the better the team
scores (that depends a lot on the fairness of the hints of course).

Suppose A and B agreed on "Bank". Enter Team AB before the admiring
multitude.

A: Mein Teekesselchen kann aus Holz sein.
B: Mein Teekesselchen macht viel aus wenig, aber manchmal auch wenig aus
viel.

Party: ???
Somebody: Puppe! (Auch ein Teekesselchen -- Spielzeug/Insekt!)
A: Falsch!
Party: Noch ein Hinweis bitte!

A: Auf meinem Teekesselchen kann man sitzen.
B: Bei meinem Teekesselchen gibt es Geld.

Party: Bank! Bank! Bank! Bank! Bank! Bank! Bank!

Team CD takes over and retires to brood over a good Teekesselchen.

And so on.

Is there a similar game in other countries?

Hartlich

Marlou

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