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Wow, does the word uber-geek ever apply in this instance.

(slowly backing away so as not to be seen in close proximity)

Wow, does the term über-geek every apply here.
(moves closer, to accrue geek points by proximity)

How pretentious. Why not just play Zoom Schwartz or Comprehensive Advanced Mexican or something?

Jane,

You may have invented it, but you should have allowed him the credit. It's the kind of thing where you'd both benefit from the arrangement.

Hey Mike W, drink! Your not supposed to say the "z" word unless you're actually playing...

Damn. We never had that rule.

We used to write haikus (haiku?) when drinking. Simple and uproarious.

My high school friends and I invented a similar game, though it was not a drinking game.

My English teacher freshman year had us break into groups and write stories together. The first person writes a sentence, then passes it on to the second person, and so on. Well, a couple of friends and I took that idea and kept on going. But instead of writing about high-brow topics, we would write obscene stories featuring specific students, teachers, and school personnel that we didn't like. I was adding to one particular story when my science teacher caught me and confiscated it. Too bad for him it featured him performing some lewd acts with the track team. He was quite embarrassed.

My senior year we revived the add-and-pass, only choosing to write obscene limericks instead of short stories. We also widened the circle of participation a bit, but we found that some people just don't get the meter of the standard limerick and would mess up.

The great thing about these old stories and limericks is the fact that they are recorded (unlike Megan's oral recitations) and I have some of them archived for posterity so I can remember some of my most creative writing.

Damn. I've got to drink now for using "your" instead of "you're" in my comment above.

"Z" as we called it in college (as you're not supposed to say the word unless playing and only in the correct context while playing) was always very difficult. Some of the guys (mid to late 30s now) still play when we all get together and they're just as good, if not better, than they were in college.