If you read my previous post about Whiskey in the Jar, I told you that story so I can tell you this story.
Several years ago at a party we were playing Encore, a game where, when given a word or a topic, you have to sing seven consecutive words of a song on that word or topic. If you were given the topic of colors, you could sing “the yellow rose of Texas, yes that’s the girl for me,” or “paint it black, black as night, black–.” You don’t even need to finish your verse, but part of your seven words must be from the pertinent section of the song (usually not a problem, as you’re more than likely to sing the chorus.
It might sound easy, but you’d really be amazed how many songs you only three or four words from, followed by “something something.”
Our team was given the topic of geography, and I sang “as I was going over the Cork and Kerry mountains,” from Whiskey in the Jar. As I mentioned before, the song is 400 years old and has a few variations.
One of the members of the opposing team was a notorious cheater, and when cheating was impossible, a rule zealot. She challenged my entry: “That doesn’t count, because it’s the ‘Farf and Kerry mountains’, not the ‘Cork and Kerry mountains’!”
Now, contrary to what many people think, I can play board games non-competitively and still be happy (except Monopoly–go for the throat!). However, that doesn’t mean I will tolerate losing to someone who insists on winning. And sometimes I can be kind of a juhk.
“Oh yeah?” I countered, snarkily. “There are different versions, and mine was done by a little band you might have heard of, called METALLICA!”
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