My wife and I used to give each other obscure, brain mangling clues about each others Christmas gifts. The more convoluted the better, though you always had to be able to make the logical connection. For example, for her new Palm Pilot PDA one year I gave her the clue Hugin & Munin.
Hugin and Munin were the ravens that sat on Odin's shoulders. They represented Thought and Memory and brought him the news of the world each day. After looking up Hugin and Munin, she identified the gift in about 10 minutes.
Another year, her clue for my new Pact brand shooting timer was Tontinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tontine and Jim Croce. A tontine is, in general, a pact (hint hint) among a group of people, and Jim Croce sang "Time in a Bottle." The clue for a pair of sweatpants was Richard Simmons.
That's how the game is played.
The kids always wanted to play, but were never really up for the heavy duty clues, which always involve some research or a deep knowledge of trivia. We tried to make it easy but it didn't work out. One year the clue for my daughter's new boots was Nancy Sinatra. She didn't get it. It was frustrating for both of us.
This year, my son wants to revive the tradition. He's at an age where he can make these sort of logical leaps. And now there's Google, which levels the playing field considerably.
So my questions are:
* Do you do anything similar with your family, and
* Given the clues Jack Haley and Chic/well defined,*
what is the gift?
Chad
*(yes, it helps to know what he's asked for for Christmas, but you should be able to work it out fairly easily)
Hugin and Munin were the ravens that sat on Odin's shoulders. They represented Thought and Memory and brought him the news of the world each day. After looking up Hugin and Munin, she identified the gift in about 10 minutes.
Another year, her clue for my new Pact brand shooting timer was Tontinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tontine and Jim Croce. A tontine is, in general, a pact (hint hint) among a group of people, and Jim Croce sang "Time in a Bottle." The clue for a pair of sweatpants was Richard Simmons.
That's how the game is played.
The kids always wanted to play, but were never really up for the heavy duty clues, which always involve some research or a deep knowledge of trivia. We tried to make it easy but it didn't work out. One year the clue for my daughter's new boots was Nancy Sinatra. She didn't get it. It was frustrating for both of us.
This year, my son wants to revive the tradition. He's at an age where he can make these sort of logical leaps. And now there's Google, which levels the playing field considerably.
So my questions are:
* Do you do anything similar with your family, and
* Given the clues Jack Haley and Chic/well defined,*
what is the gift?
Chad
*(yes, it helps to know what he's asked for for Christmas, but you should be able to work it out fairly easily)
