word play
by mike ferrentino | photo: anthony smith
Apr 28, 2017
4 minutes
THE RULES OF THE TELEPHONE GAME are simple: “One person whispers a message to the ear of the next person through a line of people until the last player announces the message to the entire group. Although the objective is to relay the message without it becoming misheard and altered along the way, part of the enjoyment is that, regardless, this usually ends up happening. Errors typically accumulate in the retellings, so the statement announced by the last player differs significantly from that of the first player, usually with amusing or humorous effect.”
As I read through the March issue of this magazine, I
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