An old game perhaps invented by the late, great but barking Bertrand Russell.

"I am sparkling, you are unusually talkative, he is drunk"

"I am an epicure, you are a gourmand, he has both feet in the trough"

"I am a freedom fighter, you are a guerrilla, he is a terrorist"

"I am a free market capitalist, you are a loanshark, he is a criminal"

any more?

what is the game i dont understand??

fletch, normally the verb goes something like:

"I am drunk, you are drunk, he is drunk"

instead Russell changes it to

"I am sparkling, you are unusually talkative, he is drunk"

The game is very simple; to say the same thing three times as a partciple of a verb, but to choose different terminology in each case so as to keep your association with, and estimation of the person in question in inverse proportion to one another, for comic effect.

Clear?

Or we could play one song to the tune of another" (I think I might tryout for Humphrey Lyttleton's job)

(apologies to those of you who dont like word games, listen to radio 4 or find Barry Cryer funny).

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i am thick, you are dumb, and he is stupid?

"I am eccentric, you are untypical, he is a deviant"

Originally posted by Fletch
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i am thick, you are dumb, and he is stupid?

Oh yeah, the intention is to make yourself sound better than the others.

"I am artistic, you are thoughtful, he is stupid"

(for English pedants out there, yes I know these are identical modal verbs, but you get the idea)


Nice Venger, but maybe substute "eccentric" for "abnormal" ?

i am Bo, you are Bling, he is cool

??

I get it :D

I just can't think of any.. I need sleep :(

"I am correctable, you are admonishing, he is accurate"

But you are using nouns and not verbs in some instances? I am a Freedom Fighter, etc.

OK, what about this.

I am a car sales executive
You are a used car salesman
he is a con-man.

please dont confuse me, im bad enough as it is!!!

Originally posted by Sam Miguel
But you are using nouns and not verbs in some instances? I am a Freedom Fighter, etc.

OK, what about this.

I am a car sales executive
You are a used car salesman
he is a con-man.

Thats what I meant about the modal verb thing Sam, the modal verb in this case is 'to be'. (I know its not modal, and there's no gerund, but I'm blasted if I can remember the term)

So a verb in the loosest sense.

I sing, you howl, he bellows.

I post, you vent your spleen, she is a troll.

I Live in Ecclesall, you live on Eccy rd, He lives in Sharrow.

I am a Psychenaut, you are largin' it, she is a junkie.

I am scandalous, you are an adulterer, he is rotten with the clap.

what about mine?? was that on the right line?

You see, wouldn't 'be' be a modal verb in the instance of 'I am going' - going being the present participal (gerund) of 'go'.?

I am rusty on my grammar as well.

But surely, say: I am + a joiner is just a straight forward usage of the present tense of 'be' ( Ist peson singular) together with the noun 'joiner ' with the indefinite article preceding it.

how about

i am super, you are good, he is rubbish

yeah, although I dont really know whether it is better to be "bo" or "bling".

The idea is to paint yourself in a positive light, and gradually get less positive as you move farther from "I" and closer to "he"

Its meant to have an amusing effect, but on this level of analysis, I expect the humour is somewhat lost.

I educate, you nit pick, he is a pedant.

Thats the stuff!

I am god, you are deluded, she is unhinged.

I am reflective, you are silent, he is dead

I enlighten, you inform, she crams it down your throat

I employ a tax accountant, you are a tax evader, he is a benefit cheat.

I am erudite, you are a know-all, he is talking out of his a*se.

I am loquacious, you are talkative, he is a chatterbox.

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
I Live in Ecclesall, you live on Eccy rd, He lives in Sharrow.
:lol:

I am Geoff, you are Phanerothyme, he is t020.

now we're cooking on gas

I am an advanced driver, you are a risk junkie, he is a maniac behin the wheel.

I am an IT professional, you are a geek, he is a saddo.

I am a poltician, you are economical with the truth, he is a Liar.

Wish me luck in my job interview today please!

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
Wish me luck in my job interview today please!

Good luck in your job interview.:D

I am a bona fide interviewee, you are a time-waster, he is here to satisfy the equal ops people.

I'm progressing my career, he is a student, you are a tax-dodger.
?

(Had to add something about students somewhere, right? :P )

I'm a salesman, he flogs the Big Issue, you are homeless.

Mine aren't very productive, are they? ...

Originally posted by Phanerothyme
Wish me luck in my job interview today please!

Good luck!

What's the job?

I err, You are inaccurate, He is wrong
I am thoughful, You aren't concentrating, He is staring out the window

?!

I like beer, you like ale, hic.

I am the ideal candidate, you don't smell, he'll do.

I am ace, you are a 1, he is a joker.

I am a psychenaut, you are a hedonist, he is a drug crazed loon.