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24 June 2005

Friday Silliness The Shopping Game! (Invented by: me, Specklet) This is fun to play when you're out drinking with folks you don't know all that well, but I think it'd be fun here too. Here's the deal: you must come up with any four items that could be found at a store like, say, Fred Meyer. (This is a store that has a wide variety of groceries, but also has sporting goods, cosmetics, electronic equipment, clothing, etc. You get the idea.) The point is that the four items be innocuous in and of themselves, but in combination would completely freak out the checkout clerk, or at least make him/her wonder what in the hell you've got planned for the evening. This can get very amusing (read: peverted) quickly.
post by: Specklet at: 15:03 | 50 comments
A tennis racket.
Eggs.
Sleeping pills.
And, an air horn.
posted by Specklet 24 June | 15:03
Ammonia
Bleach
More ammonia
More bleach
posted by kenko 24 June | 15:05
An enema kit.
Chocolate sauce.
Duct tape.
Altoids.
posted by iconomy 24 June | 15:09
Live goldfish
a blender
plastic cups
vodka
posted by Doohickie 24 June | 15:10
A gross of paper towels.
Hacksaw.
Trash bags.
More duct tape.
posted by iconomy 24 June | 15:12
≡ Click to see image ≡.
posted by dodgygeezer 24 June | 15:12
Maragarita mix
ice
cups
Drano
posted by puke & cry 24 June | 15:13
Rubber gloves
Aubergine
Vaseline
Paracetamol
posted by dodgygeezer 24 June | 15:17
Ping pong balls.
Vaseline.
A trampoline.
A bull's-eye.
posted by Specklet 24 June | 15:18
Dog Collar
Leash
Mascara
Condoms
posted by puke & cry 24 June | 15:22
List #1:
isopropyl
ice cube trays
food coloring
toothpicks

List #2:
rubber gloves
stain remover
pet food
heavy duty trash bags

List #3:
portable FM radio
cordless drill
plant fertilizer
road atlas
posted by Smart Dalek 24 June | 15:26
A gerbil.
Handcuffs.
Honey.
Duct tape.

(i like duct tape)
posted by iconomy 24 June | 15:27
I nearly forgot:

microwave oven
soldering iron
screwdriver
diapers
posted by Smart Dalek 24 June | 15:28
Wading pool.
Case of beer.
Bullhorn.
Pellet gun.
posted by Specklet 24 June | 15:29
A box of sweetly-scented individual rose petals to scatter across a bed.
A CD of beautiful classical music.
A rose-scented candle.
Duct tape.
posted by iconomy 24 June | 15:31
newspapers
fertilizer
cotton balls
diesel fuel
posted by Hugh Janus 24 June | 15:43
Birthday card.
Brownie mix.
Chocolate ex-lax.
Video camera.
posted by Specklet 24 June | 15:54
Disposable razors.
Vaseline.
Candy sprinkles.
Condoms.
posted by Specklet 24 June | 15:55
Breast pump.
Dental floss.
Sandpaper.
Rubbing alcohol.

Okay, I'm done now.
posted by Specklet 24 June | 15:57
Orajel
Carrots
Weekly World News
Duct Tape
posted by rainbaby 24 June | 16:13
Oh, Fred Meyer! Let me count the ways that I miss thee....
posted by Frisbee Girl 24 June | 16:15
lotion
basket
garden hose
canned dog food
posted by me3dia 24 June | 16:16
iconomy, would you come over to my house tonight, please?
posted by matildaben 24 June | 16:35
um, for the rose petals one, not the other ones.
posted by matildaben 24 June | 16:36
Jumbo bag Cheetos.
Ipecac.
Bucket.
Stop watch.
posted by Specklet 24 June | 16:43
A clown costume
A box of lollipops
A muzzle
A 13-oz. tube of Vaseline 100% Pure Petroleum Jelly
posted by jrun 24 June | 17:13
*runs to the store to stock up on duct tape for matildaben*
posted by iconomy 24 June | 17:14
a gross of ping pong balls
super glue
plastic army men
robotussin
posted by ethylene 24 June | 17:17
electric ignition
wiring
chocolates
plastic sheeting

Cucumber
gallon of olive oil
condoms
bandanna

rope
dry ice
trash bags
meat grinder

flexible tubing
duct tape (in honor of iconomy)
3 gallons screw-cap wine
funnel

Here's an actual list that got me a visit from Homeland Security:

1 ton (gross weight) sodium hydroxide
1 ton baking soda
200 pounds coconut oil
300 gallons olive oil

(To be fair, we actually bought the sodium hydroxide and baking soda in 50 pound bags for a co-op sale, with each participant getting a 50 pound bag...but my company name was the one on the order to the chemical company, and I'm the one that showed up with a truck and a trailer to cart it all away.) Thus, my visit from the nice people in sunglasses who were very curious about what I was doing with a ton of lye. ;) I had to give them soap to make them go away.

posted by PsychoKitty 24 June | 17:30
shotgun shells
20 feet of rope
champagne
engagement ring
_______________

top hat
magic set
saw
styptic pencil
_______________

guitar
cologne
Boy Scouts Songbook
condoms
_______________

and... good night, silly people.
posted by taz 24 June | 17:31
Post-it notes
Elvis' Greatest Hits CD
20 boxes Sudafed
Duct tape.
posted by matildaben 24 June | 17:34
six pack of beer
chocolate bar
tampons
condoms
posted by me3dia 24 June | 17:40
vegetable seeds
watering can
fertilizer
pellet gun
posted by puke & cry 24 June | 18:10
Okay, this one made me laugh aloud (thanks, taz):

shotgun shells
20 feet of rope
champagne
engagement ring

posted by Specklet 24 June | 18:37
Doll
Blowtortch
Lipstick
Mirror
posted by Cryptical Envelopment 24 June | 18:39
-lawn torches
-binoculars
-that pink sawdust stuff you put on vomit
-a pinata
posted by Slack-a-gogo 24 June | 19:33
I'm laughing so hard I'm crying and the cats look concerned.
posted by deborah 24 June | 20:02
rubber sheet
rope
candles
matches
posted by deborah 24 June | 20:08
collected "Love Is..." cartoons
set of crystal champagne flutes
pink zinfandel
Drano
posted by maryh 24 June | 20:31
-copy of "Angry Men and the Women Who Love Them"
-bottle of tequila
-box of condoms
-tube of super-glue
posted by dreamsign 24 June | 20:36
My apologies, but you did not invent this game, Specklet. On the other hand, I can no longer claim to have invented it, either, as I thought I did a couple of years ago when I bought two bottles of sesame body oil and a birthday card and got a "Somebody's gonna have a nice birthday!" from the cashier.

To make it even better, the card said "From All Of Us!" and I was buying it for a coworker.

Oh, and my list:
clothesline
fishooks
superglue
a dozen roses
posted by melissa may 24 June | 20:50
Candle wax.
A blowtorch.
A blindfold.
A copy of the Wall Street Journal.

(the copy of the Wall Street Journal is for me to hide the duct tape in, because by this time I am REALLY embarrassed to be seen buying any more duct tape)
posted by iconomy 24 June | 21:38
duct tape
rock salt
case of beer
Depends
posted by leftcoastbob 24 June | 21:57
breath freshener
chainsaw
mini 'fridge
cookbook
________

needle
thread
staples
beauty book
________

glass jar
formaldehyde
book: What to Expect When You're Expecting
stamps
________

3 rolls duct tape
map of iconomy's city
posted by Feisty 24 June | 21:57
Tampons
Toilet paper
Ziploc bags
Party hats
posted by mudpuppie 24 June | 23:59
rat poison
blender
plastic champagne flutes
jello chocolate pudding
posted by amberglow 25 June | 11:12
duct tape
plastic tarp
darts
bandages
posted by deborah 25 June | 14:45
77% Cocoa Chocolate Bar
Midol
Tampons
Gun
posted by ellie 25 June | 20:01
shotgun shells
20 feet of rope
champagne
engagement ring


Oh, so the winner! :) The rest are hysterical too.
posted by PsychoKitty 25 June | 23:11
77% Cocoa Chocolate Bar
Midol
Tampons
Gun
This sounds familiar. I think I have been sent out with a similiar list in the past.
posted by dg 26 June | 18:11
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