The Triples Game

I was listening to the radio one day, having tuned in a little late to hear the beginning of the game that the two radio announcers were playing. I don't know what they called it, but I call it the Triples Game.

The idea of this word game is to link two words by inserting a third word in the middle, with many exceptions to this rule. The middle word completes the first idea and then begins the second idea such as in stomping ground beef. It is also permissible to have the middle word be part of the third, as in pig penitentiary or extra words if they are needed to complete the Triple, such as Friday the 13th Warrior. Here are some other examples: dot compost; cake walkathon; bluejay walker; Equadorian Grey; I think, therefore, iambic pentameter; or how about Rain Bozeman Montana. It's also possible that there are three words that make one thought as in the case of wrought in gold. Foreign words are only allowed if all parties playing the game are likely to know the language.

I think the idea behind this game is to have a little fun with language. Sometimes the combinations are humorous, but there are people who are offended by it. Granted, stomping ground beef might be a little rough for children of a tender age or a vegetarian eater, but there is where discretion could come in. There are, unfortunately, people who have compulsions to punish by taking things with no form or substance and trying to make them a reality.

The Triples Game can be played while killing time traveling by one or more people, just like children picking a color of car, counting those of the chosen color, and at the end of some designated time period, the child with the most cars of their color wins. Where is the challenge in that? It's a game your mother suckers you into so you will get out of her hair for a while and stop asking her if you're "there yet". I also happen to know some children will lose track during the game and feel defeated or, hard to believe, just make up a large number so that they win the game. Count the car colors is not authentic.