Balderdash Makes Kathy Martin a Winner!

Last week I hosted a Balderdash contest where people had to give a synopsis of the movie title "Wide Open Faces." The funniest one gets a surprise package of indie craft goodness from....me! This week the winner is from Kathy Martin Studios. Here's her entry: 

"Wide Open Faces is a rags to riches tale. The casting director of an online reality show is challenged to get the least likely contestant ever to go on "Last Chef Stirring". The direct must chose a bum off of the streets and turn him into a gourmet pro fast! The challenge that decides it all: The Open Faced Turkey Sandwich Face Off! ....now if they can only get the guy to wash his hands after he visits to bathroom we'll be in business!"

Ha! Nice work. Very nice work. 

I'm going to take a week off from contests and devise something really, really clever. Or just enjoy the nice sunshine.

I'm off to the studio later this afternoon for my latest bARTer Sauce trade. EeeeeeeeeeEEE! I'm so excited! 

Balderdash Winner & New Contest

Last week I ran a contest for the funniest definition for the word Zazzera. Kayla from The Eclectic Element  made me laugh very hard with her answer: 

Zazzera: Noun,

1. A popular new wave of dance moves where you thrust your butt into the air and sidestep like the north american crab.

Warning: Best not used under the influence.

Ex. I walked into the club and when the music came on, I made like a crab and did the Zazzera.

Congratulations Kayla! You'll be getting a cool surprise package from me in the mail.

Now for a new contest. This is from the last game I played with a group of friends. I'll give you all of our answers for inspiration. Then, you leave your own answer as a comment to this post. The funniest one gets a surprise package of indie craft goodness from me.

This one is a movie called Wide Open Faces. I googled for images with the phrase "Wide Open Faces" and got the one above. Enjoy.: 

1. A big, mouthed soda jerk takes on gangsters at a vacation resort.

2. An unintentional comedy, Wide Open Faces, consists mainly of people yelling, "Spaces or Faces?" "Places or Faces?" and "What?". It went straight to dvd. 

3. A circus movie about deformed performers who travel the world. 

4. A documentary about the world of competitive eating.

5. The horror of dental malpractice is exposed.

6. A quack surgeon attempts to make a face wide enough to be carried on the wind.

Now it's your turn. Leave your comment on this post with the synopsis for the movie, "Wide Open Faces" and the funniest one will hear from me next Friday.

Now, remember to check out Shower Art - waterproof art you can hang in your shower with a suction cup - and bARTer Sauce - and experiment in trading for art and odd objects. You'll probably be glad you did. And if you're not .... well ... um ... who cares.

Happy Friday.

More Balderdash...now with more dash

What the honk? 

I concur. 

This is the image I found when I searched Google Images for "Zazzera"  - which is - coincidently - the word for my new Balderdash contest.

Here's how it works. I post the definitions of the word Zazzera that my friends and I came up with when we played Balderdash and then you add your own as a comment. 

The funniest one gets a surprise package from me. It's mostly a surprise, but it's sure to include my favorite soap: Estrella Soap. 

It's seriously the best. 

And you might get some gocco-ed postcards handmade especially for you by me. 

And you might get some Shower Art. 

Anything is possible. 

Here's what we came up with for Zazzera: 

1. Available for children's birthday parties, weddings and barmitzphas. 

2. Phrase heard often in the jungles of Africa which means, "You missed a spot." 

3. A word invented in 1789 by Daniel Webster when he realized the section for the letter z of his dictionary was a little thin.

4. A priceless gift to give at a wedding to the bride and grooms parents in Egypt. 

5. The little sister of Zena the Warrior Princess who wasn't nearly as popular.

6.  A zebra who has lost track of it's herd. 

Okay - now your turn.

Baldy Balderdash

My favorite game of all time is Balderdash. The gist, if you don't already know, is that someone reads off a word, or a movie title, or a name, or date -- and you have to write a definition or a movie synopsis, or say why that person or date is famous. The challenge is that you want the other people at the table to think your answer is the correct one. My favorite way to play is with stand up comedians who don't care about anyone picking their answer as the correct one -- but instead just care how big of a laugh their answer gets. Doug and I went to The Hounshell's recently -- the home of Meghan Hounshell's parents (one of whom found us our very lovely condo that I am trapped in while recovering from foot surgery). Meghan used to live here and do stand up but she moved to LA to do some kind of tech support (lame) so now we only see her on her rare but normally Balderdash-filled visits. Here's Meghan up close: And here's Meghan on stage. I like to take home all the scraps of paper that we write our answers on and use them for blog contests. Here's how it works. I'll list out all the answers that we came up with for a certain item -- just to inspire you. Then, you write your own answer. The one I think is funniest gets a set of TaterBot Greeting Cards. Ready? OK! This one's a movie. You write the synopsis. Our answers: #1 An employee orientation film created by God, intended to replace the Bible. Unfortunately, it was only released on Betamax so only 19 people have seen it. #2 The story of a man who tragically fell down a well and was taunted by a pack of small children. #3 A giant says hello to everyone in town until he loses his voice. #4 Story of a family living in an underwater house for a month. #5 A single woman is terrorized by the resident who lives in the apartment above her. #6 A documentary about a man who was born with an inverted penis. Your turn. Leave your movie synopsis for "Hello Down There" as a comment and I'll contact you if I think you're hilarious enough to get some TaterBot cards.

Frankenscarf Winner Announced -- -

A couple of weeks back, I posted a new product idea -- Franken-scarves -- and to get some feedback about pricing, I asked folks to post a comment saying how much they thought I should charge for them. I picked a number out of a hat and that person won their very own Franken-scarf. The winning number was 13. And http://rekojrants.blogspot.com/ posted the 13th comment on my blog. Check out her Etsy Shop. Congratulations! Enjoy your Frankenscarf!

What the heck is a Franken-scarf? Well, you take some old t-shirts, or a jersey top sheet and you sew them into strips. Then you free-motion embroider the heck out of it and a Franken-scarf is born.

Here's another one:

Balderdash is Back

I Heart Balderdash so much. So much in fact, that I save the answers from every game we play so that you can read the funny things my friends come up with. And you can play along! What do I do? First, read our funny answers...one is the real one. If you want, you can try and guess which one is real. But you don't get anything for that. And I'll probably never tell you whether or not you were right, so it probably won't be very fulfilling for you. Second, make up a funny answer of your own and post it here as a comment. I'll assign numbers to each comment and pull one out of a hat (or other container to be determined by me). If I pull out the number I assigned to your comment, you get this tater tot themed greeting card: Yes, it does have the word anus in it. Honestly, it might not be for everyone. Let's begin. The word: Piloerection (we pronounced it - Pile o' erection -- I bet you can see where we're gonna go with the definitions) Our Answers: 1. When a hang glider's wing turn upright for landing. 2. The process for installing pilings under a bridge. 3. The official term for when dough rises. 4. Hair standing on end caused by fright. 5. The name of a phenomenon where atoms spontaneously combine into complex molecules. 6. A large mound of stimulated male sex organs (you knew it would happen, right? I'm just surprised there was only one like this) Now it's your turn. And if you're lucky you just might win the only tater tot themed greeting card with the word "anus" in it. CONGRATULATIONS! And when you're done, check out some Shower Art (waterproof art you can hang in your shower with a suction cup) and bARTer Sauce (my trading experiement for art and odd objects. Trade me something!)

Balderdash - Win a Card with a Tater Tot Farting on it

Okay, so maybe this makes me a nerd, but for some reason, I have the best time "playing" Balderdash. Maybe it's because I play with stand up comics. Maybe it's because no one is really trying to win, but instead just trying to write the funniest answer. Maybe it's because I'm completely insane and Balderdash calms the little voices inside. Who knows? So here, today, I share with you... Balderdash from last night.... Starring: Meghan Sara Evie Doug Rosalie & Meghan's Mom, Sue Pay close attention. There's a content. You could win this awesome greeting card with a tater tot farting on the front. The category chosen is: Person The Person is: Bob Boyer Answer #1: First man to use an alias Answer #2: Invented the soup which grew into a chain and became known as "Chef Boy-ar-dee" Answer #3: Inventor of Bob's butter which builds, bigger, better bodies Answer #4: An ancestor to pop singer/actress Lindsey Lohan, who also invented popsicle sticks Answer #5: While Bobs are notorious for not being exciting or doing anything worthy of comment, this Bob was the first. Answer #6: Chemist who came up with a way of turning soybeans into certain things, such as door knobs and gear shift handles. Okay, now for the contest rules. You can either: 1. Make your own answer to the Bob Boyer question and who ever has the funniest one wins. Or... 2. You can try to guess which answer was mine and I'll draw the names of everyone who had correct answers out of a hat. Whoever wins, gets a greeting card with a tater tot farting on it. Ready? Go.