OK, folks. Do us a big favor and help us settle a dispute. You've probably all played a popular children's game wherein the players make a fist, pound the fists twice and then choose one of three hand signals, either a piece of paper, scissors or a rock. Is this game called:
A) Rock, Paper, Scissors
or
B) Paper, Rock, Scissors.
This debate has reached gargantuan proportions in our home, and we cannot go on until we get it settled. Save our marriage. Vote in the comments section. I will let you know which one of us was right after we get your votes. But believe me, I'm right.
Comments (16)
Rock is first. Semper Fi.
Sgt Johnson
Posted by Matt Johnson | June 5, 2005 8:07 PM
Posted on June 5, 2005 20:07
Rock, Paper, Scissors
It is also referred to as farkeling.
Posted by Tim Smith | June 5, 2005 8:12 PM
Posted on June 5, 2005 20:12
Rock, Paper, Scissors. I was there when the game was invented. It used to be called Rock, Rock, Rock.
Posted by Unca Steve & Aunt Luigi | June 5, 2005 8:13 PM
Posted on June 5, 2005 20:13
A) Rock, Paper, Scissors
There's also a cool game where you take the other persons hands, move them around until they're loose then smack the person in the head. It was a favorite in the Lowry house...ask Lisa.
Posted by Merry Donner | June 5, 2005 8:30 PM
Posted on June 5, 2005 20:30
That sounds like an awesome game, too, Aunt Merry Lynn. I'll ask Aunt Lisa about it. Tim, we may have to start referring to it as "farkeling" after this. Semper Fi to you to, Sgt. Johnson, and I'm pleased to see that the armed forces are on my side in this one. I am SO going to rub this in. But really, keep the votes coming. Dan doesn't believe me!
Posted by Haley | June 5, 2005 8:39 PM
Posted on June 5, 2005 20:39
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Posted by April | June 5, 2005 8:42 PM
Posted on June 5, 2005 20:42
I think this URL should provide a fairly definitive answer:
http://www.worldrps.com/
(Isn't the Internet wonderful?)
Posted by Coz | June 5, 2005 10:17 PM
Posted on June 5, 2005 22:17
Rock, Paper, Sissors
I can see Aunt Merry Lynn going up to ALL her siblings and smacking them! haha
Posted by Adrian Lowry | June 5, 2005 10:39 PM
Posted on June 5, 2005 22:39
It's Rock, Paper, Scissors. Whoever doesn't know this must be pretty messed up! Ha! Tina
Posted by Tina Sybert | June 6, 2005 5:25 AM
Posted on June 6, 2005 05:25
A
Posted by Jimmy Wayne | June 6, 2005 7:39 AM
Posted on June 6, 2005 07:39
rock, paper, scissors. Also known as "the most democratic way to settle an arguement." This simple method could solve all the world's problems.(best of five, at the most)
Posted by drew taylor | June 6, 2005 8:51 AM
Posted on June 6, 2005 08:51
Rock first. (Haley, you DID say rock first... right?)
Posted by RT | June 6, 2005 9:24 AM
Posted on June 6, 2005 09:24
One more vote for rock, paper, scissors.
Posted by Renae | June 6, 2005 10:37 AM
Posted on June 6, 2005 10:37
Sorry Haley, but I have to say paper, rock, scissors. But, I am from the midwest, and was transplanted to the South.
Posted by Jon Kane | June 7, 2005 7:48 AM
Posted on June 7, 2005 07:48
Seriously, Jon? If you grew up doing it that way, then maybe it's a Midwest thing and then I would actually feel a lot better about Dan having it out of order. I'm working on the theory that all that time living overseas when his dad was in the Air Force meant that Dan missed out on a few typical American kid things or got them turned around. Hmmm.
Posted by Haley | June 7, 2005 8:28 AM
Posted on June 7, 2005 08:28
Know what? I'm starting to say paper first as well now. Not sure if it's due to this conversation or if I've always said it that way... However, I'm originally from the south and now a midwesterner. Confusing!
Posted by Rebecca | June 7, 2005 3:32 PM
Posted on June 7, 2005 15:32