This is very amusing, but the players must be on the alert or they will
surely be caught.
Before the game commences, every player must tell the initials of his
and her name, and to aid memory, slips of paper may be given, on which
each one may write his initials.
When the sentence is called by the person twirling the platter, all
the company must eagerly listen, or else the platter will fall to the
floor before the one who should have run for it, recognizes he is the
one called. If the platter is not caught by the proper person before it
ceases to whirl, he or she must exchange places with the one who has
whirled the platter. As the sentences are impromptu, they are apt to
be absurd and ridiculous, but in any case they should be correct, or
the one making the error must give a forfeit. Each sentence must have
as many words as the initials of the one called, and each word must
commence with the right letter. Example: Frank Fraser Phillips might
be called French Fried Potatoes. Or Janet Belle Roberts might be June
Brings Roses.
This game should cause much merriment. It quickens thought and
language, and it is suitable to all ages,—the boys and the girls, or
their fathers and mothers.