20 Q

I took a mini road trip to Salina this past weekend. My friends Dave and Laura have been summer missionaries (or "summies" as the campers call them) at a church camp there the whole summer. Lawrence has been extremely boring without them. Thank goodness, they are due to arrive back here in these parts on Friday. Yessssssss.

While in Salina, Dave, James, Laura, and I played a game called "20 Q." It's the singlemost freakiest game I have every played. It's based on the simple game of 20 questions. You think of something, then this little computer thing-a-ma-jigger comes up with questions to ask you. Questions like "Does it weigh more than a pound of butter?" or "Does it bring joy to people's lives?" You reply by hitting yes, no, unknown, or sometimes. By the end of the 20 questions this thing guesses what you are thinking. Let me tell ya, it is correct about 7/8 times out of 10. You can be thinking of an extension cord, a siberian tiger, or underwear and it will know.

Laura and I discovered this game a few months back, and were forced to sit right down on the Target floor and play until we stumped it. It's possible to do so, just not very often. We bought the game while in Salina and spent a good part of the day in awe of it's freakiness. We decided it pretty much has to be possessed by Satan. There is no other explanation. If you're bored, it's worth the $10 at Wal-Mart.