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Brought to mind by a post by the lovely Teddy R about Christmas Crackers.
So there is one issue with crackers.
Each cracker has in it a silly hat, a trinket and a tiny sheet like a fortune cookie paper that had a terrible joke on. Think "Dad Joke". That bad.
If you're feeling generous, you shell out for the more expensive cracker, which is bigger, bangs better, and has a nice trinket. So instead of a tiny plastic top or a cheesy alloy ring that will turn your skin black, they might have nail clippers or a mini screwdriver set - useful things.
But the joke is just the same.
There is, however, a use for the jokes. It's Christmas dinner. Uncle Joe has given up on the racist comments because cousin Sally shut him down hard and her girlfriend had excellent rebuttals, and Gran has told the same story about her dentures and the ham that she tells every year. You've all had a bit much to drink and far too much to eat, but the mood has gone a bit down.
Enter: The Batman Christmas Cracker Joke Game.
Think of the 1960s Batman series.
Setup: The Riddler has orchestrated a heinous crime. And as he always does, he has sent out clues to the crime in your set of Christmas Crackers.
Method: Three people read their jokes out. Then you try and work out the place, the crime and any other relevant details from the jokes, using the most spurious connections you can think of.
And anyone else playing responds to the final declaration with "Of course! That's the only possible answer!"
Example.
Who hides in the bakery at Christmas?
A mince spy!
What do you call a snowman who vacations in the tropics?
A puddle!
Why was the turkey in the pop group?
Because he was the only one with drumsticks!
So - a spy, in a puddle - in a pop group? I know! Wet Wet Wet are playing at a concert for the Queen and one of them is secretly a spy and going to kidnap her and stop the Christmas Speech from happening!
Although - hang on - a bakery, the tropics and a turkey? Maybe the Riddler is going to sneak away to a Holiday Location in the Tropics, disguised as a baker, and destroy the President's brain by making him watch "Gigli"!
But wait! Mince, drumsticks and a snowman. Maybe the Riddler's going to mince up the Drumsticks and use them to make a decorative snowman that's really botulism-laden leftovers that will poison the entire White House and let him take over instead!
Of course! That's the only possible answer!
So there is one issue with crackers.
Each cracker has in it a silly hat, a trinket and a tiny sheet like a fortune cookie paper that had a terrible joke on. Think "Dad Joke". That bad.
If you're feeling generous, you shell out for the more expensive cracker, which is bigger, bangs better, and has a nice trinket. So instead of a tiny plastic top or a cheesy alloy ring that will turn your skin black, they might have nail clippers or a mini screwdriver set - useful things.
But the joke is just the same.
There is, however, a use for the jokes. It's Christmas dinner. Uncle Joe has given up on the racist comments because cousin Sally shut him down hard and her girlfriend had excellent rebuttals, and Gran has told the same story about her dentures and the ham that she tells every year. You've all had a bit much to drink and far too much to eat, but the mood has gone a bit down.
Enter: The Batman Christmas Cracker Joke Game.
Think of the 1960s Batman series.
Setup: The Riddler has orchestrated a heinous crime. And as he always does, he has sent out clues to the crime in your set of Christmas Crackers.
Method: Three people read their jokes out. Then you try and work out the place, the crime and any other relevant details from the jokes, using the most spurious connections you can think of.
And anyone else playing responds to the final declaration with "Of course! That's the only possible answer!"
Example.
Who hides in the bakery at Christmas?
A mince spy!
What do you call a snowman who vacations in the tropics?
A puddle!
Why was the turkey in the pop group?
Because he was the only one with drumsticks!
So - a spy, in a puddle - in a pop group? I know! Wet Wet Wet are playing at a concert for the Queen and one of them is secretly a spy and going to kidnap her and stop the Christmas Speech from happening!
Although - hang on - a bakery, the tropics and a turkey? Maybe the Riddler is going to sneak away to a Holiday Location in the Tropics, disguised as a baker, and destroy the President's brain by making him watch "Gigli"!
But wait! Mince, drumsticks and a snowman. Maybe the Riddler's going to mince up the Drumsticks and use them to make a decorative snowman that's really botulism-laden leftovers that will poison the entire White House and let him take over instead!
Of course! That's the only possible answer!
