What a great story. It reminded me of my own father, who's been gone for 8 years now.
I still vividly remember the first time we played 20 Questions. I must have been about 8 years old. I figured it out in 5 questions. I was so proud.
"That's not the way you're supposed to play the game!" he told me, "You're supposed to figure it out as soon as possible, then ask dumber and dumber questions to make the other person think you don't know. Then on Question 20, you just pop out, 'Is it a razor?'"
I've played that game (and many other real life games) like that ever since. It's amazing how empowering it is for an introverted nerd to enable his adversaries to underestimate him so easily.
Thanks OP for the memories and thanks, Dad, for all the lessons. I can still smell the Old Spice.
I still vividly remember the first time we played 20 Questions. I must have been about 8 years old. I figured it out in 5 questions. I was so proud.
"That's not the way you're supposed to play the game!" he told me, "You're supposed to figure it out as soon as possible, then ask dumber and dumber questions to make the other person think you don't know. Then on Question 20, you just pop out, 'Is it a razor?'"
I've played that game (and many other real life games) like that ever since. It's amazing how empowering it is for an introverted nerd to enable his adversaries to underestimate him so easily.
Thanks OP for the memories and thanks, Dad, for all the lessons. I can still smell the Old Spice.