It was a South African called Calie Esterhuyse who developed this noisy and fiercely competitive general-knowledge board game, which is always whipped out on the stoep after a few toots too many or when the crowd starts getting bored with conversation, Monopoly or card games.
Playing this game normally breaks the company up into pairs, usually made up of those in a romantic relationship, in just a relationship of some sort, or siblings or lifelong friends. Two complete strangers (unless they are very intelligent or know a lot about everything) actually don’t stand a chance of beating those familiar pairs who know each other’s body language, argumentative tendencies, threatening skills, or those with many shared experiences. Radio presenter Darren ‘Whackhead’ Simpson from Kfm 94.5 in fact said that this game is “the biggest cause of divorce between middle-aged people after infidelity”.
As you all probably already know, you have to describe five different words or terms printed on a card to your team mate within 30 seconds, timed by an egg timer that is monitored extremely closely by the opposing team, who will begin to shout out loudly even before the last grain of sand drops. Getting all five answers correct seldom happens within the 30 seconds.
When giving clues, you are not allowed to use any part of the word or do any translation (for those who are tweetalig), but you can sing a tune or make signs, as long as it is not proper sign language. It is simply (or not so simply), a case of knowing, association, imagination, clues and even acting, with lots of physical actions thrown in.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة March 2022 من The Gardener.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة March 2022 من The Gardener.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
FIRE AND Feathers!
On a dreary winter's day, a screen of fiery and feathery leaves puts up a fight against dullness!
GET THE ladies in!
At this time of year, early-flowering shrubs vie with each other to get the most attention. We say: Trust those with female names for frills and butterflies. They go the extra mile to flower their hearts out.
Vegetable Soups and dumplings
Vegetables make the most delicious soups and classic combinations are always a winner.
Yummy sweet potatoes for your good health
Boiled, baked or braaied, sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) are a delicious and healthy winter comfort food. Just a dollop of butter, a little seasoning and you are good to go.
Pretty and functional
If cooking is your main thing, you would probably be more interested in the culinary value of the three herbs and some of their varieties we are describing.
Dried Seedheads & Pods
Autumn and winter are the best times to see what flowers produce the best seedheads that can be left on the plants to feed the birds and bugs and for harvesting for dried arrangements.
SO MANY FACES and so many choices...
Whoever associated a Cotyledon orbiculata (pig's ear) with the ear of a pig obviously did not know about all the varieties and cultivars this species in the genus Cotyledon has.
COLOURFUL Cold Weather WINNERS!
If it comes to a vote, these dependable shrubs will be the top candidates for prime performance in winter and in other seasons...
What makes a garden sustainable?
It is interesting to note that the United Nations defines sustainable development as: “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
Nurturing NATURE-The Story of Kraal Garden's Transformation
Nestled within Prince Albert's rustic embrace lies a gem that is a testament to the transformative power of human vision and nature's bounty.