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Someone should send Steve Cards against Humanity to play the next time. It's basically Apples to Apples right? :nenner: :twisted: :lol:

Edit: Not sure how well-known Cards Against Humanity is in general and in other countries. For those who don't know it's similar to Apples to Apples in gameplay, but is instead very offensive and dirty. Something that would make Steve cry within 2 minutes of gameplay.

Imagine how awesomely hilarious it would be to play Cards Against Humanity with the Maxwells :D

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Imagine how awesomely hilarious it would be to play Cards Against Humanity with the Maxwells :D

British FJer here, I've played Cards Against Humanity twice, both times with the same group of people. (I won both times heehee!)

Playing it with the Maxwells would be brilliant :lol:

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Knowing the Maxwells they probably play Apple to Apples REALLY literally instead of trying to make jokes.

So for the card "What's that sound?" Instead of playing the card poop or something similar (I don't remember how risqué Apples to Apples cards get---I usually play Cards Against Humanity which is offensive to everyone) they would play "a mockingbird" and that would probably be the winner.....yawn.

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Imagine how awesomely hilarious it would be to play Cards Against Humanity with the Maxwells :D

I agree, it would be so much fun to play that game with the Maxwells, and I especially would try to find the most offensive card in my hand to give to Steve. :gay-color: :twisted:

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My mom is at a nursing home. Every activity, meal, etc. is planned way on advance. There are always events planned so people don't get bored. No way a nursing home had a game night because the Maxwells asked for one. It was likely the monthly game night and the Maxwells decided to join.

My mother's nursing home is similar, although occasional spontaneity is permissible if the residents or their families organize it. They also have serious parties with lots of booze--I imagine the evening shift workers may be less than thrilled with a bunch of buzzed senior citizens.

I have used my Rapture-versary gift card on a collection of the Works of Sarah Maxwell. Only $0.01 per book. F*N times await!

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Some of these replies about how the residents may have acted when they found out it wasn't casino night seriously had me laughing out loud!! Thanks fj !!!

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If it was a games night, I bet some of the residents were playing poker, gin rummy, dominos, etc. Those residents didn't get the honor of being on the Maxwell blog. I doubt only games the Maxwells wanted to play were played. It's not their house, they don't get a say in what residents play at their home.

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I was just thinking along those lines only with old men propositioning various Maxwells!! :lol:

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I've never played Apples to Apples. So, there are adjectives in it?

Sarah, look them over again -- find something to expand beyond "sweet."

Or "precious"

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Having had a parent in an actual nursing home, formally called a skilled nursing facility, are the places serving beer and booze really assisted living facilities or retirement homes? I can't fathom any of the skilled nursing facilities that my parent was in offering alcohol at any time.

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Having had a parent in an actual nursing home, formally called a skilled nursing facility, are the places serving beer and booze really assisted living facilities or retirement homes? I can't fathom any of the skilled nursing facilities that my parent was in offering alcohol at any time.

My mother's place is a real nursing home, including skilled care. They have catered parties, which include beer, mimosas, and Chardonnay (along with foods and desserts that would make many nutritionists cringe--think lobster rolls and pastries). I couldn't believe it myself. The nutritionists were even going around with trays of stuff!

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On Easter Sunday my family and I played Apples to Apples.

I guarantee it was not Maxwell friendly. The wine on the table and the fact that we didn't remove any cards are really only the most upfront reasons for the difference.

I actually find the whole thing sad. Grown adults spending a Friday night with daddy while he chooses which parts of a game are acceptable for said grown adults as well as adults who are his elders. Not just sad, but creepy and wrong.

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I accidentally ate cheese paper today. Tough, chewy, and hurt my teeth to chew. Have no idea how Teri managed not to notice.

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I accidentally ate cheese paper today. Tough, chewy, and hurt my teeth to chew. Have no idea how Teri managed not to notice.

Was it hilarious? Did you regale all your friends and family with your story? Did you take a picture with the cheese paper? You'll be talking about it for years to come, right? :D

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Teaching octogenarians to play Apples to Apples (disclaimer: some cards we skip).

My fundie in-laws play Apples to Apples but they have the Bible version. Maybe the Maxwells play the Bible version but take out the naughty cards like "Bathsheba."

Looking at the pictures it appears (like so many of the Maxwell activities) that there weren't that many outsiders. In fact it looks like about 4 or 5 ladies. Rather pitiful that Sarah has to make a big post about such a Sweet Evening of Fellowship out of a few ladies playing some games and even then she couldn't be bothered to give them names but referred to them as "octogenarians" and ladies.

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Having had a parent in an actual nursing home, formally called a skilled nursing facility, are the places serving beer and booze really assisted living facilities or retirement homes? I can't fathom any of the skilled nursing facilities that my parent was in offering alcohol at any time.

I don't think it's unheard of. Although my father started out in a retirement residence, he had to move to a real nursing home when he needed more care. The place was fine but, as they say, old age is not for the faint of heart, so he REALLY looked forward to his belt of scotch every evening.

It was prescribed by his GP, and a nurse brought it on a trolley like any other med. It was supplied by me, and they would tell me when supplies were getting low. (I thought at first we could just keep a bottle in his room, but that was against the rules. They were worried he might overdose, or that some wandering resident might find it and harm themselves.) I miss my Dad and I think I'll go have a scotch in his memory.

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I don't think it's unheard of. Although my father started out in a retirement residence, he had to move to a real nursing home when he needed more care. The place was fine but, as they say, old age is not for the faint of heart, so he REALLY looked forward to his belt of scotch every evening.

It was prescribed by his GP, and a nurse brought it on a trolley like any other med. It was supplied by me, and they would tell me when supplies were getting low. (I thought at first we could just keep a bottle in his room, but that was against the rules. They were worried he might overdose, or that some wandering resident might find it and harm themselves.) I miss my Dad and I think I'll go have a scotch in his memory.

That sounds like a lovely idea, Tiny Bubbles!

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Does anybody else think Steve is probably a very poor sport and starts to fume if he's not winning? I picture him as being very competitive - arrogant enough to believe he can't possibly lose or that anybody might let him lose. If anybody else is so bold as to not let Steve win, I'm sure that person gets the cold shoulder for quite some time. I'd love to be a spectator at "game night" and witness the dynamics among the family. I think they would be very chilling.

Oh, and can you imagine if one of the women actually beat Steve at Uno?!? :o :o :o

"Draw Four, Steve!"

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Wait, is there really a Bible version of Apples to Apples?

Yup, amazon.com/Apples-to-Bible-Edition/dp/B000IMYII0. Some of the reviews are fun.

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Yup, amazon.com/Apples-to-Bible-Edition/dp/B000IMYII0. Some of the reviews are fun.

Hmm. Derailing slightly, in their Christmas album, there's a picture of Melanie Shupe holding an Apples to Apples box. It does not appear to be the Bible edition. I bet that if Erika knew there was a Bible edition she'd buy it.

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Hmm. Derailing slightly, in their Christmas album, there's a picture of Melanie Shupe holding an Apples to Apples box. It does not appear to be the Bible edition. I bet that if Erika knew there was a Bible edition she'd buy it.

How terrible would it be to play a game with Erika? I imagine she's as competitive as Stevehovah.

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How terrible would it be to play a game with Erika? I imagine she's as competitive as Stevehovah.

It's either 1) Always let Erika win or 2) Every moved is scheduled so that the game only takes as long as Erika has planned for it to take.

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