Thursday, June 09, 2011

William Carlos Williams Mad-Libs


I have [past-tense transitive verb]
the [plural noun]
that were in
the [noun]

and which
you were probably
saving
for [noun]

[Transitive verb] me
they were [adjective]
so [adjective]
and so [adjective]



(For background, go to Act II of this This American Life episode. But, as usual, the whole thing is worth listening to.)

A blogoversary rerun from May 9, 2008, in honor of the late Leonard Stern, one of the creators of Mad-Libs. (Also, a writer for "The Honeymooners" and "Get Smart.") Covers of the first three Mad-Lib books are here.











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