Extra Instructions On How to Play Mad-Libs

Extra Instructions On How to Play Mad-Libs

Almost all of us have played Mad-Libs, correct? I mean, it’s the World’s greatest world game…or so says the cover of the books. But although Mad-Libs is extremely fun, easy, and hilarious, with some extra rules it’s five times as enjoyable. Here are some things me and my friends have learned over the course of our Mad-Libs experiences. You won’t find these things in the books…

1. First of all, when you play Mad-Libs you want to be creative. When someone asks you to name an adverb, don’t choose a word like ‘slowly’ or ‘nicely’. Let’s just face it…those words would not be as funny as a word like ‘disgustingly’ or ‘grossly’.

2. Technically you aren’t supposed to do this according to the actual rules of the game, but adding adjectives and adverbs at the beginning of nouns and verbs just makes it more fun. For example: When you were asked to name a Plural Noun it would be funnier if you said something like, ‘fat dirty pigs’ instead of just ‘pigs’.

3. Putting the participants’ names and the date at the top of the page makes you remember who you did it with, and when. I have found this nice when I’ve been looking over old Mad-Libs.

4. Remember! Truly funny things are funny when they are appropriate.

I hope that you have found this short list helpful. Believe me, these extra rules make the game a lot more fun! I have included two Mad-Libs that me and some friends did once so you can see how following these rules turned out. The words in bold are the words that we put in.

What To Do When You Have a Cold (Mad-Libs)

You can always tell when you’re getting a cold, because your overweight grandma will feel stuffy and you will have an old cough drop ache. The first thing to do is take a couple of Team Oomy Zoomies. Then get into your P. J. Mask and rest, and drink plenty of wine. Sometimes it’s fun being sick. Food is brought to you on a beer bottle so you can eat and watch TV, and your temperature is taken by putting a shoe in your chubby grandpa. If your temperature goes over seven degrees, a doctor should be called. He will thump you on the fat sibling and say, “Oh my chicken doodle!” Then he will ask you what blanket you ate the night before and x-ray your stomach. Finally, he will give you ugly advice on how to get well. If you do just what he says, you’ll feel dumb in no time at all.

Portrait of Great-Grandma

A striking painting of Great-Grandma as a young devil has been hanging in our living curly hair for as long as I can remember. A local art dealer believes it was painted by James McNeill Whistler, whose most morbid work is the painting of his wallaby sitting in a rocking Donald Trump. It could be true. After all, Great-Grandma was the reigning cookie monster of her day. With her sneaky complexion, high cheek-creepers, and vivid green kidneys, there wasn’t a portrait artist alive who didn’t want to paint her. And she had no end of yellowish suitors. Over the years she was courted by crowned kidnappers of Europe as well as the leading security guards of American society. I’ve often wondered why she married Great-Grandpa, because to tell the truth, he was kind of wonderful-looking. When I asked Dad about it, he said that Great-Grandpa was the only Tom Riddle who could make her laugh. Isn’t love beautiful?