There is nothing more enjoyable than a good game of charades after dinner with a mixed group - all ages and various cultures. Its a favorite vacation pastime on the Cape.
Charades are a parlor game that originated in France as a form of literary riddle which, according to William Makepeace Thackery, enabled "the many ladies amongst us who had beauty to display their charms, and the fewer number who had cleverness, to exhibit their wit." (1848, from Vanity Fair). His most famous character Becky Sharp used her skills at charade acting to climb to social success.
Words and their syllables are acted out to general hilarity amongst the audience.
Such was the case for us with our crew of teenagers, twenty somethings and "old farts" (among which I include myself.) We also had several different cultures and regions represented: East coast, Chicago, Egypt, Canada, and New York. We worked in two teams and consensus on what topics to act out ranged far and wide with truly quizzical expressions from 14 year olds who just don't know who say Frank Sinatra is and from Canadiens who are not so obsessed with Anthony Scaramucci to know his nickname is "the Mooch." Some how both teams came up with lots of topics and there was lots of overlap on the topic of a Great White Shark named Sheldon who we joke is waiting to get us now when we step foot in the bay.
Charades are a parlor game that originated in France as a form of literary riddle which, according to William Makepeace Thackery, enabled "the many ladies amongst us who had beauty to display their charms, and the fewer number who had cleverness, to exhibit their wit." (1848, from Vanity Fair). His most famous character Becky Sharp used her skills at charade acting to climb to social success.
Words and their syllables are acted out to general hilarity amongst the audience.
Such was the case for us with our crew of teenagers, twenty somethings and "old farts" (among which I include myself.) We also had several different cultures and regions represented: East coast, Chicago, Egypt, Canada, and New York. We worked in two teams and consensus on what topics to act out ranged far and wide with truly quizzical expressions from 14 year olds who just don't know who say Frank Sinatra is and from Canadiens who are not so obsessed with Anthony Scaramucci to know his nickname is "the Mooch." Some how both teams came up with lots of topics and there was lots of overlap on the topic of a Great White Shark named Sheldon who we joke is waiting to get us now when we step foot in the bay.
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