Why did the Scatter family hit the road? Alvin and the Chipmunks (Car Game, Act 2)

Oregon Trail reenactment, 1961. South Bluff National Monument, Nebraska. National Park Service/Wikimedia Commons.

The Scatter family embarks on a trail fraught with singing rodents.

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While Mr. and Mrs. Scatter pack the Conestoga wagon and nurse our nonexistent hangovers, the Large Smelly Boys have taken over blogging duty.

In the spirit of reading sayings from fortune cookies and adding the words “in bed” at the end, we come up with questions that can always be answered with “Alvin and the Chipmunks.” The Large Smelly Boys themselves typed many of these very words (and I’m impressed at what a careful job they did).

To wit:

What’s for lunch?
What is Victoria’s Secret?
Who’s got veto power?

What’s that smell?
Who signed the Declaration of Independence?
6abc Boscov's Thanksgiving Parade. Wikimedia CommonsWhere have all the flowers gone?

Where does all the helium go?
Who were your foster parents?
Who’s doing your heart transplant?

Who shot JFK?
Who killed Roger Rabbit?
Who was Hitler’s right-hand man?

Who really wrote Shakespeare’s plays?
Who discovered E=MC2?
What’s the soup of the day?

What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
Who’s going to star in the next James Bond film?
Who’s going to be the bad guy in the next Indiana Jones movie?

What scent is your candle?
What’s your sign?
Who’s your anger management counselor?

What’s the meaning of life?
How do you brush your teeth?
What stuffed animal do you sleep with?

What’s really behind the economic crisis?
Who’s in charge?
What kind of cereal do you like?

Who does your hair?
Why are newspapers going to sleep?
What’s really in a Dirty Little Secret Martini?

Who are the people in your neighborhood?
How are babies made?
Do these pants make me look fat?

Who are Santa’s little helpers?
Who canceled Christmas?
What’s your middle name?

Who did Lassie save from the well?
Can you recommend a good tax consultant?
What’s in YOUR wallet?

Who took all our toaster waffles?
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
Who’s that monster in the closet?

Who walks on the wild side?
What’s growing in the fridge?
What kind of milk do you drink?

Cloudy with a chance of what?
Who’s your daddy?
Who were the three wise men?

Who were the three Stooges?
What makes your roses grow?
What are the real identities of the Large Smelly Boys?

Feel free to add to the list.

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– Laura Grimes and the Large Smelly Boys (that’s a band name, right?)


6 Responses to “Why did the Scatter family hit the road? Alvin and the Chipmunks (Car Game, Act 2)”

  1. MightyToyCannon Says:

    I love this game. Also discovered a new one today via Twitter: Band names changed to food items. Velveeta Underground, Justin Tendersteak, Sushi and the Banshees.

  2. MightyToyCannon Says:

    In all seriousness (hard for me), car games like this are a great gift for LSBs and their ilk. There’s nothing quite like word play to pump up the brain cells and inculcate a love of language. (Contractual obligations require me to say that children’s theater has the same beneficial effects).

  3. Jane Says:

    First, I’d like to nominate Laura Grimes for president. Second, kudos to the LS Boys, who’ll be too young to remember:
    Where’s the beef?
    but might have heard
    Who you gonna call?
    Thanks for the fun!

  4. Miss Laura Says:

    MTC, pandemonium ensued immediately to come up with band/food names but when I tried to comment, my link went wonky. Lemme think … reconstructing here … Bruce Springrolls, the Meatles … and when I think of the hilarious others, I’ll add.

    Jane! Good ones! Come to think of it, “Who you gonna call?” came up several times but somehow didn’t make it to the typing fingers. Love it. Thanks for playing! I’m calling my campaign manager now …

  5. bob hicks Says:

    Who wrote the book of love?

    Whose line is it, anyway?

    Who cares?

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