Monday Night Open Thread

I don’t like horror movies.

Well, maybe I do. I don’t like gory movies, which is what most of today’s horror movies are. Being scared, at least a little bit scared, is kinda fun.

Recently, I went to Walt Disney World — I’m an annual pass holder and live 4 hours away, so it’s not that hard to get to every few weeks — and rode the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios. The nice lady I was with rode it, too.

This was the second time I’d ridden it — the first was with one of my grandsons — but her first. She had chickened out of riding it during an earlier trip. This time, though, she decided to do it.

She had a blast. I had almost as much fun watching her terror turn to delight as I did riding it myself.

So, yeah, scary isn’t bad. And horror movies aren’t bad. They’re good. Just that gory stuff is what I don’t like.

Speaking of horror movies, you know what the first one was? Well, you’re about to find out.

[The YouTube]

I’ve seen it before. If you haven’t seen it, maybe we’ll watch it together one night.

Anyway, enough of that. What’s on your mind? Got something you’d like to share? It’s Monday Night Open Thread, and you pick the topics.

Who wants to start?

Icebreaker: What Was Your Favorite Game to Play As a Child?

Previously: “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data

76 Fun Icebreaker Questions

Currently: The Only List of Icebreaker Questions You’ll Ever Need (Not all of which will be used, since some are either/or questions, which are boring.)

Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.

If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.

What was your favorite game to play as a child?

“Punch the Hippie”

Not quite as much fun as it sounds, but it was the 70’s and it was either that or whatever garbage board game Milton Bradley rolled out that week.