The Yes/No Game
By Adam Aizer - February 11, 2007
My favorite between-inning entertainment here at The Light would have to be "The Yes/No Game."
Pretty simple concept, but the game is a lot harder than you'd think. Basically one person in the audience is picked, and this person is peppered with yes/no questions by P.A. Announcer Jay Rokeach. But wait! (Exaggerated excitement) There's a catch! Our contestant isn't allowed to answer these questions with a "yes" or a "no" or anything like it. That means no "uh-huh" or "yup" or "right" or "exactly"... you get the point.
Oh and no extended pauses either
A little sample from today's game. I'll use P.A. and C (for contestant) to transcribe. Today's contestant was a young kid named Austin, so they went easy on him.
P.A.: Are you a big Hurricanes fan?
C: Pretty much
P.A.: Do you play baseball?
C: Not really
P.A.: Do you play second base?
C: I don't think so (nice answer)
P.A. Have you ever had any food at the ball park?
C: (Very long pause. No answer)
Hey he's a young kid. They gave him the prize anyway. Word on the street is that he had a list of answers written down. Very clever.
Posted by Adam Aizer at 02:15 PM on February 11, 2007
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