You know what it's like at 3 o'clock in the morning when your brain decides to take a trip down so many alleys you couldn't find your way back if you wanted to? That was me this morning. It ended with me trying to remember who sang The Great Pretender.
The best I could come up with was Del Shannon. It was The Platters.
And what exactly was a beetle drive? Or a whist drive come to that? And does anyone hold them anymore?
A quick google tells me the answer, and Beetle turns out to be the sort of game I could play with grandchildren with a die, paper and pencils. A beetle drive is the same game played by lots of teams of four. The first person to complete a beetle shouts, "Beetle!" and everyone stops playing and adds up their score. The person with the highest score on each table moves on to the next table for the next round. At the end of the evening the person with the highest running total wins.
So not an entirely wasted night.
6 comments:
I no longer have many of those 3 a.m. wonderings because I'm too tired to wake up to ponder mysteries. I'm grateful that when I can't remember something these days I can ask Alexa.
Love,
Janie
My mom and her sisters used to go to Beetle at the local parish hall. We'd play at home at Christmas. Same principle as Hangman, but more temperate.
Janie, I had something on my mind last night which didn't help!
I think I'll definitely play it with grandchildren, Boud.
I used to hear that song quite a lot at exercise class a few years ago. It’s a great song.
Haven't heard that song in a long time. I hate when stuff like that keeps me awake.
That was a great ear worm to have, Liz, and thanks for sharing the video which I watched and enjoyed. The classic vocal groups, like the Platters were wonderful and certainly have stood the test of time. I had never heard of the beetle game, but it looks intriguing enough to share with the grands and fellow adults.
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