Who is there? Mr. Yuk!
Mr. Yuk (source: wikipedia)
Who taught : Prof. E
Every country has a few famous children’s games. I used to play bunch of different games with my friends when I was young. Sometimes, my mother got upset because I spent too much time outside, playing. Living in the U.S., I found one game that is so easy to play and children also love. It is called “Knock Knock who’s there?” game. Have you ever played? It is very simple. Two players take turns to ask and answer. Let me give you an example.
Terry: Knock, Knock.
Jake: Who’s there?
Terry: Repeat
Jake: Repeat who?
Terry: Who Who Who!
As you see from the example above, it is important for the player who started with “Knock, Knock” to come up with a good connection in your answers, such as “Repeat” and “Who Who Who!” I am sure my American friends would add a few comments with much better examples.
Now, if I want to play this game with you, I would try this one.
Me: Knock Knock!
You: Who’s there?
Me: Mr. Yuk!
You: Mr. Yuk who?
Me: Mr. Yuk, Frowny face
Maybe, my American friends would not buy my answer but at least I tried. 🙂 You may notice two expressions in my example, “Mr. Yuk” and “Frowny face.” Yesterday, one of my colleagues, Professor. E, used these expressions in his lecture. I thought it was great. I am very happy to present “Mr. Yuk” because he is originally from Pittsburgh, PA.
Mr. Yuk is a trademarked graphic image, created by the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, and widely employed in the United States in labeling of substances that are poisonous if ingested. (source: Wikipedia)
According to Wikipedia, Mr. Yuk is created by a 4th grade elementary school student. You know what I think. Sometimes, simple is better. How simple Mr. Yuk is. Yet, it is so easy to understand. Then, what is frowny face? It is basiclly one of the emoticons, indicating displeasure or unhappiness. I am very sure the frowny face emoticon is from Mr. Yuk. Prof. E used these in relation to a bad programming practice, saying “You do not want to have frowny face, or Mr. Yuk.” Pretty good, huh?
That looks like a pedo frown to me.
Well played, Mark.
You know what I am so tempted to do? I want to call that number to see if it still exists or not.
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Have you seen the movie, “you got a mail?” The same word game is played between the main character and the cashier, but I couldn’t make it out why it was funny. I’m eager to know the reason…
I am sure I watched that movie. I have really bad memory when it comes to movies. But, I will watch that movie again to find out how they played the game. Regarding the game, it is still hard for me to understand it and play correctly. Without spending childhood here in the U.S., it will be hard to grasp all the concepts of the games. How’s the preparation of the event?