Welcome to Austenesque Extravaganza, a month-long celebration of Austenesque novels and authors! My name is Meredith Esparza, and I’m an ardent admirer of Austenesque novels and your host for this month-long tribute to Austenesque novels and authors.
Today’s Austenesuqe Event is: FUN AND GAMES FRIDAY
- For this event we enjoy some fun and frivolity with Austenesque themed quizzes and games.
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TODAY’S GAME: JANE AUSTEN MAD LIBS
Just how cool is Meredith?!? Let me count the ways.
Wait, wait! That was Elizabeth Barrett, not Elizabeth Bennett. And though Austen readers and writers alike can spend an entire day applauding the work she has done this past year in her blog, I know that she’d rather keep the focus of this post on Fun & Games Fridays. Thanks again to Mary for introducing me to Meredith!
Do you remember Mad Libs? For those of you not familiar, Mad Libs are word games where one player prompts another for a list of words to substitute for blanks in a story, hopefully with funny results.
Bantering and verbal volleys are best left to Jane and the writers who honor her literary legacy. While Mad Libs may not be as fun as a game of Whist, they are good for a giggle or two. So, fill in the form below, and hit the button. Then, share the results in the comment section. We look forward to reading all of the entries! Note: make the physical activity, and the physical activity (ing) the same activity. You’ll see why!
This post was created by the lovely Angie Kroll, a fellow Austenesque novel fan I was lucky enough to meet on facebook, thanks to Mary Simonsen!
Angie Kroll is a mother of two, blogger, and smartphone app developer who exasperates her dear husband on a daily basis. She credits Fitzwilliam Darcy and Austen Authors for her sanity after her hysterectomy, though she admonishes them daily for all of the sleepless nights.
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*dies laughing* Oh, I have got to find time today to come back and read the rest of the comments! What a fun, fun activity!!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like spitting after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of red-hot societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less red-hot societies of the world. — Every savage can spit.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs spontaneously;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me spit at Hogwarts, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often spit at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Hogwarts, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Hogwarts myself — for I am fond of Shriners’ convention; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
*giggles* “You saw me spit at Hogwarts, I believe…” *snort*
LOL!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like Prancing after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of Bewildered societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less Bewildered societies of the world. — Every savage can Prance.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs Begrudgingly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me Prance at Space, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often Prance at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Space, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Space myself — for I am fond of Sociopaths; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
Well… actually, Sir William would be fond of Sociopaths! They have excellent manners.
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like Bowling after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of Smarmy societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less Smarmy societies of the world. — Every savage can Skip.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs Quickly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me Skip at Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate, York, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often Skip at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate, York, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate, York myself — for I am fond of Death Eaters; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
aahahahahahaha
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Sorry, I meant to post this to explain “Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate” as a place in York 🙂 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate
Oh my goodness – this is priceless!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like wrestling after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of obstinate societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less obstinate societies of the world. — Every savage can wrestle.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs gingerley;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me wrestle at The Shoe, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often wrestle at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in The Shoe, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in The Shoe myself — for I am fond of marathon runners; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
These are funny! I can’t wait to see what others will come up with! Thank you so much Angie for creating this!! 🙂
That was so much fun…haven’t done mad libs in years
stephanie
This was fun…especially since my verbs were kissing and cavort.
fun!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like running after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of fair societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less fair societies of the world. — Every savage can jump.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs swiftly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me jump at london, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often jump at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in london, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in london myself — for I am fond of hippies; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
That was fun! I had Sir William horseback riding at his beach house with trannies! Give us another!
This is so much fun!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like rolling after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of sparkling societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less sparkling societies of the world. — Every savage can skip.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs expeditiously;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me skip at North Pole, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often skip at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in North Pole, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in North Pole myself — for I am fond of Parrotheads; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
Thanks, Guys! And thanks to Meredith for asking me to be a part of it.
Lol, amusing
`What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like kissing after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of Sexy societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less Sexy societies of the world. — Every savage can kill.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs slowly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me kill at Ireland, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often kill at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Ireland, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Ireland myself — for I am fond of pirates; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
This is hilarious, thanks for the giggle!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like a skate after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of fresh societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less fresh societies of the world. — Every savage can skate.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs blindly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me skating at the pond, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often skate at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in the pond, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in the pond myself — for I am fond of tax collectors; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
Oh, this was fun. I play this with my granddaughter, but I usually don’t get to fill in the blanks. Thanks, Meredith and Angie.
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like Choking after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of Consumptive societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less Consumptive societies of the world. — Every savage can Cough.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs Fitfully;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me Cough at Windsor, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often Cough at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Windsor, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Windsor myself — for I am fond of Aborigines; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
These are so funny! Great idea, Angie and Meredith. I think my favorite is the first one about spitting. I cannot even imagine Mr Darcy spitting, even in compliment to St James. Haha
terrific fun! “You have a house in Poolside…I had some thoughts of fixing in Poolside myself — for I am fond of marching bands”… hah ”)
great imagination! thx for this !
Haha so fun! 🙂
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like snorkeling after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of tepid societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less tepid societies of the world. — Every savage can snorkel.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs mischievously;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me snorkel at Calcutta, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often snorkel at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Calcutta, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Calcutta myself — for I am fond of Romani; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
This was quite fun.
I laughed thinking that it would be wrong to chew at St. James’s!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like chewing after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of vociferous societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less vociferous societies of the world. — Every savage can chew.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs wildly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me chew at bristol, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often chew at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in bristol, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in bristol myself — for I am fond of gypsies; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
Ok…. here’s my go at it!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like slacking after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of slack societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less slack societies of the world. — Every savage can slack.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs slackingly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me slack at Sleepy Hollow, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often slack at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Sleepy Hollow, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Sleepy Hollow myself — for I am fond of psycho’s; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
Haha…that was a lot of fun!!
Hee!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like Swimming after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of Hungry societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less Hungry societies of the world. — Every savage can Reading.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs Blithely;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me Reading at Lake Michigan, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often Reading at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Lake Michigan, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Lake Michigan myself — for I am fond of Clones; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
I missed this yesterday, had company all day…but LOVED IT!!!!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like laughing after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of delightful societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less delightful societies of the world. — Every savage can run.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs swiftly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me run at Rome, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often run at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Rome, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Rome myself — for I am fond of hippies; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
A huge thank you to Angie and Meredith! This was fantastic! Like Mary, I very rarely get to fill in the blanks because my daughter has all the fun, but not today!
Here’s mine:
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like Twirling after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of Cantankerous societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less Cantankerous societies of the world. — Every savage can Twirl.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs Abruptly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me Twirl at The Bus Stop, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often Twirl at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in The Bus Stop, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in The Bus Stop myself — for I am fond of Professional Cat Herders; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
…And here’s my daughter’s (she’s 7 and loves P&P):
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like Pie Eating after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of Lovely societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less Lovely societies of the world. — Every savage can Eat.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs Happily;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me Eat at Carnival, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often Eat at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Carnival, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Carnival myself — for I am fond of Mermaid Horses; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
Thanks again for the fun!
Best,
Susan & Elizabeth
This was fun!
Hilarious! I love Mad Libs and adding a little Jane Austen makes them even better.
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like Squatting after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of Red societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less Red societies of the world. — Every savage can Squat.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs Swiftly;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me Squat at Pittsburgh, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often Squat at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Pittsburgh, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Pittsburgh myself — for I am fond of Evangelists; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
This was great fun! Quite entertaining. I think we need MORE Jane Austen Mad Libs!
Here’s mine!
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like Bungee Jumping after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of Splendid societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less Splendid societies of the world. — Every savage can walk.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs stridently;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me walk at Freckenham, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often walk at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Freckenham, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Freckenham myself — for I am fond of Austenites; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“
Mine didn’t turn out that hilarious, but still, rather enjoyable:
It is a Truth Universally Mocked… Mad Lib
“What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! — There is nothing like swimming after all. — I consider it as one of the first refinements of slimy societies.“
“Certainly, Sir; — and it has the advantage also of being in vogue amongst the less slimy societies of the world. — Every savage can talk.“
Sir William only smiled. “Your friend performs heartily;“ he continued after a pause, on seeing Bingley join the group; — “and I doubt not that you are an adept in the science yourself, Mr. Darcy.“
“You saw me talk at Chawton, I believe, Sir.“
“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often talk at St. James`s?“
“Never, sir.“
“Do you not think it would be a proper compliment to the place?“
“It is a compliment which I never pay to any place, if I can avoid it.“
“You have a house in Chawton, I conclude?“
Mr. Darcy bowed.
“I had once some thoughts of fixing in Chawton myself — for I am fond of choristers; but I did not feel quite certain that it would agree with Lady Lucas.“