Why I Love Mad Libs

Do you remember Mad Libs? I still do them. They are a fabulous tool to reinforce parts of speech. Seriously. Knowing that kids think like perverts (QUICK LOGIC: If I know that kids think like perverts, than I am a pervert.)I do allow for them to use "urine" when a liquid is called for. Additionally, "poop, pooped, or pooping" are cool to use for past, present and future verbs. I draw the line at "69" when a number is needed; someone ALWAYS shouts that out. This summer, I tutored a student whose parent was very intent on my getting grammar ingrained into her head. The best way for me to assess whether or not she could apply what was learned was through Mad Libs. A highlight for me was when she chose BLACK as an adjective and BROTHER as a noun consecutively. She did not understand why the phrase "black brother" was so funny to me. Anyway, here is a sample of my own Mad Libs. It is not that funny, but it features some of my favorite adjectives.

skanky
hairy
NY
dusty
gorilla
Mexican
Mall
Seraphina
cat
tree
slutty
sweaty
hot dog
swollen
chitland
brother
ginormous
finger
bloody
petite
goulash
multiple
fuck
harsh


The Restaurant

One day, Megan and Andrew went to a skanky (ADJECTIVE) restaurant up in the hairy(ADJECTIVE) Mountains of NY(STATE) with their mommy and daddy. The restaurant was called THE Dusty(ADJECTIVE) Gorilla(ANIMAL). It was known for having the best Mexican (KIND OF FOOD) this side of mall(PLACE).

The waitress came over and introduced herself as Seraphina (NAME). She got Megan and Andrew some water to drink and some crayons. Megan drew a picture of a(n) cat (NOUN); Andrew drew a picture of a(n) tree (NOUN).� The waitress thought these pictures were very slutty (ADJECTIVE).

In a little while, the waitress asked everyone what they wanted to eat. After Mommy and Daddy ordered their food, Megan said that she wanted a big plate of sweaty (ADJECTIVE) hot dog(FOOD). Andrew said he wanted some swollen (ADJECTIVE) chitland (FOOD). The waitress brought the order to the kitchen.

Before the food came, Megan and Andrew decided to go to the potty. The Potty in this restaurant smelled like a(n) brother (NOUN). In any event, they went potty and then washed their hands. The soap was very ginormous(ADJECTIVE) and the sink was hard to reach. Megan decided they needed to stand on a finger(NOUN) so they could wash their hands, so she and Andrew moved one right next to the sink.

When they came back from the potty, their food was ready. Megan thought that hers was bloody(ADJECTIVE). Andrew’s was very petite(ADJECTIVE). After dinner, they both had some goulash (FOOD) for dessert. They thought it was multiple (ADJECTIVE). When they were done, Megan decided that they should go back to the hotel and fuck(VERB). Everyone thought that was very harsh (ADJECTIVE).

****The end could not have worked out better and I did not plan it!!