h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Simple but amusing way to get through any boring meeting.

Work out how many of you are going to play, then make a list of all the management buzzwords you can think of eg creative dragon, imagineering, blue sky thinking etc etc

Divide the words between the people who are playing so each has their own list. As the words are mentioned, the contestants cross them off their list. The game can either be played with contestants trying to work their own words into what they are saying or they must wait for others to mention them.

When a contestant has crossed all their words off they must jump in the air and shout 'Bingo!' or whatever is agreed before the game.

In our library staff general meeting this year, a group of minions like myself arranged between us to have out glasses at the ready and to take them off or put them every time someone said the word 'library' in a presentation. Amazingly, only one of the managers noticed - they thought it was amusing, but somehow managed a ten minute presentation without using the word once. Other minions cottoned on though, and there was much suppressed going on.

David