What is this game? How do you play? Well, here's the answer:
Two players alternate naming the stations of the London Underground. The first to say "Finchley Central" wins. It is clear that the "best" time to say "Finchley Central" is exactly before your opponent does. Failing that it is good that he should be considering it. You could, of course, say "Finchley Central" on your second turn. In that case, your opponent puffs on his cigarette and says, "Well, shame on you".
Now I'm sure this can be played on a forum, so let's try, eh? First person to respond is locked into the competition, winner plays the next person. Or something.
Aldgate
liverpool street.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:London_Underground_Zone_1.svg
since not everyone [me included] is familiar....)
Embankment
russell square (because i have a very english friend name russell :3)
Pudding Mill Lane ('cause its awesome)
bond street (cause it's james.)
Mile End (for ominousness)
Marylebone (Cause it sounds creepy)
Heron Quay
Bayswater
Ruislip
Angel
Canary Wharf
Euston Square
Goldhawk Road
Great Portland Street.
Leicester Square
Old Street
Chalk Farm
hyde park corner
Lambeth North
Goodge Street
Finchley Central
;______; dammit.
well, when something dies, it is reborn----
victoria.
Finchley Road
(does that count as second victory?)
Marble Arch
(Nope, not Finchley Central. Merely mind games >:D)
Moorgate
Baker Street
(there's a baker road near my house...)
Sudbury Hill
Edgeware Road
Parsons Green
notting hill gate
Wembley Central
finchley central
nyah~ =P
Well, cheerio.
you gonna play or what? :3
starts again!
tower gateway
I knew that was coming! Very well Kari....
Colliers Wood
^^
Gloucester Road
Gunnersbury
Sloane Square
Dagenham Heathway
Farringdon
Custom House
Westminster
Hyde Park Corner
oxford circus
Cockfosters
(nice choice! xD)
Earl's Court (so far out!)
(Australian for American beer)
Upminster (As the bishop said to the actress)
(xD)
Pimlico (sounds like a type of bean. =\ )
Finchley Central.
............you would.
charing cross.
East Finchley
Green Park.
Bromley-by-Bow
barbican.
Dollis Hill
Aldgate East.
Holland Park
Edgware Road.
Manor House
tower gateway.
Elephant & Castle.
green park.
Finchley Central
................i was waiting for that.
Vauxhall. (btw, do the greyed out stops on the map i posted count?)
East India
(I think those are closed maybe? Or Dock Lines, not entirely sure ^^')
(well, for this, i'm gonna use them too. :3)
Mornington Crescent
(Ahhhh the forbidden game D: )
Bethnal Green
Borough.
Hounslow East
Maida Vale.
Kentish Town
Shoreditch.
Waterloo
Paddington.
Mudchute
Regent's Park.
Stamford Park
Marble Arch.
Theydon Bois
finchley central.
I KNEW IT
Becontree
(i was rushing off the computer and it was the only one i knew off the top of my head. ^^; exept for....)
aldgate
Chalk Farm
Tower Hill
West India Quay
Great Portland Street
East Ham
Picadilly Circus
Buckhurst Hill
Bayswater.
Green Park
Russell Square.
Shepherd's Bush
(that sounds dirty)
Warwick Avenue
(it's supposed to)
Bounds Green
(i see what you did thar.)
Charing Cross.
( (http://i26.tinypic.com/301hrpg.jpg) )
Hainault
Queen's Park
High Barnet
Goodge Street
Finchley Central
.....knew it. tricky bastard. xD
High Street Kensington (why have i never used this one before!? it's so pompously awesome xD)
Stanmore
Ladbroke Grove.
Canada Water
Bond Street.
Hainault
St. John's Wood (xD)
Chorleywood
Enbankment
Fulham Broadway
Bermondsey
Pinner
Covant Garden.
Bromley-by-Bow
Regent's Park.
Burnt Oak
Baker Street.
finchley central
Eastcote
(why do you do that nej?)
tower gateway.
(he must remind us who's really in charge of this game)
Chalfont & Latimer
(why is he always in charge? :[ )
Moorgate
(No idea *shrug*)
Wanstead
Pudding Mill lane (makes me want pudding)
Canada Water (It's Delicious!)
Temple (GET YOUR BUTT TO CHURCH, BOY)
Brixton (I WAS JUST THERE TODAY)
High Street Kensington (I DON'T GO SO GOOD I GUESS and i wonder if everyone's high at this stop xDD)
Finchley Central (Yes. They are....hotbox the Tube!)
;____;
aldgate. :3
Fairlop
Knightsbridge
Dagenham East
Mile End
Neasden
Great Portland Street
Highbury & Islington
Finchley Central. >:3
Damn.
Barons Court
Oval.
Belsize Corpse
knightsbridge.
Heathrow Terminal 5
Killburn Park (VIOLENCE!)
Seven Sisters (oh yeah)
Chalkfarm (so THAT'S how they make it)
Kensal Green
King's Cross St. Pancras (i had to google that to see if it was the full name)
Finchley Central (haha)
...knew it ^^;
Pudding Mill Lane
Monument
Aldgate
Ickenham
Paddington.
Earl's Court
Great Portland Street.
Hatton Cross
Old Street
Island Gardens
finchley central.
Damnit
Camden Town
Aldgate East
East Ham
Pudding Mill Lane
FINCHLEY CENTRAL
KNEW IT
ALDGATE.
Balham
East Ham :3
Ickenham
Tower Gateway
Belsize Park
finchely central.
KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARI!
Aldgate
STTTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWW i have a teacher with that name. :3
pudding mill lane
Maida Vale
East Ham
Fulham Broadway
finchley central. xDDD
(sorry, i'm spacing them a little too close.)
>>
Aldgate
pudding mill lane
Colliers Wood
Russell Square (since i'm at my friend/brother russell's)
Finchley Central
;_____;
Angel.
Canary Wharf
Notting Hill Gate
Barbican
Moorgat
Farringdon
King Cross St. Pancras
Angel
Killburn Park.
Finchley Central
.....knew it.
old street
(you'd think the brit would play this, since he probably knows the stops better than us >> )
Aldgate
(I don't think he's from London)
(funny, i think i remember him telling me once that he lived near the outskirts of london)
Mornington Crescent
(*shrug* you are the expert)
East Finchley
(wait, i am? .___.; )
(oo, close one!)
Euston
(Yes, you are)
Embankment
(lol)
Barbican
Custom House
East Ham (lol, ham ^^)
High Street Kennsington (East Ham, also known as BRIAN BLESSED HONORARY UNDERGROUND STATION)
(YOSH)
Pudding Mill Lane
(yay for food)
Finchley Road
Finchley Central. 8)
(I FUCKING KNEW IT)
Aldgate
^^
King's Cross St. Pancreas
Barons Court
East Ham (again)
Epping
Euston Square
Finchley Central
how did i know?
we're spacing them too clooooooseeee..... >>;
pudding mill lane
Paddington
aldgate
Baker Street
(<3 baker st)
St. James Park
Waterloo (The station Holmes and Watson make the most use of)
Aldgate (the stop I make the most use of)
Elephant & Castle
East Ham
Burnt Oak
Finchley Central
(FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-)
: |
Aldgate
:3
Pudding Mill Lane
Finchley Road
FINCHLEY CENT---
King's Cross St. Pancras
FINCHLEY CENTRAL
HOW DID I KNOW
aldgate. :3
PSYCHIC KARI POWERS?
Charing Cross
THAT MUCH IS TRUE (srsly)
King's Cross St. Pancras
Waterloo
Marble Arch
Belsize Park
Down Street
Finchley Central
........thought so.
Finchley Road.
Burnt Oak
East Ham
Aldgate
King's Cross St. Pancras
Finchley Central
how did i know? and we're spacing them close again. :[
King's Cross St. Pancras
Does it really matter?
Pudding Mill Lane.
FINCHLEY CENTRAL TAKE THAT MUTHAFUKA!
that's why i say we're spacing them too close. :\
Well played madam, well played.
Camden Town
Thankyou Sir. -w- Thamkyou very much.
East Ham.
Burnt Oak
Aldgate
Barons Court
Morningwood
Cockfosters
Paddington
King George V
Barbican
Mile End
finchley central
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAARGH
Waterloo
Aldgate :3
Camden Town
Tottenham Court Road
Arsenal
Maida Vale
Burnt Oak
King's Cross St. Pancreas
Finchley Central
HOW DID I KNOW, STEW, HOW DID I KNOW
Waterloo
DARK MAGIC?
Finchley Road.
PERHAPS, PERHAPS.
Aldgate
Woolwich Arsenal
East Ham
High Barnet
Maida Vale
Fulham Broadway
Morningwood (gets me every time xD)
Boston Manor
Finchley Central (i hope it wasn't too early)
(NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO)
Aldgate :(
Waterloo
Camden Town
Maida Vale
Bayswater
Blackfriars
Earl's Court
Bond Street
Camden Town
High Street Kensington
Finchley Road
Finchley Central
(i knew you were going to say it, but i didn't realize you were going to say road instead of central. i took my chance. -w-)
-__-
Camden Town
( ;__; )
Aldgate
>>
Burnt Oak
East Ham
Waterloo
Blackfriars
Acton Town
Finchley Road
As I was saying
Finchley Central
Indeed. Well played, my friend.
Waterloo.
Burnt Oak
Blackfriars
Camden Town
Aldgate
Ealing Broadway
King's Cross St. Pancras
Bow Road
Pudding Mill Lane
Island Gardens
East Ham
Grange Hill
Maida Vale
Arnos Grove
Morning Wood
Elephant & Castle
Killburn Park
Belsize Park
St. John's Wood
Finchley Central
(had to happen sometime)
Maida Vale
Camden Town
East Ham
Aldgate
Maida Vale
Waterloo
(we're allowed to do the same one multiple times in one game? i posted that w/o realizing i used it already. :\)
King's Cross St. Pancras
(I didn't notice >> No, you shouldn't do that)
Burnt Oak
(ah, my bad.)
St. John's Wood
Custom House
Killburn Park
Fullham Broadway
Finchley Central (it was my turn :3)
:<
Brixton
:>
Aldgate
Camden Town
Maida Vale
Customs House
Killburn Park
Waterloo
St. John's Wood
Piccadilly Circus
Pudding Mill Lane
Burnt Oak
Old Street
Arsenal
Queen's Park
Finchley Central
Knew it...
Maida Vale
Waterloo
Burnt Oak
Camden Town
Old Street
Baker Street
Pudding Mill Lane
Aldgate
Burnt Oak
You did it again Kari
Finchley Central
hence why i deserved to lose this round. i'm sorry >___<;;;
aldgate ;^;
All Saints
Maida Vale ;^;
Arsenal
Pudding Mill Lane ;^;
Burnt Oak
St. John's Wood
Camden Town
King's Cross St. Pancras
Baker Street
Finchley Central ^^
NOOOOOOOOO
Waterloo
East Ham! ^^
Aldgate
Maida Vale~ ^^
Arsenal
Burnt Oak
Finchley Central.
yeah, i kinda figured.....
Maida Vale
Waterloo
Pudding Mill Lane
Arsenal
King's Cross St. Pancras
Chalk Farm
East Ham
Portland Street
Queen's Park
Charing Cross
Finchley Central ^^
I FUCKING KNEW IT
Camden Town
=D yey!
Queen's Park
Arsenal
East Ham! >:3
Waterloo
Maida Vale :3
Baker Street
Burnt Oak
Aldgate
King's Cross St. Pancras
Finchley Central
yeah :3
Queen's Park
Waterloo
King's Cross St. Pancras
Aldgate
Pudding Mill Lane
Camden Town
Burnt Oak
Arsenal
Maida Vale
Finchley Central
about time ^^;
Aldgate
It hasn't been that long
Camden Town
east ham!!
White City
maida vale!
Acton Town
Burnt Oak
Finchley Central.
yes. :3
Maida Vale
Brixton
Pudding Mill Lane
Arsenal
King's Cross St. Pancras
Baker Street
East Ham
Brixton
Finchley Central.
KAAAAAAAAAARI
Camden Town
hey, stew... (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/archive/7/73/20110128203738!Trollface.png)
Aldgate
Lancaster Gate
Liverpool Street.
Baker Street
East Ham
Acton Town
Maida Vale
Finchley Central
thought so ;-;
King's Cross St. Pancras
Arsenal
Pudding Mill Lane
Maida Vale
Aldgate.
Camden Town
Burnt Oak
Baker Street.
Angel
Golders Green
East Ham
Acton Town
Finchley Central.
FUCK
Camden Town
aldgate! >:3
Arsenal
East Ham
Baker Street
Maida Vale
Pudding Mill Lane
King's Cross St. Pancras
Finchley Central
yep, i knew it. :3
Baker Street
Waterloo
Pudding Mill Lane
Bow Road
Arsenal
Piccadilly.
King's Cross St. Pancras
Kinightsbridge
Finchley Central :3
Ah fuck, I fucking knew it
Arsenal
Aldgate! ^^
Knightsbridge
East Ham
Camden Town
Maida Vale
Finchley Central
Actually I expected that, because Finchley Central ALWAYS seems to come comes after Maida Vale.
Carry on.
odd, that is somewhat of a pattern.
that said, East Ham
Maida Vale
finchley centra----
ALDGATE
FINCHLEY ROAD
BAKER STREET
MARBLE ARCH
ANGEL
St. Paul's Bank
Finchley Central. :3
(it had to happen sometime.)
Eeeyup
Chalk Farm
Arsenal
Waterloo
Aldgate
Camden Town
Angel
Edgeware Road
Marble Arch
Finchley Central
how did i know ^^;
Maida Vale
Baker Street
Aldgate
Charing Cross
East Ham.
Finchley Central.
Traditional!
how did i know....
Charing Cross
Oxford Circus
Picadilly Circus (?)
Baker Street
East Ham
Camden Town
Maida Vale
Finchley Central
huh, the theory is true.
King's Cross St. Pancras
Chalk Farm
Pudding Mill Lane
Notting Hill Gate
Piccadilly Circus
Arsenal
Waterloo
Oxford Circus
Finchley Central :3
Fuckin' knew it
Camden Town
you're welcome! ^^
Pudding Mill Lane
Chalk Farm
Piccadilly Circus
Baker Street
East Ham
Arsenal
Aldgate
Arnos Grove
(How does this keep getting buried? ><)
(i reply and then a bunch of other threads get replies, so i guess you don't notice it. ;^; )
Maida Vale
Finchley Central
i've taken "Maida Vale" to be code for "I fold this round. enjoy victory, my friend. ^^"
that said, Aldgate.
Camden Town
Pudding Mill Lane
Arsenal
King's Cross St. Pancras
Acton Town
East Ham.
Holland Park
Piccadily Circus.
Finchley Road
Finchley Central! >:3
Every time! *sigh*
Camden Town
^^
Pudding Mill Lane
Finchley Road
Piccadilly Circus
Russell Square.
RING THE BELL, CLOSE THE BOOK, SNUFF OUT THE CANDLE
Belsize Park
SHIT'S GETTIN' REAL, YO
East Ham
Dagenham Highway
Maida Vale
Dollis Hill
Finchley Central.
Fenchurch East
East Ham