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This game was played on another forum I used to frequent, so I thought I would try it here. (if it has already been done, please just let me fade away quietly :)
The point is to announce arrivals to the Ball of your choice. One combination is to announce a Mr and Mrs and then their offspring......the first name of the offspring combined with the family name, is losely suggestive of something pertaining to that Ball. Like so:
Announcing arrivals to the Musicians Ball:
They had a rocky start, but are finally here: Mr and Mrs Ling Stones and their errant son Ro Ling Stones.
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Or, the guests could just be a couple and the shortened version of their names is indicative of the Ball theme, like so:
A warm welcome please, to Theodore and Monica Keys.....otherwise known as The & Mon Keys.
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Another idea for a Ball is the Food and Beverage Ball:
Announcing from France, the ever tasteful Monsieur et Madame Tay, and their daughter, Pat Tay.
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So, does it make sense? Does it sound like fun? I will start us off with a continuation of the Food and Beverage Ball. (feel FREE to change the Ball at anytime)
Please check the guest list for Mr. Salsa and his offspring: Chip S, Ann Salsa.
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From a clue in your post, May I present Mr.&Mrs.Chopping Block, and their Chip off the old Block.
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Well, while I was at the Liberty Ball, we had to introduce ourselves. My favorite was the lady who introduced herself and family, "I'm Joanne, this is daughter Sally, husband Thomas, Jeff, our son.
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What???? No more takers??!! I know you people have tons of ideas for this! Ok, I'll try another one....
Please welcome Mr and Mrs Poisoning, and their children, Sam and Ella Poisoning.
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Back to the Food and Beverage Ball: a groaner coming on
Just arrived are the illustrious, if somewhat inebriated, General and Mrs. Tonic with their daughter, Jean Anne.
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just arrived at the Gnostic Ball: Mr. and Mrs. Hand-Basket and their daughter Helena.. 
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And just arrived through the side entrance to the Spotted Ball are Mr. and Mrs. Ayshun with their son Mack Cool.
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Edit: And we must review the Comedians' Ball:
Give a warm round of applause to Dr. and Mrs. Flage and their son Percy.
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We're reporting live at the Internet Ball where newly arriving offline guests haven't had time to go into withdrawal.
Please welcome Mr. and Mrs. Quahm and their daughter Dot.
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at the Cartoon Ball: Wile Yote and his son Kai
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"It really is Mr Horace Ontil," he said levelly.
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"Mr. Basil Isk and Ms. Medusa," he deadpanned.
I suppose to be Utterly Correct that should be "Ms. Medusa and Mr Basil Isk," shouldn't it...
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or off on a tangent... some one i know, (and her spouse) has a vanity (licence) plate, Alka and other other one , Bromo...
they make sense when you know their last name is Selter...
(alka seltser and bromo seltsers are brand names for over the counter anti acids)
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I would like to introduce CB and eta phony, and their daughter Polly.
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formerly known as etaoin...
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Alka and Bromo Selter!
Ahhhh, I LOVE that, of troy! What clever friends you have!
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Introducing the noteworthy Charles and Aida Crusis, and their daughter, Ana.
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Now announcing Lawrence Welk, with his three daughters, Anna One, Anna Two, Anna Three......
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Introducing the noteworthy Charles and Aida Crusis, and their daughter, Ana.
did they come in a pickup?
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If it were a Brawl, instead of a Ball, among the guests might be Mr. and Mrs. Head, and son Dick.
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Oh, that is too funny, wwh.......probably more so to me, because there happens to be a fellow in this town whose last name is Head, and although his first name is not that nickname for Richard, he is indeed a d**khead.
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Introducing the noteworthy Charles and Aida Crusis, and their daughter, Ana.
did they come in a pickup?
 Yes! Rather off-beat, wouldn't you say?
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certainly an upbeat way to arrive... 
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you must have gone to preparatory school...
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yes, but I didn't conduct myself well. I think I entered too soon.
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Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Quiet Evening and their children, Sam and Janet. (both of whom only have sex with people they've never met before.)
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"Sam and Janet Evening"--oh, heavens, Ted! This one's too wonderful!
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...And the happy bride and groom, Is and It Romantic.
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Sam and Janet Evening
Is that a Mondegreen? Cleverrrrr!
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An invitation was sent to a group of the most famous scientists in history, requesting their attendance at the Scientist's Ball. Their responses were recorded and are
set forth below:
"Replying To An Invitation To A Scientists' Ball"
Pierre and Marie Curie were radiating enthusiasm.
Einstein thought it would be relatively easy to attend.
Volta was electrified, and Archimedes was buoyant at the thought.
Ampere was worried he wasn't up to current research.
Ohm resisted the idea at first.
Boyle said he was under too much pressure.
Edison thought it would be an illuminating experience.
Watt reckoned it would be a good way to let off steam.
Stephenson thought the whole idea was loco.
Wilbur Wright accepted, provided he and Orville could get a flight.
Dr Jekyll declined -- he hadn't been feeling himself lately.
Morse's reply: "I'll be there on the dot. Can't stop now – must dash."
Heisenberg was uncertain if he could make it.
Hertz said he planned in the future to attend with greater frequency.
Henry begged off due to a low capacity for alcohol.
Audubon said he'd have to wing it.
Hawking said he'd try to string enough time together to make a space in his schedule.
Darwin said he'd have to see what evolved.
Schrodinger had to take his cat to the vet, or did he?
Mendel said he'd put some things together and see what came out.
Descartes said he'd think about it.
Newton was moved to attend.
Pavlov was drooling at the thought.
Gauss was asked to attend because of his magnetic personality.
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All the way from Germany, with flushed cheeks and excitement in her eyes, Heidi Goh Seeke arrives at the Childhood Games Ball to look for her friend Hopp Scotch.
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Straight from the church, please welcome Mrs Rimoney and her son Matt. Aplogies from her other son, Pat who is at their late father's will-reading.
Also from an ecclesiatical background, Bishop and Mrs Hedral and their daughter, Cath.
And please welcome the famouns Chinese Chef, Kit Chen
(and late arrivals: Mr and Mrs Bennet-Whatalotta-People-Inhere and their son, Gordon Bennet-Whatalotta-People-Inhere)
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Announcing that world-famous knee surgeon, Arthur O'Scopy.
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Together with their son, whom they have recently rescued from impending, jail, trial and death at the hands of a merciless dictator who disagreed with his political views, please welcome Mr and Mrs Khu Shan and Percy.
(Their daughter couldn;t attend because she is in mourning, which suits her!!!)
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Mr and Mrs Khu Shan and Percy...their daughter...is in mourning, which suits her!!!
Okay, I'll bite. I presume the daughter's name was Electra?
But many in the family went to medical school - P.D. Atri, and Jerry Atri, and the granddaddy of them all, Fizzy.
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just to obviousize:
Percy Khu Shan
Electra Khu Shan
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well, I must be pronouncin' it wrong, 'cuz all I gets is Sofa Khu Shan...
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Ah, yes. I was thinking of not the Khu Shan family but the Shan family. Fizzy was the grandfather, and his youngest child was P.D. Atri, and Jerry was the old one.
Not the same family at all. Though they also had an Electra. She preferred trade school to medical school.
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ah, I thought old PD was the 10th in his family. you know, P.D. Atri X...
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I presume the daughter's name was Electra?
Yes; she was very becoming.
One of the Shans went abroad and ended up marrying an Irish gel who insisted on hyphenating the 2 last names, so their daughter was Suff O'Kay-Shan.
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and the twins, Beauti and Musi Shan...
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Announcing Dame Mezzo Forte and her son, P. Anu.
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Arrivals at the Gamblers Ball are: first Pastor Post followed by Bettine Cindy Kate, his sister.
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Announcing the French Chargé d'Affaires, M. Atrix and his wife, Domine.
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Followed quickly by the Fibre king Mr. P. Pod and his daughter, Senna.
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Announcing R. Buckminster Fuller and his nephew, G. O. Desic-Dome.
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You could also announce home towns. Some of these are from Bennett Cerf's Bumper Crop, which I inhaled and pretty much memorized when I was 10 or 12.
Lettuce Finder, Shady, Del.
Hans R. Dirty, Jr., Goan, Wash.
G. Thurza Mighty, Pretty, Miss.
Justin Case, Isle Goto, Mass. (this one I made up)
I. Always Wanta, Little, Mo. " "
I. Needa Maka, Private, Col. " "
U. Otto Payer, Income, Tex. " "
Lemmee Havva, Hammond, RI. " "
U. R. Justa, Common, Ore. " "
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A welcome, please for the separate arrivals of Mr and Mrs Juan Atta Thyme: and they are hoping to be joined, 10 seconds before the ball commences, by their son, Justin.
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...by their son, Justin
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We welcome to the Weather Forecasters’ Ball, Calder T Day, his wife Renee Day and their boy Sonny.
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We welcome to the Weather Forecasters’ Ball, the grand-daddy of them all, Claude E. Day.
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but there's only a 40 percent chance he'll show . . .
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Yeah, yeah, I know the Holidays are 3 months behind us (or 9 months in front of us ) but these are some holiday guests I announced on my other forum, last year, so I am being lazy tonight and repeating them..... Quitely entering the Holiday Ball is Mr. Len Knight and his son Cy Len Knight Not so quietly entering the Holiday Ball is Ms. Jean Gall Belles Please pucker up for the newest arrival to the Holiday Ball, Miss Ell Tow
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And I CANNOT believe I forgot to mention this TRUE story!
I have met IN PERSON (read: not a made up story) a young girl whose last name was Lear. Her parents named her Crystal Shanda. How so very.....clever.....for a STRIPPER maybe! But not for your child's name!
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William Lear, who invetned a bunch of stuff including car stereos and Lear Jets, if I remember correctly, named his duaghter Shanda. I did not believe it until I read it in his obituary some years ago in the Washington Post.
Ted -- whose daddy named him Theophilus because "That's the awfulest looking baby I ever saw in my life"
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There was a girl in grade school named Crystal Waters.
I wonder if she married Johnny Creek?
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Moving quickly into the Musicians' Ball are Mr & Mrs Molto Mosso and their young son, Piu. Daughter Meno Mosso will be arriving shortly, unaccompanied.
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Oh, now see, I like Crystal Waters. I don't know why I "approve" of that for a child's name, but do not approve of Crystal Shanda Lear. I guess because Crystal Waters sounds so "clean"!
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Something for the young people, a rave, eagerly attended by the Beats siblings: Rupert, Etta and Viv.
A 'rave' is defined as a gathering of 100 people, at which amplified music ('wholly or predominantly characterised by the emission of a succession of repetitive beats'[!) is played grr, arrgh, petty criminal injustice act ( rant stifled)
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Back to the Musicians' Ball:
Introducing Clavy and Arpsy Chord, and their daughter Tetra
(by the way, the two of them never appear without the third).
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And here at the AWAD ball, we welcome Dr Johnson and his next generation Dick 'n 'arry.
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Oh, come on Dody, after all if Lord Tavistock allows them to be held in a (previously) quiet corner of Woburn Abbey, they can't be completely bad. Can they? Hmmm?
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And the dinner for participants of the Boston Marathon, including the guy who came in last, Willie Makit and his date Betty Wont.
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Don't forget the gala they held at the potter's symposium, attended by none other than Portia Lane, escorted by Sir Ammick.
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>And the dinner for participants of the Boston Marathon, including the guy who came in last, Willie Makit and his date Betty Wont.< Oh, this is GREAT, birdfeed!!!!! I believe I saw Willie and Betty at the 'Wondering If I'll Get Lucky Tonight' Ball, too.........
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