Poor Pussy
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Poor Pussy is an old party game
played by children and adults often in Drama classes or at parties. As it is described:
A variation of this game involves the exchange:
Person: "Honey, I love you, give me a smile."
Guest: "Honey, you know I love you, but I just can't smile."
Party game
Party games are games that some people play as forms of entertainment at social gatherings. Party games usually involve more than one player. There are a large number and styles of party games available and the one selected will depend on the atmosphere that is sought to be generated...
played by children and adults often in Drama classes or at parties. As it is described:
- This game makes everybody laughLaughterLaughing is a reaction to certain stimuli, fundamentally stress, which serves as an emotional balancing mechanism. Traditionally, it is considered a visual expression of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy. It may ensue from hearing a joke, being tickled, or other stimuli...
. Have the guests sit around the room. Choose one person to be the pussyCatThe cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
. Pussy must go over to a guest and meow three times. The guest must pet pussy's head three times and say "Poor pussy, poor pussy, poor pussy," without laughing. The pussy should do his best to make the guest laugh. He can make funny meowMeowMeow is an imitative word for a sound made in cat communication. It may also refer to:- Music :* Miou Miou, a Czech pop band* Miaow , an English band* Miaow , a 1994 album by The Beautiful South...
s and walk around like a catCatThe cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
. The pussy goes from one guest to another until someone laughs. The first one to laugh becomes the new pussy.
A variation of this game involves the exchange:
Person: "Honey, I love you, give me a smile."
Guest: "Honey, you know I love you, but I just can't smile."