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What's your Draw Something username?
I know Draw Something has been taking theoffice bathroom smartphone world by storm, so let's play!
I'm griphvs.
I know Draw Something has been taking the
I'm griphvs.
It implies you're supposed to, but you can make a username with nothing but an email address. However, if you do that, you can't play with Facebook friends unless you know their username. Or something.
posted by griphus at 8:32 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by griphus at 8:32 AM on May 1, 2012
fucking facebook ruins everything
posted by elizardbits at 8:34 AM on May 1, 2012 [16 favorites]
posted by elizardbits at 8:34 AM on May 1, 2012 [16 favorites]
does draw something force you to login via facebook or is that just something i made up inside my head?
You don't need one. As of the last time I logged in, the only problem with this is that you get a boring default icon instead of whatever your facebook avatar is. On the upside, the game displays your actual goddam username instead of whatever your name is on facebook, which is handy since I don't know what anybody's real name is and so can never tell who the hell I am playing.
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:34 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
You don't need one. As of the last time I logged in, the only problem with this is that you get a boring default icon instead of whatever your facebook avatar is. On the upside, the game displays your actual goddam username instead of whatever your name is on facebook, which is handy since I don't know what anybody's real name is and so can never tell who the hell I am playing.
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:34 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
fucking facebook ruins everything
Then don't fuck facebook. It's that easy.
posted by plinth at 8:43 AM on May 1, 2012 [8 favorites]
Then don't fuck facebook. It's that easy.
posted by plinth at 8:43 AM on May 1, 2012 [8 favorites]
First initial, last name. In my profile. I apparently have the same game playing habits as Mr. Nog.
posted by bondcliff at 8:44 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by bondcliff at 8:44 AM on May 1, 2012
I got addicted to this game this weekend and can't seem to play enough, so this is a timely post. I have no desire to put my username out to the general public though, so I put it in my occupation field on my profile.
posted by Kimberly at 8:45 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Kimberly at 8:45 AM on May 1, 2012
Because you don't know who else facebook is fucking.
Everyone.
posted by inigo2 at 8:46 AM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
Everyone.
posted by inigo2 at 8:46 AM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
I had like 35 games going of this at once the week it came out, but i'm pretty much over it, especially now that Zynga bought it.
posted by empath at 8:47 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by empath at 8:47 AM on May 1, 2012
phirephoenix, as usual! I'm currently lagging behind in 3 games though so I may not be the most rapid of opponents.
posted by Phire at 8:47 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Phire at 8:47 AM on May 1, 2012
I'm "catarrh," which I expect they will add as a 3-coin word any day now
posted by theodolite at 8:51 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by theodolite at 8:51 AM on May 1, 2012
really tempted to use the name "sandwichsniffer"
posted by elizardbits at 8:57 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 8:57 AM on May 1, 2012
Hello. I've been considering uninstalling Draw Something from my phone, but I'll stick around longer to play with some MeFites I'm lardfork.
posted by The Man from Lardfork at 8:58 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by The Man from Lardfork at 8:58 AM on May 1, 2012
Nightowl37. Maybe if I only play with people I know, I won't get addicted.
posted by Night_owl at 8:59 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Night_owl at 8:59 AM on May 1, 2012
royalsongdraws
royal song draws without spaces. (hope that makes it easier to type!)
posted by royalsong at 9:08 AM on May 1, 2012
royal song draws without spaces. (hope that makes it easier to type!)
posted by royalsong at 9:08 AM on May 1, 2012
I am wandergirl. I would like to play with you, all of you. as long as I don't have to draw "boombox" for the fifth time. get some new words already, you silly app
posted by changeling at 9:09 AM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by changeling at 9:09 AM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
Also if you're one of those people that just writes the word instead of drawing it, I will judge you (but continue to play with you.)
posted by griphus at 9:10 AM on May 1, 2012 [8 favorites]
posted by griphus at 9:10 AM on May 1, 2012 [8 favorites]
username: hellojed
except I haven't played Draw Something in a few weeks. I find using my fat fingers on a tiny Droid screen isn't the best way to draw anything. Kind of frustrating.
posted by hellojed at 9:10 AM on May 1, 2012
except I haven't played Draw Something in a few weeks. I find using my fat fingers on a tiny Droid screen isn't the best way to draw anything. Kind of frustrating.
posted by hellojed at 9:10 AM on May 1, 2012
oh man i am even more terrible at this than i imagined was possible
this is so rad
posted by elizardbits at 9:10 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
this is so rad
posted by elizardbits at 9:10 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
Kind of frustrating
yeah, you can always tell who uses a stylus and an iPad.
I'm looking at you, mother-in-law
posted by changeling at 9:13 AM on May 1, 2012
yeah, you can always tell who uses a stylus and an iPad.
I'm looking at you, mother-in-law
posted by changeling at 9:13 AM on May 1, 2012
Also if you're one of those people that just writes the word instead of drawing it, I will judge you
what if you are the kind of person who just draws butts for every word
posted by elizardbits at 9:14 AM on May 1, 2012 [3 favorites]
what if you are the kind of person who just draws butts for every word
posted by elizardbits at 9:14 AM on May 1, 2012 [3 favorites]
what if you are the kind of person who just draws butts for every word
You would be my husband.
posted by Kimberly at 9:16 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
You would be my husband.
posted by Kimberly at 9:16 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I don't have the game. I see amazing examples of drawings online; are people really using their fingers? How is that possible?
posted by desjardins at 9:19 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by desjardins at 9:19 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
username: Valette
My husband draws some impeccable masterpieces using only his iPhone and finger. I always feel a little bad sending him yet another stick figure.
posted by rhapsodie at 9:19 AM on May 1, 2012
My husband draws some impeccable masterpieces using only his iPhone and finger. I always feel a little bad sending him yet another stick figure.
posted by rhapsodie at 9:19 AM on May 1, 2012
I destroyed my experiment at work today, so I've been playing more during the day than I usually do. My username is... What is my username?
*checks settings*
It's "but I hardly know mer". I was in a weird mood whatever day I set this up.
posted by maryr at 9:20 AM on May 1, 2012
*checks settings*
It's "but I hardly know mer". I was in a weird mood whatever day I set this up.
posted by maryr at 9:20 AM on May 1, 2012
EndsOfInvention
Apologies if my drawing uses particularly wobby lines, it's because I'm drawing lefthanded while feeding Ends Jr.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 9:22 AM on May 1, 2012
Apologies if my drawing uses particularly wobby lines, it's because I'm drawing lefthanded while feeding Ends Jr.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 9:22 AM on May 1, 2012
I'm diablevert, same as here.
posted by Diablevert at 9:24 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Diablevert at 9:24 AM on May 1, 2012
ruh roh. i broke it.
posted by elizardbits at 9:29 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 9:29 AM on May 1, 2012
My username in a lot of places (including Draw Something) has migrated from jozxyqk to ossiangrr.
posted by jozxyqk at 9:29 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by jozxyqk at 9:29 AM on May 1, 2012
I had like 35 games going of this at once the week it came out, but i'm pretty much over it, especially now that Zynga bought it.
I was into it back when Vicki Lawrence was hosting.
posted by box at 9:30 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I was into it back when Vicki Lawrence was hosting.
posted by box at 9:30 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
Anyone else had the bug where it lets you send two drawings in a row to your opponent, but they only get the first one, so then you see the 2nd drawing being drawn but the opponent's guesses/answer for the 1st one? Hopefully this won't crop up too often, I gave up on Words With Friends when it would just randomly end games and only reinstalling the game would fix it.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 9:31 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by EndsOfInvention at 9:31 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'm pavane because someone is already using my name here grumble grumble.
posted by brilliantine at 9:32 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by brilliantine at 9:32 AM on May 1, 2012
I've been meaning to install it but this thread was what finally got me to do it. Fun stuff.
One hint though, if the word is "presents", draw the presents first then draw the Christmas tree. I offer this advice to no one in particular.
Also, that was a pretty damn good apple I drew, wasn't it?
posted by bondcliff at 9:33 AM on May 1, 2012
One hint though, if the word is "presents", draw the presents first then draw the Christmas tree. I offer this advice to no one in particular.
Also, that was a pretty damn good apple I drew, wasn't it?
posted by bondcliff at 9:33 AM on May 1, 2012
I think at one point I got someone to guess "snoop" correctly by drawing Snoopy sleeping on his doghouse and writing "-Y." Watching them try to figure it out was the best.
posted by griphus at 9:34 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by griphus at 9:34 AM on May 1, 2012
elizardbits: "what if you are the kind of person who just draws butts for every word"
You might enjoy the draw something dirty tumblr, then.
posted by Grither at 9:35 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
You might enjoy the draw something dirty tumblr, then.
posted by Grither at 9:35 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
Ha ha ha, look, it's not about the guessing, it's about the drawing. Clearly. IT'S ART.
posted by maryr at 9:35 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by maryr at 9:35 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I see amazing examples of drawings online; are people really using their fingers? How is that possible?
iPad to get drawing space, then some people use a stylus.
The funny thing is that whoever got that drawing probably had to wait 20 minutes for it to fill in.
posted by smackfu at 9:36 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
iPad to get drawing space, then some people use a stylus.
The funny thing is that whoever got that drawing probably had to wait 20 minutes for it to fill in.
posted by smackfu at 9:36 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
It was a pretty goddamn amazing Christmas tree though, I'll give you that.
posted by bondcliff at 9:39 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by bondcliff at 9:39 AM on May 1, 2012
RegretMinimizer, and I'm up for a few more games.
posted by Fully Completely at 9:41 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Fully Completely at 9:41 AM on May 1, 2012
I'm already totally overwhelmed with the number of games I'm playing now, opening 20 new games with Mefites would probably kill me.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:46 AM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 9:46 AM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
I'm crayon eater. I will warn you, though, that I've been bested at drawing by my cousin's 4 year old.
posted by runningwithscissors at 9:49 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by runningwithscissors at 9:49 AM on May 1, 2012
I'm crayon eater.
posted by runningwithscissors
Eponysterical, to me, at least.
posted by maryr at 9:55 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by runningwithscissors
Eponysterical, to me, at least.
posted by maryr at 9:55 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
peer pressure is such a bitch - I just set up an account under owtytrof.
posted by owtytrof at 10:06 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by owtytrof at 10:06 AM on May 1, 2012
Alarmed.
posted by These Premises Are Alarmed at 10:14 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by These Premises Are Alarmed at 10:14 AM on May 1, 2012
gracebatmonkey
Never, ever, ever going to be a featured Doodler, but this pushed me to finally respond to the begging I'd been ignoring from other friends (sorry, friends!).
Looks like you can sign up with email or, after signing up with FB, set a username that non-FB peeps can find more easily (which is what I did).
posted by batmonkey at 10:17 AM on May 1, 2012
Never, ever, ever going to be a featured Doodler, but this pushed me to finally respond to the begging I'd been ignoring from other friends (sorry, friends!).
Looks like you can sign up with email or, after signing up with FB, set a username that non-FB peeps can find more easily (which is what I did).
posted by batmonkey at 10:17 AM on May 1, 2012
fromabasement
But I admit I've grown a bit tired of it lately after the rush of the first week or so. Probably because of all the lame people who just write the word for their drawing turn after I've spent a few minutes on my turn doing a detailed drawing for "Caveman" or "Airport" (for the twentieth time...needs more words...)
posted by chococat at 10:20 AM on May 1, 2012
But I admit I've grown a bit tired of it lately after the rush of the first week or so. Probably because of all the lame people who just write the word for their drawing turn after I've spent a few minutes on my turn doing a detailed drawing for "Caveman" or "Airport" (for the twentieth time...needs more words...)
posted by chococat at 10:20 AM on May 1, 2012
The_Blatch
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 10:27 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 10:27 AM on May 1, 2012
I'm there as mikepop
A bit frustrating as sometimes you and an opponent will just hang in limbo, with one person having sent a drawing and it not showing up for days/weeks (ever?)
posted by mikepop at 10:29 AM on May 1, 2012
A bit frustrating as sometimes you and an opponent will just hang in limbo, with one person having sent a drawing and it not showing up for days/weeks (ever?)
posted by mikepop at 10:29 AM on May 1, 2012
Grither321 but really, I am a terrible terrible artist. So I suppose if you want to be entertained by awfulness, then go for it.
posted by Grither at 10:33 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Grither at 10:33 AM on May 1, 2012
like The PinkSuperHero..I have a ton of people playing but what the hell...
im..wait for it....shawnstring
posted by ShawnString at 10:34 AM on May 1, 2012
im..wait for it....shawnstring
posted by ShawnString at 10:34 AM on May 1, 2012
Eponysterical, to me, at least.
I'm just gonna put away the stamp I'm carving now...
posted by runningwithscissors at 10:35 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'm just gonna put away the stamp I'm carving now...
posted by runningwithscissors at 10:35 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
Meanwhile, it would help if I *drew the right word*. Whoops.
posted by maryr at 10:36 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by maryr at 10:36 AM on May 1, 2012
Drawsometing hates me. It won't give me notifications when my opponents have moved so I have to go manually check. And then it doesn't seem to update for me even then so my friends will think I'm the one delaying the game.
Also, the icon always shows a 1 on it but there are between zero and three people waiting to play.
I was hoping if there's any positive of the Zynga purchase it that they'd have some cash to build capacity so this doesn't happen anymore.
Also, this app is a constant reminder I can't draw for shit. Not only has computers and smartphones made my handwriting unreadable (even by me), it also has ruined my doodling.
posted by birdherder at 10:39 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
Also, the icon always shows a 1 on it but there are between zero and three people waiting to play.
I was hoping if there's any positive of the Zynga purchase it that they'd have some cash to build capacity so this doesn't happen anymore.
Also, this app is a constant reminder I can't draw for shit. Not only has computers and smartphones made my handwriting unreadable (even by me), it also has ruined my doodling.
posted by birdherder at 10:39 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
It is really hard to doodle on these touchscreens, though. There doesn't seem to be any sense of weight and you can't see what you're doing because your finger is in the way. I can't draw a gorram heart effectively on my iPod. It's still fun to try, but I wouldn't worry too much about your doodling skills.
posted by maryr at 10:41 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by maryr at 10:41 AM on May 1, 2012
oh another thing, please for the love of god. Let people finish their drawings before finishing filling in the word. That crap drives me nuts.
posted by ShawnString at 10:43 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by ShawnString at 10:43 AM on May 1, 2012
how the fuck am i supposed to draw russia
posted by elizardbits at 10:51 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 10:51 AM on May 1, 2012
my username is sweetstarling, but I should warn you: I tend to draw words like 'chicken' by drawing (very poorly) Gonzo and Camilla.
posted by alynnk at 10:51 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by alynnk at 10:51 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
tediseasy
I guess I haven't opened DS for a couple of weeks, sorry cortex and girlfriend. Up for whatever.
posted by carsonb at 10:52 AM on May 1, 2012
I guess I haven't opened DS for a couple of weeks, sorry cortex and girlfriend. Up for whatever.
posted by carsonb at 10:52 AM on May 1, 2012
how the fuck am i supposed to draw russia
posted by elizardbits at 6:51 PM on May 1
Bottle of vodka and the Russian flag?
posted by Decani at 10:52 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 6:51 PM on May 1
Bottle of vodka and the Russian flag?
posted by Decani at 10:52 AM on May 1, 2012
how the fuck am i supposed to draw russia
In a state of profound anomie/drunkeness.
posted by griphus at 10:53 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
In a state of profound anomie/drunkeness.
posted by griphus at 10:53 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
Oh, haven't opened DS because I've been busy playing Scramble W/ Friends, same username on there (tediseasy) and I'd love to play another game of that. Random opponents are so disappointing.
posted by carsonb at 10:53 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by carsonb at 10:53 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
but what about the grim fatalistic sense of existential darkness?
i guess i could just draw beets for that really.
posted by elizardbits at 10:53 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
i guess i could just draw beets for that really.
posted by elizardbits at 10:53 AM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I think drawing a bottle of vodka would be considerably harder than Russia.
Also if you draw the actual Russian flag, people are just going to try to misspell FRANCE over and over and then give up. 100% guaranteed.
posted by griphus at 10:56 AM on May 1, 2012
Also if you draw the actual Russian flag, people are just going to try to misspell FRANCE over and over and then give up. 100% guaranteed.
posted by griphus at 10:56 AM on May 1, 2012
You haven't seen misspellings until you're drawn HANNUKAH. Which I may or may not have spelled correctly just now.
posted by maryr at 11:01 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by maryr at 11:01 AM on May 1, 2012
Yes, better off drawing a vaguely Russian shaped map and stick a USSR flag in it
posted by mikepop at 11:02 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by mikepop at 11:02 AM on May 1, 2012
Given what I just had to draw for maryr, the next GWD trivia night might be kind of awkward.
posted by bondcliff at 11:02 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by bondcliff at 11:02 AM on May 1, 2012
The spelling of "(C)Hanu(k)ka(h)" is a Zionist Plot meant to undermine the self esteem of gentiles by claiming that it's not actually spelled that way but this is a lovely card and it's the thought that counts, really.
posted by griphus at 11:04 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by griphus at 11:04 AM on May 1, 2012
words cannot express my disappointment in having almost all the letters for TAJIKISTAN even though it was clearly not the drawing
posted by elizardbits at 11:15 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 11:15 AM on May 1, 2012
You haven't seen misspellings until you're drawn HANNUKAH.
God yes. I drew it once, and did a really nice menorah and a dreidel and there's no question that it was Hannukah and the person on the other end got that, but this is a word that even Jews can't agree how to spell, so why on earth would it make sense for this game? I mean, this isn't just a firm one-or-the-other variant like "color" vs. "colour" even (though the question of international boundaries in an otherwise common-language game is an interesting one); romanization of Hebrew is just routinely loosey-goosey in general, with people's casual transliteration of vocabulary being all over the damn map.
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:15 AM on May 1, 2012
God yes. I drew it once, and did a really nice menorah and a dreidel and there's no question that it was Hannukah and the person on the other end got that, but this is a word that even Jews can't agree how to spell, so why on earth would it make sense for this game? I mean, this isn't just a firm one-or-the-other variant like "color" vs. "colour" even (though the question of international boundaries in an otherwise common-language game is an interesting one); romanization of Hebrew is just routinely loosey-goosey in general, with people's casual transliteration of vocabulary being all over the damn map.
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:15 AM on May 1, 2012
(It didn't help that the random letter selection the guesser got included two C's.)
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:16 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:16 AM on May 1, 2012
omg Russia's flag is not the hammer and sickle anymore?! and hasn't been for over 20 years?! over HALF MY LIFE AND I NEVER HAD ANY CLUE?!?!!
posted by BurnChao at 11:21 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by BurnChao at 11:21 AM on May 1, 2012
TETRA
GRAMMA
TON
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
posted by griphus at 11:21 AM on May 1, 2012
GRAMMA
TON
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Y H W H O E I
A U O I E A Uposted by griphus at 11:21 AM on May 1, 2012
elizardbit, my only question is how much Russian vodka you drank before this last drawing
posted by mikepop at 11:25 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by mikepop at 11:25 AM on May 1, 2012
griphus: "TETRA
GRAMMA
TON
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yahweh?
posted by Grither at 11:26 AM on May 1, 2012
GRAMMA
TON
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Y H W H O E I
A U O I E A U"Yahweh?
posted by Grither at 11:26 AM on May 1, 2012
Oh, also, the frustrating experience is when I'm watching someone else try to guess my word, and they flat out don't have the letters for it. And this has happened more than once. WTF Draw Something? Why you gotta hate on my streaks?!
posted by Grither at 11:27 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Grither at 11:27 AM on May 1, 2012
D'oh. Plop a "most" up there between "the" and "frustrating".
posted by Grither at 11:27 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Grither at 11:27 AM on May 1, 2012
I only just now discovered the different sizes of pens. Sorry, maryr, next time I'll draw my thongs with much more detail.
posted by bondcliff at 11:29 AM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by bondcliff at 11:29 AM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
my arts are the best arts hdu
posted by elizardbits at 11:32 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 11:32 AM on May 1, 2012
Oh, also, the frustrating experience is when I'm watching someone else try to guess my word, and they flat out don't have the letters for it. And this has happened more than once. WTF Draw Something? Why you gotta hate on my streaks?!
I think this is the same bug I mentioned above. They are seeing a different picture than the one you are seeing, hence why the letters don't match.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 11:34 AM on May 1, 2012
I think this is the same bug I mentioned above. They are seeing a different picture than the one you are seeing, hence why the letters don't match.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 11:34 AM on May 1, 2012
emelenjr, same as here. Also, my firstname lastname is in my profile.
posted by emelenjr at 11:46 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by emelenjr at 11:46 AM on May 1, 2012
frogan
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 11:48 AM on May 1, 2012
posted by Cool Papa Bell at 11:48 AM on May 1, 2012
ThePinkSuperhero: "I'm already totally overwhelmed with the number of games I'm playing now, opening 20 new games with Mefites would probably kill me."
I'm having that same issue with Words With Friends. :)
posted by zarq at 11:50 AM on May 1, 2012
I'm having that same issue with Words With Friends. :)
posted by zarq at 11:50 AM on May 1, 2012
I want to play with Mefites! I'm Joey1965. Of course my drawings are no better than the vast majority of players. I also hate having the word written to me, but I continue to play with those that do this. I do leave word hints sometimes. I have a nice palette and currently no bombs, but I have enough coins to buy 50 of them at 20% off, with a few hundred left over. I'm not doing the FB thing, I've been playing random games with all strangers
And this:
Oh, also, the frustrating experience is when I'm watching someone else try to guess my word, and they flat out don't have the letters for it. And this has happened more than once. WTF Draw Something? Why you gotta hate on my streaks?!
Happened to me twice!
But, oh well. I'm not gonna make those 35 other players in the queue wait too long. I'll clear some of the sleepers to make room for mefites!
posted by bebrave! at 12:09 PM on May 1, 2012
And this:
Oh, also, the frustrating experience is when I'm watching someone else try to guess my word, and they flat out don't have the letters for it. And this has happened more than once. WTF Draw Something? Why you gotta hate on my streaks?!
Happened to me twice!
But, oh well. I'm not gonna make those 35 other players in the queue wait too long. I'll clear some of the sleepers to make room for mefites!
posted by bebrave! at 12:09 PM on May 1, 2012
Meet the new username, same as the old username. (I'm phunniemee!)
posted by phunniemee at 12:13 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by phunniemee at 12:13 PM on May 1, 2012
I'm having that same issue with Words With Friends. :)
What? You're on WWF? Hmmph, I'm offended that you've neverlet me slaughter you asked me to play.
signed,
mmedesjardins
posted by desjardins at 12:15 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
What? You're on WWF? Hmmph, I'm offended that you've never
signed,
mmedesjardins
posted by desjardins at 12:15 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I am popkinson, and I have many, many colours. I can draw MC Hammer.
posted by pipeski at 12:16 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by pipeski at 12:16 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'm FearTheCrab. If I don't have the time, I'm not going to sit through your line-by-line replica of Van Gogh's Starry Night, though please note that I am appreciative of the effort.
Of course, I am also appreciative of quick-n-clean methods of conveying what the word is, accurately. So stick-figure to your heart's content!
I mean, I'll leave off the last letter if I'm interested in seeing the complete image, but I can't guarantee that I'll do that every time.
As for my own creativity, if I'm not drawing stick figures, I'll have something akin to chicken scratch. I'd like to think it's an abstract representation of the word, where your eyes and your mind fill in the appropriate blanks, but YMMV.
posted by CancerMan at 12:27 PM on May 1, 2012
Of course, I am also appreciative of quick-n-clean methods of conveying what the word is, accurately. So stick-figure to your heart's content!
I mean, I'll leave off the last letter if I'm interested in seeing the complete image, but I can't guarantee that I'll do that every time.
As for my own creativity, if I'm not drawing stick figures, I'll have something akin to chicken scratch. I'd like to think it's an abstract representation of the word, where your eyes and your mind fill in the appropriate blanks, but YMMV.
posted by CancerMan at 12:27 PM on May 1, 2012
desjardins: " mmedesjardins
I'll rectify that immediately, ma'am.
posted by zarq at 12:29 PM on May 1, 2012
I'll rectify that immediately, ma'am.
posted by zarq at 12:29 PM on May 1, 2012
Pluckymisha! Please add me, I'm loving the app and I was actually thinking of a Meta on it, too! Great minds and all that, Griphus! (griphvs)
posted by misha at 12:41 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by misha at 12:41 PM on May 1, 2012
I just deleted a bunch of old games that weren't going anywhere (took me forever to figure out you have to swipe left and a delete button will appear) so I'd love to add some Mefite games. I'm lisaluisaelisa.
posted by librarylis at 12:47 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by librarylis at 12:47 PM on May 1, 2012
librarylis,
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I have wondered forever about how to end a game.
posted by royalsong at 12:52 PM on May 1, 2012
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I have wondered forever about how to end a game.
posted by royalsong at 12:52 PM on May 1, 2012
I am having problems.
"The fingers you have used to select this word are TOO. FAT. To obtain a special selection stylus, please mash the iPod with your palm now."
posted by maryr at 1:25 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
"The fingers you have used to select this word are TOO. FAT. To obtain a special selection stylus, please mash the iPod with your palm now."
posted by maryr at 1:25 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I even felt like I was cheating when I drew a little 'A' on Captain America's head.
posted by pipeski at 1:31 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by pipeski at 1:31 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
you are a monster
posted by elizardbits at 1:39 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 1:39 PM on May 1, 2012
I only just now discovered the different sizes of pens. Sorry, maryr, next time I'll draw my thongs with much more detail.
I just got thong as an option in a game with popkinson.
I laughed.
posted by bowmaniac at 1:40 PM on May 1, 2012
I just got thong as an option in a game with popkinson.
I laughed.
posted by bowmaniac at 1:40 PM on May 1, 2012
this.is.a.photograph.of.me
This game has taught me how truly untalented as an artist I am. I can't even draw circles!
posted by saucysault at 1:49 PM on May 1, 2012
This game has taught me how truly untalented as an artist I am. I can't even draw circles!
posted by saucysault at 1:49 PM on May 1, 2012
oh another thing, please for the love of god. Let people finish their drawings before finishing filling in the word. That crap drives me nuts.
What's the point of waiting? I try to guess the word ASAP, save us both a little time.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:50 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
What's the point of waiting? I try to guess the word ASAP, save us both a little time.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:50 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
oh another thing, please for the love of god. Let people finish their drawings before finishing filling in the word. That crap drives me nuts.
What's the point of waiting? I try to guess the word ASAP, save us both a little time.
Me too. Plus I always thought it was kind of a compliment - "your drawing is so good that I got it all kinds of fast!"
posted by bowmaniac at 1:53 PM on May 1, 2012 [3 favorites]
Me too. Plus I always thought it was kind of a compliment - "your drawing is so good that I got it all kinds of fast!"
My mom and I were drawing for each other one Saturday morning, and first is a tiny little apple in the upper left corner of the screen, then a tiny bee, then a little cat. And I've been looking at the letters and oh! it's alphabet! so, you know, I punch in all the letters and then there's that brief flash of the completed picture before the game tells you how awesome you are, and in that flash I realized that my mom had drawn me twenty-six little pictures (she has an ipad and a stylus) and I have never felt like such a bad daughter as when I did not take time to fully appreciate her miniature narwhal and xylophone.
posted by alynnk at 2:08 PM on May 1, 2012 [11 favorites]
My mom and I were drawing for each other one Saturday morning, and first is a tiny little apple in the upper left corner of the screen, then a tiny bee, then a little cat. And I've been looking at the letters and oh! it's alphabet! so, you know, I punch in all the letters and then there's that brief flash of the completed picture before the game tells you how awesome you are, and in that flash I realized that my mom had drawn me twenty-six little pictures (she has an ipad and a stylus) and I have never felt like such a bad daughter as when I did not take time to fully appreciate her miniature narwhal and xylophone.
posted by alynnk at 2:08 PM on May 1, 2012 [11 favorites]
Gaaaahh... this is the third time I've drawn a fabulously detailed portrait of Donald Trump and the other person has failed to guess it.
posted by pipeski at 2:11 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by pipeski at 2:11 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
What's the point of waiting? I try to guess the word ASAP, save us both a little time.
Some people think the game is about the guessing, some people think the game is about the drawing. Different strokes, and all that.
posted by inigo2 at 2:24 PM on May 1, 2012
Some people think the game is about the guessing, some people think the game is about the drawing. Different strokes, and all that.
posted by inigo2 at 2:24 PM on May 1, 2012
What's the point of waiting? I try to guess the word ASAP, save us both a little time.
I like to spell out every dirty word I can find before I guess the right answer.
posted by empath at 2:25 PM on May 1, 2012 [4 favorites]
I like to spell out every dirty word I can find before I guess the right answer.
posted by empath at 2:25 PM on May 1, 2012 [4 favorites]
I'm drawing lefthanded while feeding Ends Jr
GCU? Superlifter?
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 2:27 PM on May 1, 2012 [3 favorites]
GCU? Superlifter?
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 2:27 PM on May 1, 2012 [3 favorites]
what if you are the kind of person who just draws butts for every word
Yes, WHAT IF?!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 2:28 PM on May 1, 2012
Yes, WHAT IF?!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 2:28 PM on May 1, 2012
Mine is my Twitter username with a 1 on the end of it.
posted by IndigoRain at 2:30 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by IndigoRain at 2:30 PM on May 1, 2012
Diskeater. Sometimes I have my graphic designer girlfriend draw for me so if my drawings improve exponentially, that's why.
posted by Diskeater at 2:43 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by Diskeater at 2:43 PM on May 1, 2012
carsonb: "Oh, haven't opened DS because I've been busy playing Scramble W/ Friends, same username on there (tediseasy) and I'd love to play another game of that. Random opponents are so disappointing."
Oh god yes someone PLEASE play Scramble with me! Same username as Twitter. (Got you already Carson!)
posted by IndigoRain at 2:45 PM on May 1, 2012
Oh god yes someone PLEASE play Scramble with me! Same username as Twitter. (Got you already Carson!)
posted by IndigoRain at 2:45 PM on May 1, 2012
GCU? Superlifter?
Well we're hoping he'll get into Contact, obviously, but honestly we'd be happy even if he went off and joined the Zetetic Elench.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 2:49 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
Well we're hoping he'll get into Contact, obviously, but honestly we'd be happy even if he went off and joined the Zetetic Elench.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 2:49 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
Holy cow (the only thing I can draw), pipeski is good! That was an awesome "meathead"!
posted by maryr at 3:14 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by maryr at 3:14 PM on May 1, 2012
You should see misha's tooth. Brilliant and funny!
posted by bebrave! at 3:18 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by bebrave! at 3:18 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
BRANDON BLATCHER STOP DRAWING BUTTS
posted by elizardbits at 3:19 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 3:19 PM on May 1, 2012
I keep whining to the mister that I need a smartphone, but he says all I want it for is to play games. He knows me too well.
posted by deborah at 3:37 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by deborah at 3:37 PM on May 1, 2012
K, will draw other body parts that end with the letter 't'.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:40 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:40 PM on May 1, 2012
FYI, elixardbits can't spell 'britney'
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:48 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:48 PM on May 1, 2012
you drew a bald toothless man being attacked by bees though
posted by elizardbits at 3:56 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 3:56 PM on May 1, 2012
I'm playing Draw Nothing. I find myself playing at all hours of the day. It's very Zen.
posted by Eideteker at 3:57 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Eideteker at 3:57 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
How could you miss the goddamn hair clippers?!
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:58 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 3:58 PM on May 1, 2012
So, hey, everyone playing with me: please don't make any assumptions based on my drawings. I am capable of dressing and feeding myself and everything.
posted by griphus at 4:13 PM on May 1, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by griphus at 4:13 PM on May 1, 2012 [3 favorites]
Yayyyyy, a Draw Something en-friend-ening! I'm "Mechagrue Erika" or you can use my email address (mechagrue@gmail.com).
posted by ErikaB at 4:18 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by ErikaB at 4:18 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
Oooh add me! Sweetmag is my name and being really awful at drawing is my game.
*seriously, I'm bad.
posted by Sweetmag at 4:41 PM on May 1, 2012
*seriously, I'm bad.
posted by Sweetmag at 4:41 PM on May 1, 2012
haha props to Night_owl for guessing my horrible horrible Kraken.
I often revert to words. So with N_O.. I ended up writing out: Release the _________!
posted by royalsong at 4:42 PM on May 1, 2012
I often revert to words. So with N_O.. I ended up writing out: Release the _________!
posted by royalsong at 4:42 PM on May 1, 2012
h00py67
I sometimes like to fool myself that I can draw. This game reveals The Truth!
posted by h00py at 4:53 PM on May 1, 2012
I sometimes like to fool myself that I can draw. This game reveals The Truth!
posted by h00py at 4:53 PM on May 1, 2012
Holy crap. I really did just get "butt"
posted by ShawnString at 4:53 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by ShawnString at 4:53 PM on May 1, 2012
I am magfar. I do occasionally use word hints because I am an airhead and will pick a word and get to the draw screen and have no effing idea how to draw muggle.
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 4:58 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 4:58 PM on May 1, 2012
Draw a puggle and then replace its head with a coffee mug. Think dynamically!
posted by cortex (staff) at 5:04 PM on May 1, 2012 [3 favorites]
posted by cortex (staff) at 5:04 PM on May 1, 2012 [3 favorites]
I'm Pearlybob. I (literally) fat finger everything i draw but I'm enjoying the challenge!
posted by pearlybob at 5:12 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by pearlybob at 5:12 PM on May 1, 2012
OK YOU GUYS I REALLY HAVE TO WORK NOW. But please keep friending me, I will respond later tonight, I swear!
For the record, I am a "big long elaborate drawing" sort of person. But I do not get offended if people guess fast. I usually try to draw the salient bits first, and then fill in other stuff as the whim strikes me.
Also, the game literally gave me "poop" as an option. I... just couldn't.
posted by ErikaB at 5:14 PM on May 1, 2012
For the record, I am a "big long elaborate drawing" sort of person. But I do not get offended if people guess fast. I usually try to draw the salient bits first, and then fill in other stuff as the whim strikes me.
Also, the game literally gave me "poop" as an option. I... just couldn't.
posted by ErikaB at 5:14 PM on May 1, 2012
I'm "aworldgoesnova"! No cheaters, please.
posted by two lights above the sea at 5:15 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by two lights above the sea at 5:15 PM on May 1, 2012
Re misspellings: I drew 'Poseidon' for my mother in law, and she got it immediately but tried for FIFTEEN MINUTES before actually getting the spelling right. I'm amazed that she didn't look up the dang word instead of spelling it EVERY OTHER POSSIBLE WAY first. It was a good laugh, at least.
Posiedin
Poseiden
Posieden
Poseidin
Poseidan
Posiedan
GAH
Tell me who you are if you start a game with me!
posted by two lights above the sea at 5:26 PM on May 1, 2012
Posiedin
Poseiden
Posieden
Poseidin
Poseidan
Posiedan
GAH
Tell me who you are if you start a game with me!
posted by two lights above the sea at 5:26 PM on May 1, 2012
Ooh, I got muggle while playing with jph and was so impressed with myself for actually getting him to guess it! I drew a normal (terrible stick figure) person next to a wizard (witch hat, wand, robes) then x-ed out the wizard.
(Though I will out jph as one of those terrible people who starts guessing before you even start drawing, based on the letters available to him.)
My username is the same as the email in my profile.
posted by katemonster at 5:31 PM on May 1, 2012
(Though I will out jph as one of those terrible people who starts guessing before you even start drawing, based on the letters available to him.)
My username is the same as the email in my profile.
posted by katemonster at 5:31 PM on May 1, 2012
I got "snitch" and drew the golden version. Only slightly less nerdy than drawing the tobacco mosais virus for "virus".
posted by maryr at 5:33 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by maryr at 5:33 PM on May 1, 2012
Reception at home is apparently nowhere as good as at work, so I have to leave everyone hanging 'til tomorrow. dangit. i had no idea it was so much fun to show how completely badly i draw.
posted by batmonkey at 5:39 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by batmonkey at 5:39 PM on May 1, 2012
I'm AntonSkillz - I promise I will draw poorly, yet with vigor.
posted by antonymous at 6:12 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by antonymous at 6:12 PM on May 1, 2012
Ha! I think this thread got me nudged on Scrabble too. That app didn't work right for about six months straight though, and I finally let it get to the point where I couldn't go in the back way through my 'recent games' list because there weren't any more recently finished games.
posted by carsonb at 6:21 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by carsonb at 6:21 PM on May 1, 2012
I am ellawren on DrawSomething! I have no pretensions to ability, but I am one of those who sometimes spends wayyy too much time on their drawings just for the hell of it.
And I'd be happy to take on any Words With Friends aficionados (same username) - I've kicked all my friends' asses and now they won't play with me anymore. Someone definitely needs to take me down a peg.
posted by ella wren at 7:02 PM on May 1, 2012
And I'd be happy to take on any Words With Friends aficionados (same username) - I've kicked all my friends' asses and now they won't play with me anymore. Someone definitely needs to take me down a peg.
posted by ella wren at 7:02 PM on May 1, 2012
Ok, I finally downloaded. Mosessis there as well. Any people who think they are bad drawers are welcome to start games with me because my masterpieces will make you feel better about your abilities.
posted by mosessis at 7:22 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by mosessis at 7:22 PM on May 1, 2012
oh hell yes
i am going to doodle the shit out of this pikachu
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
posted by elizardbits at 8:17 PM on May 1, 2012
i am going to doodle the shit out of this pikachu
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
posted by elizardbits at 8:17 PM on May 1, 2012
Very cool! I'm banana.tea (also on Words- and Scramble With Friends).
posted by vespertine at 8:20 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by vespertine at 8:20 PM on May 1, 2012
I'm booksherpa on Draw Something as well. I'm not always speedy to respond (lack of wifi, usually) but I do enjoy playing. I guess as soon as I think I know it, draw elaborate pictures, and am one of those with an iPad and a stylus. Also, I'll probably suck at many pop culture words.
posted by booksherpa at 8:56 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by booksherpa at 8:56 PM on May 1, 2012
damn it i got boombox again
posted by changeling at 9:01 PM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by changeling at 9:01 PM on May 1, 2012 [2 favorites]
I'm scribblegum. Can't draw for shit. Lousy on pop culture. Draws context first and then the word. No one will ever do a better aardvark than my brother. I'll play Words With Friends too.
posted by firstdrop at 9:14 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by firstdrop at 9:14 PM on May 1, 2012
I always feel bad when I make someone use a bomb... and still not get my drawing.
posted by owtytrof at 9:14 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by owtytrof at 9:14 PM on May 1, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'm sarahperiwinkle. I enjoy playing this game when the drawer is slightly drunk.
posted by sarahnade at 9:20 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by sarahnade at 9:20 PM on May 1, 2012
I've started games with a bunch of folks in this thread who said they were artistically challenged, but so far everyone's been really good!
posted by mosessis at 11:29 PM on May 1, 2012
posted by mosessis at 11:29 PM on May 1, 2012
I'm reeborg, since some other science nerd beat me to topoisomerase.
posted by topoisomerase at 12:07 AM on May 2, 2012
posted by topoisomerase at 12:07 AM on May 2, 2012
Well done to Phire, who correctly guessed the planet I had drawn was Uranus before I had even drawn the "sounds like butt" part of the picture.
In other news, I was able to legitimately draw a butt.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 1:14 AM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
In other news, I was able to legitimately draw a butt.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 1:14 AM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Mine is alyxstarr, and count me as another artistically-challenged person! Sometimes my drawings are made even worse because I'm laughing too hard at how horrible they are as I'm drawing them.
Also playing Scramble; same username there.
posted by alyxstarr at 3:12 AM on May 2, 2012
Also playing Scramble; same username there.
posted by alyxstarr at 3:12 AM on May 2, 2012
I've also joined up with scramble, same name. alyxstarr, you're in for the double challenge!
posted by mosessis at 4:36 AM on May 2, 2012
Good help anyone playing with me when I get a geography-related clue to draw. You'd think after living in the USA for 42 years I'd know that my country was more than just a blob with a flaccid penis on the lower right.
posted by bondcliff at 5:48 AM on May 2, 2012
posted by bondcliff at 5:48 AM on May 2, 2012
...how does one cheat in this game?
By writing instead of drawing.
posted by inigo2 at 7:24 AM on May 2, 2012
By writing instead of drawing.
posted by inigo2 at 7:24 AM on May 2, 2012
I have gotten "poop," "pee," and "butt". AND direwolf, which my husband totally guessed because he's a genius. Will someone please pay me to play this game? It would be so much simpler than what I'm doing for money now.
posted by Kimberly at 7:26 AM on May 2, 2012
posted by Kimberly at 7:26 AM on May 2, 2012
The game keeps losing my drawings! mosessis, hopefully the latest one I sent goes through. (Maybe it's lucky that you weren't subjected to the first two I drew for you.)
posted by alyxstarr at 7:37 AM on May 2, 2012
posted by alyxstarr at 7:37 AM on May 2, 2012
...how does one cheat in this game?
Yep, by writing words. Any words, whether it's THE word or just a helpful word. I realize that some people don't care about that, and that's cool. I still like you, but I don't want to play with you. Friends?
posted by two lights above the sea at 7:50 AM on May 2, 2012
Yep, by writing words. Any words, whether it's THE word or just a helpful word. I realize that some people don't care about that, and that's cool. I still like you, but I don't want to play with you. Friends?
posted by two lights above the sea at 7:50 AM on May 2, 2012
I'm mrjoep. Pros to playing with me: compliments on your drawings; timeliness. Con: awful, awful drawings flooding your way, possibly so bad as to cause deep sorrow.
posted by thoughtless at 7:57 AM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by thoughtless at 7:57 AM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
I blew a streak because I'd never seen Army of Darkness.
Just in case anyone playing with me plans any other film or TV references, while I'm up on a lot of pop culture I have also never seen:
Star Trek (I have been dragged to a couple of the films but have never seen a full episode of any of the various shows)
X-Files
MST3K
LotR
Harry Potter
Narnia
Donnie Darko
Most horror films
Alien and the various sequels
Disney cartoons. (I think I saw Lady and the Tramp when I was little)
All but maybe one or two films based on comic books. (original Batman. Adam West FTW, Superman 1,2, and 3, and maybe a Spider Man)
Pretty much anything that was on cable TV during the 1990s.
I've also never played D&D, read a comic book, and I know nothing of the fantasy genre.
Due to osmosis, I may occasionally get a reference to those things, but there are no guaranties.
I can, however, name any Brady Bunch episode within the first 30 seconds of the show starting, so there's that.
Please don't judge me.
posted by bondcliff at 8:04 AM on May 2, 2012 [3 favorites]
Just in case anyone playing with me plans any other film or TV references, while I'm up on a lot of pop culture I have also never seen:
Star Trek (I have been dragged to a couple of the films but have never seen a full episode of any of the various shows)
X-Files
MST3K
LotR
Harry Potter
Narnia
Donnie Darko
Most horror films
Alien and the various sequels
Disney cartoons. (I think I saw Lady and the Tramp when I was little)
All but maybe one or two films based on comic books. (original Batman. Adam West FTW, Superman 1,2, and 3, and maybe a Spider Man)
Pretty much anything that was on cable TV during the 1990s.
I've also never played D&D, read a comic book, and I know nothing of the fantasy genre.
Due to osmosis, I may occasionally get a reference to those things, but there are no guaranties.
I can, however, name any Brady Bunch episode within the first 30 seconds of the show starting, so there's that.
Please don't judge me.
posted by bondcliff at 8:04 AM on May 2, 2012 [3 favorites]
Mine is Rubydoom....from the look of my drawing skills I'm ashamed to say I'm an art school grad. um yeah
posted by RubyDoom at 8:15 AM on May 2, 2012
posted by RubyDoom at 8:15 AM on May 2, 2012
I currently have more games going than my bosses are happy with, but I will vouch for how amazingly fun it is to play with MeFites who: 1) know how to spell and 2) are clever.
Hurray!
posted by Phire at 8:35 AM on May 2, 2012
Hurray!
posted by Phire at 8:35 AM on May 2, 2012
Yeah, I'm enjoying this. Some of you people are quite talented.
I'm also getting my games confused. Someone commented that they knew who I was and did I want to know who they were. I responded saying "How do you know me? This is a random game." or something like that. I think I confused a Mefite with a random opponent. So, whoever you are, sorry about that.
posted by bondcliff at 8:56 AM on May 2, 2012
I'm also getting my games confused. Someone commented that they knew who I was and did I want to know who they were. I responded saying "How do you know me? This is a random game." or something like that. I think I confused a Mefite with a random opponent. So, whoever you are, sorry about that.
posted by bondcliff at 8:56 AM on May 2, 2012
I am throwing my userid in the hat: Cathy2700 on both draw something as well as words with friends. I have a lot of time on my hands lately and my current 6 players are not keeping me busy enough!!
I really suck at drawing, but I never just write the word. I am a tiny bit liberal about writing clues to help guess the word, so if you hate that then don't join me.
posted by CathyG at 9:54 AM on May 2, 2012
I really suck at drawing, but I never just write the word. I am a tiny bit liberal about writing clues to help guess the word, so if you hate that then don't join me.
posted by CathyG at 9:54 AM on May 2, 2012
I may be too late, but if anyone is still looking for a mefite drawing buddy my username is fjom just like in here.
posted by fjom at 11:31 AM on May 2, 2012
posted by fjom at 11:31 AM on May 2, 2012
I am amazed at everyone's talent, with a special shout out to popkinson/pipeski. Embarrassingly, I only just now figured out how everyone else was drawing with white, I couldn't understand why I couldn't buy it...
posted by saucysault at 2:59 PM on May 2, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by saucysault at 2:59 PM on May 2, 2012 [2 favorites]
I consider the occasional word clues I leave to be just as difficult to decipher as my drawings. Maybe harder.
posted by owtytrof at 6:33 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by owtytrof at 6:33 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Having so enthusiastically ventured forth, I have just now realized that Art is not my strong suit so uh, apologies to all the lovely folks who bravely stick with me on this one.
posted by librarylis at 6:49 PM on May 2, 2012
posted by librarylis at 6:49 PM on May 2, 2012
Ooh, I just installed this and it's fun. I am exogenous
posted by exogenous at 7:04 PM on May 2, 2012
posted by exogenous at 7:04 PM on May 2, 2012
i defy anyone to be worse at this than i am
posted by elizardbits at 8:26 PM on May 2, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 8:26 PM on May 2, 2012
Yeah, I lost a bunch of rounds over night, with multiple players. As in, one of us drew and it didn't go through to the other person. But things seem to be fine again today (damn, and here I thought is actually get some work done!).
posted by mosessis at 9:01 PM on May 2, 2012
posted by mosessis at 9:01 PM on May 2, 2012
1. I just had to draw the word COLONIC.
2. fatty fatty fatfingers here just ordered a stylus for her phone.
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 3:03 AM on May 3, 2012
2. fatty fatty fatfingers here just ordered a stylus for her phone.
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 3:03 AM on May 3, 2012
When someone writes out the word or other words that make it too easy (such as the hangman type clues) I respond with an abstract drawing that has absolutely nothing at all to do with the word I'm given.
posted by bondcliff at 5:41 AM on May 3, 2012
posted by bondcliff at 5:41 AM on May 3, 2012
I just had to GUESS the word COLONIC.
In other news, I'm glad I don't cross bondcliff's line in the sand when it comes to word usage. And don't feel bad, guy, you're not the only person who didn't get my Ash reference.
posted by owtytrof at 7:47 AM on May 3, 2012
In other news, I'm glad I don't cross bondcliff's line in the sand when it comes to word usage. And don't feel bad, guy, you're not the only person who didn't get my Ash reference.
posted by owtytrof at 7:47 AM on May 3, 2012
Oh man, when I drew "ash" I just drew a campfire that had burnt down.... I missed a prime opportunity for POKEMON.
That said, I actually have to work today, so my apologies to my MeFi opponents who will have to wait till this evening for my lovely pieces of art.
In the meantime, I'll just leave this here.
posted by Phire at 8:39 AM on May 3, 2012
That said, I actually have to work today, so my apologies to my MeFi opponents who will have to wait till this evening for my lovely pieces of art.
In the meantime, I'll just leave this here.
posted by Phire at 8:39 AM on May 3, 2012
I feel really awful when someone draws a beautiful rendition of John Travolta, or Cuba, complete with a flag and a picture of Castro smoking a cigar, and I respond with a stick figure Darth Vader or a version of Spock (see my above post...) that hardly even resembles a human or a Klingon or whatever the hell Spock's mother was.
Did Spock even have a mother?
posted by bondcliff at 8:46 AM on May 3, 2012
Did Spock even have a mother?
posted by bondcliff at 8:46 AM on May 3, 2012
winona ryder
posted by elizardbits at 8:52 AM on May 3, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 8:52 AM on May 3, 2012
Okay, I just created a username - same as my username here.
WHAT'S THIS THING YOU KIDS ARE ALL DOING??
posted by rmd1023 at 10:14 AM on May 3, 2012
WHAT'S THIS THING YOU KIDS ARE ALL DOING??
posted by rmd1023 at 10:14 AM on May 3, 2012
Also, a shout-out to phunniemee who guessed that my stick-figure adaptation of a Married... With Children scene and a sheep with musical notes around it was the word "Alba."
posted by griphus at 10:43 AM on May 3, 2012
posted by griphus at 10:43 AM on May 3, 2012
You call yourselves hipsters
I have this sudden urge to draw a really crappy stick figure wearing skinny jeans.
posted by bondcliff at 10:48 AM on May 3, 2012
I have this sudden urge to draw a really crappy stick figure wearing skinny jeans.
posted by bondcliff at 10:48 AM on May 3, 2012
Plus it can be hard to remember which words you've drawn for which games, and you don't really want to repeat yourself with the same player. I'm speaking for Greg, of course, not for myself.
posted by owtytrof at 11:58 AM on May 3, 2012
posted by owtytrof at 11:58 AM on May 3, 2012
Owtyrof, can I have Greg's left kidney?
posted by bondcliff at 12:09 PM on May 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by bondcliff at 12:09 PM on May 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
I am routergirl on Draw Something, and I seem to alternate every few days between playing obsessively and not playing at all. My Draw Something style is sort of Toothpaste for dinner-ish. I don't use a stylus, but I do use an ipad, which helps. I will play with any and all of you.
posted by routergirl at 2:23 PM on May 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by routergirl at 2:23 PM on May 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
It's a lot harder to keep up with all my games when I'm actually working.
posted by maryr at 2:41 PM on May 3, 2012
posted by maryr at 2:41 PM on May 3, 2012
The thing that is ultimately going to kill Draw Something is vocabulary, specifically ad-placed words.
posted by immlass at 3:36 PM on May 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by immlass at 3:36 PM on May 3, 2012 [1 favorite]
Didn't I include that in last year's Secret Quonsar? Maybe I forgot to pack it. You'll just have to hope I 'draw' you again this year!
posted by owtytrof at 8:10 PM on May 3, 2012
posted by owtytrof at 8:10 PM on May 3, 2012
Oh I should mention I don't draw very well either.
posted by routergirl at 8:17 PM on May 3, 2012
posted by routergirl at 8:17 PM on May 3, 2012
I would play this a lot more if it didn't chew through my HTC Desire's battery life like a motherfucker. Always ended the day with the battery still green, now it's 5% REMAINING RECHARGE IMMEDIATELY ALARM ALARM by the evening if I've drawn a few pictures. Not sure how it drains so much power.
posted by EndsOfInvention at 2:29 AM on May 4, 2012
posted by EndsOfInvention at 2:29 AM on May 4, 2012
i assume it's from the constant refreshing to see if your games are being updated? i turned that off on my ipad and the battery drain cut down by half.
posted by elizardbits at 6:46 AM on May 4, 2012
posted by elizardbits at 6:46 AM on May 4, 2012
It's all the awesome your fellow mefites are sending across the airwaves. Pushing and pulling that kind of energy is no mean feat. Unless you're playing with me - you'll notice battery drain goes to nil during my games.
posted by owtytrof at 6:58 AM on May 4, 2012
posted by owtytrof at 6:58 AM on May 4, 2012
i assume it's from the constant refreshing to see if your games are being updated? i turned that off on my ipad and the battery drain cut down by half.
Nah I turned that off. It only drains when I actually play it. Perhaps the amount of data it transmits/receives is actually fairly high given that it transmits an animation of the entire drawing?
posted by EndsOfInvention at 7:34 AM on May 4, 2012
Nah I turned that off. It only drains when I actually play it. Perhaps the amount of data it transmits/receives is actually fairly high given that it transmits an animation of the entire drawing?
posted by EndsOfInvention at 7:34 AM on May 4, 2012
Actually, I would imagine it only transmits vector coordinates and such - otherwise the data usage would be immense - so I imagine it's more from rendering the animations on the fly than sending them.
posted by Phire at 7:55 AM on May 4, 2012
posted by Phire at 7:55 AM on May 4, 2012
Free apps cause battery drain. tl;dr, may apps have externally produced ad services and/or simply disregard power consumption/efficiency. Haven't played D.S., but I assume it's one of these free apps.
posted by Eideteker at 8:00 AM on May 4, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Eideteker at 8:00 AM on May 4, 2012 [1 favorite]
There is a free, ad supported version and a 99 cent or $1.99 version as well.
posted by soelo at 8:14 AM on May 4, 2012
posted by soelo at 8:14 AM on May 4, 2012
On the subject, anyone know why adblock on android isn't blocking Draw Something's ads?
posted by inigo2 at 8:30 AM on May 4, 2012
posted by inigo2 at 8:30 AM on May 4, 2012
i'm jpatrickhanley on this game thingy and I love it A LOT. a
posted by jph at 3:03 PM on May 4, 2012
posted by jph at 3:03 PM on May 4, 2012
I'm ocherdraco! And I am stupidly excited about this game! I loooooove it.
posted by ocherdraco at 12:33 PM on May 5, 2012
posted by ocherdraco at 12:33 PM on May 5, 2012
pipeski, you draw so well that I am torn when it's my turn - First there is the "Oh man this is really going to suck compared to the one I'll get in return, maybe I shouldn't even play." Then it becomes, "But I MUST see what popkinson draws next!"
posted by routergirl at 7:19 PM on May 5, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by routergirl at 7:19 PM on May 5, 2012 [2 favorites]
Thanks, but sometimes my drawings are truly rubbish. The good-ish ones generally happen after I've taken a quick look at google images to (a) work out what on earth a 'slap-shot' or an 'iron chef' is, and (b) get some idea of what an eagle or Justin Beiber vaguely look like.
Having said that, this is probably the first real time I've spent drawing anything since I was 12, and it's amazing how just attempting to draw something you've never thought much about before can improve your technique. I think if I was teaching art to kids, I'd get them using something like DrawSomething on a regular basis. It's fun.
posted by pipeski at 2:34 PM on May 7, 2012
Having said that, this is probably the first real time I've spent drawing anything since I was 12, and it's amazing how just attempting to draw something you've never thought much about before can improve your technique. I think if I was teaching art to kids, I'd get them using something like DrawSomething on a regular basis. It's fun.
posted by pipeski at 2:34 PM on May 7, 2012
Seconding that your drawings are pretty great! I felt bad when I guessed Iron Man in about two seconds and then your full drawing was revealed. But maybe for you, like for me, the drawing is the point, more than the guessing.
posted by ocherdraco at 2:41 PM on May 7, 2012
posted by ocherdraco at 2:41 PM on May 7, 2012
It's also interesting to me how people approach getting an idea across, or maybe what images people associate with a word. I had one person draw the comic book character for the word venom, and it took me ages to figure out. The next time it was drawn for me someone did a snake and the little drop off a fang and I got it right away. It makes me want to do something different each time I get a word I've already done, even if all my drawings end up looking like silly cartoons.
My son loves it - he quit drawing a while ago, and now he's rediscovering how fun it is. So yay!
posted by routergirl at 8:47 PM on May 7, 2012 [1 favorite]
My son loves it - he quit drawing a while ago, and now he's rediscovering how fun it is. So yay!
posted by routergirl at 8:47 PM on May 7, 2012 [1 favorite]
I'd love to play with some MeFites! I'm Saterhzaz
posted by PorcineWithMe at 5:11 PM on May 8, 2012
posted by PorcineWithMe at 5:11 PM on May 8, 2012
The most enjoyably offensive way to play Draw Something
posted by exogenous at 8:05 AM on May 10, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by exogenous at 8:05 AM on May 10, 2012 [2 favorites]
I can attest that misha's Goofy was pretty awesome.
posted by Kimberly at 8:58 AM on May 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by Kimberly at 8:58 AM on May 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
Pretty much all of misha's drawings, that she sends to me at least, are pretty awesome.
posted by owtytrof at 1:48 PM on May 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by owtytrof at 1:48 PM on May 10, 2012 [1 favorite]
Aww, you guys, thanks! Popkinson (pipeski) puts me to shame.
posted by misha at 3:37 PM on May 10, 2012
posted by misha at 3:37 PM on May 10, 2012
I'm looking for more someones to draw something with.
I'm baniak.
posted by baniak at 8:59 PM on May 10, 2012
I'm baniak.
posted by baniak at 8:59 PM on May 10, 2012
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posted by elizardbits at 8:30 AM on May 1, 2012