The ^ > v game

[ratammer]

I played this on forums before but I can't remember if xkcd had it. Basically, you post something about the person above you, yourself, and the person below you, marking them with ^, >, and v respectively. (You can also use emoji or other appropriate symbols if you want, but I'm sticking to tradition.) The statements don't have to relate to each other but it's nice if a conversation of some sort gets going.

e.g.

^ sounds like they need to eat some food

> needs to go and buy some food

v has some food I can have?

^ lives too far away for me to give them any food

...etc.

So I'll start:

^ does not exist

> is a stinky rat

v is probably less stinky

[marionic]

^ is correct about that

> has a hat

v is my hat

[ratammer]

^ is not wearing me

> is not wearing anything, due to being a rat

v is also a kind of animal that is habitually nude

[chridd]

^ is "wearing" her natural fur, thus not actually nude

> also has fur

v probably either has fur or is wearing clothes

[ratammer]

^ was quite likely to be correct no matter who posted next

> has most of the posts in this thread

v is posting in this thread for the first time

[marionic]

^ ninja'd me

> posted here before

v hasn't

[LingEarth]

^ is correct

> has trouble typing on phone

v is not on phone, probably

[ratammer]

^ is correct

> is typing this on her iPad

v probably owns a smartphone but not a tablet

[quasijem]

^ has an iPad

> has several smartphones (all but one broken) and several tablets (all edible)

v takes an even number of tablets per day

[heuristically_alone]

^ is smarter than me

> Is kinda smart

v invented time

[ratammer]

^ is very smart!

> did not invent time, space, or any other dimensions

v has an idea for a new dimension?

[chridd]

^ invented (something some)time

(you can't see this arrow because it's pointing in a new dimension)

v also invented something?

[ratammer]

^ might not have noticed the butterfly on her head if she's looking through different dimensions from the rest of us

> has not invented something but hopes to do so at some point in his life

v knows what they want to do with their life

[quasijem]

^ is on the right track, and should review the progress she made last tuesday

> has ideas but isn't confident which will be preferred or happen

v is confident in what they want to do tomorrow

[ratammer]

^ probably didn't know that I was on holiday last week, and so probably nothing I did last Tuesday could be considered productive, unless I'm destined to spend my life catching up on all the movies on my list

> will likely spend tomorrow playing games and eating Indian food

v likes spicy food

[somitomi]

^ was on the seaside last week
> doesn't particularly like spicy food
ˇ knows how to make pizza

[ratammer]

^ has a lot of fire in his eyes for someone who dislikes spice

> doesn't know how to make any foods beyond, like, a sandwich

v would like me to make them a sandwich

[The Snide Sniper]

^ should make me a sandwich

> wants a sandwich

v is a sandwich

[ratammer]

^ will get a knuckle sandwich

> does not see herself as a sandwich

v sees a burger as a sandwich

[Lavender Manna]

^ has eaten many fancy sandwiches
> has seen pics of some of the sandwiches
v will post a pic of a tasty sandwich

[ratammer]

^ may like to see an ox tongue sandwich I ate once:



> hasn't had an ox tongue sandwich in quite a while because the place he likes to get them is near the office, which he hasn't been going to because of the pandemic

v has food places they have missed out on for a while due to Covid

[chridd]

^ apparently eats the tongue of an ox(??)

> misses buffets

v also misses buffets?

[ratammer]

^ is apparently unaware that people eat the tongues of oxen

> has eaten at an (incredibly hygienic) buffet within the last couple of months

v likes all-you-can-eat

[chridd]

^ is correct

> had never heard of "ox tongue" and didn't know if it was literal until I looked it up

v also unfamiliar with ox tongue?

[somitomi]

^ would probably like ox tongue, it's tasty
> likes ox tongue
ˇ knows what "Katzenzungen" are called in English