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The Pig Personality Profile from Gordon M. Cotton

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Give the participants the following instructions:  On a blank piece of paper draw a pig.  Tell them not to look at their neighbor's pig and give no further instructions other than to say the pig is of the animal variety!  Do not influence how the pigs are drawn. After they have completed the assignment give a good lead in about personality typing, M-B, etc. and tell them this is a similar test. Their drawing will serve to interpret their personalities. The results are as follows: 1. If the pig is drawn toward the top of the paper you are a positive & optimistic person. 2. If the pig is drawn towards the middle of the page you are a realist. 3. If the pig is drawn toward the bottom of the page, you are pessimistic & and have a tendency to behave negatively. 4. If the pig is facing left, you believe in tradition, are friendly, and remember dates and birthdays. 5. If the picture is facing forward (towards you) you are direct, enjoy playing the devil's advocate and ne...

Truth or dare? Fun Communication Game for the First Date

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Truth or dare? is a mostly verbal party game requiring two or more players. Players are given the choice between answering a question truthfully, or performing a "dare", both of which are set by the other players. The game is particularly popular among adolescents and children, and is sometimes used as a forfeit when gambling. For simplicity and communicative stimulus, it also can be a great icebreaker at the first date, give that Truth or dare? game sessions may or may have not have particular sexual connotation to them. Rules Player 1 starts the game by asking another to choose "truth or dare". If Player 2 chooses "truth", then Player 1 asks a question, usually an embarrassing one, which Player 2 must answer truthfully. If Player 2 instead chooses "dare", then Player 1 dares them to do something, often embarrassing or dangerous, which they must do which can entail telling an embarrassing story or acting out embarrassingly. However, if Player 2 ...