Rock, Paper, Sissors

@cafay1 (256)
United States
March 2, 2007 6:56am CST
Did you know there's an international govening body for Rock Paper Scissors? The "World Rock Paper Scissors Society" sets rules holds an annual worldwide tournament, and since the 1920's has published "Think Three", an "RPS" strategy and lifestyle magazine. Names for Rock Paper Scissors around the world: Jenken (China) Jan Ken Pon (Japan) Roshambo (southern United States) Shnik Shnak Shnuk (Germany) Ching Chong Chow (South Africa) Farggling (parts of the United States)not sure about this one. How does paper beat rock? Obviously a rock crushes scissors and scissors cut paper. But, why exacactly does paper defeat rock? It's the question the World Rock Paper Scissors Society is most often asked. According to them, the answer lays in ancient China. Petitions were given to the emperor for approval. If he accepted it, the cocument was placed under a rock. If denied, it was dreped over the rock. Paper coverning rock came to be asociated with defeat.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (85704)
• United States
4 Apr 07
That is so funny! I knew they had an annual Rock/Paper/Scissors contest and the winner won $2,500, but I didn't know they had a governing body! The way I was taught, we also used the thumbs up sign to signal dynamite, which blows up a rock, burns up paper, but gets cut by scissors. My parents and I used to play it every time we had to wait in the doctor's office. : )