ap style pong

APStyle Pong

By Joe GrimmMichigan State University

School of Journalismjoe.grimm@gmail.com

Equipment

•Table

•20 Solo cups

•Plenty of Ping-Pong balls

•AP style questions

•1 stylebook for ref

•Journalism students

Rules

•Teams take turns trying to toss ball into opponents’ cups.

•Answer questions to defend cups.

•Correct answer keeps cup on table.

•Challenges are allowed, but can cost you.

Scoring

•One cup, one question

•Two cups, two questions

•Two in same cup, three questions

•Rollbacks get you a lefty or behind the back

The questions

Realtoror

realtor

The school had their field day.

orThe school had its

field day.

See Coach, Kelly Gee, now.

orSee Coach Kelly

Gee now.

Paint the Dumpster.or

Paint the dumpster.

firefightersor

firemen

Act like a 4 year-old.or

Act like a 4-year-old.

The law is8 years old.

orThe law is

eight years old.

I like Dixie cups better.

orI like dixie cups

better.

I need a Band-Aid.or

I need a band-aid.

I’m at 67 Main St.or

I’m at 67 Main Street.

I told you 1,000 times.

orI told you a

thousand times.

I slept till 11:00 a.m.or

I slept till 11 a.m.

throughor

thru

The church had its picnic.

orThe church had

their picnic.

It’s at Wilson Rd. and Red Cedar Ave.

orIt’s at Wilson Road

and Red Cedar Avenue.

(517) 321-9816or

517-321-9816

I wore jeans.or

I wore Jeans.

Come on Apr. 17.or

Come on April 17.

Cincinnatior

Cincinatti

Ohioor

Oh.

Cincinnati, Ohioor

Cincinnati

Columbus, Ohioor

Columbus

My everyday dressor

My every day dress

I dress every day.or

I dress everyday.

Guts round

•No stylebook

•No phone

•No mercy!

A quickly-held talkor

A quickly held talk

Quranor

Koran

Women’s rightsor

Womens’ rights

I eat lots of Spam.or

I eat lots of spam.

minisculeor

minuscule

Valentine’s Dayor

Valentines Day

pingpongor

Pingpong

Capitol buildingor

Capital building

New York Timesor

“New York Times”

summeror

Summer

Windbreakeror

windbreaker

Our governor, Rick Snyder

orOur Governor, Rick

Snyder

glamouror

glamor

50%or

50 percent

W. Grand Blvd.or

West Grand Boulevard

versusorvs.

Feb. 21stor

Feb. 21

Euroor

euro

Go east on Main.or

Go East on Main.

March 17, 1960or

March 17 1960

He moved South.or

He moved south.

Who won the challenge

?