You're Fired
| No. of Players: | 1+ |
| Type of Game: | written or spoken |
| What you need: | pen & paper or nothing |
Goal
To fire people using an appropriate pun.
How to play
This game challenges you and others to think of alternative ways to dismiss people from their place of work. One player names a type of job, craft, skill, trade, or occupation and other players try to think of funny ways to say 'You're fired' by using a pun appropriate to a person employed in that profession.
Example
Aston calls out various professions and the other players give the following responses:
| Butcher | ➔ | You're cut from the staff; or Your job is on the chopping block. |
| Immigration Lawyer | ➔ | You've been deported. |
| Playwright | ➔ | You've been written out of the script. |
| Teacher | ➔ | You're going to take a permanent recess. |
| Singer | ➔ | You've been disbanded. |
| Mathematician | ➔ | You've been subtracted from payroll. |
| Violinist | ➔ | You're disconcerted. |
| Real Estate Agent | ➔ | Your job has been foreclosed. |
| Trophy Maker | ➔ | You've been dismantled. |
| Train Engineer | ➔ | Today is your last stop. |
| Fireman | ➔ | You're fired! |
