[alt text: A wikipedia article titled “Goon of Fortune” says: Goon of Fortune, sometimes called Wheel of Goon, is an Australian drinking game involving cheap cask wine (colloquially known has “goon”), played between any number of people. The name is a proof on the TV show Wheel of Fortune. The bag from a box of wine is known as a “goon bag” or “goonsack”]

  • Delphia@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    Ok first of all, they left out the part where this game is usually played in the back yard on a rotary clothes line. Where everyone stands in a circle. The goon sack is attatched to the clothes line and “spun” and whoever it lands on has to take a giant mouthful.

    Also theres the variation of several different types of goon on the clothesline. And you have to spin the wheel and take a giant mouthful from whichever one lands on you. If you dont like literally the cheapest lambrusco that the cheapest bottleshop in town sells. Too fucking bad!

  • dumbass@leminal.space
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    The best cheap ass night, you get shit faced off the goon, then blow it up into a nice little pillow to use when you’re sleeping in a bush!

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    6 hours ago

    In america we had a game called “slap the bag” except it wasn’t much of a game. You take the bag out, slap it as hard as you can and chug the wine. That’s for pre gaming before the bars.

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    11 hours ago

    The one time I played goon of fortune I woke up in a Bush in the dunedin botanical gardens using the goonbag as a pillow. I had a ripped up shirt and jeans and it was very cold and a security man was shining a touch in my face. He drove me home, very nice guy.

    I knew I was getting old when I bought a box of goon and didn’t immediately rip the the bag out of the box.

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    10 hours ago

    Is that where the term goon cave comes from? Is it like a wine cellar for cheap wine?

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      As long as there’s no follow up questions and you promise to do no further research, sure, that’s exactly why.