"It" is bad?!

What is Jerry talking about? "It" is good! You want to be "it"!

In article , Milan Gokhale wrote:

Hello Milan. In games played by american children, "it" refers to the child who (temporarily) plays a special role or position in the game.

For example, in the game of 'tag' the child who is "it" must chase the other children, hoping to touch one of them who will then be "it".

In the game of 'hide and seek', the person who is "it" must try to find the other children, who have concealed themselves.

In the game played in the episode, "it" would usually denote the loser (George); Jerry changes the rules to help George, who really is more deserving of the statue.

OK. So where's the 'Seinfeld is culturally biased' thread?

No really, it's interesting that there are often so many references to 'Americana', or experiences typically shared by those who grew up in the USA, and that by watching Seinfeld, non-Americans can learn more about popular culture than any Sociology class they could ever take, and they don't have to pay for the credits either.

We used to do 'potato man' yeeeears ago, but we called it 'one potato, two potato', and 'choosing' was always better than 'rock, paper, scissors'.

In article , [email] (bill) wrote:

Right. So when Jerry says George is "it", it means that he should get the statue since he's been singled out as the "it" person. I don't understand how Jerry thinks that Kramer is entitled to the statue if George is singled out as "it". As you said, "it" is special. You want to be "it".

God I love these nothing Seinfeld threads!

In article ,

I believe that "Potato Man" was suggested, but "Ink-a-Dink" is what was played.

Jerry starts out: "Ink-a-dink a bottle of ink, the cork fell out and you stink" pausing at George.

Then he continues: "Not because you're dirty, not because you're clean, but because you kissed the girl behind the magazine." pausing at Kramer.

Then he continues: "And you are it." Ending at George.

This always struck me as strange, because he points to Kramer to end "magazine" and then, when he continues, he points to Kramer for "and" so that it ends on George.

Then the discussion comes about "it" being good.

Very respectfully,

Troy.