How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

[weirdhawaii]

My entire life, I believed that the Big Island's version of Rock, Paper, Scissors was universal throughout the islands.

We say it as, "Junk and a munk and a socka socka pole," and then show our hands on "pole."

To my surprise, I discovered that in Kauai, they just do it as, "Junk and pole," and then show their hands on "pole."

Out of curiosity, how does everybody else play it on the other islands?

[Amati]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

Jan Ken Po
Throw a fist on Jan
Throw a fist on Ken
Make your move on Po

[Mike_Lowery]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

we say "pole" on Kauai?

[kani-lehua]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

Jan Ken Po
Throw a fist on Jan
Throw a fist on Ken
Make your move on Po

ditto. never heard any other versions until now.

[turtlegirl]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

Count one, two, three, shaking fist on each number count, then reveal your rock, paper, or scissors.

I can't play this game with Sven cuz he CHEATS!! Apparently he has lightning-fast hand eye reflexes! I must have lost 15 rounds in a row before I caught on!!

[Adri]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

My young nephew's version of jan ken po includes lava and dynamite so *somehow* he always wins.

[Da Rolling Eye]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

We pronounced it, "Junk and po, I canna sho."

Wife grew up in Japan and it's supposed to
be, "Jan ken po, Ai kuroshio."...or something like that. She's not here so can't correct me on the spelling.

[Amati]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

The topic brings to mind how a game or phrase can have big differences. For example, "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" continues on with a wide variety of rhymes before leading to whoever is being designated as "it".

[Glen Miyashiro]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

We pronounced it, "Junk and po, I canna sho."

Wife grew up in Japan and it's supposed to
be, "Jan ken po, Ai kuroshio."...or something like that. She's not here so can't correct me on the spelling.

Funny, how:

Jan ken po
Ai kono sho!

gets misheard and morphed by all the non-Japanese-speaking kids.

[kani-lehua]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

i thought it was: jan ken pon aiko desho?

[localmoco]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

My relatives in Japan play it like this:

jan ken pon
aiko desu yo

aiko desu yo means "it's a tie"

[Da Rolling Eye]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

i thought it was: jan ken pon aiko desho?

Well, I did say I wasn't sure I had it spelled correctly. All three versions sound very similar, though. I'll ask the wife when she gets back from her bike ride.

[Da Rolling Eye]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

Okay. She played it the way Localmoco said. She played it with her cousins, all boys. When she lost, she beat them up.

[Walkoff Balk]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

I thought the three words Jan Ken Po translated to the three English words of Paper, Rock, and Scissors. But then I heard that Hasami is a word for scissors.

[cyleet99]

Re: How do you play Rock, Paper, Scissors? (Junk and a Munk)

My son was excited about learning the local version of what he now calls "junken-po." 'Course the dynamite and the gun are included....haven't heard the lava version, but I'm sure it will come soon

He's currently learning to play pogs and has left the Pokemon cards behind for now.