We played a game as teens, called "Frog or Stinger". The game required lightning fast imagination, and the useless ability to spit out a peculiar name at three second intervals. The penalty for failure was your choice of either a Frog or a Stinger. A Stinger was simply a modified Frog, which although initially more painful, carried less of a lingering effect. The Stinger was executed by pinching up a thumb and index finger full of bicep flesh, then striking it with a knuckled fist. The Stinger properly delivered, generated a formidable spike of pain not unlike a bee sting, hence the name Stinger. Bruising was minimal. The standard Frog was just like the Stinger, but without the pinching of the flesh. One simply formed a knuckled fist and forcefully struck the wincing victim's arm. Although absent the sting, the standard Frog ached a bit longer and usually caused a little mild bruising. If you failed to choose between a Frog or Stinger quickly enough, (about three seconds) you were usually awarded both. The best way to avoid a Frog or Stinger was to maintain a repertoire of peculiar names. You never knew when someone would challenge you to a duel. Much of my idle mental time, which was significant, was spent conjuring up, and mentally stockpiling odd little names, readying myself for eventual Frog or Stinger confrontations. We had some fairly sophisticated rules concerning what constituted a peculiar name. An overtly silly name did not qualify as a peculiar name. Names such as Orville Higgenbothom, Cecil Diddlepiddle, or Artie Spinnerspock, almost certainly earned you a punch in the arm. You could protest, but usually a punch was delivered long before a proper defense could be mounted. Plagiarizing standard joke names such as; Sally Letchufeel, I. P. Freely, Seymour Butts, or Peter Draggin, were a sure fire punch in the arm. One didn't relinquish their turn by failing to deliver a suitable name in the prescribed time limit, the rules called for additional punches in the arm until a name was produced, or (3) consecutive punches were delivered to secure a victory. Of course surrendering in the form of a loud " I give", was an option, but was considered sissy-fide, and would often get you a gratuitous, extra punch.  . A peculiar name had to sound quasi-plausible, but mostly unusual or peculiar. Delivering a name with assuredness much like a master of ceremonies at a graduation commencement helped to ensure the names acceptability. Titles, add ons, and hyphenations helped to sell the name as well. We often deployed sounds that weren't really a proper name of any kind, and we learned early on to mix ethnicity to create acceptably peculiar utterances. Names could be repeated only if it was a new game. It was considered skillful if one could retain these sometimes awkward and obscure name like utterings. Below is a very small sample of the many names used in our sometimes hours long Frog or Stinger battles. . Jewels Guesterhouse Aaron Omaha Bustule Larry Okascaffe Caper Sendway (a personal favorite) Brutus Olinamie Mary Betty Cah (another personal favorite) Everetts D. DeLaParte jr Cynthia Estrechia Opa Belgartha (used this one repeatedly) Freida Oust Jinty Omargauden (I considered changing my name to Jinty) Lesleigh L. Ensalatito-Grimes P.H.D Garrot Seclamule Endros Gagawehume Linar Droscattle L.M.T. Andrew Z. Drewmainer Colonel USAF retired  (the middle initial Z. saved me on this one) Ketchum Brostobabee Jimmies Uluh-Gertz Sol Green Sweetmaker C.P.A Nander Westerfanz Gooly Iuvdesmond Batty Dimples McGurk Jesuit Sammy Weinholtz  (close call but, the mix of Catholic and Jewish got this one by) Arfonz Masculay Bunder Sprezgreat Little Kitty Dollponders Lady Sorgum Garwitzel-Davies Jeeping C. Squirts D.D.S. (adding D.D.S on the fly, saved me from a punch on this one) Lucia Cornwax Engram Saufsalve Brutus Thripps C.P.A. Boseem Gravypoole Janice Candice Cracksawl Gigi Heagle-Dauber Joslyn Primminor Swandeer Cookiespeel Gordy Whisperpaine