Last week we started a new Mad Mashup, which is our own version of a "Mad Lib" style game---except our name is better because I don't go to jail! I choose a book to "mash up" and remove a few of the words. Without having any insight into the text, you provide a random set of words. I put the words into the text. Hilarity ensues.

Last month, we played a game based on "Mad Libs." I took an excerpt from a fantasy novella called Dreamwalker, removed a few words, and let you fill in the blanks. The result was amazing. Based on the comments and tweets that I received, you guys had a great time playing, so we're going to make this a regular segment. However, we can't call it "Mad Libs" since that's a trademark name, so I asked you all for suggestions. Erma Gerd had the simplest suggestion with "Mad Mashup," which a few people liked, so that's what we're going with. Runner-up names were "Crazy Ad Lib Crazy Novel Wacky Novel Holy Word Replacements Batman! Jen Takes Words out of a Novel and You Put New Ones In" from Brian Ronk and "Phat Phonics Dench Impromptu Dench Verses Mad Sub Verses" from John McBurney. Mad Mashup it is!