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[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"]

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[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

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!

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 1 points 41 minutes ago

Right, people would get confused without the clothesline.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 3 points 2 hours ago

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!

[–] biscuitswalrus@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

What the heck is my Tuesday night doing posted here?

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 7 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.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 19 points 12 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.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] CTDummy@lemm.ee 11 points 10 hours ago

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

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 11 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They made a suit so you can drink at work.

[–] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 15 points 12 hours ago

You bet your sweet ass it is.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

Take a sip from the goonsack