"I would not say that the appeal is in the dates themselves; the money that is raised goes toward a charitable cause. The cooperation of both sides is necessary, the one being bid upon to appear as appealing as possible to encourage higher bids, and the one performing the bidding to be willing to defeat their competition. In my opinion it is not the most efficient way to raise money, but there is little doubt in its effectiveness."

"Shiritori is a word game in which the players must declare a word that starts the last two letters of the previously declared word. It is traditionally a Japanese game, but I have heard it works with common tongue."