Yellow One I Win!

            One of my best friends, Courtney, and I play this game called “Yellow One I Win” when we’re in the car. Basically you just watch for yellow cars or trucks, and if you see one you have to shout, “Yellow one I win!” However you can’t call taxis, work vehicles, or freight. It’s become such a habit for me to watch for yellow cars that I have been looking for them since we first got to Ireland. But it’s so difficult to find any yellow ones here!

Walking back into Lewisburgh from Carrowmore Beach.
Point for me!

            In high school, Courtney and her friends started playing “Yellow Truck.” Basically the same rules apply, but you just say, “Yellow truck!” and punch the person next to you. She then took the violence out of the game to keep her young brother entertained on a road trip. He loved the game, and everyone in the car ended up getting really into it. Courtney got so excited when she’d get a point that she’d say, “Yellow one I win!” instead of just “Yellow one!” And thus the game “Yellow One I Win” was born.

            I never thought it would be so difficult to play a game like this in another country! In the 13 days we’ve been in Ireland, Emilee and I have only seen 3 yellow cars. It seems that the people around Louisburgh tend to favor darker cars, like blacks and navy blues. Of course, there are other colors—white and red are also fairly popular—but black and blue are by far the most prominent.

            My housemate Emilee said she’d play “Yellow One I Win” with me, but instead of resetting the score after each road trip or outing, we’re going to play throughout our entire three month stay in Ireland. I’ll update the score every couple weeks; right now it stands me:2 Emilee: 1.