In April, according to a New York Times story, when a Japanese art collector sought to choose between Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses to handle a sale (which ultimately brought in $17.8 million) and quixotically asked the two houses to play rock-paper-scissors for the privilege, Sotheby’s lost out on the eventual $2.3 million commission by choosing paper.

A Christie’s executive quoted one of his 11-year-old daughters: “Everybody knows you always start with scissors.”

Oh, I always started with Rock.  If I were Sothebys, I would have won.

That’s hilarious! Maybe we could end war by making the leaders to rock off to settle the argument!

that is funny….i have always heard it called Rochambeau tho…dont know if thats spelled right since i have only heard it spoken…sounds like Ro—Sham—Bo….am i just a retard or has anyone else heard it called this?

I’d never heard it called this until I saw an episode of South Park where they played it (just a tad differently)

Cartman: Well, guess we’ll have to roshambo for it.

Pip: What do you mean?

Cartman: Well, first I kick you in the nuts as hard as I can, then you kick me in the nuts as hard as you can. And we keep going back and forth until somebody falls. The last one standing gets the arrowhead.

Pip: Oh, I uh well, I suppose if I must.

Cartman: Ok, ready? I’ll go first.

Cartman winds up.

Cartman: Eh.

Cartman kicks Pip square in the nuts.

Pip: Ooohhhhhh!!!

Pip starts coughing in pain.

Pip: Well, I, I guess you win.

Cartman: Oh, I don’t care, you can have the stupid arrowhead, I don’t want it.

I didn’t know it was rock-paper-scissors until a friend of mine informed me.  I told him he could play his way, and I’d play my way.

Chuck - 05 August 2005 03:34 PM

that is funny….i have always heard it called Rochambeau tho…dont know if thats spelled right since i have only heard it spoken…sounds like Ro—Sham—Bo….am i just a retard or has anyone else heard it called this?

It depends what state you live in…........It is used more up north.

I’ve never heard of Rochambeau.  It’s obviously something you just made up, Chuck.  (HAHA, UP CHUCK.)