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In book 6 of A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Baudelaires have a new guardian that is obsessed with what is “in”. That is basically all she talks about. I went through the book to find the list of what is in and what is out. The list of things that are out is considerably shorter, although things inevitable move from one list to the other. Some of my previous blog posts are “in” I guess, because I had pictures for some of the things on this list. There is a link to the post if I’ve written about the pictured item before. You could use this list as a scavenger hunt for a party. Either have things for people to find around your house or send people out to take pictures of these things.
OUT
Elevators
Alcoholic Martinis
Light (later this is in)
Tools
Almanacs
IN
Stairs
Aqueous Martinis (these are later out)
Pin Stripe Suits
Orphans
Darkness (this is later out)
Parsley Soda
Ocean Decorations
Grapefruits
Bright Blue Bowls of Cereal
Billboards with Photos of Weasels on Them
Automobile Tires
Cross Country Skiing
Movies with Waterfalls in Them
(The movie UP has a waterfall in it)
Magenta Wallpaper
Triangular Picture Frames
Garbage Cans with the Letters of the Alphabet on Them
Yellow Paper Clips
Vacuum Cleaners
Cotton Balls
Anything with Chocolate Sprinkles on It
Cafe Salmonella
Glass Vases
Ballet Slippers Made of Chocolate
Very Fancy Doilies
I made the VFD symbol in this doily. You can see it close up and then highlighted below.
Doilies are involved in a plot point in The Ersatz Elevator.
If you like lists of things from A Series of Unfortunate Events, you can also take a look at all the Various Frightful Dishes mentioned in the book series.
You can get some of your own “in” and “out” things. Who knew there would actually be a garbage can with alphabet letters on it?