Meet Ugly Bingo Fest

[dendriteblues]

Welcome to the March Meet Ugly Bingo Fest.

This month's fest is all about the humor and tragedy of awkwardness. While a "meet cute" is a scene where two characters are introduced in an adorable, cute, funny, charming way, a "meet ugly" is a scene where your characters encounter each other in a horrible, unfortunate, unflattering way. (and still manage to like each other! )

These stories are opportunities for you to explore your character's darker side. Are they petty, insecure, arrogant, short-tempered? Now's the time to revel in that.

Although a regular regimen of schadenfreude is good for the soul, I recommend a 3x3 card for this month. We don't want to dive too deep into the abyss. ;)

Anyway, here's a public bingo card:

i Googled my name and found pictures of you instead	you've been driving five under on a one lane road. now we've stopped at the same gas station and i'm feeling passive aggressive	i checked my hair in a car window not knowing you were inside. now you're making fun of me and i don't even know you
you waved at someone behind me and I waved back. now i'm committed to pretending I know you	what are you doing in my garage?	i'm a golddigger and you pretended to be wealthy at the club. sorry but if that's your flat i'm not interested
i went for a high five with my friend and hit you instead	we showed up to a party wearing the same outfit. it's very revealing	i've made you repeat yourself four times and I still can't understand what you're saying

Or you can make your own with the Bingo Card Generator and these long form prompts:

i was late to a job interview so i did not stop the elevator when you shouted 'hold the door.' psych turns out you're my interviewer,
i'm a golddigger and you pretended to be wealthy at the club. sorry but if that's your flat i'm not interested,
we are sharing an office and i find your calls to your ex disturbing,
you are the slowest clerk i have ever seen at a grocery store. how have you not been fired? oh shit you're disabled. i'm a horrible person,
you've been driving five under on a one lane road. now we've stopped at the same gas station and i'm feeling passive aggressive,
what are you doing in my garage?,
when i sat down my chair made a fart noise and i'm pretty sure you think it was me,
you drank all the free water bottles in our entire office. what is wrong with you?,
i live in the apartment above yours. will you stop blasting taylor swift on repeat?,
i went for a high five with my friend and hit you instead,
there's a lot of guys in red suits in this restaurant and we are pretty sure they're a cult. now we have to escape together,
we showed up to a party wearing the same outfit. it's very revealing,
dear sir/ma'am: you are not allowed to claim both arm rests at the movie theater. that one is mine. i will fight you,
i posted a sexy photo to get back at my ex and you--total stranger--just made a very inappropriate comment on it,
i thought you were my ex so I yelled at you in public. you're not them,
i've made you repeat yourself four times and I still can't understand what you're saying,
we see each other everyday in the smoking area and you leave your butts all over the place. now I'm getting blamed for it,
you waved at someone behind me and I waved back. now i'm committed to pretending I know you,
you are my tutor and when i got here you were arguing with your parents so now i'm stuck in your living room listening,
i forgot i had porn open on my phone until i unlocked it to get your number. the video starts playing at max volume and i can't seem to shut it off,
we have been chatting online for three years and today i learned your profile picture isn't you,
i Googled my name and found pictures of you instead,
i'm breaking up with my girl/boyfriend when you come to drop off mail mistakenly delivered to you,
i checked my hair in a car window not knowing you were inside. now you're making fun of me and i don't even know you,
you were shopping and mistook me for someone who works in this store. i decide to mess with you instead of telling the truth,
i am trying to listen to what you're saying but you have food in your teeth and i can't decide if i should tell you or not,
we are in the same fitness class and your workout noises sound like a porno,
i used to hate you in highschool but now you're really hot and successful and that's just unfair,
I'm just trying to get on this bus. you are running from the police,
your pants zipper is down and i tried to tell you. now you think i'm a pervert,
you catch me shouting obscenities at a soda machine in front of a bunch of kids,
i went to pet your dog in the park and it bit me,
you saw me touch a piece of food in a buffet and put it back. what are you going to do about it?

or these 1-2 word prompts:

fight, sneeze, trip, loud bragging, mistake, oversight, personal space, deception, mask, scar, manager, rude, car chase, rebel, secret exposed, rich bastard, unwanted opinion, hospital visit, alcohol, bored pranks, dark alley, jewel thief, harmless question, bystander, short temper, broke student, stingy, anxiety, jail time, scapegoat, childish tantrum, vent, coward, unusual phobia, feigned apology, accidental insult, spill, crash, test
 

And above all else, remember to have fun. If you want to write something dark, angst it up! If you want to write something cute, play up the cute! Good luck!

[Cover image made from a free stock photo courtesy of Strategy Lab]