Why is Rock, Paper, Scissors Sometimes Called Ro-Sham-Bo?

Why is Rock, Paper, Scissors Sometimes Called Ro-Sham-Bo?

Rock, Paper, Scissors is also known as: Chief of the Village – Tiger – Mother of the Chief of the Village, Snake – Frog – Slug, Elephant – Human Being – Earwig, Gear – man – Gun, Bear – Cowboy – Ninja.

Whatever the name, children aren’t the only ones to play it. Adults have also been known to use it when they cannot agree or would rather leave a decision to chance. George Washington is reputed to have played with Lord Cornwallis and the Comte De Rochambeau to decide who would be the last to leave Cornwallis’s tent after signing the British surrender at York-Town in 1781. The story goes that Rochambeau won, which is why the game is still called Ro-Sham-Bo in some quarters.

 

Vanessa Hart

 

 

 

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