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Silly
Sentences born from a love of words and a long car trip |
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As
a child playing marathon games of Monopoly, Silly Sentences™
inventor Anthony Southworth would pass the time between turns
by making sentences out of the individual letters of words.
Monopoly became ‘My old Nelly of Piccadilly only liked
yogurt.’ Contents became ‘Connie Onny naughty Tommy
Eating Nora’s toffee sticks.’ |
The
pastime remained nothing more than child’s play until
two years ago. Southworth, 45, was trying to keep his own children
entertained while on a long drive home. It was difficult, until
he suggested they make Silly Sentences™, using the letters
that made up the names of communities they were passing on the
highway. The kids settled down and took to the challenge with
enthusiasm. |
| “I
knew then it would make a great basis for a game and I’d
call it Silly Sentences™,” he said. |
Southworth,
a WSIB consultant during the day, hasn’t looked back.
He created a prototype board using an old refrigerator box at
his Jarvis home. He founded Anton Games Inc. and pumped about
$20,000 of his own money to turn his idea into reality. |
Now,
he says, the Junior version of Silly Sentences™ offers
children hours of enjoyment, but also adds an educational component
that would make it a perfect classroom addition for school boards. |
“It’s
something all word lovers (and those learning about words),
can take pleasure in.” |
