Funny fill-in-the-blank prompts

How to use them

Read a prompt out, give everyone a minute to write an answer, read the answers out with no names and vote. Or let Backchat do all of that on everyone’s phone, with fresh prompts every time.

Everyday life

• The worst thing to find in your coat pocket after a year is ______
• The real reason socks go missing in the wash: ______
• What the shopping trolley with the wonky wheel says to you: ______
• A rejected name for a new colour of paint: ______
• My life coach says the secret to happiness is ______
• What the self-checkout machine says when nobody's around: ______
• What the parking inspector says when you come running back: ______
• The local news opened tonight with ______
• What the umbrella says when it finally turns inside out: ______
• A rejected name for a toothpaste: ______
• What the delivery driver says when nobody answers the door: ______
• The worst thing to hear your mechanic say is ______
• The worst thing to hear over the supermarket speakers is ______

Birthdays

• The worst flavour for a birthday cake is ______
• The worst thing to see written on your birthday cake is ______
• The real reason the birthday candles won't blow out: ______
• A rejected theme for a 30th birthday party: ______
• The worst thing to hear right before blowing out the candles is ______
• What the piñata is thinking as the kids line up: ______
• The worst way to wake up on your birthday is ______
• What the waiter says while bringing out the cake with sparklers: ______
• A rejected slogan for a birthday card company: ______
• A terrible thing to say when someone opens your present: ______
• The worst animal to hire for a birthday party is ______
• A terrible thing to say when the birthday cake comes out: ______
• The real reason the birthday party ended early: ______

Pets

• What the dog is thinking when you leave for work: ______
• The real reason cats love sitting in cardboard boxes: ______
• What the dog is thinking during bath time: ______
• What the dog is thinking when somebody says the word "walk": ______
• What the cat is thinking when you cry in front of it: ______
• The worst trick to teach your dog is ______
• What the goldfish is thinking on its hundredth lap of the bowl: ______
• The worst name to give a pet goldfish is ______
• The worst thing for the parrot to say when Grandma visits is ______
• What the dog says when it sees itself in the mirror: ______
• A rejected name for a pet shop: ______
• The worst name for a dog you'll be shouting in the park is ______
• The worst thing to see on the vet bill is ______

School

• What the teacher says when the class goes quiet for once: ______
• The worst thing to bring to show and tell is ______
• The worst excuse for not doing your homework is ______
• A rejected name for a school mascot: ______
• The worst thing to find written about you in the school yearbook is ______
• The school reunion got awkward when ______
• What the classroom whiteboard is thinking at the end of the day: ______
• What the school photographer says to get everyone to smile: ______
• The worst thing to find in your pencil case is ______
• What the pencil sharpener says to the blunt pencil: ______
• The real reason the teacher has eyes in the back of her head: ______
• A rejected name for the school newspaper: ______
• What the lost property box is thinking: ______

Weddings

• A terrible thing to say during a wedding toast: ______
• A terrible thing to say during your wedding vows: ______
• A rejected theme for a wedding: ______
• The real reason the wedding has a "no kids" rule: ______
• The worst thing to throw at the bride and groom is ______
• The real reason the wedding has a bouncy castle: ______
• The real reason the groom looked so nervous: ______
• The wedding favours this year were ______
• The worst plus-one to bring to your cousin's wedding is ______
• The worst thing to happen during the first dance is ______
• The real reason the wedding speeches took two hours: ______
• The worst thing to write in the wedding guest book is ______
• The real reason the wedding was held at the zoo: ______

Film and TV

• A rejected title for a superhero movie: ______
• The worst thing to happen during the big family movie night is ______
• The real reason the show has a laugh track: ______
• What the movie villain says in his very boring backstory: ______
• What the TV remote is thinking as it hides in the couch: ______
• What the weather presenter says on the worst day of the year: ______
• A rejected name for a game show: ______
• The real reason the main character never goes to work: ______
• The new reality show strands ten strangers on an island with ______
• What the TV chef says when the cake collapses on live TV: ______
• The worst thing to happen in the middle of a scary film is ______
• What the TV says after you've been watching it all day: ______
• The real reason the movie is three hours long: ______

Travel

• The worst thing to hear the pilot say is ______
• The hotel promised a swimming pool, but it was actually ______
• The worst person to sit next to on a long flight is ______
• What the hotel cleaner tells their colleague about room 214: ______
• The real reason airline food is so bad: ______
• A rejected slogan for a budget airline: ______
• What the kids ask for the hundredth time on the road trip: ______
• The hotel breakfast buffet only had ______
• What the seagull says to the family eating lunch at the beach: ______
• What the hotel receptionist says when you ask for an upgrade: ______
• A rejected slogan for a seaside town: ______
• What your travel buddy says on day three of the holiday: ______
• What the pilot says when the plane lands with a big bump: ______

Sport

• The worst thing to hear from your swimming coach is ______
• What the referee says to the team that keeps losing: ______
• What the personal trainer says to their mate about you: ______
• The worst thing to hear your teammate say before the big game is ______
• What the gym equipment is thinking when you finally show up: ______
• The real reason the swimming pool smells like that: ______
• A rejected race for the school sports day: ______
• The worst thing to hear at the top of a ski slope is ______
• What the commentator says when the match is painfully boring: ______
• A rejected slogan for a sports drink: ______
• A terrible thing to yell from the sidelines at a kids' game: ______
• The worst prize for winning the big race is ______
• What the bowling pin says when the ball rolls into the gutter: ______

Food

• A rejected name for a breakfast cereal: ______
• The secret ingredient in Grandpa's famous soup is ______
• The worst thing to hear from the person cooking dinner is ______
• The worst thing to say to the chef at a fancy restaurant is ______
• A rejected name for a burger joint: ______
• The worst thing to say on a cooking competition show is ______
• A terrible thing to say at a dinner party: ______
• The worst thing to order on a first date is ______
• A rejected name for a new chocolate bar: ______
• What the vegetables say to each other at the bottom of the fridge: ______
• The worst thing to hear from the barista is ______
• What the waiter says when you send the steak back for the third time: ______
• The worst thing to hear at the ice cream shop is ______

Christmas

• The real reason Santa only comes once a year: ______
• What the elves say when Santa isn't listening: ______
• The worst thing to say at the office Christmas party is ______
• The worst Secret Santa gift is ______
• The worst thing for Santa to say when he comes down the chimney is ______
• The worst thing to hear your in-laws say on Christmas morning is ______
• What the family dog is thinking while everyone opens presents: ______
• This year our Christmas tree is decorated with ______
• The worst thing to write in your letter to Santa is ______
• What the kids shout at 5 am on Christmas morning: ______
• The worst thing to find inside a present you're about to regift is ______
• What the shop assistant says to you at 5:59 pm on Christmas Eve: ______
• The real reason the Christmas tree went up in October: ______

Halloween

• The worst costume idea for a Halloween party is ______
• The real reason vampires only come out at night: ______
• The scariest thing to find on Halloween night is ______
• What the zombie says on its first date: ______
• What the mummy says when its bandages start falling off: ______
• The real reason the haunted house attraction closed: ______
• What the vampire says at the dentist: ______
• A rejected name for a witch's potion: ______
• What the scarecrow says to the crows: ______
• The worst noise to hear coming from the pumpkin patch is ______
• What the witch says when her spell goes wrong: ______
• What the vampire says at his blood bank job interview: ______
• The real reason your neighbour turns the lights off on Halloween: ______

Family

• What Grandma says when she sees your new haircut: ______
• What your little brother says right before he breaks something: ______
• The worst thing to say at a family reunion is ______
• A rejected name for the family group chat: ______
• What Grandpa says every time he sees the price of anything: ______
• What your mum says when you bring a date home for the first time: ______
• The worst thing to say at the dinner table at Grandma's is ______
• What Mum says when she hears a crash from upstairs: ______
• The real reason Mum knows everything you did: ______
• A rejected family motto: ______
• This year's family photo was ruined by ______
• The worst job to get at the family barbecue is ______
• What your sibling says when you remind them they owe you money: ______

Tech

• A rejected name for a new smartphone: ______
• A rejected name for a robot vacuum: ______
• A rejected name for a password manager: ______
• My phone autocorrected "on my way" to ______
• The real reason the update takes three hours: ______
• My new AI assistant only ever answers with ______
• The real reason the robot vacuum keeps hiding under the bed: ______
• The real reason your laptop fan sounds like a jet engine: ______
• A rejected name for a social media app: ______
• What the computer mouse is thinking about the cat: ______
• My new robot helper keeps trying to ______
• What the game controller is thinking after you lose again: ______
• A rejected name for a talking teddy bear: ______

Work

• The worst thing to accidentally say on a work video call is ______
• A rejected slogan for a recruitment agency: ______
• What the printer says when you're already late for a meeting: ______
• My out-of-office message just says ______
• The real reason the boss wants everyone back in the office: ______
• What your boss says when you ask for a pay rise: ______
• A rejected name for the office fun committee: ______
• Today's all-staff email was just ______
• The worst way to end a work email is ______
• What the office goldfish is thinking during the Monday meeting: ______
• The new office chair is so comfy that ______
• What the swivel chair is thinking after a long day: ______
• A rejected theme for the office dress-up day: ______

Dating

• The worst thing to hear on a first date is ______
• The date was going great until they mentioned ______
• What your friend says when you show them your new dating profile: ______
• The real reason they haven't texted back: ______
• What the dog is thinking after you get dumped: ______
• What your date says when the bill arrives: ______
• A rejected title for a romance novel: ______
• The worst place for a first date is ______
• A rejected name for a romantic restaurant: ______
• What the swan is thinking while you propose in a rowing boat: ______
• A rejected title for a love song: ______
• The worst thing to say when someone asks you to dance is ______
• The real reason your friend's new partner never comes out: ______

Housemates

• The worst note to find on the fridge from your housemate is ______
• The worst thing to find on your shelf of a shared fridge is ______
• The worst house rule your new housemate could have is ______
• The worst thing to find out about your new place is ______
• My housemate's idea of cleaning is ______
• A terrible thing to say at the first house meeting: ______
• The house group chat exploded because someone ______
• The worst thing to find in the shared freezer is ______
• What the sofa is thinking on movie night: ______
• My new housemate moved in with just one thing: ______
• What the house's one teaspoon is thinking: ______
• What your housemate says when it's their turn to cook: ______
• The worst thing to find written on the cleaning roster is ______