SOLVED. 60s Humor Book Series (Probably Mad Libs)

[Bargle]

I read this book series back in the late 60s. I think they were fairly new at the time. On each page was a short story with blank spaces. For each of the blank spaces you were prompted to fill it in with something like, a country, a fruit, a prison, a singer, etc., then you read back the story with the suggestions entered. I think they were intended for use in groups or a party situation. One of my teachers occasionally read one in class for us.
The books were softbound. Rather narrow for their height, and may have been bound at the top, like a tablet.

[David]

Sounds similar to Mad Libs.

[Bargle]

Yes, but it predates them.

[Teri-K]

We played Mad Libs back in the 60's. I remember the name specifically, and they were soft covered, a tall rectangle bound at the top. They were first published in 1958, according to sources I found.

[Bargle]

Teri-k wrote: "We played Mad Libs back in the 60's. I remember the name specifically, and they were soft covered, a tall rectangle bound at the top. They were first published in 1958, according to sources I found."

Thanks for the correction. My brief search didn't turn up that info.

Still, the name doesn't sound familiar, so I wonder if maybe it was a knockoff?

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Bargle, are you closer to determining whether this was Mad Libs?

[Bargle]

No, but that's OK. It probably is Mad Libs and I've just forgotten the series title after nearly 50 years.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Ok. We'll move this to Solved but we won't shelve something.

Threads may not stay in Possibly Solved forever. The goal is to move them out as quickly as possible.

[Bargle]

Fair enough.