It is an awful name for a game. Some 50 years after playing it though it still is lodged firmly in the brain…along with “kick the can” and “capture the flag.” Wow. We were pretty militaristic in our games.
I can’t help but wonder if the game of “Smear the Queer” is still around or if it is now being used for the bullying of LGBTQ students in the hallways on the way to their next class? Since in the New and Greater America bullies are expected to be open and honest about their hatreds it would seem a perfect fit.