Dollard discusses a game called 'the Dozens' frequently played by the negro population of the southern states, especially of Mississippi and Louisiana. This game has different variations in different localities and among different classes, but in general follows a traditional pattern. It consists in the following: two or more individuals engaged in a mock quarrel in the presence of an audience that is as emotionally interested in the game as the participants themselves. The quarrel consists of the participants offending each other by trying to humiliate each other. It is customary for them to accuse each other of incestuous acts or homosexuality, and to make obscene remarks about each others' parents or other relatives. Mostly such reproaches have no justification