uncle ian
he's the youngest of my mother's 11 siblings, so often had to babysit. we loved it when he did, he's not right in the head, which we found amusing. if you spoke to him, he'd just say "oh, you bloody thing, you!" and he always greeted us* by saying "alright, mings?"
his favourite game was to sit us in a cardboard box, one at a time, then grab the end of the box and spin it around. this was huge fun for us.
that is, until the box ripped in half, sending me flying like a ragdoll across the room to bounce off the back of the couch and finally land, upside down, against the wall.
good times, good times...


*he still does this
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 15:54, 5 replies)

11 siblings
did anyone ever tell your grandmother "it's not a fucking clown car"?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 16:35, closed)

they never had a telly

( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 16:40, closed)

I'll let them off then

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 28 Oct 2010, 17:23, closed)

You know,
I was certain this was going to involve Uncle Ian's girlfriend, Maxine, and your favourite Manchester United shirt. Congratulations, you have just completely wrong-footed me.
(Rsoles, Mon 1 Nov 2010, 19:47, closed)

*rubs hands*
my evil plan is coming to fruition!
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Mon 1 Nov 2010, 22:08, closed)