Family codes and ritualsFreddy Woo writes, "as a child we used to have a 'whoever cuts doesn't choose the slice' rule with cake. It worked brilliantly, but it's left me completely anal about dividing up food - my wife just takes the piss as I ritually compare all the slice sizes."
What codes and rituals does your family have?
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chthonic, Thu 20 Nov 2008, 18:05)
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Oh no, not you tooYeah, my sister used to divide up the packet of cheese snacks by counting them out into three bowls, one for each of us. She couldn't just pour in the same amount visually, but had to count them out. She's still anal about that kind of thing, and I spotted her three kids doing the same thing at a family party!
As kids, we also had this stupid game, where all our pets had to be given about 15 names, and they all had to rhyme. Kimba the cat became "Kimbi, Scimbi, Dimbi, Pimbie" for short. I can't remember the other follow-on names. If one of us said the pet's name and didn't use the 'full name', the other sisters would all chime in and make you start over. By the time you'd recited all the nomenclature, you'd have forgotten what you were going to say. It made trips to the veterinarian's office a lark for my parents, I can tell you. Mum shushed us when we tried to tell the Vet each pet's name in full.
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Shazzoir Old enough to know better young enough not to care, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 3:03,
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my dogs....are called Squidgy-Bidgy-Bum-Face and Spangle-Dangle-Mangle-Mush respectivley.
AND they are regestered at the vets as such!
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