Family codes and rituals
Freddy 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?
( , Thu 20 Nov 2008, 18:05)
Freddy 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?
( , Thu 20 Nov 2008, 18:05)
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Tabs
Me and my brother, every time you fart you have to say tabs. If you don't say it fast enough and the other person manages to say sixers they are allowed to punch you in the arm constantly. The only way to stop this onslaught is to name three pubs and then whistle. Best game ever.
Then there is the secret drink. If we are eating a meal and someone finishes they take their plate out. The trick is to have a drink while in the kitchen without anyone else hearing. Why? Because if they hear they ask for one and the rule is to make them one. This leads me to the greatest secret drink ever had.
One night while eating and watching a DVD I get up to make myself a drink, I ask if anyone else wants one and everyone says no. My brother wants a drink, but he doesn't say this. For he has a plan!
I walk in and put my drink down at my feet and continue eating and watching. As this is happening my brother picks up my litre glass and drinks the whole thing. Without anyone seeing. I didn't know until I went to have a drink myself. Everyone laughed at my lack of drink and even I had a begrudging respect for his ninja skills.
Oh and before my Dad left he would always have cream on every type of cake he had. Which always lead to me and my brother chastising him for it.
"You don't have cream on Christmas cake, what is wrong with you?"
Every Christmas we have a "party" at my Nan's, and this is always me being the only one there drinking and getting into a stupor just to escape the boredom. Family tradition!
( , Fri 21 Nov 2008, 13:44, 1 reply)
Me and my brother, every time you fart you have to say tabs. If you don't say it fast enough and the other person manages to say sixers they are allowed to punch you in the arm constantly. The only way to stop this onslaught is to name three pubs and then whistle. Best game ever.
Then there is the secret drink. If we are eating a meal and someone finishes they take their plate out. The trick is to have a drink while in the kitchen without anyone else hearing. Why? Because if they hear they ask for one and the rule is to make them one. This leads me to the greatest secret drink ever had.
One night while eating and watching a DVD I get up to make myself a drink, I ask if anyone else wants one and everyone says no. My brother wants a drink, but he doesn't say this. For he has a plan!
I walk in and put my drink down at my feet and continue eating and watching. As this is happening my brother picks up my litre glass and drinks the whole thing. Without anyone seeing. I didn't know until I went to have a drink myself. Everyone laughed at my lack of drink and even I had a begrudging respect for his ninja skills.
Oh and before my Dad left he would always have cream on every type of cake he had. Which always lead to me and my brother chastising him for it.
"You don't have cream on Christmas cake, what is wrong with you?"
Every Christmas we have a "party" at my Nan's, and this is always me being the only one there drinking and getting into a stupor just to escape the boredom. Family tradition!
( , Fri 21 Nov 2008, 13:44, 1 reply)
The Fart Game
If anyone farted in my family, we had to stick our thumb on our forehead, wave our fingers (like you do with your nose with your tongue out) and shout taxi. Last one to say it had to go to the source and breath it in.
Tried instituting it to my wife and kids, but wife doesn't even like the word fart. Prude!
( , Fri 21 Nov 2008, 14:37, closed)
If anyone farted in my family, we had to stick our thumb on our forehead, wave our fingers (like you do with your nose with your tongue out) and shout taxi. Last one to say it had to go to the source and breath it in.
Tried instituting it to my wife and kids, but wife doesn't even like the word fart. Prude!
( , Fri 21 Nov 2008, 14:37, closed)
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