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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Being a bit obsessive compulsive (among other minor, undiagnosed psychological problems)I often develop a temporary tick where a consonant gets stuck in my mouth, and the only way to exorcise the damned syllable is to pronounce it on the front of random words as sharply as possible. It happens as a result of accidentally dropping a letter from a word when speaking.
Real example:
"Yeah, I just got back from her 'raduation ceremony...er, graduation.
Grad. Grack. Grab. GRASP, grat, grack, gradient, grade, grrrrrrAACK."
It can go on for hours. Oh, but GOD is it satisfying when it finally goes away. Like a really good sneeze.
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Digeridude Lord Wellington's Beef Trapeze, Fri 21 Nov 2008, 19:05,
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Bloody hellI do this too. And it's mostly with "g". Oh, the hours I've spent going "guh guh guh guh guh guuuuuh".
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