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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Burp Secrets
My sister, brother and I have a probably everlasting running war of 'burp secrets'.
That is, tricking someone into leaning in with the expectation of having a super secrety secret divulged, only to be burped at directly into their ear.
As well as getting points for volume and moistness (I believe in one epic 'secret', some food was actually burped out INTO the receiver's ear), you can also factor into the success the disappointment of the receiver. For example, just going 'hey, I have a secret!' is worth fewer points than 'Want to know what I found out about where you REALLY came from?' (ones like this are harder to pull now that my brother, the youngest, is now over the age of six)
I fully plan, as the oldest, to give them each one final burp secret on my deathbed.
Edit: also just remembered about 'fart news'. Aka 'Guess what?!' said loudly and excidedly. 'What?!' expectant and intruiged. '*farts*'
Oh, the hilarity.
( , Mon 24 Nov 2008, 14:17, 3 replies)
My sister, brother and I have a probably everlasting running war of 'burp secrets'.
That is, tricking someone into leaning in with the expectation of having a super secrety secret divulged, only to be burped at directly into their ear.
As well as getting points for volume and moistness (I believe in one epic 'secret', some food was actually burped out INTO the receiver's ear), you can also factor into the success the disappointment of the receiver. For example, just going 'hey, I have a secret!' is worth fewer points than 'Want to know what I found out about where you REALLY came from?' (ones like this are harder to pull now that my brother, the youngest, is now over the age of six)
I fully plan, as the oldest, to give them each one final burp secret on my deathbed.
Edit: also just remembered about 'fart news'. Aka 'Guess what?!' said loudly and excidedly. 'What?!' expectant and intruiged. '*farts*'
Oh, the hilarity.
( , Mon 24 Nov 2008, 14:17, 3 replies)
"I fully plan, as the oldest, to give them each one final burp secret on my deathbed."
Excellent. I can just picture it :)
( , Mon 24 Nov 2008, 19:04, closed)
Excellent. I can just picture it :)
( , Mon 24 Nov 2008, 19:04, closed)
I do the "Guess What" one with my kids
oh yeah, I'm not supposed to admit that since I'm a girl. Just forget everything you read....
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 1:41, closed)
oh yeah, I'm not supposed to admit that since I'm a girl. Just forget everything you read....
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 1:41, closed)
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