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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the remote in our house
is called the 'zapper'.
as in 'pass the zapper,Harry Hill's on.'
if someone asks for the 'remote' the whole family stops whatever they're doing and stares at them until they take it back.
Conforming to the nonconformist through peer pressure?haha,yes!
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 13:05, 6 replies)
is called the 'zapper'.
as in 'pass the zapper,Harry Hill's on.'
if someone asks for the 'remote' the whole family stops whatever they're doing and stares at them until they take it back.
Conforming to the nonconformist through peer pressure?haha,yes!
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 13:05, 6 replies)
In our house...
It's called 'The Clickerbox'
I know, I am very dull.
The best one I knew of though was my Northern mate's family who insisted on calling it 'The Orac'...
as In Blake's 7...
nobody heard of it?
Fuck-a-doodle-do, not only am I dull, but I'm old too :(
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 14:48, closed)
It's called 'The Clickerbox'
I know, I am very dull.
The best one I knew of though was my Northern mate's family who insisted on calling it 'The Orac'...
as In Blake's 7...
nobody heard of it?
Fuck-a-doodle-do, not only am I dull, but I'm old too :(
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 14:48, closed)
From my wife's side of the family...
The remote is now known as "The Beeper" even though it quite clearly doesn't beep.
I have seen a real clicker remote before though.
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 19:31, closed)
The remote is now known as "The Beeper" even though it quite clearly doesn't beep.
I have seen a real clicker remote before though.
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 19:31, closed)
In our house
its called the blipper.
Its strange how these words seem totally normal until someone else is there and they look at you like a freak.
And the looks you get off girlfriends parents round their house when you ask for the blipper... "Why have your brought this nutter into our home dear?"
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 21:57, closed)
its called the blipper.
Its strange how these words seem totally normal until someone else is there and they look at you like a freak.
And the looks you get off girlfriends parents round their house when you ask for the blipper... "Why have your brought this nutter into our home dear?"
( , Tue 25 Nov 2008, 21:57, closed)
mocron
My wife insists on calling our remote the "mocron", drives me mad but after 11 years even I've started saying it...AARRGHH!
( , Wed 26 Nov 2008, 16:45, closed)
My wife insists on calling our remote the "mocron", drives me mad but after 11 years even I've started saying it...AARRGHH!
( , Wed 26 Nov 2008, 16:45, closed)
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