Car journeys
seem to bring about the family rituals like nothing else! I suppose it's a natural response to being trapped in a small space with each other for an inevitably long time.

Even now if me and my brothers are all in the car with my mum and stepdad, it is the law that within five minutes of setting off we all chorus "are we nearly there yet?" and I follow it by whining "I need a weeeeee!" (I am 32 and my brothers are 26 and 28).

When were little we used to be bagpipes to pass the time.
Two of us would drone and the other one would do the tune, usually Scotland the Brave but sometimes our own lovingly improvised epics. It started when we were taken to a Highland Gathering and the massed pipers made an impression on us. After that we did it on every long car journey, sometimes keeping it up for hours without a break, much to the bemusement of our parents.

Recently we've had a few journeys together and my mum has suggested resurrecting the bagpiping... I think she finds it preferable to my stepdad swearing at other drivers.
( warmfuzzies Isn't here, Tue 25 Nov 2008, 23:47, 3 replies)

Sounds lovely
I'm fairly sure that there will be bagpipes playing in hell. Either Bagpipes or violins, or an orchestra comprised of both!
(Lurkaloid awarded wanking black belt on, Wed 26 Nov 2008, 0:10, closed)

Are we there yet?
I'm 40 and still do that to annoy whoever's driving - even funnier with the added Donkey from Shrek 'popping' noise...

Apparently, one day I'll grow up.
( snee held his breath since, Wed 26 Nov 2008, 8:20, closed)

I spy - sort of
Aged 26, and half way through very long car journey, my best mate and I decided to jazz up "I Spy" a bit. Thus the game "I Think ... With My Little Brain" was born, where you had to guess what the other was thinking.

Eerily my mate guessed correctly on his second attempt (tomatoes, of all things). This freaked us out so much we had to stop and have a cup of tea and a ciggy.
(Ja For Sure, Wed 26 Nov 2008, 11:34, closed)