The Grandfathers War - how high can you go?
Back in infant school, we were sat in a circle and had to tell how many grandpas and grandmas we had. Because I went to a foreign language school, I had no idea what was going on. Some of the kids sitting nearby were trying to trick me into making a fool out of myself. Instead of a measly one or two, they were whispering that they had a thousand grandpas. This triggered my competitive spirit and I kept whispering that I also had unfeasibly large numbers of grandpas. They responded by raising the stakes in the Grandfathers War and I did likewise. I had no idea of the concept of grandparents but just believed that bigger is better.

Of course, when the teacher asked me, I said I had five thousand grandpas. The class exploded with laughter and the teacher got angry and shouted at me. Had I learned my lesson? No. When it came round to grandmas, I also said five thousand and the same consequences ensued. God, I hated that school!

Length? Let's just say I'm glad they never gave me advice about chatting up girls.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 21 Aug 2008, 19:41, Reply)