my mum
or, rather, peeoples' reactions to her.
we in the family are well used to her little eccentricities, such as waggling her tiny feet off the floor and blowing a tantivy through a trumpet made of her own hands when she gets a good word on countdown, or her insistence on giving things new names(such as renaming chicken "charkelington"), but watching the bemusement on the faces of others who witness her little outbursts really makes me laugh.

one that i remember well is when a friend and i were sitting in my mum's kitchen. suddenly, from the living room came a loud shout along the lines of "BEEAAAAHHHMMMMLLLWPOOOWOOOBNNNGGGGGYYEAHHHHHH!"
without even bothering to ask, i just said "ok" and got up to put the kettle on.
wide-eyed with amazement, my mate asked "did you understand that?"
"yes", i said, "she wants a cup of tea."
i didn't tell my friend that mum frequently pulls that particular trick, i simply let her believe that my mum and i could both speak some bizarre shouty language that we only employed in times of thirst.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 15:37, 4 replies)

I'm dubious about
all of this, but I may start saying charkelington anyway.
(username failed moderation, Fri 7 Dec 2012, 16:52, closed)

you should
it confuses people and amuses you with their confusion
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Sat 8 Dec 2012, 14:21, closed)

Lovely
Your mum sounds ace.

Charkelington Tikka Masala it is from now on!

Be in the dictionary by 2015
(Dr Skagra glorious glargzhem, Sat 8 Dec 2012, 22:31, closed)

i'd love that

( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Tue 11 Dec 2012, 13:32, closed)