Comments on: Weird Games I Make Up http://www.ohjoy.org/2007/04/11/weird-games-i-play-with-myself/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:17:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Grogged http://www.ohjoy.org/2007/04/11/weird-games-i-play-with-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-6298 Grogged Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:07:30 +0000 http://www.ohjoy.org/2007/04/11/weird-games-i-play-with-myself/#comment-6298 When back in school, my roommate and I played the garbage bag game. After slightly more than a week, trash had reached "bulge" status. At this point, laziness took a back seat to inventiveness, and I scoured the house for an unused cardboard box (found a full one in roommate's bedroom - emptied the contents onto floor in a pile, an act that went completely unnoticed). I chopped the box up and used the pieces to extend the height of the garbage can a full sixteen inches on all sides. This process was repeated at least twice more. When deemed unsightly about three weeks later, the overall height was just under six feet. Fortunately, sheer weight crushed the trash down neatly, creating solid debris fields that kept the foul odors of the bottom safely contained. The cardboard had to be duct taped to avoid distaster. It took three grown men to remove the sky-scraping column of rubbish. I am now perfectly content to spend copious amounts of cash on trash bags to ensure frequent removal. When back in school, my roommate and I played the garbage bag game. After slightly more than a week, trash had reached “bulge” status. At this point, laziness took a back seat to inventiveness, and I scoured the house for an unused cardboard box (found a full one in roommate’s bedroom – emptied the contents onto floor in a pile, an act that went completely unnoticed). I chopped the box up and used the pieces to extend the height of the garbage can a full sixteen inches on all sides. This process was repeated at least twice more. When deemed unsightly about three weeks later, the overall height was just under six feet. Fortunately, sheer weight crushed the trash down neatly, creating solid debris fields that kept the foul odors of the bottom safely contained. The cardboard had to be duct taped to avoid distaster. It took three grown men to remove the sky-scraping column of rubbish.

I am now perfectly content to spend copious amounts of cash on trash bags to ensure frequent removal.

]]> By: joy http://www.ohjoy.org/2007/04/11/weird-games-i-play-with-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-6130 joy Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:37:36 +0000 http://www.ohjoy.org/2007/04/11/weird-games-i-play-with-myself/#comment-6130 Marcia, yeah, I play that one too. Justin: For the groceries, he doesn't seem to notice, because part of the game is for me to make delicious food with as few ingredients as possible. For the garbage can, I explained to him how at this rate a box of trash bags would last us two years. He seemed impressed. Also, I don't let it get gross or smelly. For the money thing, here is a conversation I just had with Marcia: (12:55:14 PM) DonnerBrandPears: I really had high hopes for the squirreling-away-money game (12:55:28 PM) DonnerBrandPears: it worked for housewives in the 50s (12:56:14 PM) Marcia: you could maybe buy a cake with the money (12:56:36 PM) DonnerBrandPears: I got $50. It took forever. (12:56:44 PM) DonnerBrandPears: and it was all in $1s and unwieldy (12:56:58 PM) Marcia: people at stores thought you were a stripper! (12:57:01 PM) Marcia: or a waitress (12:57:20 PM) DonnerBrandPears: and Kyle kept wondering where his money was and then getting more out. which was counter-productive! (12:57:28 PM) Marcia: lol (12:57:37 PM) DonnerBrandPears: and then he caught me doing it and laughed at me and made comments about how I wasn't living in I Love Lucy. Marcia, yeah, I play that one too.

Justin: For the groceries, he doesn’t seem to notice, because part of the game is for me to make delicious food with as few ingredients as possible. For the garbage can, I explained to him how at this rate a box of trash bags would last us two years. He seemed impressed. Also, I don’t let it get gross or smelly.

For the money thing, here is a conversation I just had with Marcia:

(12:55:14 PM) DonnerBrandPears: I really had high hopes for the squirreling-away-money game
(12:55:28 PM) DonnerBrandPears: it worked for housewives in the 50s
(12:56:14 PM) Marcia: you could maybe buy a cake with the money
(12:56:36 PM) DonnerBrandPears: I got $50. It took forever.
(12:56:44 PM) DonnerBrandPears: and it was all in $1s and unwieldy
(12:56:58 PM) Marcia: people at stores thought you were a stripper!
(12:57:01 PM) Marcia: or a waitress
(12:57:20 PM) DonnerBrandPears: and Kyle kept wondering where his money was and then getting more out. which was counter-productive!
(12:57:28 PM) Marcia: lol
(12:57:37 PM) DonnerBrandPears: and then he caught me doing it and laughed at me and made comments about how I wasn’t living in I Love Lucy.

]]> By: justin http://www.ohjoy.org/2007/04/11/weird-games-i-play-with-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-6127 justin Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:25:19 +0000 http://www.ohjoy.org/2007/04/11/weird-games-i-play-with-myself/#comment-6127 I'd be curious about Kyle's reaction to games 1, 3, and 7. I’d be curious about Kyle’s reaction to games 1, 3, and 7.

]]> By: marcia http://www.ohjoy.org/2007/04/11/weird-games-i-play-with-myself/comment-page-1/#comment-6124 marcia Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:49:21 +0000 http://www.ohjoy.org/2007/04/11/weird-games-i-play-with-myself/#comment-6124 My game: How far can I drive on empty before running out of gas? Getting gas is such a bother! My game: How far can I drive on empty before running out of gas? Getting gas is such a bother!

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