"Justin, give me the hackeysack."
"Awww, come on!"
"Justin, you and I both know that you shouldn't have it in the house, because you can't help yourself. You're going to throw it at your brother and lose it. Come on."
"That's not fair! I haven't thrown it at him yet."
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You gotta give him credit. If he's going to be punished for it, at least he should get the momentary joy of smacking his brother with it.
Posted by: Humbaba on February 4, 2005 12:49 AMWell, if he gives it up *before* he throws it, then he can have it back on request when he goes outside. Otherwise, it goes into the Tomorrow Box or whatever punitive impound you have for an extended period.
Posted by: Feff on February 4, 2005 11:29 AMOur tomorrow box is in the garage, but sometimes it is a "next week" box, depending on the circumstances. As a general rule, since we don't allow anything to be thrown in the house (because it gets out of hand 100% of the time), we don't allow anything in the house for which the main purpose is to be thrown (i.e. footballs, etc) or kicked (hackeysack). Those go in the backyard barn.
For now, Daniel is the exception as he gets to dunk his basketball in the Fisher Price 3' tall hoop in the living room. When he starts to shoot, that will probably go out on the back porch.
Posted by: Observer on February 4, 2005 12:00 PMHalf the fun of our Fisher Price 3' hoop is when a bunch of beer-drinkin' guys are over watch football and shooting those 6" diameter basketballs at it.
Our policy is "no breakable objects in the house" instead. :)
Posted by: Humbaba on February 4, 2005 12:37 PM"People who live in stone houses shouldn't throw glasses."
Posted by: Feff on February 4, 2005 02:03 PM