We, as a family, are a bunch of weirdos. I came to this incredible epiphany not so long ago, as I was listening to a conversation between my lovely bride and my oldest two daughters.
Then, after the kids were picked off one-by-one sniper-style and sent to bed, it hit me again. This was during a conversation between Mary and me. We have so many inside jokes and made-up words that, should an outsider wander into our midst, they would think we were completely out of our minds.
You may experience the same thing in your inner circle. As a matter of fact, I’m certain you do. Congratulations, you are all a bunch of weirdos too.
In my family, a wet paper towel is known as a “Wupper.” There is no question or hesitation as to what someone needs from anyone else when they yell from another room that they are in need of a “Wupper.” As a matter of fact, if it’s one of the kids and they are actually cleaning up one of their own messes, then I’m happy to be the Wupper-Man of the moment.
A kid that has a sock that is partially off of his/her foot so that it needs to be pulled up is suffering from a “Hank.” This one is passed over from my brother’s family (created by Davis Owens at 4 years Old), proving that this type of behavior is transferrable.
There are too many more to mention, but an important one to know is “Dweenus.” That is a cross between a Dweeb, a Weenie, and a Dorkus. It’s used around my house more than I’d like. Then again, they could be saying worse things.
<Libby after a recent rousing living room performance>
I’ll leave you with this. I was recently breaking out an old-school classic joke for the kids and telling them how to get their friends at school with it.
I’m sure you’ve heard of the Henway joke. You know…”Man…This chicken tastes like a Henway!”.
Them: “What’s a Henway?” <inferred: What does a Hen Weigh?>
You: “About 3 pounds.”
So, my 5 year old Girl, Bella decides that she wants to try the joke at school. We go over it in the car and she has it down except she keeps forgetting the set up word is “Henway.”
ANYWAY, I get home from work and she tells me that she told the joke. I ask her how it went and she said, “Great!” “I told my friend, that I saw a Henway on the way to school! She fell for it and it went perfectly! But I don’t think she got it.”
I said, “really?”
Bella then says: “Yeah…but i kind of forgot the word when I was telling it….So, what i really said was, ‘I saw a Humpback on the way to school…”
I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard. And if you didn’t know, a humpback weighs about 3 pounds.
Life Don’t Rhyme,
Greg “Manchild” Owens
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