Monday, May 16, 2011

Mad Libs and More CF Overheards

There's been Mad Lib madness around here lately. In the car, at breakfast, waiting outside ballet lessons. Here are some slam dunks that ALWAYS seem to be funny:

hot dog
fuzzy
moldy
snake
Neil Diamond
baseballs
pea green
yogurt water
my inner ear


And then there's the modification, like Benicio will push you for a slightly better one. He'll ask for a noun. Clara will say "car." Then he'll say, "How 'bout 'rusty broken car?" Even if it's just for a plain noun. Calliope will oppose this and say, "No, it's just a PLAIN NOUN!" But when Benicio prevails (like in using Neil Diamond for a plain noun instead of a proper noun), no one can deny that it is funny.
When we try and switch it up, and I ask Manny to be the scribe, he says, "It's funnier and faster if I just give the words."
For Valentine's Day, the boys got this jumbo Mad Libs pack and now I wish I could find a program for making one's one mad libs.

"This really is an olden day bead and I don't mind." --when finding a wooden bead mixed in with plastic ones

"I don't really like books. I like my heart."

"And you couldn't think about how beautiful the world is?"--both overheard as part of a post bookstore meltdown. She was trying to counsel Manny.

"Jesus is a friend that does not let go first." --- just after saying grace at dinner