boot- to be kicked off immediately upon entering the house, ideally leaving a pile of a dozen or so right where people need to walk.
crunchy- the feeling of the bedroom floor when you have neglected to pick up all the Lego. Don’t let it bother you. Act bewildered when your parents complain about it. (See also the entry, “What Lego?”)
handle- the part of the plastic pail to be removed immediately upon purchase and used to dig in one’s ears, or whip one’s sibling.
hum- a vocal exercise, used primarily for the purpose of annoying one’s siblings. There is a fine art to humming loudly enough for your brother to hear, but quietly enough so that your parents cannot. Practice, practice, practice.
peel- the part of a banana that you leave on the kitchen table until your mother screeches, "Put that thing in the compost bin!"
vital- a word used to impress your mother, and make her believe that home schooling really is working. Try the sentence, “It’s vital that we get a Nintendo Revolution.”
Posted by Kim at June 22, 2005 12:15 PM