Wednesday, March 17, 2010

You Know You're A Bell If.....

you wake up in the mornings and GRFD
you can't handle playing monopoly or rook with families that are too nice
you are one of the few that can imagine mom saying "does it make you maaaad?"
you order a shape of pancake along with the quantity
you know where to find the scripture about raucous laughing
you either think or say "don't mess with texas" whenever texas comes up in a conversation
you consider arguing a pass time
you've never had just a normal housepet
you actually look forward to family reunions...a lot
you've driven a kia at one point or another in your life


I got one of those email forwards with 100 ways you know you're from washington so I thought I'd try my hand at it. Feel free to add upon the list

32 comments:

Anonymous said...

if you can name at least 5 members of Ender's Dragon Army.

if you've gotta leave "old Durham town, cause that leavin's gonna get me down...la lala la la lala la, lala lala la la la la la laaaaa"

if you have a deeply embedded fear and loathing of cockroaches

if the words "you can have a good breakfast in the morning" still tick you off

if "kalah"! means anything to you

Penny said...

oh my! haha i haven't heard those words in a while actually, but i do remember how they frustrated me so.

Annaliese said...

lol. Oh man, I love all of those. Especially the Whitaker reference by OJ.

Might I also add:
if you don't get your hopes up when somebody says, "Oh look, a Dairy Queen!"

CoplanRanch said...

if you randomly want to say, "You're ruining our whole family" or "I've got ICE, boo boo" but then you realise that no one but family will know what you are talking about.

richardbell1121 said...

if "let us oft speak kind words to each other" is the only hymn you still know by heart.

if you didnt know you could kill cockroaches w/out hairspray and a lighter.

if you have ever been unsure about the combustibility of certain types of apparel in the closet.

if any roger whitaker song no matter what its aout is a christmas song

Ryan and Diane Egan said...
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Ryan and Diane Egan said...

You know your a Bell if you're grandmother is just a bathroom away.

-Ryan

Ryan and Diane Egan said...

Ha Ha these are all great, You might also be a Bell if

you consider Rook only worth playing if you're playing to 5000 points or more and have Rook treats,

if you've ever asked Penny to get you something

if you've ever injured yourself in an out of hand game of Egyptian Rat Screw,

if you know how to finish the sentence What do the Bell have fun in the....?

Penny said...

i particularly like the "kindness begins with me", the grandma, and the egyptian ratscrew ones. how did i ever have so many pets and not name one Ommadon or Briog?

CoplanRanch said...

You might be a Bell... if you have memorized large portions of Princess Bride and Monty Python.

If you've ever been to an "It's Saturday" concert.

If you have better 'my mom is soooo mean' stories than anyone in the universe.

If you still remember where the cool kids sit at lunch

Annaliese said...

Richard. Wow. Those were outright awesomeness. And Ryan? You're almost out-Belling the Bells.

Annaliese said...

And yeah, I think it's a given that an injury will occur in a Bell game of Egyptian Rat Screw. Or if you've ever jumped on the Bell's infamous rectangle trampoline.

Anonymous said...

if you've ever been force fed split pea soup, wheat pancakes, or gruel

if you've ever spent R&I points on candy bars or been deathly afraid of the gunny sack.

if you've ever considered driving off the warren avenue bridge on the way to the ferry at 5AM and reconsidered ever having gotten your license

if, upon finding out someone hasn't even seen the Princess Bride, you reconsider whether they are worth knowing.

if you ever been swindled out of large portions of halloween candy by yours truly

if "the circle" is the predominate memory of your childhood

if you've ever lost to grandma at chess

if you've memorized some form of recipe for no bake cookies

if you spent more time in high school with your nose in a book than eating, sleeping, and socializing combined.

if you're mouth starts watering for brach's candy every year around easter

if "i cook, you clean" is still the rule in your house

Ryan and Diane Egan said...

If you start running when you hear the words "Molar from Mars"...

richardbell1121 said...

if somehow you never earned that walking to the pool barefoot is a bad idea.

richardbell1121 said...

if you mom let your brother spank your hand really hard.

if you tried to hide your dishes in the oven.

Anonymous said...

hahahahaha. dishes in the oven. Classic!

Spencer said...

If you have ever used a panel of Lotts to screen potential suitors.

Anonymous said...

you know you're a bell if your last name is bell

richardbell1121 said...

i cant believe lima beans have not been mentioned.

CoplanRanch said...

Orson, you should say if your last name is OR has been Bell.

Penny said...

yeah rich, i was just going to ask: just curious did anyone, ANYONE, ever "learn to like" lima beans?!

Penny said...

if you rebelliously revel in the fact that what you eating most certainly has "no nutritional value"

richardbell1121 said...

if almost everything you said at the dinner table was not of general interest.

Spencer said...

If after reading Richards roger whitaker comment you had to go listen to some roger whitaker.

Annaliese said...

If you gag a little in your mouth if wheat and yogurt are used in the same sentence.

If you can listen to Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat through 4 states straight.

If at some time or another you have had a makeshift room under the stairs.

Ryan and Diane Egan said...

If you have the words to The Garden soundrack memorized and not by choice...

By the way this is a record amount of comments on any blog I've ever seen...

Penny said...

ok that is just freaky. i really did go put on some roger whittaker.

if you get really excited when someone else knows who andrea bocceli is

if you've ever been sent to jail or demoted to servant #2 for disobeying the queen

if for some reason, you find it irresistable to spiral down neverending parking garages

if you've ever had a weird time trying to explain what a dead poets society is to someone

Anonymous said...

i also went directly from reading richards comment to listening to about 10 roger whitaker songs.

if your mom takes cues from the CIA and you've ever recieved "pain" as a punishment, in the form of pressure points.

CoplanRanch said...

What are we going to do about Spencer? Is he really that smart to know what we were listening to on Thursday at 6pm (after Richard's blog)?! or did he use FBI tactics to monitor our listening choices?

Anonymous said...

hahahaha....but seriously...did he?

richardbell1121 said...

if you ever said that your siblings first name is tinker, liberty, or clarissa.