Game Night

I have been very over facebook lately. Too many things show up in my feed about which I don't care, and the iphone version annoys me greatly. However, this past Saturday it was the forum for some comedy gold. Afterwards I wished there was a way to relive those moments without having to search over several people's walls. Then I remembered that there once was a poorly written blog here. So I dusted off the cobwebs and started cutting and pasting.

The back story. Some of my family got together in the Beeb this weekend. Mac suggested playing a game, and for whatever reason no one showed any interest. Later that night after the crowd thinned, Robyn suggested that we pose for a game playing picture and send it to Mac. Since we had the game set up, we went ahead and played some. Here is the transcript from game.  I hope I didn't leave out anyone's comments.  I tried to find everything even if it wasn't poetry.

Back story part 2. It took lots of work cutting and pasting all of this, which made me too lazy to add all the commentary that I had intended. So now I have to add this part several days later. 2/3 of the family have recently vacationed in Florida. On Friday when I suggested that Mac make the trip, he complained that he had never been invited. I then texted my Floridian travel agent, and her response was brilliant. "I heard that you have never been invited to Florida. That's a shame." It may not sound that funny to you, but if you know their relationship, you can see the comic genius in it. On any other day she would have won facebook. Afterwards she did actually offer an invitation. That will be important later.

Family fun time! Playing games

Robyn posted the picture and tagged all of us, including Mac. When Mac did not comment on the picture, more of us posted.

Traci "Having an awesome time playing games with my family."

Ellen "has never had more fun playing games with her family."

Shane "Game night with the fam

           Missing the inspiration
           Good time had by all"

Someone I don't know commented "Simple things in life are the most rewarding!"

Mac finally broke his silence. "Simple things like breaking my heart..."
Mac "Sadistic cousins
         A heartless brother in-law
         ...wish I were with them."

Ellen "Robyn Nickleson
         Architect, Mastermind
         Diabolical"

Mac "My soulless sister
         Bring me her head on a stick
         Like yule-tide of old"

(when we were children Mac would ask for Robyn's head on a stick for Christmas)
Mac "Florida invite
         Oldest cousins are the best
         Michelle still loves me"

Robyn "It is bad news when you have to rely on Michelle to love you"

Mac " Sweet and loving 'chelle
          She would never break my heart
          Or laugh at my pain"

         "The softball is thrown
         The ketchup lid is loosened
         Don't fail us Michelle"

Ellen "We don't need you here
          Yay for satellite humor
          We are all in tears."
MacMac " I sat still through the whole game."

Mac "Don't like it people

         It's a vile plot of evil
         They're leaving me out!!!!!"

        "Mackye Sandlin lies
         All day - a blur of motion
         Housecoat calms her down?"

Ice Ice Baby texted baby's first haiku along with this selfie.

Ice Ice Baby "Y'all are mean to dad

                      It shatters my tiny heart

                      See my tears? REPENT!"

Ellen "Grandmac's heart weakens

          Don't use infant tears for guilt

          Judah still loves us"

Mac "Irrational chicks

         Manipulate emotions

         Don't rely on math

         "All weeping differs

         My tears are hot and angry!
         Judah hollers too."
Robyn "From Mac-Mac: is Tra-Tra cray-cray? #hashtag"

Nikki "Looks like a wild and crazy bunch to me! I missed seeing y'all today."

Mac "Don't lament Nikki,

         Outside it was way too hot
         No one would come in"

Ellen "We missed you, Nikki, but knew you needed to take care of your mama. Some of these good times are exaggerated to torture Mac because we are mean people."

Mac "Yeah, what Ellen said

         They're really awful people
          I left, then came fun."

          "Mean-spirited wife

          Thinks y'all are hilarious
          Hate-filled relations"

Michelle "I love that Jenni enjoys your pain!"

Mac "Outsiders confused

        "Aren't family games just good fun?"
         They don't feel my pain."

Ellen "Thank you so much for bringing Hit or Miss for us to play. We had the best time."

Mac "Hit or Miss is fun
         I'm glad you played without me
         NOT! (like from 90's)"

Mac "Shane is king of "likes" 
         Yet never contributes much
         Better in person"

         "Hard to tell online
         How much he likes a haiku
         Want to hear laughter"

Shane "Always taciturn
          Better at counting than words
          Roll on floor laughing"

Mac "Words are good when few
         A most difficult lesson
         For a fool like me."

Robyn "Playing without Mac

            Best idea that I've had
            Inspired first haiku."
Mac "What a lovely verse

         Welcome to the haiku club
         Devilish sister"

Ellen "Haikus reign supreme
         MacMac's lines don't make the cut
         Frustrated poet."

Mac "I bet she said, "Shoot!"

         in a funny high-pitched voice.
         It's the counting, right?"

        "At just five percent
        Satellite Mac won't last long
        Can't charge with Judah."

Ellen "Party time over
         No more fun had without you
         Spite has worn us out."

Mac " "A little slumber..."
         That was U.G.'s favorite verse.
         Disaster awaits."

         "Tomorrow's question:
         Which haiku was your favorite?
         See y'all at church class"

         "Traci can't be late

         The slides are in his inbox
         PowerPoint helper"

Shane "Have my step ready
           Sight gag can't compete tonight
           May need to fall down"

Traci "Phone died while gaming
          Posting jibes sucks battery
          My fav was Rob's first"

Mac "Romantic Traci
         Keeps himself out of dog house
         He really likes Rob"
Traci "family fun night

         happens when Mac leaves for home
         see all of the smiles?"

Michelle "You people are having fun without me! I want to make fun of Mac, too!"

"Jealous of fun! Jealous of torturing Mac (fun)! Don't believe MacMac sat still! Where is Butch?"

Traci " wish you were here, Michelle! Well, not "here" since I'm home now, but you know what I mean.  though, now that I think on it, would be pretty cool if you were here, too, except I'm about dog tired"

Robyn "See Shane's status for butch's location."

Shane "Haikus and torture

           Some "Oh, my belly" laughter
           Dale pooped the party"
(in his defense he did take the picture that got it all started, before the pooping)

Michelle "This one may be my favorite!!"

Mac " "Dale pooped the party"
          That's funny as a Herb joke
          May be my fav'rite"
         "Stoic Mr. Dale

          His portly athletic friend
          Mustachioed Herb

          Three party poopers
          Those antisocial nappers

          Watching dumb movies?"

         "Dad-o's in the pic
          I recant and I repent
          Pooper Dale's alone"
Robyn "So many haikus
            I'm still thinking in lines
            But not so much syllables"
K "What's with haikus?
     Cousins use them constantly.
     I see no appeal."

Mac "Containing Mac's words

          It's always a good idea
          Haikus are useful"

Michelle "Containing Mac's words
              Haikus are miraculous
              My fav and my best"

K "I don't need cousins,
   Even though they are funny,
   'Cause I have Sophie."

Shane "Sophie arm precium
           Herms ams better than cousins
           So true or some fense?"

Ellen "Much 'fense at your words
         Families love, laugh, cherish
         Sophie is the worst."

K "Meanie Aunt Ellen 
    Yourm harsh words just 'bout kill me!
    So true, Unkie Shane!"

Mac "Just baby cousins
        Need to have their poop cleaned up
        We win by a nose"

Mac " I heart Hawkins-speak
         Keep that dialect alive
         Spellings make me laugh"
Joshua "Florida invite?
            Dat much 'fense in Lexington
            Black sheep forever!"

Michelle "Joshua, only because I had just offered him a formal invitation to Florida. He had been crying about never being invited.
Ellen "apologizes.
         Facebook/family hijinks
         We are those people."

Michelle "So very glad you are!"

Mac "Fam-lee / Fam-i-lee

        I thought you made a mistake
        Threw off my counting"