Monday, May 21, 2012

Chief Irritant

I know these blog posts have been making my dad look like a saint but I'll let you in on a little secret.  My dad had a gift for being extremely annoying.  One of his favorite things to do was to wait until one of us was watching a sad movie and he noticed tears.  Then he'd cry and wail loudly to irritate us. 

Another one of his tricks was to take a feather and rub it under our noses while we were sleeping.  When I was little we even had a contest to see how long I could go without laughing. 

When mom was watching TV he'd creep up behind her and play with the back of her hair, hoping she thought it was a mouse.  Then he'd sing, " Su-san don't bother me.  Su-san don't bother me.  Su-san don't bother me" until she got up and chased him out of the room. 

It's strange the funny things you miss.  I'd give anything for a little fake crying or a feather under my nose.   

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