Name a weird thing your parents do!
My parents are weird when they talk about me to other people when I’m not there
HumanEarth · F
My mom was a pro at talking in third person , and she had perfect comedic timing.
Back before caller ID and Star codes, she’d leaf through the White Pages and call strangers. Then she’d become whoever the moment demanded: a worried neighbor, a frantic doctor, a very official sounding someone and spin a wild, convincing tale on the spot.
One my favorite classics of hers - The Story Of Masturbating Monkey. When she called a neighbor and said, in her most urgent voice, “Hello, this is your neighbor across the street. I’m so sorry to bother you, but—your neighbors monkey escaped and i cant reach them. ” She paused for dramatic effect. “He’s on the porch. He won’t stop…um…spanking himself.” There was a beat as she let the image settle, then imitated the monkey’s panicked yelps: “Ey! Ey! Ey!” She swore she could hear the poor man’s confusion on the other end as she triumphantly hung up.
My mom had the perfect deadpan pitch everytime
The home telephone service codes. I wonder if they would work on cellphone
*67 — Block your number for the next call (hide Caller ID).
*65 — Call waiting disable/enable for the next outgoing call (may be provider-specific).
*64 — Disable/enable call waiting (toggle feature) — provider-specific.
*60 — Anonymous Call Rejection (reject calls that block caller ID) or block last incoming call (carrier-dependent).
*69 — Last-call return (call the last incoming number).
*70 — Temporarily disable Call Waiting for a single call.
*72 — Enable Call Forwarding.
*73 — Disable Call Forwarding.
*82 — Unblock Caller ID (send your number) when you've previously blocked it with *67.
*57 — Trace the last incoming call (law-enforcement request via carrier).
*77 — Enable Anonymous Call Rejection (reject blocked/anonymous callers).
*87 — Enable Call Trace (may be provider-specific).
Back before caller ID and Star codes, she’d leaf through the White Pages and call strangers. Then she’d become whoever the moment demanded: a worried neighbor, a frantic doctor, a very official sounding someone and spin a wild, convincing tale on the spot.
One my favorite classics of hers - The Story Of Masturbating Monkey. When she called a neighbor and said, in her most urgent voice, “Hello, this is your neighbor across the street. I’m so sorry to bother you, but—your neighbors monkey escaped and i cant reach them. ” She paused for dramatic effect. “He’s on the porch. He won’t stop…um…spanking himself.” There was a beat as she let the image settle, then imitated the monkey’s panicked yelps: “Ey! Ey! Ey!” She swore she could hear the poor man’s confusion on the other end as she triumphantly hung up.
My mom had the perfect deadpan pitch everytime
The home telephone service codes. I wonder if they would work on cellphone
*67 — Block your number for the next call (hide Caller ID).
*65 — Call waiting disable/enable for the next outgoing call (may be provider-specific).
*64 — Disable/enable call waiting (toggle feature) — provider-specific.
*60 — Anonymous Call Rejection (reject calls that block caller ID) or block last incoming call (carrier-dependent).
*69 — Last-call return (call the last incoming number).
*70 — Temporarily disable Call Waiting for a single call.
*72 — Enable Call Forwarding.
*73 — Disable Call Forwarding.
*82 — Unblock Caller ID (send your number) when you've previously blocked it with *67.
*57 — Trace the last incoming call (law-enforcement request via carrier).
*77 — Enable Anonymous Call Rejection (reject blocked/anonymous callers).
*87 — Enable Call Trace (may be provider-specific).
Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M
Dad would suck his teeth. Drove mom nuts when he did it.
rinkydinkydoink · M
PatientlyWaiting25 · 46-50, F
Super weak instant decaffeinated coffee made with half a cup of hot water and half a cup of milk and a teaspoon of honey before bed. I think that's weird but they like it. Talking about you is normal. You are part of their lives and their biggest achievement. I absolutely love to brag about my kids 😂 I don't think I will ever drink weak honey coffee though!
InstructHer · 61-69, M
@PatientlyWaiting25 coffee sounds dreadful!
PatientlyWaiting25 · 46-50, F
Yep really weak and kind of pointless in my opinion
InstructHer · 61-69, M
@PatientlyWaiting25 indeed, decaff for me if it is very late
alongalone · M
496sbc · 41-45, M
how did u find out they do this