Pointless, yet somehow fun, Games

Since the beginning of our marriage, Jason and I have played a few strange games. These games probably seem pointless to those outside of our marriage. Maybe they are even pointless to those of us inside our marriage (simply because I can't think of a good reason why we do it besides the fact that it's a game and so it must be played.)

Here a few of those games and the rules they entail.

1. "I love you." How is this a game? It is a game because when someone says "I love you" then someone else gets to say "I love you more" and then the other person gets to reply "I love you most" and then the game ends with the phrase that says it all..."I love you mostest." Whoever declares their love with the "mostest" wins.

2. " Train, I saw it first." This really is a strange game. If you see a train then you say, "Train, I saw it first." and you win. However, watch out for the sneaky side-kick to this game, "Train, I heard it first."

3. And the last example I will give you...and the reason for this post...The sleeping Game. When Jason and I read at night eventually someone will give in and turn off their light. Now, here's where it gets tricky because Jason and I played this game for 9 years and we apparently had DIFFERENT rules the whole time! I would say the rules were, "The first person to turn off their light, pretend to snore, and say 'I WIN' wins the game." Jason would say, "The first person to turn of their light, pretend to sleep (which OBVIOUSLY entails closing your eyes AND snoring), and say 'I WIN' wins." Can you imagine the argument we had one night when he tried to claim I didn't win because I didn't close my eyes? Well, it was a doosy. In the end he tried to take back all of my wins because I had been cheating for 9 years and I laughed for an hour because he had been closing his eyes for 9 years! Anyway, lately, Jason has been reading and I have been doing other stuff, or not reading, and NOT having my light on. And for the past couple of weeks he has been claiming wins when he turns off his light. Imagine our conversation...

"Ha, I win."
"You can't win if you are the only one playing."
"Yep, I win and you lose."
"I can't lose if I'm not participating."
"Yeah, you didn't even try..so I won."
"No you didn't, you ninny. Nobody is even playing with you!"
"Yeah, and I still won."
"Okay, fine, I hope you enjoyed winning your stupid game that you played all by yourself."
"Oh, you played, you just got a DNF."
"Did not finish? I didn't even start!"
"Okay, fine, you got a DNS."
"You are so dumb."
"I am not dumb just because you lost."
"Yes you are dumb and I didn't lose and you didn't win. There wasn't even a game."
"Yep, there was a game that YOU LOST!"
"Okay, new rule. Every time you claim a win when I am not even participating, you owe me a backrub."


Yeah, we have been seriously having this argument for several weeks now. I plan on claiming one of my backrubs tomorrow.