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Friday, February 6, 2009

What passes for humor at my house...



A perfect cup of tea.

Made with a precious Salada tea bag sent from Toronto by my sister.

When I turn my back to get a Hershey's Almond Kiss,

Child #3 plops a handful of miniature marshmallows into my mug.

A ruined cup of tea.

Ahhh...13-year-old-boy humor at its best.

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Posted by Barrie

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45 comments:

  1. TBMFebruary 6, 2009 at 1:30 AM

    Ewww! I once tried marshmallows in my coffee. Gag!!

    Did you try it?

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  2. LauraFebruary 6, 2009 at 4:21 AM

    hmmm...I thought it was funny!!!! Guess I have the humour intelligence of a 13 year old boy!!!!

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  3. CidFebruary 6, 2009 at 4:22 AM

    Salada tea bags... that takes me back to my childhood. Lucky for you they were only marshmellows! My boys would have done something far grosser.

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  4. Kristen PainterFebruary 6, 2009 at 4:56 AM

    See, to me, that seems like a waste of perfectly good marshmallows...

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  5. D.A. RiserFebruary 6, 2009 at 5:54 AM

    So, Barrie, are you saying you didn't want to drink the tea or eat the marshmellows? [wink] It, uh, sounds like such a delicious combination to me.

    Good work, documenting the evidence - are you going to put that in his file for allowance time?

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  6. BethFebruary 6, 2009 at 7:01 AM

    A sacrilege! Cups of tea are sacred. But it actually looks kind of appealing if you have a sweet-tooth - as I do.

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  7. A Cuban In LondonFebruary 6, 2009 at 7:06 AM

    Gotta love'em. Kids. Really. Love. Them (bashes the wall with fist whilst pretending to be in control and smiling) :-D. Many thanks.

    Greetings from London.

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  8. Charles GramlichFebruary 6, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    I don't know. sounds like it could be doable. Marshmallows in tea. Maybe I'll try it this evening.

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  9. Alli SinclairFebruary 6, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    Sorry Barrie, I laughed my head off!

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  10. Kristina P.February 6, 2009 at 8:04 AM

    See, I would say that would make tea better.

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  11. saraFebruary 6, 2009 at 8:39 AM

    Hey, if they make hot chocolate better... why not?

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  12. Sarah LaurensonFebruary 6, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    Yum. Marshmallows and tea. Sort of like the time I took a sip of my coffee and realized, belatedly, that it was tea. Both taste great, but thinking you're getting one and actually having the other doesn't work. This pic makes me think hot chocolate, of course.

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  13. StacyFebruary 6, 2009 at 9:31 AM

    I agree with Kristen. A waste of good marshmallows.

    Hmm, s'mores sound good.

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  14. UnknownFebruary 6, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    Just add Chocolate Syrup and it's SAVED! Chocolate Syrup saves Everything!!!!

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  15. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Let me tell you about the day I asked my son to pass me the salt, and I DIDN'T check. Pepper. I do not like pepper. At least he looked guilty!

    Tell me more about Salada tea. I get all my tea from an online store that carries British brands, but I'm thinking this is Canadian? Black?

    Hey, I got your comment on my blog & did give you some Pasadena ideas, so make sure & check back. Of course, after i put the LA Zoo on the list, I thought, oh, yeah--like she doesn't know BY HEART one of the coolest zoos on the planet. :)

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  16. LarramieGFebruary 6, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    By any chance did you get that mug at Barnes & Noble? Love mine!

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  17. Gabriele GoldstoneFebruary 6, 2009 at 12:02 PM

    How sweet :( - not. Pretty revolting, actually. But it's the thought that counts.
    Salada tea - it's the orange pekoe that makes it special, no?

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  18. laughingwolfFebruary 6, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    yupper... you KNOW you're loved when they do that ;) lol

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  19. TeresaFebruary 6, 2009 at 12:22 PM

    What is Salada tea?

    So how did you react? Did you try it? I hate sweet tea, so I don't think I would have been able to even choke down one sip.

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  20. BarrieFebruary 6, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    Teresa: I was properly grossed out! Exactly the reaction Child#3 was looking for!

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  21. BarrieFebruary 6, 2009 at 12:57 PM

    Larramie: Actually, that mug is from a gift shop around Jefferson's house. It has a quote about coffee (of all things!) I got it when I went on the 8th grade DC trip with Child #2. I do like the shape of it!

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  22. BarrieFebruary 6, 2009 at 12:59 PM

    Gabe and Teresa: Salada is a "Canadian" brand of tea. I use quotation marks because it was bought out by Lipton. I don't think it's as strong as it used to be. Oh yeah, and it is orange pekoe

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  23. Michelle D. ArgyleFebruary 6, 2009 at 1:06 PM

    Only marshmallows in my hot chocolate, thank you. That just looks icky in the tea!

    Hope the Hershey's kiss was still good. :)

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  24. Anna ClaireFebruary 6, 2009 at 1:53 PM

    For some reason that reminds me of last weekend: I was at a wedding rehearsal dinner and this lady at my table took the coffee from a lady across from her and proceeded to spoon it on her salad...the coffee cup looked eerily similar to the salad dressing cup, and the coffee I guess looked like balsamic vinaigrette. Apparently it tasted terrible but we all had a good laugh. Maybe coffee and marshmallows, though...might be good :)

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  25. BeeFebruary 6, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    I would have just fished those suckers out. Unless the tea was hot enough to make marshmallow slime . . .

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  26. PattiFebruary 6, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    looks good to me...

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  27. Lainey-PaneyFebruary 6, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    So in 10 years, that'll be me.
    Lovely.

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  28. Lainey-PaneyFebruary 6, 2009 at 3:56 PM

    ...but hey, if you like sweet tea, maybe you should try it!

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  29. BookwormFebruary 6, 2009 at 4:10 PM

    Sigh. So, did you eat them? Why eat perfectly good marshmallows, eh?

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  30. AnnieFebruary 6, 2009 at 4:41 PM

    LOL. Okay, so I've got the sense of humor of a 13-yr-old...sigh.

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  31. Barbara MartinFebruary 6, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    Loved it. Seems humour runs in the family.

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  32. AmyFebruary 6, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    haha this sounds like something I would have done to my mom when I was little! Oh boy :)

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  33. DebbielouFebruary 7, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    The only thing to dunk in tea are biscuits ! - Chocolate ones are best - I'll have to try marshmallows now!!!

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  34. David CranmerFebruary 7, 2009 at 7:52 AM

    I would have enjoy it:)

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  35. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2009 at 8:38 AM

    I LOVE it! Did you take a sip just to be nice?

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  36. BarrieFebruary 7, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    blueviolet: No, I did not take a sip. Child #3 knows how picky I am about my tea and would have been tres disappointed if I'd even pretended it might be okay. ;)

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  37. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    My 13 year old son does stuff like this too. The sad thing is? So does my husband. They never out grow it.

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  38. preTzelFebruary 7, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    That sounds totally like the humor in our house too. So - did you taste it? ;)

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  40. Chris EldinFebruary 8, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    LOL!! Boys are interesting creatures....
    :-)

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  41. Chris EldinFebruary 8, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    I'm very behind in my blogging. I just read your Boysenberry post, (with your very funny one-liners)---so enjoyable!!! I also love the photos. They help to plant you (hehehe pun intended) in your narrative)
    :-)

    DH's father is a horticulturist. He was on the team that 'invented' the seedless watermelon.
    :-)

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  42. MichelleFebruary 8, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    thirteen year old boys have a wonderful sense of humor, eh?? :)

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  43. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    gasp! how can you say "ruin" and "marshmallows" in the same breath?! :)

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  44. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2009 at 11:18 AM

    You probably don't like date shakes, then, huh? You could try one at DCA on your next trip to DL. :)

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  45. JunosmomFebruary 14, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    mmmm....since you probably do the cooking for said 13 y.o., April Fools day might be an interesting target.

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