Monday, April 25, 2011

Top Ten-ish List of Things to Do to Celebrate Papa John's Birthday.

16. Passing five cars on Logan Canyon's dugway while steering the UteLiner with your knees as you pour more lemon juice in your Tab. Actually, I exaggerate a tad. Most of the time it was just one knee. (From Bill)
15. Upon receiving your fortune cookie, open it and with great fanfare announce "Help! I'm being held prisoner in a Chinese fortune cookie factory." (From Bill)
14. Identify men with bad toupees. (Watching the Motab is a good place to start.)
13. Write everything in balloon letters.
12. Visit a widow.
11. Make a generous donation to USU or the U of U - but not BYU.
10. Take a series of Kodachrome slides on a single topic. Some suggestions are Russian architecture, Norwegian doorways, and of course, skiing.
 9. Go skiing!
 8. Watch Lawrence Welk or the new Lawrence Welk, Dancing With the Stars.
 7. Run with arms down and one pocket full of keys and the other holding an overloaded coin purse.
 6. Plan ahead for Christmas to spoil your kids rotten.
 5. Ask the next member of the family you see, “What's the answer to the hard question?”
 4. Prune an over grown tree or bush to within an inch of its life.
 3. If you are in Sacrament meeting, you know what to do; two hymnals on left knee, left elbow on hymnals with head in left hand, rest eyes.
 2. Open a cafe which specializes in curry, banana bread and cheese, BLTs, bread and milk, and Tab
 1. Be the best husband/father/grandfather/in-law etc. as possible.




8 comments:

  1. I'm happy I understood those "inside jokes!" I love the post, dad :) Especially #1

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  2. Adding number 15: Passing five cars on Logan Canyon's dugway while steering the UteLiner with your knees as you pour more lemon juice in your Tab. Actually, I exaggerate a tad. Most of the time it was just one knee.

    And a classic from tonight's celebratory dinner at Formosa: Upon receiving your fortune cookie, open it and with great fanfare announce "Help! I'm being held prisoner in a Chinese fortune cookie factory."

    Well done Jake.

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  3. When I went to read Will's fortune last week in Seattle. I forgot to read dad's special fortune. According to Sarah and Joel--who have great memories--this was the first time I have failed to pretend to read "help I am being held captive in a Chinese fortune cookie factory." I am pretty sure the third generation will continue the tradition.

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  4. I too have never heard Gpa's special fortune of being held captive in a Chinese fortune cookie factory but will have to now carry on the tradition.

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  5. Adrienne, my kids have heard Dad's unique fortune every time we have had Chinese food, but that one time in Seattle. I think your Dad failed to raise you properly if you have never heard that fortune until now.

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