I propped the dogs legs up in the wheelbarrow so that it looked like the dog was pushing the wheelbarrow. I am awesome like that.

I love Liese SO MUCH.

A friend was just talking about playing Apples to Apples this weekend with friends. They had an epiphany and decided the Adolph Hitler card could work with any other card, because you can play it straight: "evil" or ironically: "fluffy" and it would always be a stronger match than anything else. She wanted to rename the game Apples to Adolphs.

I liked Apples to Apples playing at parties where I knew almost no one, but the subjectivity makes it a no go in this house - mac would have a FIT!

I'm trying to think what the controversy could possibly be, but maybe I'm just not remembering the game very well.

There are various cards whose rules aren't clear enough (do cards that trigger when they're "collected" trigger when you "collect" them from someone else's pile?) and there's controversy over how to rearrange the line "randomly" and...some other stuff.

mac would have a FIT!

Please, so would you and your brother.

My 6 and 3 year old watched Harry Potter 2 on Saturday. The 6 year old was scared in places (she said, "it's scarier in the movie than in the book!"). But not traumatized or anything. the 3 year old is too little to be scared.

We read the first 3 HP books when Casper was 5. We stopped there because they were getting so mature and ahead of her.

But we never played with house rules like "Free Parking", so I don't think we would have played that way if it hadn't been in the rules.

Neither did we, though. I may have to call my mom tonight; this is gonna be one of those dumb things that bug me.

There are various cards whose rules aren't clear enough

That is an amazing understatement. Fun game, but NEVER play it with anyone who has rules lawyer tendencies.

I love Apples to Apples, especially when I do it improv Mad Libs style.

There are various cards whose rules aren't clear enough (do cards that trigger when they're "collected" trigger when you "collect" them from someone else's pile?) and there's controversy over how to rearrange the line "randomly" and...some other stuff.

Ah. The only game I've ever played that I felt really really needed to be playtested better is Killer Bunnies. But the WCNs loved it.

ETA: that is, World's Cutest Niece and Nephew

Cool, flea.

My idea of what is scary and biomom's idea are very different, so I try to be respectful. But he is 8, and I think if his dad okays it, then she will just have to suck it up. She thinks "Ghostbusters" is too scary, but doesn't have a problem with "Family Guy" which I think is kinda fucked up. I do NOT think FG was appropo for a 6/7 yo.

I don't think we'll do him any favors by sheltering him too much.

So, Harry Potter #1 and #2 this summer, and original Star Wars, and Ghostbusters. YAY fun summer movies!