Coplantor's Completly Creative Cautious and Contemplative Random Banter #109

[Eldpollard]

I have you all beaten in terms of family size. On my Dad's side there's my Dad. On my Mum's side there's her, one uncle and two cousins.
Yeah... small family.

[Cristo Meyers]

I have you all beaten in terms of family size. On my Dad's side there's my Dad. On my Mum's side there's her, one uncle and two cousins.
Yeah... small family.

My wife's side: Dad, Mom, 1 aunt, and 1 sister.

[Dallas-Dakota]

I have you all beaten in terms of family size. On my Dad's side there's my Dad. On my Mum's side there's her, one uncle and two cousins.
Yeah... small family.

*suddenly realizes he has a big family*
I have like umm, three aunts and one uncle on my mothers side alone.

[Zakama]

I have a big enough family on my Dad's side, 1 uncle, 1 aunt, (used to be 2 until last year ) and their families. (just kids for aunt) I only have one sister though, and I want my kids to have a big extended family... Guess I'll have to marry a girl with plenty of siblings. The girl I'm interested in now has like 5 :P

[Coplantor]

Meh, Im spending the night at my aunt's house, we0ll be probably 10, no more than that, we are a small family, at least from my father's side. By the way, 9:45 minutes for christmas

[CurlyKitGirl]

If this is hyper-Koorli...I'm not sure I want to see caffinated hyper-Koorli...

Noone has ever seen hyper - Koorli. Ever. And I hate coffee, so caffinated hper - Koorli doesn't exist.

On large families. I have some sixty or seventy relations, all bar *counts* twelve live within twenty miles. Actually, forty - five live within five miles.

[Zakama]

On large families. I have some sixty or seventy relations, all bar *counts* twelve live within twenty miles. Actually, forty - five live within five miles.

You probably win the thread...

[Dragonrider]

One of my cousins already has a kid.

I at 17 am the oldest of all the cousins, making that highly unlikely

Or, if it were to happen, sad.

We seem to have our families in bursts - age clusters. My cousins on my dad's side:

17
15
15

11
11
10

8
8
7

5
4
2

Weird, huh?

We've also got some honorary family members who I call my cousins. I guess if you count them, that adds another seven, two of whom ARE older than I. One is married and one is engaged. so children-of-cousins ARE possible.

[Coplantor]

Well, my brother an I are the older ones from 6 cousins having 19 years myself(20 in exactly 1 month from this day) and 14 my brother. My cousins have 9, 8, 8 and 7.

[u-gotNOgame]

I guess i come from a decent size family, on my mom's side were fairly small, just 3 aunts and uncles and 2 cousins, but on my dad's side i have still only 2 uncles, but including my sister we have 9 siblings. and we all get together around this time, and its rather fun, because heaven knows my sister isn't .

-UGNG

[Dragon555]

Meep! Big families.

My immediate family hosts for Christmas and we've got the whole family here most years (this year being a very odd exception). Maternal grandmother, paternal grandparents, both sets of aunts and uncles, and my three first cousins... and that's everyone.

Speaking of cousins though, I love them so much. The oldest is 11 now, her brother is 8 (I think), and my third cousin is 5. They say some of the most amusing things and I really wish I could be around them a little more. Oh, and the 8 year old noticed that a quote on my shirt was from The Dark Knight (even though the shirt was from a comic), which was just awesome.

[Dallas-Dakota]

I at 17 am the oldest of all the cousins, making that highly unlikely

Or, if it were to happen, sad.

We seem to have our families in bursts - age clusters. My cousins on my dad's side:

17
15
15

11
11
10

8
8
7

5
4
2

Weird, huh?

We've also got some honorary family members who I call my cousins. I guess if you count them, that adds another seven, two of whom ARE older than I. One is married and one is engaged. so children-of-cousins ARE possible.

My oldest cousin is 30 I think and my youngest I think around 7.

[Fostire]

I'm the 4th oldest from my father's side and the 6th oldest from my mother's side. Also from my mother's side the oldest cousin is married and has a 9 month old baby. My youngest cousin is to be born in february.

[Cristo Meyers]

I'm the eldest pretty much across the family. Also, being recently married, that means I'm the prime target for the "when are you going have kids?" barrage

If they weren't my family...

[TwoBitWriter]

I'm the eldest pretty much across the family. Also, being recently married, that means I'm the prime target for the "when are you going have kids?" barrage

If they weren't my family...

You and me both brother. We get that all the damn time.

Makes both of us we had continued living in sin and annoying her family.

[Rutskarn]

This year is going to be fairly low-key, as are all my most recent Christmases.

Immediate, local family. Small tree. Gifts.

Freezing our tails off.

Dang it, I'm shivering as I write this. Did my 13 years of living in North Carolina really leave no effect on my environmental tolerances?

[Ego Slayer]

All my relatives on my dad's side are in NY(C), so I really rarely get to see them. For Christmas its just my immediate family, aunt/uncle/cousin, and my grandma.

And ugh. All day so far it feels like I didn't sleep at all. I can hardly keep my eyes open right now.

And I had a number of weird dreams. One where I was either aware of a previous dream or it was a dream in a dream. Except it was like I was trying to remember a dream to relate a weird coincidence from said dream to something "irl" which... is like "irl" but when you're dreaming...

And it involved Joanna Newsom, but I think only Amotis could appreciate that. xD

[Cristo Meyers]

You and me both brother. We get that all the damn time.

Makes both of us we had continued living in sin and annoying her family.

...and apparently "Over my dead body" is considered a rude answer...

I really, really hate that question.

[Fostire]

...and apparently "Over my dead body" is considered a rude answer...

Well, How are you going to make babies if you're dead?

[Cristo Meyers]

Well, How are you going to make babies if you're dead?

Well, a simple "We're not" just doesn't seem to get the point across and just leads to 20 minutes of "But you've got to" and "You'd make such a good father!"

I'd rather shove a rabid cat down my pants...

[TwoBitWriter]

And I had a number of weird dreams. One where I was either aware of a previous dream or it was a dream in a dream. Except it was like I was trying to remember a dream to relate a weird coincidence from said dream to something "irl" which... is like "irl" but when you're dreaming...

Last night I had a dream that me, Ghost_Warlock, Happyturtle, and RHL were standing in an alleyway. It was pouring rain, and I had lost the key to my apartment. So Ghost_Warlock hoisted me up to the fire-escape ladder to my building so I could break into my own apartment. But the steps were cold, metal, and extremely slippery from the rain. So I was climbing, trying to get everybody out of the rain, and the three below were yelling up encouragements at me.

Weird...

[Rutskarn]

Well, the conundrum with parents is, the kind of parents who have kids (typically) are the parents that have a strong desire to perpetuate their species, family line, etc. Usually, this is a pretty internal, emotional drive rather than a logical one, so there's no way to combat it with logic. It'd be like throwing rocks at a charging hippo.

Anyway, these parents had kids, and that fulfilled a deep emotional need for them. Now, they want you to have alllll the same bliss and fulfillment, while satisfying (by proxy) their desire to see new life created in their family.

[Coidzor]

At least you didn't slip and die in the dream.

...Reproduction is weird, that is the truth. Lousy cost-benefit analysis of when to do it too.

So it's raining. The day before christmas, it is raining. This is going to freeze and on christmas day when I'm off having to Glog it up, the frozen roadway will arise in all its glassy, mirrory evil and smite me...

^: Plus, I think there's some kind of genetic drive to at least ensure that one's offspring successfully reproduce as well, in order to truly have done the job right of ensuring genetic survival.

V: on the other hand, if you're doubting your abilities to be a good parent, you'll be more aware of what you're doing and catch on to your faults more quickly/easily than someone who never doubts their abilities and charges in blindly. Choice is key though. I'm just muddling around, don't mind me.

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One of my friend's boyfriends is trying to get her to have a baby with him when both of them are deep in debt and she's seriously considering stripping as a third job to get out of the hole. And yet he's deadset against marriage in a similar sort of way.

[Cristo Meyers]

I just think the question is unbelieveably rude, to be frank. Depending on whom you're asking it could also be hurtful.

I also think that children deserve nothing less than two loving, devoted parents who actually wanted to have children. If you have any doubts about having children or what kind of parent you might be, you shouldn't have children.

But that's enough from this child-hating misanthrope.

[Rutskarn]

This more or less goes without saying, Cristo, but your position is entirely warranted and completely reasonable.

[bosssmiley]

/begin quotestorm

Noone has ever seen hyper - Koorli. Ever. And I hate coffee, so caffinated hyper - Koorli doesn't exist.

HyperKoorli - a lot like Speedy Gonzales except -Mexican stereotypes and +iambic pentameter.

And ugh. All day so far it feels like I didn't sleep at all. I can hardly keep my eyes open right now.

And I had a number of weird dreams. One where I was either aware of a previous dream or it was a dream in a dream. Except it was like I was trying to remember a dream to relate a weird coincidence from said dream to something "irl" which... is like "irl" but when you're dreaming...

Poor Ego. You'll probably spend the day wondering whether you're a butterfly dreaming that you're a philosopher (silly conundrum really, butterflies don't get Xmas prezzies )

At least you didn't slip and die in the dream.

...Reproduction is weird, that is the truth. Lousy cost-benefit analysis of when to do it too.

Richard Dawkins will be around later to bellow drunkenly in a Santa hat while drinking pikey cider. He does that to people.

I also think that children deserve nothing less than two loving, devoted parents who actually wanted to have children. If you have any doubts about having children or what kind of parent you might be, you shouldn't have children.

+1 this. If you're going to have anklebiters at least have two of you around to keep track of the skittery little beasties. They get into everything!

Annoyingly children seem to find me fascinating. It's like Father Jack and rabbits, only with more rusks. ..

I had one little chap try to steal my glasses in a shop queue the other day (the look of grim determination on his tiny Winston Churchill face as he REEEEAAAAACHED for them was priceless).

/quotestorm

@v: Twobit! I've been out in the world taking a kicking from the silver horde who want *that* for their Ethel and getting stuck behind every drooling, inbred luddite at the cash machine. I like Christmas, I hate what it does to people.

[TwoBitWriter]

I find it amazing that parents generally find a way to get more irritating as you get older.

Maybe I will understand when I have half genetic copies of myself messing up the world even more.

Edit: @Boss, What's going on!?!?! Haven't seen you in ages!

[Zar Peter]

And up there I pop in and wish you a happy Christmas...

My children already unpacked and we are playing the new Wii Mario Kart

[Coidzor]

...I am amused, and really shouldn't be by this Trampoclaus thing, Boss.

*sobs at his own weakness* ...Actually, this is reminding me of the Bum reviewing the Twilight Movie.....

[YPU]

Hm, my oldest cousin has a book published, he has followed a local basketball team for a year, going to all their games and done some interviews. Its not really my kind of thing, but im reading it anyway. But in any case, its good to know that while I’m hoping to get something good on paper one day, and perhaps even get it published there are people I know very well doing the same and getting it done. He’s a few years older then me, so its something that gives me hope in a way.
Oh and having people asking if that book they saw was written by family of mine is a nice thing.