'We Could Give Loads Of Thumbs Up!'

[rionaleonhart]

I'm visiting my family at the moment, and so it's time for more tales of family adventures!


(Scene: around the dinner table. Dad is talking about what he would do if he won £166 million on the lottery: give each of his children ten per cent, put ten per cent in a trust fund for his wife to set up charitable initiatives, try to spend ten per cent in the first year, buy a sports car and a country mansion...)
Fred: So, would you give any to your cousin? (Note: I don't know the exact details and I'm going to withhold some of the details I do know for the sake of discretion, but Dad's cousin has basically screwed him over with regard to a financial matter.)
Dad: (without hesitation) I would bankrupt her. I would hit her with lawyers like she wouldn't believe.
Joseph: You'd look quite bad in the newspapers.
Fred: Couldn't you get her some sort of clever present?
Dad: I think bankrupting her would be quite a clever present.
Mum: It's not exactly a 'present'.
Riona: You could send her an envelope containing a newspaper clipping about your win and fifty pounds.
Dad: Yes, I could do that.
(pause)
Dad: And then I'd bankrupt her.


(Scene: my brothers and I are carrying a chest of drawers to our house. A group of teenage girls pass on the other side of the road. We do not know them.)
Girls: Lily, you can tell the truth; everyone else thinks she's weird as well.
Fred: (calls loudly) THAT'S MY SISTER.

Thanks, Fred.


It was my brother Joseph's birthday party yesterday! At one point, I was taking a quick break from all the socialising when I heard pained yelling from multiple voices. Concerned, I went downstairs to investigate.

There were nine people piled on Joseph's bed.

This was not an orgy, I should clarify; it was just a lot of people piled on a bed. I have absolutely no idea how this came to be the case. It's not a small bed, but I strongly suspect it wasn't designed for nine.


Finally and unrelatedly: here is an absolute joy of an X-Men: First Class fanvid. It's almost frightening how well it works. LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS...

Comments

[misskass.livejournal.com]

Due to my terrible habit of skimming things I repeatedly missed the 'million' after 166 pounds and was really confused as to why your dad would be giving 10% of 166 pounds to people. Like, why would you need to split it into a bunch of groups of 16 pounds 60. Just go out for dinner with them or something oh there's a million after that now the hypothetical makes more sense.

[rionaleonhart]

The idea of sitting around and talking longingly about what one would do if one won £166 is really tragic. GOOD LUCK BUYING A COUNTRY MANSION WITH THAT.

[vzg.livejournal.com]

You could! It'd just have to be made of cardboard and craft paint, and on property you've already got, and also have no plumbing or electricity. But nothing says you couldn't call it a country mansion still!

[fabrosaurus.livejournal.com]

Bankruptcy would be an absolutely clever present! And you've become my go-to for X-Men entertainment and all things McAvoy. :D

[amy-wolf.livejournal.com]

Your family continues to be amazing! I really wish I could meet them one day, just to watch them be interesting.

[cobecat.livejournal.com]

I actually can't handle how awesome that vid was. It's actively breaking my brain with sheer delight.