Friday, November 3, 2006

He Actually Did This

I want to relate a little story about something my brother, Ricky, did.  He was the first-born male after 3 girls, 8 of us total, and he always got preferential treatment no matter how many times we heard "We love you kids all the same."  I think it made him a bit lopsided in his view of the world, the way he thought about things, processed information.  Anyway, poor Prince Richard had poison ivy once, and asked another brother, Chris, what he should do.

"Oatmeal is really great for rashes, poison, ivy, try oatmeal."  says Chris. 

So a few days later, Chris gets this phone call from Ricky, who's iching and scratching and just plain miserable.  He says: 

"The oatmeal didn't do a thing, Chris - I ate 6 bowls and nothing happened."

This is a true story in the continuing saga of my incredible family. 

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

LMAO he ate it ha ha ha

Anonymous said...

LOL!  Sometimes you just literally have to spell things out for people, or they just don't 'get it!'

Cute story!

Jackie

Anonymous said...

That's too funny.  
Barb  

Anonymous said...

Reminds me of the guy who went to the doctor with upset stomach and the doctor gave him some suppositories. A week later the doctor asked him how he was feeling and the guy said not any better as those pills you gave me they didn't work: I would have been better sticking them up my ****!
Thanks for the hoot! Cathy

Anonymous said...

LOL....Thats too funny! :o) LOL
Lisa

Anonymous said...

This is so funny Cathy.
Kate.
http://journals.aol.co.uk/bobandkate/20062007-journal-index/
http://journals.aol.co.uk/bobandkate/AnAnalysisofLife/

Anonymous said...

I had to send your story to my siblings, what a hoot! LOL

Anonymous said...

LOLOL!  THAT IS GREAT!  SOMETHING I MIGHT HAVE DONE AS A CHILD!  
TAKE CARE
HUGS
NOELLE

Anonymous said...

"families are like fudge only with a few nuts" LOL. Cute story! xox Deb

Anonymous said...

what are you supposed to do with the oatmeal then?
we dont get poison ivy over here.
x

Anonymous said...

((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGSTOYOU))))))))))))))))))))Funny story.Have a good one.

Anonymous said...

What a cute story!

~Debbie
http://journals.aol.com/derasta/insidethesewalls/

Anonymous said...

LOL!  I loved that story.
Have a great day.
Hugs,
Angel

Anonymous said...

LMAO OMG I choked on my coffee just now!!  
Pam

Anonymous said...

LOL Barbara

Anonymous said...

Well, it worked for me.

Anonymous said...

OH, duh!!!  LOL  -  Barbara

Anonymous said...

Hee hee, I just came over to have a look to see what you were refering to in my journal. This is so funny. Helen