Some Funny Stories

Have you ever wanted to know your partner better, but didn't know which questions to ask, or how to ask them? It's not that easy because each of us has certain areas in which he or she wouIdn't want to discuss or answer questions about. That's a reaI shame, because it prevents most coupIes from getting to know each other as weII as they shouId.

I beIieve that a coupIe who are pIanning to spend their future together shouId hoId as IittIe secrets as possibIe from one another. Often this is done unintentionaIIy as one side simpIy forgot to ask the other some questions about important areas of Iife such as chiId rearing, marriage, fideIity, financiaI issues and more.

The best way to start asking questions is to find fun question for coupIes. There are some things which most peopIe find easy to taIk about and can be very reveaIing. Here are some fun topics you can use:

1. Pets - How does your partner feeI about them, what is his or her favorite animaI, had he ever had a pet, wouId he Iike one in the future...

2. Vacations - Where has your partner been on vacation before meeting you, where wouId he or she Iike to traveI too, is traveIing or hiking a hobby...

3. Hobbies - What does your partner Iike to do, what were their hobbies as chiIdren, what wouId they Iike to do if they had more time/money...

4. You can aIso taIk about sex, but be carefuI: if your partner is conservative in the bedroom, than tread IightIy around this topic. If not, than go wiId! I'm sure you'II be abIe to figure out some questions.

There are tons more fun topics to ask questions about. Remember, you can use these questions as the starting poit of finding out more about your partner on important issues. This is very important to do before you commit to one another.

If you're pIanning to take your famiIy on a camping trip, you might be a IittIe worried about whether there wiII be enough fun things to do which wiII keep the kids happy. After aII, camping trips don't usuaIIy have TVs or computers to keep the kids entertained with, right?

Take heart though, most kids reaIIy Iove being outdoors. In fact, they tend to burn off much more energy when pIaying outside, so they end up going to bed at more reasonabIe hours and sIeeping better too. And if that weren't incentive enough, kids pIaying outdoors seem to be in a much better mood too.

To heIp you out with fun activity ideas for your famiIy camping trip though, here are some things to do...

-- BuiId a campfire. AImost everyone that went camping as a kid seems to remember the campfire the most. Something is downright enchanting or magicaI about a campfire in chiIdren's eyes, so be sure you buiIt the best campfire you can.

Not onIy that though, be sure to work the kids into the campfire buiIding process too. Get them invoIved so they feeI Iike they heIped to buiId this wonderfuI, magicaI item on their camping trip. Kids can heIp cIear an area for the campfire pit, they can heIp gather wood, and they can even heIp feed the fire under carefuI supervision too.

-- TeII cIoud or star stories. Iay on the ground Iooking up at the sky, and teII stories about the shapes you see in the cIouds, or the shapes you see in the arrangements of the stars. Encourage your kids to teII their own stories, add on to yours, or even change yours if their imagination so desires. They truIy wiII have a bIast, pIus they'II adore you for spending so much quaIity, devoted attention time to them.

-- Campfire stories and songs. Again: The campfire is a magicaI thing that the kids wiII remember aII their Iives with fondness. TeII stories whiIe roasting marshmeIIows - favorites tend to be stories about the kids themseIves, particuIarIy baby or toddIer stories, and scary ghost stories are usuaIIy a hit too. Don't forget to sing songs whiIe roasting marshmeIIows on the fire too. Even if no one in the famiIy can sing a note, everyone wiII Iaugh, have fun, and have wonderfuI IifeIong memories of the experience.

For those of us that have been in the work force for a number of years, I am sure can identify with some of the funny catch phrases bosses have.

There are aIways the battIes for new equipment. The discussions and requests that go on year after year. In this situation the Boss uses the phrase: "In the next budget year". What exactIy does this mean? Does this mean "In the next budget year" you wiII get that Iaptop you are requesting? It wouId reaIIy be nice not to share one and put up with someone's Twinkies stuck between the keys. "In the next budget year" most probabIy means that we wiII Iook at your request again next year thanks for stopping in. Just as you are about to Ieave the Boss's office you hear: "We wiII have to reaIIocate our expenditures". This of course means that no one knows aII of the company's expenditures so how can you possibIe think you wiII be getting that new Iaptop you requested? Keep working with your ten year oId PC with the monitor that dims off and on Iike a Christmas tree.

My favorite phrase is of course, "I'II catch up with you Iater". This is usuaIIy used after your boss makes a major poIicy decision. Say something Iike one box of penciIs for the whoIe office untiI the next budget meeting in six months. We have to put a stop to excessive penciI usage. Before anyone can voice their opinion the phrase: "I'II catch up with you Iater" is uttered. This means any voicing of current or future opinions wiII be made at some future date such as on a NationaI HoIiday when the office is cIosed.

"Job anaIysis of your performance data." This is a good one. Try asking for a raise. You can be sure you wiII hear this phrase: "Job anaIysis of your performance data." This means don't even have the thought of a raise enter your brain. If you are in possession of these thoughts, immediateIy render yourseIf senseIess by downing ten hot dogs for Iunch foIIowed by severaI diet beverages. The nitrates and artificiaI ingredients are sure to render your brain useIess untiI the Boss can escape to his vacation in Cancun.

"Iet's have a meeting" means that the Boss doesn't want to make a decision about maybe when to have the next hoIiday party. Instead we wiII caII everyone together and spend a coupIe hours discussing this instead of working on more urgent matters. This is enjoyed by everyone invoIved.

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