The cute --weird-- rituals/jokes you do with your DP...

[YouBetterWerk]

Here are just a few of the personal little in jokes and rituals we have, but the more I think about it the less I think other couples have them!

1. Puffins. Obsessed with them. Don't know where it came from, but we have notepads, cards, nicknames, all surrounding these bloody Puffins.
2. 'Sunday Morning Face' - The blank excited stare, pushed right up against my face every Sunday morning.
3. 'Bobble Hat Song' - Every time we see someone with a bobble hat on, we sing a song. I would post the lyrics but it is copyright.
4. 'Stair Necessities' - Here we have a song we sing to the tune of 'Bare Necessities' every time I go up the stairs to bed. He will also change the lyrics to reflect what we've done that day, giving it that lovely personal touch.

This is just a small example, there are dozens more. We are both grown adults.

I asked my hairdresser about hers the other day and she looked at me like I was crazy and said 'Sometimes I guess we say goodbye in a funny way'

Please reassure me it's not just us!

We have escalated the yellow car game to a whole new level and now have a bingo style card that goes on all long journeys with us.

We both do the Simon's cat open mouth if we want a bit of whatever the other is eating.

DH takes great delight in 'Said the actress to the Bishop'

I will occasionally drop something utterly filthy into a conversation just for the look of shock and then glee that DH gives me.

If I'm feeling sad I will miaow at DH so that he knows something's wrong.

We refer to DS as the 'bebe' or the 'baybeeee' and if we're talking about him one of us will end up saying 'awwwww baybeee'.

We've been together for 10 years, there's soooo many more things.

We do silly stuff like singing instead of talking.
changing the words of songs to fit current situation.
random dancing when a mutual favourite song comes on. (or funny face and head bopping if out in public)
talking in accents. I particularly like the American Valley girl cheerleader accent when talking about school and friends with the kids.
We can't say potato without doing it Keith lemon style.
DH loading dishwasher or washing up sings 'any more pots, pots, pots' to the tune of feeling 'hot hot hot'

obviously the kids all join in now with our sillies and it gets quite amusing.

My Beloved sometimes smacks me on the forehead if he thinks I'm being ridiculous and then I say in an aggravated voice "I am not Bob Todd!" and he says "Oh yes you are!" and does it again. Bob Todd was the man that Benny Hill used to smack about the head.

We like to meow along to the Eastenders theme tune for the benefit of our cats.

Loved reading this thread. It has made me cheerful!

If a song lyric can be worked into a conversation, it must be done. Similarly any emotion, can and will be expressed through the medium of modern dance.

Stealth bumming. If other person is bending over, silently creep up behind to the best of your ability and lean your crotch in, hands on hips and thrust Mr Bean style. Extra points if they don't notice. Especially extra points if you're in a public place. Then whisper 'stealth bum!' As creepily as you can at the earlier available opportunity.

Curtsy or bow/bended knee when bringing other person a snack/cup of tea/dinner.

The dogs are Mexican foul mouthed spies. They have conversations about the weird things humans do and have been sent to learn our ways before invading. Singing songs to them is the only way to abate their blood lust and stop them reporting us to their government. Their names/nicknames must be worked into the song.

If something weird happens (a cup falls over in another room etc) and upon investigation it turns out to be that the drying rack was simply stacked improperly it is your duty to shout "debunked!" (From a program called ghost adventures)

We have many one liners stolen from TV, including, if someone says "but at the end of the day" the only acceptable response is to say "you died!" (Alan partridge)

If there's a monster/someone ugly on TV "I didn't know you were in this DP!"

If one of us says "I'm just going to the loo" then the other has to get to the toilet before the other, I can't remember when we started weeing competitively but its stuck! Extra points if the other person is desperate for the loo.

It's nice to read about other people's little idiosyncrasies. Makes me feel like everyone is as odd as us!

No funny little conversations etc are normal (I hope!)

We have a funny conversation that goes like this...

Me: did you have a shower today?
DP: yes
Me: did you use soap?
DP: no
Me: what did you use?
Dp: makes up something eg candy floss, socks, toothpaste etc. this has to be different, he can't repeat anything from a previous conversation.
Me: that's a funny thing to use.
DP: yes. Yes it is.

We've had this conversation regularly for the last 8 years or so. If he says the wrong thing that's different from the above, eg just yes, not yes, yes it is, then we do the whole thing again. He usually says it wrong on purpose!

We both love it as it's special between the 2 of us! But yes know it's weird!