Passing Time

With all the movies at the studio on hold because of the pending strike, Friend and I have had to find other ways to spend our time. We love movies and television but even your passion can start to ware you down after a while. So we’ve resorted to a game that we’ve spent much time on while planning our Hollywood empire.

This game is simple in theory, but much harder to enact. To play the game you need two mouths and bag full of marshmallows. If you must, you can only use two marshmallows, but this will greatly shorten the game in the long run due to extenuating factors. Now, just like in tennis, you need to get a few practice runs in.

You take the marshmallow and toss it into your friend’s mouth. You can start with a few direct throws, but you really need to get a few tosses off to the side and down low to get warmed up. This will prove to be beneficial down the road once the game goes into full effect. Remember, the way to catch a marshmallow is to always go backwards with the marshmallow. Don’t stab at it unless in the rare situation that you have to dive.

Now, once you’ve got a ninety percent completion rate or better you’re ready to play the game. First, Friend will toss one my way and I’ll toss one his way at the same time. This requires great eye mouth coordination. Next, you want to try behind the back and between the legs once you’ve mastered the first technique. If you trust your friend’s hygiene, try spitting from one mouth across the room into the other. Finally, you have to integrate the walls and ceilings for a more unpredictable effect.

Whether you choose to eat the marshmallows that land in your mouth is really up to you. I can’t advise you there other than to say that it will ruin smores for the rest of your life if you eat all the ones you catch. This is especially true if you catch like I can.

Since Friend and I were both in the same fraternity, we like to treat our assistants like pledges. So we made them all go get three bags of marshmallows. Then, they stand against the wall with their mouths open. We tell them that they have to catch at least five marshmallows to keep their jobs, and then we rapid fire them. If things keep going at this rate we’ll have to hire a whole new staff. Sorry for the Hollywoodless post, but with the way this strike is going, my next post will be about the time Friend taught me how to juggle.

LD