February 21, 2005
Annie and I just finished several rousing hands of Old Maid. Thank goodness it's not called Old Single Engineer...
The first game was a tie. By a twist of fate, the Old Maid card was stuck in the box, and we finished the game before we discovered it. That was ok with her, because it meant she didn't lose. Choosing to look at the glass as half full, we both won.
She won the second game, since when she has the Old Maid she leaves it sticking out by itself, and I went ahead and grabbed it.
The third game, though, I didn't do it, and, well, she lost. It was supposed to be our last game.
Yeah, well how do I say no to that face...
Old Single Engineer
The first game was a tie. By a twist of fate, the Old Maid card was stuck in the box, and we finished the game before we discovered it. That was ok with her, because it meant she didn't lose. Choosing to look at the glass as half full, we both won.
She won the second game, since when she has the Old Maid she leaves it sticking out by itself, and I went ahead and grabbed it.
The third game, though, I didn't do it, and, well, she lost. It was supposed to be our last game.
Annie: No, no, no. We have to play one more game.
Daddy: Honey, we tied the first one, and each won one. We have to get back to our chores.
Annie: No, we are playing under new rules. If one of us loses, we play one more.
Daddy: You mean that the last game we play must be won by you.
Annie: No. That wouldn't be fair. If one of us loses we have to play again.
Daddy: Well, since we put the Old Maid in the deck, one of us is going to lose, and we'd be playing all day.
Annie: No. Listen to me. (Pause - thinks about the logic and the ultimate goal of winning the last game.) We have to play one more.
Daddy: Ok, one more.
Yeah, well how do I say no to that face...
Of course, in an effort to end the gaming session on a good note, I grabbed that strange card that stuck out a wierd angle by itself. She giggled at how gullible I must be. We both finished happy…
Old Single Engineer