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Strapped for Family Night ideas?

Looking to bond with your family and friends? Tired of Parcheesi? Don't want to spend the money on a night out at the movies? Pick up a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans and have fun being grossed out together. I think this probably works best if there are only three or four of you, and it's more fun if one of the people is an unwilling participant. Dump all the beans on a plate and sort by flavor. Keep a knife handy for divying up flavors for which there are only one or two beans. Start out with something unusual, but not too nasty. Bacon or Ear Wax would be good choices. Vomit, Rotten Egg, or Sardine would not. Work up to those last few mentioned. But don't wait too long in the lineup, or you won't have good stuff (like Grape Jelly, or Grass) to enjoy at the end.

This was a perfect way for us to spend Halloween evening. We don't usually get trick-or-treaters, as we're one of only three houses in the block, and all of the houses have front doors on the second floor. Too much effort for too little return. At around 8:00, Sam commented on the lack of trick-or-treaters. Within the next minute, there was a knock at the door. It turned out to be some friends, come by to take a picture of my mom for a project. She was the Wicked Witch of the West. He was the devil. They looked great! MrMan was very wary of them, probably wondering who these creatures with green skin and red horns were. I assumed they'd been or were going to a party. Nope, they'd dressed up to walk the dog (dressed as a flying monkey), and go out for coffee. Impressive.