For a Rainy Day

The rainy weather over the last few days has been a delight, but cabin fever hovered just barely over my head. I was thinking about some games that would help pass the time, but my friend JTS is easily upset by the standards: the sign game, mafia, the animal game. I realized that I had to draw on my childhood experiences to be ready for the next rainy day. As number five of six boys, with a little sister at the end, we played a wide variation of games. The following are real games that I played as a child, some more consistently than others. Feel free to play them when you are very, very bored, as I apparently was con frecuencia.
Steamroller:
Two or three players roll back and forth on a strip of carpet. The other players try to traverse the strip without being touched and "steam-rolled." Warning: Playing with a group of overweight children may cause serious injury to those rolling around on the ground as a few 200-pound preteens jump around them.

The Sandwich Game:
All but one player assign themselves parts of a sandwich, two large couch cushions standing as the slices of bread. The final player is the knife, who must, while humming the "Jaws" noise, chase down the other players before they can get to the cushions and complete a sandwich. Warning: Playing any food-related game will excite the gastronomical system, causing an increased desire for food, resulting in your mom claiming that "a swarm of locusts has come through the kitchen."

Butt Tag:
The person who is "it" must approach the players backwards and tag them with his posterior. This game is a simple variation of normal tag, but the added element is especially fun when overweight children are involved. They are so easy to dodge, and so hard at the same time. It is better to play this in a small area, which means less running. Warning: Letting your oldest brother play may cause Mom to create a new house rule of no pulling down your pants.

The Bad Harmony Game:
One player tries to sing the melody of a song while all others try and sing harmonies so bad that it pulls that player off. Warning: While singing, you may be mistaken for Wilson-Phillips, and let's face it, no one wants that.

Helium Balloon Volleyball:
Fashion a crude net out of a coffee table or a trombone case. Try to keep the balloon from hitting the ceiling on your side of the net. Warning: This game tends to make the living room smell like B.O.

I Am Falling Off the Couch!:
Pretend to not be able to stay on the couch by slowly rolling off every few seconds while screaming, "Help! I'm falling off the couch!" to your little sister, who cannot seem to resist coming back to help. Tip: Wait to scream until your sister is almost out of sight. This causes the greatest satisfaction as she must run all the way across the room.

Fifty-Two Card Pick Up:
I swear that's not a real game, but it seems to be popular among oldest brothers. Warning: This will make me very annoyed, though not as upset as when you all call me "Kibbles and Bits and Bits and Bits . . ."