...Now what?

If you have ever seen the part of the movie Madagascar when the penguins have managed to successfully escape from the New York Zoo and hijack a cruise ship and have made it to Antarctica and are standing around listlessly staring at the permanent blizzard, you will have a pretty good idea of how I feel right now. Freedom is great and all, but it is pretty boring. I just tried to get a game of Bang! going, but every person I asked politely refused. Is there really no one in this house who wants to play Bang!?

Luke and his Death Threats

(By which I mean Luke M____, of course.)

Today I was sitting at my computer as Luke and Connor played some game on the table in the middle of the room. For purposes of convenience, I'll pretend it was chess.

Connor: Oooh! I could take your pawn with my bishop!

Luke: Connor! If you do that I'll kill you!

Duncan: *mild indignation* Luke! Don't say you'll kill your brother! Especially over something so petty!

Luke: Oh, alright.

They continue playing...

Connor: Oooh! I could take your rook with my knight!

Luke: If you do that I'll kill you!

Duncan: *Hey. Deja vu* Luke!! I told you not to say that!

Luke: Oh, alright.

He repeats this a couple of times followed by me scolding him.

Connor: Oooh! I could take your queen with my rook!

Luke: If you do that I- I- *looks at me* I'll kill myself!

Duncan: *What the heck?* Luke!!!

These threats are completely meaningless, of course, but it is distressing that Luke uses these kind of threats in the first place.