"we're captive on a carousel of time..."

YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AT CAMP TOO LONG WHEN...

32. You sing voluntarily in an annoying off-pitch voice.
31. You ask what the veggie alternative is at every meal.
30. You wake up someone in the middle of the night to be your buddy to the bathroom.
29. You confuse people by using funny words, like torch, jumper, bin, etc.
28. You confuse people by talking in funny accents.
27. If someone bangs on a pot or pan, you jump off of your chair, lie on the floor kicking your arms & legs up, then pretend you have no idea what people are talking about when they question you.
26. You weird out someone you don't know, and when they say "You're crazy" you yell "CRAZY!? I was crazy once! They locked me up..."
25. When someone starts to get everybody's attention, you sing "Announcements announcements annouuuuuuuunnnnncements!"
24. When you're finished with your plate, you pass it to the head of the table for them to scrape.
23. You go into your room at night and scrounge around for a flashlight.
22. You do "the clappy thing" when trying to get a group of people's attention.
21. You shout "Aussie aussie aussie" when trying to get a group's attention.
20. You are disoriented in your own bedroom, because it has 4 walls, windows and doors that close all the way, and trees are nowhere in sight.
19. You keep snacks in tupperware containers 'so the animals won't get them.'
18. You sing repeat songs and are confused when no one answers you.
17. You put on bug spray before you leave the house.
16. After a knock-knock joke, you wave your hands in the air shouting, "Yayyy!" and break into song about going insane and staying on the sunny side of life.
15. You forget to flush the toilet.
14. You think air conditioning is freezing, because you are so used to being hot and sweaty.
13. When you leave the store and try to find your car in the parking lot, you look for a big white van.
12. On Wednesdays you cook-out for dinner, even if it's raining.
11. You hold off going to the bathroom for as long as possible to avoid the stench of the Potty Queen.
10. After dinner when the table’s clean you sing “We are table number one.”
9. When you’re getting ready to go somewhere you sing the Buddy Line song.
8. When you have to go to the bathroom you ask someone to be your buddy.
7. You put on socks and shoes to go to the bathroom, or to go out anywhere.
6. You sing the Addams Family grace before each meal.
5. You own enough bandanas to coordinate them with your outfits.
4. You don’t care enough to coordinate your outfits – matching? who’s ever heard of matching?
3. When you liked what you ate for dinner, you request a cook’s parade.
2. When it’s your birthday you run around the tables.
1. Something is lacking when you don't wake up hearing "Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic!"

** Please e-mail me with additions to this list, it needs more! Any ideas welcome! **


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