So I considered giving Dad two points for this one because it is especially strange, but he is without a doubt in the lead...the only question is how much.
Dad, while running the arboretum in our backyard, noticed that some of the bigger birds or squirrels would take big chunks of bread he left out as food, leaving little to nothing for the smaller birds. He decided that this is unacceptable and wants equality for all in the Tauer backyard.
So my father now takes the "leftover" bread like the nubs or whatevers left in a loaf when we get a new one and breaks it up before putting it out. Sounds normal enough, until you realize he has spent hourS (with an S!) cutting bread with scissors into small cubes to give to the birds.
I walk through the den to see him sitting, watching tv, meddling with bread and just ask "whatcha doin?" and I get the reply "cuttin' bread." Brilliance in its brevity.
There is now a semi-permanent mixing bowl of home made croutons on the kitchen counter waiting to be given to birds in the backyard. This way all the birds, big or small, can have a shot at that bread. True equality in the bird world.
Look to the cookie...(for those not picking up on the Seinfeld reference, google it).
Dad takes the inside curve and takes the lead back from Mom. Dad-2, Mom-1.
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