tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post5297769607418558054..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: CootiesJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-3580377518502999472020-05-06T17:45:48.648-04:002020-05-06T17:45:48.648-04:00How socially contaminating! I like it. How socially contaminating! I like it. Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-2671582739352082772020-05-06T16:09:14.160-04:002020-05-06T16:09:14.160-04:00We used to make cootie catchers. They're ident...We used to make cootie catchers. They're identical to those simplistic semi-origami fortune tellers.<br /><br />Start with a good-sized square of paper. Fold in 4ths so there is a clear indication of the center. Then unfold.<br /><br />Now, fold the four corners in so that the tips meet at the center.<br /><br />Turn over so the tips are on the bottom. Fold the four corners in to the center as before.<br /><br />Now, with this second side facing up, fold into 4th as you did in step 1.<br /><br />Put your thumb and first 3 fingers under the flaps you created on the first step.<br /><br />You now have your cootie catcher. When you move thumb and ring finger vertically away from each other, you see one set of surfaces inside. When you move thumb and index finger horizontally away from the other two fingers, you see the other set of surfaces.<br /><br />Now, draw some cooties (dots, mini-bugs, whatever) on one of those surface sets, leaving the other set blank.<br /><br />You approach your victim and show him/her the infected side first, then touch the catcher to the victim and open it up to the other side. "See! Now you're infected with cooties!"<br /><br />Or reverse the order and "remove" cooties from someone.<br /><br />NOTE: this dates back to my childhood in the 50's... there were also "He loves me; he loves me not" versions for junior high and high school.pootrsoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975929246429466067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-25734720856373419242020-05-06T14:27:58.698-04:002020-05-06T14:27:58.698-04:00Personally, I thought cooties were the evil germs ...Personally, I thought cooties were the evil germs (with evil smiles) that caused tooth decay, because when I grew up fluoride and toothbrushing were all the rage in elementary school.<br /><br />This is way too serious and socially contaminating for me. We were kids. We came up with all sorts of names to label friends and frenemies. It was like a game: tag, now you have the cooties. Sometimes it was a joke; other times it wasn't. But that's the thing about children's games, they are instructive but not always nice.<br />Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353532874773316117noreply@blogger.com