Shame on you

FSIL II got indoctrinated into the family way of playing board games last night with a rousing game of Balderdash.

Everything was going as usual with each of the players knowing beforehand which were cs' and FSIL's answers. (cs' replies were 15 sentences long and FSIL's had something to do with either a Mayan tool or the colonial period.) The two of them were neck to neck in a dead heat for last place.

But the coup de grâce came when a certain person (who was in the lead) got caught cheating.

The question: Who was Ruth Wakefield?

I was the monitor. The answers came in one by one. I was puzzled because one had the correct answer: The inventor of toll house (chocolate chip) cookies.

After I read the choices out loud, in unison they said that there were only 4 choices and that there should be 5. I stated that someone had gotten the answer correct.

Suddenly, Bird threw out an accusitory finger at FSIL II. You were cheating! (Never underestimate the wrath of a pregnant woman.)

He was caught with his Blackberry at his side and Betty on the couch text-messaging the answer to him after she had googled it on the internet. (Megs was supposedly not able to play because she was busy writing a paper for a homework assignment.)

He started stuttering and stammering, but Bird assured him that cheating wasn't his crime. When it comes to playing family games, it's a given that everyone will cheat to win. No, your crime was that you got caught doing it.