This weekend we had a family over to celebrate Christ's Ressurrection with us. Over dinner, we were "showing off" the new things our babies know. Well, one of the "skills" that our friends' daughter knows is how to "play" Rocks-Paper-Scissors. As I watched Little R "play" Rocks-Paper-Scissors at the dinner table I was reminded of another Coast Guard Academy memory.
During the school year, the whole student body at the academy had assigned seats at the dining hall. The seating chart would change every month, but nonetheless, we had assigned seats. This was so that the upper classmen would get to know the lower classment, to promote unity, and to prevent cliques. Therefore, each dining table had an equal amount of upper and lower classmen.
To further promote this "true justice" we also had a decision making method when there was only one serving of a dish left. Who ever wanted that last serving would ask the table if anyone else wanted that last serving. Those who were interested in that last serving would hit their elbow against the table. If there was more than 2 people interested then Odd Man Out would be played. Basically at the count of 3, everyone would either throw out a 1 or 2 with their hands. Those in the majority were still in the game while those in the minority or the odd men would be out. This would continue until only 2 people were left. Then, the final 2 people would play 1 round of Rocks-Paper-Scissors and who ever won that game got the last serving.
As I watched our friends' daughter play Rocks-Paper-Scissors, I thought about how fun meal times would be when our kids are older and there is only one serving on the table left. There wouldn't be any fights and there would be no question about who gets the last serving.
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