Mundane_bingo, avec poutine
Jan. 3rd, 2013 09:26 pmThanks to rhuia, I spent a lot of time this evening thinking about the much-missed mundane_bingo comm over on DreamWidth.
Now there's a bingo after my own heart, although like so many other fabulous comms (yes, I'm looking at you, metafandom) it became moribund long before I learnt of its existence.
Anyway, mundane_bingo was special because it offered prompts like these:
• trying to decide where to eat dinner with a group
• birds poop on clean drying laundry
• using a lint roller to get pet fur off your clothes
• foot falling asleep
...and then people actually wrote fics for them <333
As I was mooning over the final mundane_bingo post, I noticed for the first time that the creators actually offered some interesting permutations. You could request an American-oriented card, a European-oriented card, or (special third option!) "a card that does not skew towards an American or European perspective of mundane".
So naturally* I thought, "What would a Canadian mundane card look like?" And set out to design one.
And here's the result! Feel free to use any of these if you're stumped by your picfor1000 prompt; I'll make it totally kosher by including this year's prompt in the wildcard square. Go ahead, I'll wait.
Someone at work brings in a box of Timbits |
Voting in local by-election |
Too much/too little salt on roads in winter |
Forgot to put store receipt in paper recycling bin |
Reads latest Michael Ondaatje because one feels one should |
Not enough maple syrup for waffles |
Finds Don Cherry annoying |
Flummoxed about how to pronounce flocons de maïs |
Brief fretting over whether to take elevator vs. stairs |
Knows someone whose brother owns a snowmobile |
Embarrassed over having studied French for 10 years in school yet still cannot hold simple conversation or follow news on Radio-Canada |
Using chopsticks |
FREE SPACE! or, Group 11 ESPACE LIBRE! ou, Groupe Onze |
Does not know cost of a first-class postage stamp |
Flosses with exaggerated diligence just before visit to dentist |
Knows and can sing the chorus of "I'se The B'y" (but none of the verses) |
Landlord will not allow pets |
Still not used to metric OR is very comfortable with metric |
Coin laundry does not accept new loonies |
Overly talkative taxi driver |
Filing income tax on time |
Is roundly scolded by stranger for failing to pick up dog poop |
Queuing obediently for a bus |
Likes earflaps on hat even though they look silly |
Has never eaten poutine |
*In fact, gratuitiously imposing a 'Canadian' framework on any passing trifle is not only the sheer definition of true Canuckitude, it should probably be included ON THE CARD ITSELF.
Best. Labels. EVER.
Aug. 19th, 2012 09:50 pmI AM SO SHALLOW.
