Every household has it. The one seat that is the most coveted, most comfortable, most desirable seat in front of the TV. It may be directly head on to the tube or slightly offset near the armrest of the couch but it’s the one seat that is genetically inbred to us all to be the one seat we must sit in. <\/p>\n

With that established, there are inevitably always rules to leaving this seat in a crowded room with the intention of returning to it. Especially if it involves de-chairing in front of family or close quarter room mates. In my experience there is almost always an oath you must utter before your ass leaves furniture to ensure your seat is yours upon your return. Usually it’s something obvious like “Savesies” or “Don’t take my seat” or “If you take my seat I will kill you in your sleep”. My sister-in-law has her kids say “Fives” meaning “Back in five minutes”. Simple.<\/p>\n

SharkBoy’s family didn’t have this, but typical French reverse structuring, they had a saying after<\/strong> you lost your seat: “Un chien qui chasse perd sa place” which roughly translates to “A dog that hunts, loses its nuts”. Or something like that.<\/p>\n

Growing up, my family (4 sibs, two exasperated parents), use to use the words “Splat and TV”. I have no clue where that came from. But it solved many rabid moments of fistacuffs. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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