Blog 22: The Rules of Sneekies

So my 30 blogs in 31 days have totally gone down the drain. I've been studying and what not for the past week, but I'm back! With the long awaited 'Rules of Sneekies'.

The other person besides me who may be slightly interested in this is Zef. And he won't see it because he actually has a life now that Steffy's bounced back into Aus.

SNEEKIES: THE WORLD'S GREATEST GAME

Background Information

For many years, the Eight Mile Plains Chinese Methodist Church Methodist Youth Fellowship have met every Monday night for what they call..."Bible Study". Shocking, I know.
When the meeting is over, it was everyone's favourite part of the night...Refreshment Time! But it was also time for something else. A game. A sneeky game.
Zef, one of the founding fathers coined this growing tradition "Sneekies". Quite an appropiate name for a game which requires the player to be patient, strategic, have quick reflexes, and above all else, stealth.

History (2007-07)

A member of the EMP CMC MYF called Fanny Dong had very unusual habits. One of them was to gain someone's attention by caressing their arm accompanied by a very long "heyyyyyyyyyyyy..." Not only was this invasion of personal space frightening, it gave one the feeling of immense awkardness. Fanny is somehow immune to this as she continues this habit to this day.
Vanessa Tay, another MYF member, described one particular incident, where Fanny Dong's hand caressing was so slow, it slid all the way down to Vanessa's elbow. She thought, "surely I am not the only one who gets this painfully awkward feeling" so she tested it out on Anna one bible study. The shudder and slight wailing of Anna told Vanessa one thing. VICTORY. She had found a weapon. A weapon of MASS AWKWARDNESS.

Zef had found this action quite intriguing. And so Sneekies begun. Many rules and strategies have developed, which are described in more detail below.

Rules

1. The giver's hand must make direct contact with the reciever's elbow or knee.
2. The hand must make a definite caressing motion.
3. The reciever of the Sneekie must be unaware of it until it is too late. In other words, the giver must do it when the reciever isn't looking.

Point system

Elbow from the back= 1 point
Elbow from the front= 2 points
Double elbows= double points
Knee= 1 point
Double knees= 3 points

Strategies

1. Guard your elbows and knees with your life.
2. Be patient. Wait for the right moment, otherwise the reciever will be more on guard then ever.
3. For easy points, it has been found that the best way to get an elbow from the back is when the reciever is busy reaching for food. As the arm becomes unguarded...CARESS! Victory is yours.
4. Another one is when the reciever is deep in conversation with someone. Any number of points is possible here.
5. Referring to strategy 2, it is probably best for the reciever to talk to no one and roll up in a little paranoid ball in the corner.
6. Always be on the lookout. One incident (which Vanessa is very depressed about) is when she took her eyes off Zef for a split second, and CARESS! He had taken advantage of that moment and got a front on elbow.
7. A highly skilled strategy is for the giver to make sure the reciever sees them in the corner of their eyes. This makes the reciever think that they can't possibly be Sneeked upon. The giver then slowly steps backwards until they are in the reciever's blind spot. Then they make a quick dash or dive towards the target. This one takes skill and time my friends.

So there you have it. Sneekies. No equipment or expensive things needed. Just two quick hands and a sucker willing to play.

Until next time, good luck everyone with their upcoming exams!