You can count on a name like "Poop Deck" to bring about snickers in a pre-school crowd. They just can't resist such an overt reference to bodily function. If you have young children at home, please, for your own sanity, do not read the title of this post to them. You will never hear the end of it.
I know, I know. A "Poop Deck" is a part of a ship, not a home. Wikipedia says it's a deck that constitutes the roof of a cabin built in the aft (rear) part of the superstructure of a ship.
But like a pre-schooler, I also find the humor irresistible.
After all, the term comes from the French "la poupe," and which parent among us hasn't been tempted to speak French when changing a diaper?
Le bebe' has put la poupe in le diapier. Le Pew!
There can be only one area of the house that could constitute a poop deck. I'm speaking, of course, of the bathroom floor. And while I regularly mop my kitchen floor, my bathroom floor gets minimal attention. A quick sweep and a wipe around the toilet and I consider it done.
But Avast Ye! Today's Small Thing is to swab the poop deck at your house. I love my Swiffer disposable pads for just such a nasty job. "Swab and throw" is my method of choice, especially for bathrooms.
For you landlubbers, let's make the booty of points interesting by offering a selection of scores:
30 + 30 + 30 + 30 POINTS
Sweep one poop deck floor: 30 points
Damp mop the poop deck floor: 30 points
Sweep an additional deck (any floor you choose): 30 points
Damp mop the additional deck: 30 points
Aye, yer plunder of points could top 120 today! Better shove off and start swabbing, because an offer like this is a real treasure.
Damp mop the poop deck floor: 30 points
Sweep an additional deck (any floor you choose): 30 points
Damp mop the additional deck: 30 points
Aye, yer plunder of points could top 120 today! Better shove off and start swabbing, because an offer like this is a real treasure.
Song of the Day: He's a Pirate, Pirates of the Caribbean
