Tediousness to the Extreme!

by Bebbi

I Love McDonald’s Monopoly!!!! I have played it for at least 20 years. Every year, lots of emails go flying around between myself and my kids! Phone calls, text message, emails and buzz …we all are excited!! My son goes every day and eats the food with all the game pieces. I stop by and grab diet cokes, my daughter does her own too. It is so much FUN!!! I delight in getting all the pieces except the good ones (and dream about getting the good ones).

Even my dad gets into it. Every year he calls me up and says, “Well, I have Indiana and Kentucky, I just need Illinois and I will win.” For many years, I got so excited and then realized he was B.S.ing me. It may not always be the red ones, but he does it every year. I get my love of this stuff from him.

The hardest years for me were the “scandal” years! Oh, what anger and disappointment I went through to find out that the game was RIGGED!! McDonald’s understood the hurt and anger and did another game just for the loyal, such as us.

If you notice on the attached picture which is a little bright (sorry!), I circle the ones I need. Now, I am sure this probably doesn’t change year to year, but somehow, each year I am excited to get all but the “ONE”. Also, I have a little ceramic container that I keep just for my “extra” McDonald’s pieces.


This year, because I am dieting, I go a few times less, but I still have gone. I delight in opening the little game pieces. I used to delight in sticking them on the game board, but this year they created handy little pockets. Also, as I enjoy my meal, I LOVE to text in my numbers to my electronic game board.


So anytime you see the little McDonald’s game pieces, just think of the absolute joy and complete fulfillment some of us more tedious personalities get from this tiny little life’s pleasure. Also, if you ever want to know which ones are the ones to win, just ask Bebbi!

What do you take silly delights in doing?