Christmas Clues 2012: Day 9 - be kind, please rewind!

KARL: Wow. This is a very sloppy wax seal.

Thanks, son. Critical much? He was right, though, I was trying to use up the last of the red wax and nearly burnt my fingers. 

KARL: I can't even read this. The wax seeped inside.

OK, OK, we get that it's not my finest seal.

EMMA: Let me see that. (grabs) The word is "etiquette" Karl.

They read the clue and were very stumped. They sat on the barstools trying to think of things that were older than they were. I decided to remind them of their reference materials.

ME: You can use Google.

They looked at each other, momentarily wondering what they would Google.

KARL: Let's go look up "Be kind"

KARL: Hmmm. Nothing really looks right. There's a movie called "Be kind rewind" but I'm sure that's not it.

EMMA: They used to put that on tapes. (pause) Hey! TAPES!

KARL: Where are you going?

EMMA: Let's check the VHS tapes upstairs!

The went up to the guest room, where we have an old TV with integrated VCR and a bunch of old Disney movies on VHS. They looked through one drawer of tapes and then went to the second.

KARL: Do you think she would have put it inside one of these cases?

EMMA: Let's check.

Emma was messily checking cases and putting them back.

KARL: No, make an orderly stack of the ones we have checked!

It looked like the device required to play these tapes was way off their radar, so I figured I'd better do a little steering.

ME: What's that for, Emma?

EMMA: (glancing down at the case in her hand, puzzled) It holds a movie, Mom.

ME: No, I didn't mean the case itself. What's in it?

EMMA: A tape?

ME: What do you do with it?

EMMA: You play it in the VHS . . . oh!

Yes, my daughter had forgotten what a VCR was even called! Sheesh.

She found the money.

After posing for their victory shot Emma said "I wish the VHS still worked."

First of all, my dear daughter, it is called a VCR!

Secondly . . . WHAT?! It doesn't work? The only reason we have that relic in the guest room is in case someone wants to watch an old movie. If it doesn't work then it's time to treat the guests to a flat screen and the wonders of HD!

ME: Make sure you guys pick up all the movies and tidy up in here.

KARL: (flopping down on the bed) Emma, I'll be Management and you be Labor!

Comments

[Shelly H]

Man, that was an easy one. In other news, I am old. Very old.

[KathyN]

OMG, that was hilarious! I had no idea where the money could have been. You are so clever with all of this. Love the I'll be Management, you be Labor!

[kelly Booth]

So Fun!! Thanks for Sharing this with us...your Children are Adorable K.....

[Donna Gibson]

I got that one pretty quickly! Just finally got rid of my TV/VCR combo a couple of months ago. My how things have changed.