Spaz Uno and Lunchtime Follies


When I wasn't riding with Cole down for a little quarter pound action I would hang out in the hall during lunch with a group of friends that were into much more goofy stuff. There was a pair of girlfriends who were virginal and fun in a little sisterly way. They were always cheerful bright and full of childish and harmless mischief. During lunch they would be playing games and laughing and just having a good time with effervescent bubbly giggles that were infectious and contagious. They had a game that They played using Uno cards and a group of kids in a circle called Spaz Uno. Everyone was seated around a circle and dealt an equal amount of cards then one by one each player puts down a card until a penalty card (skip, reverse, or draw two) is played and when it is all the players race to do an action associated with its color. For green you touch the ground for grass. For red you touch your heart. For yellow you touch your hair, the game favors blondes in that respect. For blue you reach for the sky. The slowest player to do the action inherits the whole pile of cards. If a wild is played all four actions must be completed. As is the case with any good game the most fun is in the process and not winning and it is very funny to watch people freak out trying to slap themselves to save themselves from getting cards. To win you get rid of all of your cards. I stayed friends with those girls through high school and had lots of good clean fun except for one time.