To pass time on Christmas day, we started a three-generation game of Tripoli at my parents’ house. (Tripoli is a card game with three stages that includes Michigan Rummy, poker and money cards.)
Near the end of the game, my attention waned, so I got a bit squirrelly. When playing the poker stage, I announced that my hand contained a “fizzle hizzle” instead of saying “full house.”
When it was time to count off, I led with a “tizzle” (two), followed by a “thrizzle” and so on.
My 12 year old nephew got a kick out of my counting style, so when it was his turn to lay down a Jack, he announced it with “JIZZLE!”
And immediately made a swallowed noise of embarrassment that was combination laugh/cough/gasp that let us know he realized he had just said a word that might be a synonym for “ejaculation” at his grandparents’ dining table. On Christmas Day.
Because nothing says “Merry Christmas, Grandma!” like announcing that your pre-teen slang vocabulary now includes fornication. (Fortunately, I’m pretty sure “jiz” is not a word my parents know, because when I later tried to explain the humor to them, they gave me a blank look. Though actually, that might have been because I didn’t do the SNL skit justice when I explained it.)
Next year, by way of a sequel, we’ll have to take home a bag of chestnuts and see what that does for the conversation.
pithypants 
Fabulous post and story!
Thanks for the chuckles!
Thanks for finding and reading me. Any fan of Bukowski gets high marks in my world!
Ahhh Michigan Rummy! I thought my family was the only ones that played that game! Hopefully ya’ll play for more than 2 cents per chip! Our jackpot on Christmas was a whopping 8 bucks! Hope you had a great Christmas and have a Happy New Year!
Shamefully, we played a penny per chip! Happy new year to you too! 🙂
Could have been a scene from Little Fockers 4.