The Little Radish

One of the recliner sections detached itself from the rest of the couch today, so my wife and I had to try to hook it back on. This is not an easy prospect, as it requires one person to lay on the floor and try to align the hook, while the other person tries to lift and lower the recliner.

So, I was laying on the floor behind the recliner, lining up the hook, while my wife maneuvered the recliner in place. Suddenly, my wife started laughing because apparently Troy saw me on the floor, went around to the front of the recliner, and laid down on the floor just like I was doing. He even looked underneath it just like me.

They have a saying in Greece, "To rapanáki sti mési tou xáous," which translates to "the little radish in the midst of the chaos." It is used when you have someone that insists on getting involved and sticking their nose in things when they have no business doing so or when they bring no applicable skills to the table.

Apparently, when my father-in-law sees pictures of Troy curiously inserting himself into the middle of everything, he uses this phrase; but instead of the little radish, he calls Troy the little fart, which is funny because he used to call my wife the little turd. Seems apt.