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Scooter Spoofing

Scooter Spoofing is a term used in replacement of your actual planned activities. The term was created by Charles Gorenflo Sr. in the late 1940's. It was specifically used to answer his children's questions about his and his wife's, Juanita Gorenflo, evening plans. While their actual intentions were to go ball room dancing they would give the shorter explanation, "Scooter Spoofing". Scooter spoofing required no further explanation because the rules of scooter spoofing are as follows:

No children are allowed to go No children are allowed to engage in scooter spoofing activities Children are highly discouraged from questioning anybody that is going or has recently returned from scooter spoofing Children are not allowed to speculate as to what scooter spoofing actually is, especially with children outside of the family Children will find out what scooter spoofing is when they are old enough to participate

After Charles Gorenflo Jr. became a married adult in the mid 60's, his wife, Dolores Malone Gorenflo, expanded the rules to include these:

Children will be allowed to go scooter spoofing at the age of 13, accompanied by a know scooter spoofing adult Age 13 and older scooter spoofers are not allowed to respond to any questions about scooter spoofing to non-participants with any answers that do not follow the original rules Any answer an age 13 or older scooter spoofing participant gives that does not follow the original rules will be vehemently denied and the person giving that answer will no longer be allowed to participate Being denied scooter spoofing privileges is a life long ban unless sincere apologies, promises to not repeat offense, and confessions of deception to non-scooter spoofing children are offered

The descendants and close family friends of the Gorenflo's have kept this tradition alive and the term is known to have spread throughout the southern United States. It is now often used as a loose term to mean "going out and engaging in adult activities" but it's main purpose continues to be discouraging children from inquiring as to their parents evening plans.