I am going to introduce you to a game. This is for ladies only so gentlemen you may go and do some digging or play in oil or whatever it is you get up to.
Girls, do you ever get sent to the corner? We know what men can be like. A little bit of glitter in the wrong place, a playful remark that they get all tetchy about, or a simple mistake involving a cream pie and their face and there you go again, face in the corner, skirt raised above your bum and bored out of your mind.
If he were in any way reasonable he would let you take a book, your phone or maybe your manicure kit to the corner with you. He would provide you with a comfy chair and a cup of tea. And he would come and sit there with you; maybe let you curl up on his lap.
But until he sees reason and makes corner time more appropriate for your needs; I have a diversion for you.
Right, so, you are in the corner, you know how it is. You are a bit embarrassed, maybe annoyed and certainly unsure of how long you are going to be in this ignoble position for.
The game, ladies, is afoot..
As you know Black Jack is a game where one must get cards as close as possible to twenty one without going over, if you go over you go bust or in other words, you lose.
Your first job is to pick a number – I suggest go low. Let us imagine you pick “three.”
You must now try to get three warnings of admonishments without further sanction. Threats of sanctions do not count. Here is an insight into how the game may be played*.
Innocent girl (henceforth to be known as IG) is in the corner, in position, hands behind her back, skirt tucked up, knickers at mid thigh, and nose in the corner.
Nefarious man (henceforth to be known as NM) is sitting elsewhere in the room, maybe at his computer or pinning butterflies to a board.
IG cannot see NM for obvious reasons. Sometimes NM may glance at her but she will not know when that is.
IG has picked a number, in this case, as discussed earlier she has picked three.
Slowly she allows her skirt to creep down her legs. She does this tiny bit at a time, no great drop, or obvious change. She must be aiming for not being caught because if she lacks subtlety in her ingenious game then her bottom is forfeit. I did not warn you that the stakes are high but indeed they are.
So her skirt creeps down and eventually even NM manages to notice this and strides over to her. Her heart seems to stop and she tucks her head into her shoulders as he tells her very firmly to keep her skirt where it should be. She does not correct him about where her skirt should be as he lifts it once more to her waist and returns to his work. (This skirt move is called “The fall.” Should you wish to identify it in the future.)
She has reached one and all is well. 1-0 to IG
Now it is time for the second. I would suggest “The plank”. The aim of the plank is to make your body as straight as it can possibly go and lean at the most precarious angle possible. Feet to one side, shoulders to the other- this distraction has two advantages; not only does it count as one Black Jack point providing a little distraction but also it provides a rest for her feet if they are getting sore. When IG hears NM bark out, “And stand up straight or I will …(indeterminate threat)” then she can count her score as 2-0. She may have to stand up again but she is a winner and winners don’t mind standing up sometimes.
She is almost home and dry. So I shall suggest my favourite, sorry, IG’s favourite move henceforth to be known as “The shuffle.” IG must pick a direction, either to the left or to the right- not behind her, too much like obvious rebellion which breaks the rules of Black Jack and not forward which breaks the rules of physics which leaves the left or right. Very, very slowly, not lifting her feet or allowing her skirt or arms to drop she must shuffle in one direction as far as she is able. This move takes time. It requires patience which is a bit of a shame but what else has she to do? After all, the devil finds work for idle hands, she is keeping herself occupied which is the mark of a good girl.
With any luck IG can get maybe as far as a meter from the corner in which she has been placed before she gets caught. This will be a tricky moment. NM will certainly be frustrated by her daring do and wonderfulness. He will do a scary march in her direction and she will bite her lip while she awaits the fall of the axe.
You may all breathe a sigh of relief as NM simply returns her to her two sided prison and says that “If she does that again …” but then she stops listening.
You know why, don’t you?
IG-3 NM-0
Which means it is time for another round. I wonder what number is the highest she can get to?
*All stories are entirely fictitious and any relation to any person living or dead is in your fervid imagination. Shame on you.
It might be that is exactly what I do in the corner and it might be that my record would have been seven if Dexter had not been a spoilsport.
Or it might not be. As you know, I am a well behaved and obedient girl who leaps with submissive joy to obey every command.
Poppy, you cracked me up with your last sentence.
Have a wonderful day. It’ll be the weekend soon.
Poppy, good morning.
and warm 
I hope that Dexter reads this, the score could well be reversed, but IG is entirely fictitious!
Paul.
Paul, I trust that if Dexter reads it he will get distracted over a side issue ( pontoon or black jack? he may ask) and forget all about the content.
You know how easy it can be to distract Tops.
As for IG, I agree. She sounds too good to be true to me also.
Xx
What if he ups the ante – by a penny say?
how does that affect the game?
DJ
Good question, DJ, it would be a worthwhile tactic if only IG were not as skilled as she is at playing the game.
I think she should be able to control him well enough to ensure he never feels he needs to up the ante.
You would be super impressed how a girl like that can get a man to agree that she should be in charge, disregard his instructions and tell him what to do.
I think maybe IG should run lessons in this- we could all learn so much from her.
But surely you only need to lose once and the game is over?
Well tuppence for your thoughts, I am sure you might be right, you have a nose for these things.
DJ
Oh, Mindy, fabulous idea
Xx
LOL. Great post
Now I think it’s a shame that I never get corner time. I have to find a way to play this game…
DJ, is that penny you are ante upping stuck to the nose of IG while in the corner?
Why ever would you say that? What an idea?
maybe you are thinking of Dexter?
DJ
Sorry, DJ, I didn’t read that quite right, a bit early in the morning for me.
Gosh, I hope I didn’t give you any ideas, that penny trick seems a little mean. 
Blackjack is an endlessly fascinating game, due to its multiple complexities. For instance, there are several player options, including one known as “surrender.”
“This decision must be made before any other choice about playing your hand. Not every game offers surrender, and those that do fall into two categories which bear expanation: Early vs Late.
Surrender offers you as a player the choice to fold your hand, at the cost of half of the original bet. You must make that decision prior to taking any other action on the hand. For example, once you draw a third card, or split, or double down, surrender is no longer an option. ”
I wonder if IG or an interested Top might care to comment on this rule.
Oh Poppy! This is a fabulous game. I wish I it corner time because I would most definitely play. I’m afraid I would lose quickly. I tend to giggle a bit while doing something so naughty.
This made me laugh so much, Poppy, thank you.
Everyone seems suddenly keen on corner time.
I really want to come and play but I am going into a meeting now and won’t be finished until about nine pm.
Just one thing, DJ, I am having a winning streak a mile wide and just can’t see my luck changing.
More on Black Jack tactics later.
And why on earth is everyone so interested in corner time now?
I am happy for you – no really – long may it continue.
Be warned though – that your opponent may is also the umpire when it comes to the rules and remember you might win the odd game the House always wins.
DJ
I’ve heard that if you spread salt throughout a casino it will ward off bad spirits, and thus take away the House Advantage.
Poppy, you might want to try that. Or maybe just drink a margarita, with salt.
Poppy, be careful not to brag too much, you never know if Dexter will read this, it may ruin your luck.
Ok, firstly, Scarlet, never give in, never surrender.
If you do give in then you lose one million girl points. Or something.
C, do not get caught giggling although that would count as a point for you if you got caught and got away with it.
Kaki, Dexter? Here? Surely not.
DJ, you are not describing an honourable opponent. That sounds like cheating and I am sure Dexter is above that sort of thing. He would not shift the rules. Don’t let him hear you suggest such a thing or he might challenge you to a dual or something.
Scarlet, that sounds like an excellent idea.
I will go for the margarita.
I do not like salt on mine so I shall have two margaritas to balance out the lack of salt.
Poppy, what a wonderful game! I can’t wait to hear how high IG can go!
Poppy, it’s time to up the ante. I think you should play Five Card Charlie, where you try to get five cards without hitting 21…so three is the beginner’s version.
Let us know how IG and NM fare with that!
Scarlet, would you mind terribly if we changed the name to Five Card Roman or even Five Card Dexter? Yes, I think that last one has a nice ring to it.
I’d rather not have the name Charley mixed up in anything that has to do with corner 
expecially if it involves playing games to get out of it. 
Well, I suppose it is okay to have corner games but not till after the girl has dressed the leather and polished the paddle. But really, corner time is for quiet reflection and meditation.
Not for Tops to rest their aching arms/hands while they savour their handiwork?
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Em, I think she has been as high as seven.
Scarlet, I do not understand what you mean. Please carry out your own research in this area and write about it in detail.
Kaki, you can’t fight fate. Sometimes destiny is just trying to tell us something.
Nikolai, you are right of course. You are also a Top and so a little biased. It might be that at some point NM makes IG reflect, she just takes a little work.
Mindy, I think it is time for them to work out what on earth they should do next.
No Mindy, Tops are always available to do what needs be done. That is why they are Tops. It is the girls who really need some reflection time every now and then. What is to be done next really depends on the fruits of cornertime.
This video is the story of a girl who played Cornertime Black Jack and danced right out of her corner. It’s a cautionary tale.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFZYJIwfUbo
(Everyday I’m shufflin’…)
Everyday I’m shufflin’…
curses – that is going around and around in my head now.
I thought that song worked well for when you are shuffling away from your corner. It will add a little bee bop to your step.
I know I am going to end up humming that if I ever get put in the corner. Fortunetly I am very good and so will never end up in the corner.
Unlike some girls around here.
I have decided I would like to play Blackjack Double Down with you: here’s how it goes. You are put in one corner, I am in another. We catch each other’s eyes, and begin to move our heads slightly in rhythm to the song. Slowly, slowly, we begin to shuffle toward each other. The game is to see how close we can get.
Of course, the ultimate goal is to switch corners altogether, and then act shocked and hurt when we are accused of having done so.
Sigh. It won’t ever happen, but it would be fun.
I suppose actually we could all play alone, and just shuffle to different corners from time to time. Then insist that was the original corner we were sent to.
Of course, this is a very advanced version of Blackjack Cornertime.
This is indeed a very advanced manoeuvre – I love the idea of swapping corners and imagining the surprise on the sweet little faces of assorted (the opposite to sorted) Tops.
Bless their little cotton socks
Well, we are always thinking of them. I believe this exercise would be good for their mental acuity.
Goodness knows they could do with the help.
I’m sure Dexter doesn’t read your blog, so you should be safe.
I hope Dexter doesn’t read her blog unless her bed time has changed.
Poppy, you know I would hate to see you in trouble and possibly, do I dare say it? Get spanked 
and have corner time. Oh, well, if you do you can play more corner time blackjack. 
I am certain you are right
Oh! my. Poppy is laughing in the face of danger, unless you are off tomorrow.
I have no bedtime !
I am free to do whatever I want , when I want.
So the world had better watch out l
Kaki, I’m pretty sure the world is shaking in its boots. What do you think?
Scarlet, I think she is giving this Dexter guy a run for his money if she has no bedtime.
Kaki, do you think she went to bed? I’m pretty sure she gives Dexter a run for his money, bedtime or not. If Poppy were still in school, she would be in the Advanced Placement Bottom class, requiring a much stricter teacher than the norm.
But can you be a bottom in Advanced Placement? It boggles the mind, a bit.
Scarlet, what I find even more boggling is, can you be a bottom at the bottom of the Advanced Placement Bottom class?
I think she is in bed now. Poppy is a perfect candidate for Red Blossom College, (I am reading it now) she is becoming much too wayward.
Dexter is terribly easy on her, I believe.
I may have heard her say that cane of his feels like one of those swimming noodles or was it he had a noodle arm, or was it both?
There were three truths in the above conversation. I am not saying what they are.
And if I were in that class I know who would be my classmates. I would be happy because I could flick ink pellets at their bottoms while they were in the corner.
The teacher would think I was so super that he would feed me bon bons and offer to paint my toe nails. He would keep me in the class but only because I am such fun. He would not make me do any homework.
And I would get cuddles in the morning and no spankings ever.
I guess the three truths are:
1. Poppy gives Dexter a run for his money
2. Poppy requires a much stricter teacher than the norm 3. Poppy is becoming much too wayward
I just got threatened with a 7:30 pm bedtime.
I have no idea why Tops have to be so uptight sometimes.
Mindy, are all antipodeans so quick to leap to conclusions?
Poppy, I don’t know. But this one took a big leap to come here.
Mindy, sorry I am so late offering you my support. Yes, those are the three truths that I picked also.
Poppy, from after midnight to 7:30? That doesn’t seem fair but I am sure you aren’t scared, after all, “I am free to do whatever I want , when I want”
Just whose side are you On?
Check out the time please.
I am still free!
Wow, Poppy, have you metamorphosised into a night owl? You should be asleep!
Shhh. Poppy must be sleeping by now. What mischief do you suppose she was up to last night?
I know why Poppy was up until 3:35 a.m. Dexter told her she would have a 7:30 bedtime and she thought he meant 7:30 a.m. Poor thing, she must be exhausted.
Kaki, that’s a good one!
Girls, I am seeing Dexter soon and I am explaining to him why I need no interference in this area.
I am not sure your comments are helping. But I am pretty sure he won’t read them so do carry on.
I think we pretty much were relieved that Dexter doesn’t read your blog, so it’s all right. He’ll never know how late you were up last night.
Your secret is safe with us. Naturally.