One of Corwin’s Christmas presents was Gnip-Gnop. Corwin practiced this on his own until he could get his balls through the loops rapidly. Once he had that mastered, he challenged various family members to games in which he crushed them like insects. However, Dad spent a game or two honing his technique and then challenged Corwin back. It was a tough contest but Dad managed to pull it out and win. He then jumped up and tried to run up the stairs to let Mom know that he had defeated the reigning champ. Instead, Dad twisted his ankle on the stairs and was lame for a few days. But, he remains the Gnip-Gnop champion of the house.