Impromptu educational post

[sirona_fics]

So pocky_slash has just posted this, and since it's the first time I've ever heard of it, naturally I am all *interested face* at it. And I got to thinking. Can you even imagine Steve asking Danny to pick up the broccoli? THE RANT, IT WOULD BE EPIC. They would fail this test so bad. :D :D Probably shouldn't make me so gleeful to think of it.

Anyway, this here is The Broccoli Test.

The Broccoli Test is a shorthand term for some characters' almost psychic understanding of each other. The term came out of a humorous real-life situation. Sandy Herrold and her friend Charlotte were in a grocery store together, at opposite ends of the produce section. Both were heavily into The Professionals at the time. Sandy tried to communicate to that she should pick up some broccoli without shouting across the store at her. No amount of pantomiming and mouthing of the words could get the point across to Charlotte, so Sandy told her later, "Doyle would have known Bodie wanted him to pick up some broccoli with just a raise of his eyebrow!"

Here endeth the lesson. Now let's discuss! :D I would add that Arthur and Eames doing this would include many frowny faces, and Eames being an ass, and when Arthur stomps off to do it himself and comes back, he'll find that Eames has already got the broccoli for him, possibly before Arthur even left in search of it. And there will be more frowning and concilatory kisses and Arthur trying not to smile and Eames grinning at him anyway. *sigh* Boys. ♥