Hook's Buffet

This has to be at least 3 - 4 years ago but I remember it very well. My family was gathered at Hook's Buffet in London, minus two families. So it was my Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Nicole, Uncle Danny, Aunt Michelle, Uncle Jim, Cousin Mark, Cousin Matt, Mom, Dad and Brother. So anyways, we had gotten our food and were all seated and chatting away. My Uncle Jim dived right into telling us this story that happened only night before. It start with my cousin Matthew breaking something but not owning up to it. My uncle had known that he had broke whatever it was, but decided to have some fun with the situation first. He confronted Matthew and asked if he had done it, He said no. My Uncle sent both Matthew and Mark to their rooms, until someone fessed up. About 5 minutes later, he called Mark into the living room, Matt still in his room. He told Mark what they were going to do and to just play a long with it. My uncle loudly declared that Mark must have broken whatever it was and should be punished. He grabbed a lard phone book and ruler and hit it, which as soon as it made a loud smack, Mark would scream. He then sent Mark back into his room. They continued this routine a couple more times until Matthew finally came out of his room, yelling to stop hurting Mark and that he had been the one who broke whatever it was. Needless to say, He was grounded for a while and told the truth, that Mark wasn't actually being spanked or hurt. Matthew didn't find it as funny as the rest of the family did.