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Paranoia – Catch It!
At lunch recently I was talking with a friend about things we’ve heard people do that are paranoid. It was a fun talk. Here are some of the things. Please comment and add any others you know.
1 – If you go to a fast food type place and they say, “do you want your receipt?” you say yes. Not because you’re going to look at it – but because you think if you say “no” they’ll think you’re lazy and hack into your account. Or some other equally odd reason.
2 – When you have to agree to a license while downloading anything on your computer you scroll all the way to the bottom before hitting ok. Not because you’re reading it, but because you think they’ll judge you/do something if you don’t.
3 – After getting your car back from a dealership (or tune up shop of any kind) – before belting out and singing along (horrendously) you have a split second fear that someone in the dealership is setting you up to be the next unintended YouTube sensation.
4 – Writing a blog post or a comment about something your “friends” do…
Hopefully if you didn’t have a pointless paranoia like one of these, you will now!
And again, please feel free to add your own! (Or, you know, some guy you know who knows a guy who like totally does that or whatever.)
Let’s Hope it’s the Thought that Counts
It’s time for me to get you a gift
And it’d better be good if I don’t want a rift
But …
(A word for which I am such a glut)
What about that certain phrase
That we relied upon in younger days
Presenting to a parent a glob of paint
Which would then be praised like a patron saint
Now adulthood is here
(I say with a 3-weeks of vacation a year-sneer)
The glob of paint just won’t do
So now what am I supposed to get for you?
You’re beautiful, you’re wonderful, and I can’t hold you close enough
It’s just I don’t know how to say that with “stuff”
I promise I’ll try though
Until the point where I give up, grab something shiny and angrily say “geez like I know!”
There’s a chance you’ll see my gift and want to pounce
So let’s hope it’s the thought that counts
DumbFunnery 