Saturday, October 25, 2008

Little moments of unlearning

Einstein said something about common sense being the collection of prejudices accumulated before the age of 18. This is why it's always fun to mess with people's "common sense."

This is probably the source of a lot of my rebelliousness. Can you do calculus while being totally baked? Well, yes... some of the problems are that easy.

In case people assume you're dumb, start talking in several different languages, using "big" words, and spouting off science (usually makes people dislike you, but fun to do nevertheless).

In case people assume you're smart, start acting dumb.

In case people assume you're polite, start swearing like a sailor.

In case people think you're bashful, get naked.

In case people think their hair should be red when they buy said product, switch said product with another one guaranteed to turn their hair green.

In case people think you're straight, act gay. Then act straight again, or declare your love of the opposite sex, which might make people think you're overcompensating, so then it's best to declare you're gay again. Anyway, it's easy to switch between he-man and superwoman several times in a night... and eventually other people also realize the absurdity of trying to behave like your gender. When we act naturally it typifies our gender, but when we try we fail so badly it's funny.

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