Freaky Friday and French Fries come to alliterate my mind.
Do you recall when we called them “Freedom Fries”?
Do you recall why we called them ‘Freedom Fries’?
Because the French didn’t join in our Second Gulf War.
We’ll show them!
We’ll show them!
How many times in your life have you heard someone say that?
How many times in your life have you said to yourself: “I’ll show them!”
And how many times in your life did that actually work for you?
Here.
I’ll raise my hand and volunteer to go first.
And the answer is:
(Drum roll please!)
And the answer is:
(Longer, louder drum roll! Don’t forget to ready the cymbals too!).
And the answer is:
(Maybe we should lead into the drum roll with a simple flute solo).
(Maybe we should let the violins pick up the tune and let the whole string section join in).
(Maybe there’s a brass counter-point).
If we decorate this house of cards ornately enough, perhaps we can slide right by the answer which is:
Never.
I’ve shown many things to many people and taught such things as:
How to design an experiment.
How to conduct an interview.
How to do Analysis of Variance.
How to tie a shoe
How to throw a spiral pass
How to serve a tennis ball
But never once
Never once have I
Successfully shown anyone anything by being mean.
Freaky Friday and French Fries come to obliterate my mind.
When did making fun of a friend make them a better friend?
Ever?
Here?
There?
Anywhere?
Hmm…
Next time, I think I’ll just offer some ketchup.
petersironwood 