Spoils the Blog! Thbbbt!
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery...When I find these "they" people, whoever THEY are, I am going to organize an ambush, abduct their leader and feed the rest to the alligators. Commie B-tards! Trouble makers I tell ya, trouble! <insert me bursting into song: "I hear ya got trouble, right here in River City, With a capital T which rhymes with P and stands for Pool">...*sigh* That makes twice in two days I have had show tunes running through my head. Clearly I am aging!
And now: back to the blogcast!
But, I would rather just have someone say: "hey, nice shirt!", instead of going out and buying the exact same shirt to wear around. Seriously, think back to the last time you went to <fill in the appropriate gathering of your choice: e.g., school, work, church, etc> and you and Suzy Snowflake had on the exact same colors.
Ok ok ok people, settle down! Since you twisted my arm, YES!, I will draw a mental picture for you!
You have on a light blue shirt and jeans, S.S. has on a slightly different light blue shirt and jeans. All day long, when you and S.S. happen to be in the same vicinity of each other Mr. Obvious Guy says: "Hey, you and Suzy have on the same outfit! Did you call each other before coming to <fill in the appropriate gathering of your choice: e.g., school, work, church, etc> today?!" Yes, of course I did! Duh! Don't you do that a couple times a month? You know, after having done all your laundry the night before, you now have ALL your wardrobe sitting there looking back at you; you reach for your favorite outfit but juuust before you take the hanger off the rack you pause and go: wait, I think I am forgetting something. What was it? Oh, yes! I remember now, I must call that Suzy and make sure she did laundry last night too! I would hate for Mr. Obvious Guy to have absolutely NOTHING to say to me. *Kudos to me for giving Mr. Obvious Guy an icebreaker. Good deed for the day? Check!
But have you ever gotten the distinct impression that someone is copying you? I don't mind when someone I hang around with frequently picks up on styles and/or habits, that is always going to happen; I'm not talking about that. No, I'm talking about someone you barely know at all; you have contact with said person, just not much interaction. This person seems quirky cool fun, until you realize that your ideas, thoughts, styles, fill in the blanks keep cropping up in their work. But it's not like they say: "Hey Mr. Big Boss Man, Willy Wonka over there told me about this Chocolate Factory that makes great chocolates--he said I should try having some with my almonds at lunchtime. I tried it and YUM! I would like to see if they would be interested in creating a chocolate with almonds." Nope, instead they say: "Hey Mr. Big Boss Man, there's this chocolate factory I've been looking into, I was hoping you'd be interested in helping me pitch them the idea of selling chocolate with almonds." The resulting product is STILL a chocolate bar with almonds but yet here I am, also still driving my pinto.
So, you tell me: Would that make YOU feel flattered? As for me? Not so much!
~M
P.S. We went to see Fast 5 last night (THANK YOU ASH!! You rock, as does Groupon for hosting a free viewing!). Vin Diesel is a Hottie McNaughty! But The Rock was oh so fly in his Extra Medium shirt! *stssss* I go shower now... <insert seal of approval here> Go see this one!! Great action and great, well, action! ;)
I can't say that I've ever been "cool enough" to be imitated, so I don't know how I'd feel. :/
ReplyDeleteI THINK it would feel creepy and somewhere, deep down, just a little flattered. ;)
If it was completely obvious, I also think I might have to confront that person about it.
Hey! Glad you guys went. I am looking forward to seeing it myself.
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