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I got the chineese character meaning "to be different" tatooed on my...
right forearm almost 20 years ago, never wanted anyone to mistake me for normal...now I think I might have tried too hard to be odd...no one was going to mistake me for normal anyway...peace Quirky...
posted by
jimmy68
on January 1, 2005 at 12:44 AM
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I'm planning to take a class in abnormal psychology
so I can learn more about myself
posted by
jollyjeff
on December 31, 2004 at 1:19 PM
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A Norseman
you're a man after my own heart. I not only eat lots of pizza, but I consider it healthy. For more see my post Healthy Junk Food (shameless plug)
posted by
jollyjeff
on December 31, 2004 at 1:18 PM
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If you really want to insult me
tell me that I'm normal. I hate that. To me "normal" is the same as "boring"
posted by
jollyjeff
on December 31, 2004 at 1:15 PM
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I don't even know what is considered
normal anymore. I know for sure that I'm not.
posted by
word.smith
on December 31, 2004 at 12:05 PM
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Normal in some culture is insane in others...Love, Vibrance
posted by
Vibrance
on December 31, 2004 at 10:34 AM
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Quirkyalone
Normalcy is just another variant of an opinion. There is no general boundary that dictates what normalcy should entail. Just so long as it involves an itchy infection and a pint of vodka, you can assume it's at least fairly normal.
posted by
chris2303
on December 31, 2004 at 3:16 AM
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The problem with normal
people is that they are are normal.
posted by
Moondawg
on December 30, 2004 at 5:54 PM
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Quirky...
I have always thought of the word "normal" as being the majority. For example; If the majority of people eat pizza with their hands, then that is normal. So someone who eats pizza with a fork would be abnormal. With this in mind...I have always made it my business to be on the abnormal side of things. It's just funner. (see, a normal person would have said "more fun".) There are certain normal traits I can do nothing about, like eating, sleeping, and bathing...these are normal human activities that I have no alternative for. In general, I think it's good to be abnormal. Oh, the pizza thing? Yes, I eat pizza with my hands, but I eat so much of it that I am still able to cross over into abnormalcy where pizza is concerned.
posted by
A_Norseman
on December 30, 2004 at 5:43 PM
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What is normal anyway, Quirk. If each of us measure it according to our
own standards, then none of us are. BTW, some of us were throwing your name around on my blog. Tell us what you think of the idea for encouraging new bloggers. We want to put you in charge.
posted by
KlaraRoberts
on December 30, 2004 at 3:40 PM
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As others have said
normal is borring - a go nowhere fast type of life. I'd rather shake things up a bit and keep people guessing.
posted by
jamryn
on December 30, 2004 at 2:09 PM
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great post quirky
I am not normal at all......I am different and strange but I am me
posted by
_Symphony_
on December 30, 2004 at 1:07 PM
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Normal is usually boring, in my abnormal view.
Interesting post Quirky.
posted by
Katray2
on December 30, 2004 at 11:28 AM
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loanlady,
who in their right mind would consider him near the norm??
posted by
Julia.
on December 30, 2004 at 11:14 AM
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Why would I want to be normal. ... But then if Michael Jackson is considered any where near the norm I want to be on the opposite spectrum of that mean. ( as in statistics)
posted by
the-loanlady
on December 30, 2004 at 11:06 AM
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I think it is...people who work in finance and accounting are the most
normal (and boring!) hehehe
posted by
Ariala
on December 30, 2004 at 10:58 AM
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Ariala,
Plain "normal" is just way too boring, isn't it?
posted by
Julia.
on December 30, 2004 at 10:56 AM
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food,
yes...exactly...it's all relative to your own perspective.
posted by
Julia.
on December 30, 2004 at 10:56 AM
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gypsy,
that's very funny. Another case of blogging synchronicity.
posted by
Julia.
on December 30, 2004 at 10:55 AM
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I'm surrounded by "normalcy." I enjoy things and people a bit more
interesting than just plain "normal."
posted by
Ariala
on December 30, 2004 at 10:46 AM
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I suppose...
One could say "normal is as normal does" but since I never quite figured out exactly what that meant, I won't. I would think normalcy is a very individual thing. I heat with a wood stove, that is normal. If you live in an apartment in New York City, heating with a wood stove would be very ab-normal. It's all point of view.
posted by
food4thought
on December 30, 2004 at 10:39 AM
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Quirky One...
I just laughed my ass off. Why? Because I had just posted my blog and the title is "Don't ask if you don't want to know" and then you posted right after with yours... so on new posts they see mine.. then yours LOL Too funny.
posted by
RedHeadedGypsy
on December 30, 2004 at 10:34 AM
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