Those Who Live In Glass Houses…
It never ceases to amaze me how comfortable people are within their automobiles. It’s like they think that they’re invisible, that somehow the car windows have magically become one way glass. How many times have you seen an otherwise staid and respectable businessman rockin’ down the highway playing air guitar along with his favorite Doobie Brother’s album? Or an attractive woman picking her nose with a vengeance? I’ve even seen the occasional clothes changer. This begs the question, what is to be done? I think that providing a proper role model is key. Ponder upon this:
Fish in captivity (i.e., in your fishbowl) live lives devoid of privacy. Everything they do is in plain sight of anybody who wants to see. Sure, maybe the plants offer some protection from prying eyes, but when in you live in a transparent glass bowl, that can only do so much. No, the fish is every bit as visible as a person in a car. However, how often have you seen a fish singing along with his radio, let alone picking its nose. In fact, I think that fish are supremely mortified by their exposed existence. They float aimlessly around their bowl with the vacant stares of the mentally detached. As a result, in my experience, fish become extremely boring to watch, which I’m sure figures into their master plan to get us to leave them alone. If only we were more like fish, only not as smelly.
October 30th, 2005 at 11:34 pm
So… wait… you’re trying to tell me that other people see me dancing in my car? oh no!
November 3rd, 2005 at 11:16 am
Dude, I pick my nose all the time.
November 7th, 2005 at 11:11 pm
I suspect that everyone is guilty of such acts….. including myself….. Does anyone else ever ham it up because they know someone is watching?