Sunday, May 10, 2009

Top 4*

There are some things in the world that just shouldn't be. This round of Top 4* comes in the form of things that are weird to my eyes. Some of these things might be considered strange due to stereotypes, and some might just plain be weird. Whatever it is, I don't like them:

1. The Unexpected Drink
Have you ever taken a drink of water expecting milk? Once the liquid hits your lips, you get a huge wake-up call and suddenly you are experiencing the biggest let-down of your day. This ruins the rest of the meal because you wish so badly that you were drinking what you thought you were drinking instead of what you are actually drinking. Catch my drift?

2. African American Hockey Players
Now, I'm not saying that there is anything physically wrong with an African American hockey player. I'm just saying it looks a little weird. Hockey is primarily a white sport in which very few African Americans play. I think it's great that there are some in the NHL, but I find it a little odd when I see an African American hockey player on the ice.

3. Muscular Asians
You are probably thinking that I am just picking out the racial things I see. But, like I said, some of these are based upon stereotypes. When I think of Asian men, I picture small, slender individuals. I was in the gym the other day and there was a very muscular Asian man and it just looked a little odd. Under normal circumstances, I would see an Asian man doing math or driving poorly, not in a gym bench pressing twice my body weight. Now they can not only solve a Rubix Cube faster that I can, but they can also kick my ass.

4. Keytarists who aren't trolls
When I hear, and/or see, someone playing a keytar, I picture them walking up a moonlit mountain side on the lawn of an ancient Scottish castle while shredding a lick from Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King." I also picture them as a troll. I don't know why as I have never seen a keytarist in the flesh, but the only suitable life form for one would be as a troll. At least in my mind. I hope, someday, that I do see a keytarist, and I hope that he/she is also a troll.

* I didn't have time for 5. No, I'm just lazy.

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