Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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#63 "Chicken Soup for the Ego"
I pretty much felt this way after getting through a better portion of "The Darwin Awards," a book that regales the stories of people whose stupidity thrust them from our respective gene pool. True, the people in the book only came to their end after a tremendous feat of idiocy, but exactly how far am I from a moment like this? It's difficult to say, but I suppose I should be more worried about problems that are much more statistically likely to do me in. Like shower lighting and mad cow disease. I think I'll throw in liver disease in there for good measure. That one's particularly nasty because it keeps you from taking pretty much any prescription pill. At least all the good ones anyway. |
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Although I have to say I have never read a book like Daniel describes, I think I might be fascinated enough by what he terms "feat[s] of idiocy" to try reading it. I don't have a particularly morbid bent when it comes to reading (perhaps I do, however), at least usually. Right now, House of Leaves is taking all of my concentration and bravado to read - I am easily scared and going outside in the dark after finishing a chapter of this book is more than a little spooky. Imagination plays a key role in fear, as you know.
Poor Nathan. Doesn't he know that he will need food and water in there too? And besides, I think he'll be out of there quick-like if Shawn reminds him that some of the excruciating ways to die could potentially happen in a closet. Like the clothes smothering you if enough of them fell off of their hangers at once. The list goes on. |
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