What would it take? (475 hits)
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Submitted by Sharps <joesephsharps.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2006-06-15 09:37:45 EDT
The other day, I was walking with Ry down Main Street in Keene. We started discussing how much (or Little ) it would take to unsettle a persons grip on reality. For instance, have you ever been walking down the road and everyone is dressed the same, and not for any particular reason?
We'll start at an extreme:
So imagine this: You're walking down the street, and you keep passing people dressed as Zombies, in groups of 1-3, spaced randomely down the street. when would it stop being funny, start being unsettling, and then downright scary?
Now switch it to people in animal/mascot costumes. These are less scary, but if there was enought, would you start to freak out?
Or how about pirates?
Or even amputees or burn victims? or Dwarfs?[writer's note-I've no issue with any of these groups, but if you're not used to seeing them, they can catch one off gaurd, because deep down we're all horrible people]
Or even if your town suddenly got a mass of ethnicity it never had before?
I like to think about having an open mind, but it doesn't take much to start to unsettle me.
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Submitted by alwayspeach1 (user info) at 2006-06-16 14:47:16 EDT (#)
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Just for dr_weazel's comment.
Submitted by resignator (user info) at 2006-06-15 21:08:10 EDT (#)
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I think anyone that has experienced a hallucinogenic "trip" would have the upper hand in all your scenarios.
"Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are dead." Aldous Huxley
Submitted by dr_weazel (user info) at 2006-06-15 20:47:22 EDT (#)
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If I saw pirates eveywhere I'd go straight home and put my ninja gear on and get ready for war.
Submitted by BrownEyedGirrl (user info) at 2006-06-15 17:53:44 EDT (#)
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I'll admit I can't deal with "multicultural" anything very well.
We've all got our comfort zones, some more than others,
but livin' in the middle of "china town" WOULD and HAS freaked me out!!
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2006-06-15 11:26:34 EDT (#)
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Wow, dude, like far out.
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2006-06-15 10:07:58 EDT (#)
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I've seen the sun say "fusion fusion fusion", a man bench press an 8' penis, and Electro's shirt.
What's left to surprise me?
Submitted by Paul_Monroe (user info) at 2006-06-15 09:57:11 EDT (#)
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hmmmm this post got me thinking...
Submitted by The_Cyst_Master (user info) at 2006-06-15 09:47:17 EDT (#)
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I don't care.
Submitted by WildcatMcGee (user info) at 2006-06-15 09:40:21 EDT (#)
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The Thais must be going nuts secretly because everyone over there is wearing a yellow shirt these days.