Basic instinct
July 31, 2008 – 9:51 amWe’re standing on the front deck of the ferry boat, looking out over the water.
Suddenly, Jay steps back from the railing. He looks slightly shaken.
“What’s up?” I ask.
“It’s the oddest thing,” he says, “I keep getting the strongest urge to throw my glasses over the railing.”
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By Midwest Mommy on Jul 31, 2008 | Reply
What? That is kinda random, don’t ya think?
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By Lynette on Jul 31, 2008 | Reply
I feel that way sometimes. But usually, I want to ram the car in front of me. But usually, it’s ’cause they’re driving like big giant A-holes.
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By Erin on Jul 31, 2008 | Reply
Better his glasses than, say, you. I’m just saying.
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By Ry on Jul 31, 2008 | Reply
This happens to me when I sit on the edge of a high place. Somehow I’m convinced that I won’t be able to control jumping off. No, it’s not a suicidal tendency, just a truly bizarre urge.
I can’t help but wonder how funny it would be if he had just thrown them. Now that would have been a sight.
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bananas Reply:
July 31st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
exactly. my mom always says, when she’s in a high place, “I feel like I need to JUMP!” but the glasses thing just totally cracks me up. Talk about instincts gone wrong!
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By followthatdog on Jul 31, 2008 | Reply
He’s channeling CJ I take it. Nice.
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By the planet of janet on Jul 31, 2008 | Reply
actually, i TOTALLY understand that!
which is kinda scary, really.
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By Jill on Jul 31, 2008 | Reply
What is the deal with that whole urge thing? I mean I have experienced that, “what if I accidentally jump” or “what if I randomly yelled out right now in church” or whatever. I wonder if there is some sort of psychological explanation for that somewhere. hhhmmm
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By TracyB on Aug 1, 2008 | Reply
Oh-I understand where he is coming from. I get those urges all the time. Luckily I can control them most of the time (with the exception of a noisy toy going out the window of my car one day…).
My daughter is ADHD and her worst symptom is impulse control-she randomly walks up to people and smells their hair! Cute maybe when you are 5, not so much when you are 13.
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By Mrs. F on Aug 1, 2008 | Reply
Really? He just wants to throw his glasses overboard? Cause I work on a boat, and many times I find myself wanting to JUMP overboard (and not because the clients are driving me bat-shit crazy, either!). Humph.
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By Mrs. F on Aug 1, 2008 | Reply
You are in my google reader twice, so every post you write I get to read two times in a row.
:)
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bananas Reply:
August 1st, 2008 at 9:25 am
ha HA! And so my evil plan is complete.
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By Pepper on Aug 1, 2008 | Reply
I think I heard somewhere that this is a genetic thing, some people have it some don’t. But yeah I always have strange urges like that. I hate it when I have sharp things in my hand and think I should poke myself.
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By Honey Mommy on Aug 1, 2008 | Reply
I have only been in Seattle once, but we just HAD to take the ferry. It was pretty cool.
Maybe he was reverting to his childhood days… you know, throwing sticks, leaves and everything else in water and watching them float away.
Bye-bye!
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By World's Greatest Mommy on Aug 2, 2008 | Reply
Oh, I feel the same way sometimes. You just want to see what would happen, you know.
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