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Written by Karen D. Swim
I was tagged by the uber talented Ann Handley a few weeks ago for a meme. Ann is the Chief Content Officer of Marketing Profs, a sought after speaker, a masterful storyteller and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. Ann did a twist on the meme and shared journal entries. I was delighted to comply with Ann’s request so I searched for something interesting to share about myself. I came up with…nothing, so l procrastinated. Weeks passed and the meme swept through the blogosphere picking up friends along the way. The delightful Kellye Crane picked it up and sent it my way, and now the task is 7 things. I can’t ignore two of my most favorite people in the world and as Amy Derby hilariously wrote, “I’m doing it now before someone upgrades the request to 101.”
- I’ve been tagged twice for this meme, oh right you know that now. I have never broken a bone. I did not steal this from Mack Collier, okay in a way I did because he revealed it in his meme and it’s true for me too. But it’s weird right? Does this mean I’ve played it too safe?
- I do a wicked impression of Billy Bob Thornton’s grunt in Sling Blade. It is one of my favorite things to do and sends me into a fit of giggles every time. Oh c’mon you make yourself laugh too, admit it.
- I go through periods of loving and eating the same food everyday. My current addiction is veggie dogs. I eat them daily, lunch or dinner, sometimes both. This has been going on for several months now, my previous addiction was cereal (which I still love). No person or animal is ever harmed in my addiction, so it’s all good.
- I used Oprah’s list as my anti-reading list. Once I bought a book that didn’t have that Oprah label thingy and I was really upset to discover it was on her list. I felt like I’d been secretly inducted into a club to which I did not want to belong. I have nothing against Oprah but you know the whole legions of fawning fans thing kind of creeps me out. Maybe it’s that early encounter with the hippie cult people…
- I hate shopping. Not a fan of mall browsing, window shopping, even web surfing. My motto for shopping is get in and get out as fast as you can. The last time I visited a mall was two years ago and I think I broke a record for in and out times. There are exceptions though, I could spend all day (well maybe not all day but a whole bunch of hours) in a sporting goods, electronic or book store.
- I can’t take Jamie Foxx seriously as a sex symbol or singer. I mean, Hello, the man did make Booty Call.
- I watch Everybody Loves Raymond every week night before I go to sleep. I set the timer on the TV because I like to fall asleep laughing. Yes, I’ve probably seen every episode but it still cracks me up.
Well there you have it useless bits of trivia about yours truly. So, now I’m supposed to torture tag someone else. If you want to play along, consider yourself tagged. 🙂 If you just want to share something strange, funny or you know heartwarming in the comments, feel free.
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I have book loving friends here who are also very anti Oprah. However, if not for her, some of the much loved classics would not have been “reborn” to find a new audience.
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No Oprah books!? She picks some really great ones (just sayin’).
Hehehee, I love Raymond! It’s such a great show.
Seriously – I do Billie Bob from Slingblade, too: “Uh-huh. I like the way you talk.”
See why we like each other so much?
; )
Friar, yessss! I know people will want to pelt me with tomatoes but I’m not saying anything bad about her personally but she is human and that means like the rest of us not all knowing, all seeing and she is subject to make missteps.
Rhodie, seriously? Very cool! I’ll have to look for your face in that episode. I thought that episode was hysterical too!
Kellye, your comment got stuck in moderation, I rescued you! 🙂 A meme from you is welcomed indeed Kellye! Oh my gosh, we will have to meet up at a conference, so me and your hubby can send you into hysterics! LOL!
@Karen
Yessssss!!!! Someone who feels the same way about Oprah I do.
Like you, I have nothing really against her. (And before people yell at me…yes! YES, I know she does good charity work).
But I’m totally turned off by the legions of Oprah-philes who cling to her every word like it’s the Sermon of the Mount. Oprah knows all and sees all. It’s become a cult.
One single person shouldn’t have that much influence, One single person shouldln’t tell us what we should read, what celebrities we should worship, what to think about Global Warmin, and who to vote for.
She’s a talk show host, people. A TALK SHOW HOST! Let’s put things in perspective!
(And a talk show host who can’t pump her own gas, to boot!) 🙂
Hey, I worked on a “Raymond” back in my Hollywood extra days. You probably saw the ep where the kid outs Ray and whatzername – Mrs. Ray – in a school project in front of the class and other parents who are visiting. I was one of those other parents.
Whoop whoop!
Here’s a fun anecdote – I was at Warner Brothers studios a few months later and got to talking to a lady with a little boy. She said her husband was a writer on the show. I told her I’d been on the show, as a lowly extra, and I told her it was that episode.
She said that the story had come from an incident in their own lives – where her son, the boy with her at that moment, had done the very same thing. Only it wasn’t as funny.
I think it’s hysterical!
Between Brad’s post and this we are doing a good job of breaking down cultural barriers today 🙂
I must try and track down Everybody Loves Raymond. I’d love to know what you watch to laugh each night.
Which makes me wonder… did Father Ted make it to the US?
Joanna, I did not even think of the cultural references! Silly me! I was on the phone when I read your comment and burst into laughter. 🙂
Veggie dogs are the vegetarian version of hot dogs made with soy instead of meat. They look exactly like hot dogs, but are a bit softer I think and they are yummy! Jamie Foxx is a US actor who won an award for his performance in the movie “Ray” about the life of Ray Charles – did that make it to the UK? Everybody loves Raymond is a US TV show, a comedy, it’s about a family, couple with children whose parents live across the street and pop into their house uninvited. It’s quite funny. 🙂
When we visit we can walk and take pictures and skip shopping, I love it!
Sorry to meme ya, but I thoroughly enjoyed reading your hilariousness (and I’m sure your legions of fans do too!). When you “do” Billy Bob, do you also reference “french fried ‘taters”? If so, you and my husband have something in common. 🙂
Brad, I love a good hardware store too, I enjoy Home Depot and even though I am not at all handy there is just something about tools…
You too with the soy dogs? Yay! Isn’t it funny, they are just so good and not at all high in calories. *sigh* It’s heartbreaking to imagine breaking up with them. 🙂
ROFL! Well you know they say to leave a little mystery… LOL!
Great list Karen though there are loads of cultural references here I don’t understand at all, and will need to spend some time googling.
But what’s a veggie dog? It sounds disgusting! Is it a vegetarian version of a hot dog?
PS I hate shopping too. Birds of a feather indeed
Hi Karen, Somehow I figured you for a shopper. Turns out you and I are fairly shopping compatible. I can do bookstores, sporting goods stores, and hardware stores. Otherwise, it’s e-commerce for me. Funny you mention veggie dogs … I went through a six or seven month love affair with soy dogs. Breaking up was hard to do. 🙂
All very interesting, but I was kinda hopin’ you’d say something about afros, too, Karen! Bwa-ha-ha-ha!