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AskMe: How to become an eccentric (or just look like one)
Merlin Mann | Jul 13 2006
Suggest eccentricities for me to adopt | Ask MetaFilter From a fun AskMe thread:
This reminds me of that stage where teenage girls randomly start to affect a terrible british accent, or when college freshmen suddenly stop wearing shoes and take up raw foods and the shakuhachi. Of course, this is not to say that I haven't had ideas of my own. ’Fess up: what was your goofiest affectation and what made you stop it? Clarification (2006-07-15 10:20:20): The "In my quest..." portion above is a quotation from the link that is referenced; it's not actually me asking for help to (God forbid) become more eccentric. This confused some people, and, well, I regret your confusion if you have any and hope this clarification helps. -- The Management 98 Comments
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 When I was a freshman...Submitted by Oh (not verified) on July 14, 2006 - 1:02pm.
When I was a freshman in college, I carried around a thick book called "The Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind", just for the pretentious title. Carried it everywhere, balanced on top of a stack of my 101 books. Carried it on dates. Carried it to concerts. Though the truth was, I couldn't read two paragraphs together without falling asleep. What made me stop? I don't know. Good taste emergent. Or something. But about 10 years later, I read the whole thing through, without falling asleep. A triumph of interest over pretention. » POSTED IN:
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