The '7 weird facts' meme tag is going around and I've been tagged...twice, by Achelois and DesertFlower. Since I couldn't find anywhere in the tag rules that two tags cancel each other out, I'm going to respect the tags and fulfill my obligation.
However, since I recently completed a similar tag just a few months ago, I'm going to conveniently adjust the rules and make up my own meme tag.
Instead of giving you 7 weird facts about me, I'm going to just make fun of seven other people and their weirdness while highlighting my own normalcy. That's easier and a lot more fun!
So here goes:
1. Unlike some people, I think bellybutton lint is utterly disgusting. I'm disgusted by my own, much less even thinking about someone else's. And there must be some official psychological disorder for someone who enjoys picking out their husband's bellybutton lint.
2. Unlike some people, I think Usama bin Laden is NOT handsome. Same goes for Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Bush, Musharraf, and all those other terrorists. On the other hand, Hugo Chavez has a cute pudgeball face – and his name totally rocks!
3. Unlike some people, I like to eat hard-boiled eggs (especially mixed into a bowl of Ful). I think Dave's problem may be that he's trying to eat it with the shell.
4. Unlike some people, I never fought with my cousins over who owned which galaxy. That's plain weird.
5. Unlike some people, I ate pizza as a child. I was not raised in a cave so pizza played a prominent role in my upbringing.
6. Unlike some people, I have never written poetry dedicated to watermelon. But I'll admit I once thought to serenade a mango.
7. Unlike some people, I have never been amazed by a washing machine. I find it rather odd to ponder over the intricacies of a wash cycle. I find myself more a dryer kinda guy – full of hot air.
8. Finally, some people just aren't weird – or they're simply holding back. I vote the latter. I am a good singer? I'm too quiet? I like sunflowers? That stuff ain't weird - what's weird is their concept of weird. These people need to fight over galaxies while eating pizza topped with hard-boiled eggs and watermelon and afterwards daydream about OBL's bellybutton lint in a washing machine...
And for those of you who may read this post and think, 'Gee, this Naeem dude is pretty darn normal. Ain't nothin' weird about him.', I'll give you one quick factoid to shatter that fallacy:
Back during my college years, I once fell asleep while driving. When I woke up, instead of hitting the brakes, I hit the accelerator. It took me about 5 or 6 seconds before I realized what was happening. In the meantime I veered across the highway, into and out of a 5 foot ditch, and finally into a bunch of bushes, before I finally hit the brakes.
And then a year or so later, I was driving home from the local 7-11 with some nacho chips and melted cheese and as I pulled into the local street, the chips fell over. So I leaned over to pick them up and when I looked up, the car was slowly drifting towards a dumpster. So I immediately hit the brakes. But instead I ended up hitting the gas and rammed into the dumpster.
So now I need to tag a bunch of other bloggers...its challenging to find people who haven't already been tagged, so here's my short list (advanced apologies if you've already done this tag):
Danya, Sophister, MrEspy, Amy, and Unique Muslimah
PS. I hope none of the referenced weirdos take my jabs personally. Just having some fun. :-)
WAW
1 day ago
19 comments:
Asalaamu alaikum.
You are a hoot! And I'm not at all offended. In fact, I agree that Chavez is kinda a pudgy cutey, though my personal love is reserved for Fidel and Daniel Ortega. But that's not weird.
PS - Maybe you shouldn't drive?
Hey,
Great post~!
My love of sunflowers isn't weird but the obssession or the need to have anything with sunflowers is what's weird. Everywhere you look you will see them and you ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you it is freakish :)
By the way your facts weren't weird either they may say you are not such a good driver though...lol
BismillaharRahmanirRahim
as-salaamu 'alaikum. Well the definition of weird is weird. Because it is relative to what the other individual or group consider normal. Normative things are things like two eyes, a nose, body hair. These are normative, stepping on the accelerator instead of the brake when necessary is misappropriated yes but not weird.
For example, one may think that waking up in the morning and putting on one's best clothes, a jubba and turban for Fajr prayer only to take it off after ishrak is weird but for others it may be normal... so this weird thing to me is what is weird.
-Fulani
Brnaeem, you crack me up :) BUT your driving issues are not weird either. You just need to uhh not drive :)
Muse
Aww, you are cute and a little weird :)
PS: I don't like lint in navel at all! I pick it because if I don't Aly could yarn a pullover with his abundant production!
AA- all,
@Aaminah, Fidel and Ortega? Hmmm...my man-crush only extends to Hugo. :-P
@DF, You got some real sunflowers? I must admit that real sunflowers are nice eye candy - just too short a lifespan...even here in sunny Saudi.
@Saifuddin, I agree that weirdness is in the eye of the beholder. Some may consider prostrating 5 times a day to be weird while others may call you a weirdo for eating pizza with mayo. However, there are some things that are unanimously weird, such as having a crush on OBL. :-)
That being said, I find the act of dressing up and preparing for Fajr to be such a beautiful act..I feel embarrassed with the casual attitude I take with my prayers, especially Fajr (stumbling out of bed, praying and stumbling right back).
@Muse, the comments seem to reflect that my driving isn't weird. Excellent! That means I'm totally normal. Now I just need to convince my wife...
@Suroor, "I pick it because if I don't Aly could yarn a pullover with his abundant production!"
That is so funny...weird, but funny!
Love your take on the tag Naeem! ;)
Very funny, brnaeem. (How you did the meme, that is, not the driving and sleeping bit).
I was once in the back seat when the person driving fell asleep at the wheel and believe me it was one of the scariest experiences of my life.
BismillaharRahmanirRahim
I feel embarrassed with the casual attitude I take with my prayers, especially Fajr (stumbling out of bed, praying and stumbling right back).
I know what you mean bro. I used to do the same thing. But our shaykh explained to us how *important* it is to present yourself in your best form at fajr time, as if you are approaching Allah ta 'ala's Divine Presence. Since then I have been trying to practice this.
LOL! I really enjoyed this!!!
Salams,
Serenading a mango..hm..that qualifies for oddball behavior...it must have been a Pakistani mango :) From what I hear, they're the best stuff on earth. I prefer watermelon, but mangoes are number 2 on the list mmmmmm!
P.S. I like how you twisted the rules around to your own advantage :) Very smart.
P.S.S. Have you ever been to those watermelon markets in Saudi?? They're amaazzinnngggg.
AA- Sillybachi,
"I like how you twisted the rules around to your own advantage"
Who me? Twist the rules to *my* advantage? NEVER!
"it must have been a Pakistani mango"
Only ones in the world worth talking about! :-)
"Have you ever been to those watermelon markets in Saudi??"
Not sure which markets you're referring to, but I have bought watermelons from the dudes selling them out of their pickup truck on the side of the road...I've gotten good and bad...but overall, watermelons here are very good.
naheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey!
What if I don't have anything weird about me! I'm just your average, normal unique! LOL
Done. And I outweirded you, because the only weird thing you could think of is driving badly? That is not weird, that just means your license needs revoking.
very cool, but you forgot about how much you love chocolate covered dates
AA- Yursil,
"but you forgot about how much you love chocolate covered dates"
Wait, are you insinuating that choc-covered dates are weird? How dare you?!? :-P
LOOOOOOOOOOL YOUR SO CRUEL! I laughed so hard at the watermelon until I got to my one about the washing machine ! I was like hmm , is that me ?!
unlike some people I did not go round to other peoples blogs to read their tags! THAT is plain sad!
:P
AA- Poetic,
" unlike some people I did not go round to other peoples blogs to read their tags! THAT is plain sad!"
I pride myself in the extensive research I perform for each and every post...all for the benefit of my readership. :-P
Salams,
Well, when I used to live there (in Dammam), they had these huge warehouses filled with watermelons and you just picked one out and the guy would cut you out a slice so you could taste it before you bought it.
I really preferred that method...it beats smacking the watermelon to see if it makes a hollow *thump* or a deep, soul-shaking *THUMP* . I usually pick one out, beat it a little, give up, and just use the scientific method of eenie-meenie-miny-mo. It works (about 1 out of 4 times). :)
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