We all plagiarize, right? Or am I just incriminating myself?
Regardless, I stand by what I said but I don't think it's a bad thing... unless it's done by a sociopath.
Here's what I mean: if I'm courting a girl and I sneak a Dashboard Confessional lyric into my speech, the fact that I chose that particular line says something about me (that isn't simply a narrative on my lack of creativity).
Unclear? How about jokes: like this one:
A man stomps into a bar, obviously angry. He growls at the bartender, "Gimme a beer", takes a slug, and shouts out, "All lawyers are assholes!" A guy at the other end of the bar retorts, "You take that back!" The angry man snarls, "Why? Are you a lawyer?" The guy replies, "No, I'm an asshole!"
That joke didn't come out of my brain, but it happens to fit right in with all the other things I find funny. If I tell someone that joke, they'll get a better idea of who I am and where I'm viewing the world from.
So there's that.
Oh, and I told this really nice girl that I was losing faith [in the Bears] and she took it to mean I was losing my faith [in religion (or Catholicism)]. The look on her face wasn't replicable. If only she knew of my past, with the refused confirmation and various "blasphemies" I've committed.
Anyways, I'm almost done with work so I'll stop before I get into another thought.
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