If somebody ever

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If somebody ever

If somebody ever calls you weird say "I'd hate to be normal". I mean just think how many people are really normal?

submitted by Katelynn L, age 10, Alberta, Canada
(July 21, 2011 - 5:43 pm)

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But if you think about it, almost everyone is weird in some way.

submitted by Jess
(July 21, 2011 - 8:22 pm)

Actually Jess, I believe that everyone is weird, not almost everyone.  I guarantee everyone has something that's a bit out of the ordinary about them-- whether it be a talent, personality trait, physical appearance, hobby, etc.--which could be called "weird".  This is an interesting subject. :D

submitted by R~D~, age 15
(July 21, 2011 - 10:07 pm)

Well, that can't be. Because if everybody is weird, then nobody is.

submitted by WritingWarrior, age ???, Nowheresville
(July 22, 2011 - 6:11 am)

Not true!

POINT ONE: If everybody is weird then weird is normalcy and, thus, being "normal" is weirder than actually being weird.

POINT TWO: Taking this into account, weirdness cannot exist on a practical level, because the very existence of individuality nullifies the concept. 

POINT THREE: Therefore, people who claim that others are "weird" and/or strive to attain a level of behavioral standards which they perceive as "normal" are, in fact, suffering from delusions of conformity and pursuing a goal that is not only impossible but also nonexistent outside of their own heads.

POINT FOUR: As such, it is the solemn duty of any person who is fully aware of the incompatibility of the normal/weird scale with actual human nature to pity and/or enlighten those who still suffer the delusion that weirdness exists.

POINT FIVE: Clearly the best way to accomplish this is by overanalyzing the issue and making a list, because everyone knows that lists are cool!

POINT SIX: There is no point six. Have a cookie for sticking around, though. 

submitted by TNÖ, age 18, Deep Space
(July 22, 2011 - 6:23 pm)

That's what WritingWarrior just said, only much more complicated.

submitted by Jess
(July 23, 2011 - 7:31 pm)

Agreed.  

 

Someone's NaNo signature (I forgot whom) says, "Normal is just a setting on the dryer."  So true, so true...

submitted by Leaf, age 14, on a tree!
(July 25, 2011 - 8:47 am)

That... is exactly what I always try to tell everyone. They don't listen, either, so I'm delighted to find someone who not only shares my views but flaunts them!

submitted by Ima
(July 28, 2011 - 1:44 pm)

Exactly.

submitted by R~D~
(July 22, 2011 - 7:10 pm)

The problem is that normalcy is extremely subjective.

submitted by ZNZ, age 14, Thulcandra
(July 22, 2011 - 6:54 pm)