Post #942279

My brother: What’s the name of this thing? [picks up my blahaj] Me: Loftus. Brother: Weird name. Why’s that? Me: Named after Elizabeth Loftus, the psychologist and academic whose work was important in documenting misinformation, false memories, and the unreliable nature of eyewitness testimony. Brother: Wow, you are a giant nerd. You’re such a giant nerd that Comic-Con would kick you out. Why don’t you name your stuffed toys things like “Squishy” like a normal person? Me: I don’t think a normal person has a shark plushie they bought from Ikea in their late-20s Brother: True. The fact you are utterly and profoundly abnormal is one of your best qualities. [he pauses and then scowls at me in irritation] But only sometimes. Most of the time you’re just annoying.