My turn: Don't judge, just eat all the pink Starbursts
Steve Thomas
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: Perspective
I noticed she was picking out all the Snickers and Mr. Goodbars, leaving me my beloved Milky Ways, 3 Musketeers and Twix. When I asked her about it, she said she had been picking them out and apologized before I could tell her what a favor she was doing me.
And that's when it hit me; my reaction to my friend's preference of Starburst shouldn't have been a question - "How can you like the orange and yellow ones!?" - but a statement: "We should eat Starbursts together."
Too often I surround myself with others who love banana Runts, dark chocolate and red Skittles. Why? Because they're normal. But ultimately, we have competing interests. Specifically, those interests include banana Runts, dark chocolate and red Skittles.
The answers to life become much clearer when you finally find the person who likes orange and yellow Starbursts, and I think I finally understand why we're not supposed to judge people. Instead of questioning their ways (or their inherently wrong preferences), we should embrace the difference and enjoy a package of Fun Size Laffy Taffy without having to eat the grape ones.
Better still, we should marry those people, ensuring that we never have to eat another grape Laffy Taffy again.
You might think no one wants to eat the grape ones, but someone does.
Who is that person? Your potential life partner, that's who.
And that's when it hit me; my reaction to my friend's preference of Starburst shouldn't have been a question - "How can you like the orange and yellow ones!?" - but a statement: "We should eat Starbursts together."
Too often I surround myself with others who love banana Runts, dark chocolate and red Skittles. Why? Because they're normal. But ultimately, we have competing interests. Specifically, those interests include banana Runts, dark chocolate and red Skittles.
The answers to life become much clearer when you finally find the person who likes orange and yellow Starbursts, and I think I finally understand why we're not supposed to judge people. Instead of questioning their ways (or their inherently wrong preferences), we should embrace the difference and enjoy a package of Fun Size Laffy Taffy without having to eat the grape ones.
Better still, we should marry those people, ensuring that we never have to eat another grape Laffy Taffy again.
You might think no one wants to eat the grape ones, but someone does.
Who is that person? Your potential life partner, that's who.
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Emily Spivak
posted 11/19/09 @ 9:49 AM EST
Hi Steve,
I am not sure that I've ever met anyone that didn't like cheesecake! I used to go to IHOP with my friends for their pancakes but I definitely think we will be going to another breakfast place because the company has been exposed for food safety issues and animal cruelty in its supply chain. (Continued…)
Heathe
posted 11/19/09 @ 12:29 PM EST
I'm one of those weirdos who doesn't like cheesecake. Something about cheese and cake just.. doesn't sit right with me. Would you put cheddar on top of your chocolate fudge cake? No. (Continued…)
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