I heard Dennis Miller say some time ago that Contrarianism is creativity for the untalented. This is a very thought provoking statement and the more I have thought about it the more true it becomes. If someone with no talent wants to create something, whether it is a painting, a poem, a news article or just anything that can be created they many times look at another persons work and say, “I am going to do the opposite”. Doing the opposite makes it look as though the person thought of it on their own, since no one else has done it before. Only the opposite has been done before. “Look at my painting. I call it the Lisa Mona and it has a man with a big smile in it.”
Continue reading “Creativity for the Untalented”One Liners
These are some one liners I have come up with.
“Self esteem is overrated.”
“I laugh at Americas Funniest Home Videos, that’s how I know I am stupid.”
“The Chinese are very efficient since their fire drills are much quicker than ours.”
“My mailbox is now just a small trash can for the front of my house.”
“If something is an acquired taste, that means it sucks.”