In the 1930’s bored young people entertained themselves by
daring one another to swallow live goldfish. During the First World War, it was
the Ouija board. When I was in college, everyone wanted to wear Farrah Fawcett
hair and go to toga parties. I had one son who was a mad Rubik's Cube fanatic, and another seriously addicted
to playing and collecting Pogs. The latest stupid fad (that I’m aware of) is
the cinnamon challenge. Essentially, you try to swallow a tablespoon of ground
cinnamon in less than 60 seconds without drinking. Don’t bother running to the
spice cabinet. It’s not possible. The best thing that could happen is you dash
to the kitchen sink and drown your misery. The worst is that you inhale the powdery
stuff and end up in the hospital. Either way, you’re going to look even more
foolish than those college kids stuffing phone booths. Phone booths. You know.
Those things Superman used to change in? Never mind.
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