Man Falls Asleep Reading Blog
Wellington Leg: A recent survey indicated that one in four failed to read a book in the past year while two in four read four books and one in four read more. It’s not clear why these four people spent an entire year together: who cooked? who cleaned? who went to the store? The non-reader claimed that reading made him sleepy and that he preferred spending time in his backyard pool. It’s not clear if swimming makes him sleepy or how enjoyable his pool is in January.
If you’re reading this blog be aware that sleep is only moments away…let’s hope you’re not cruising Route 66 in a corvette convertible.
Non-readers confound and disturb those who like to read and these surveys tend to take on overtones of Fifties horror movies ( They don’t read…they’re not human.) This is viewed as contagion, part of the dumbing down process that leaps from village to village until The Dark Ages return. The last vestige of civilization will be a man in a Flintstone Blow-up Pool sound asleep listening to Ted Nugent.
I’m not saying this isn’t possible. Wait, I guess I’m saying this is possible. Don’t fall asleep! Keep reading: those pods in your neighbor’s driveway are all about storage.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:26 am
“Non-readers confound and disturb those who like to read and these surveys tend to take on overtones of Fifties horror movies ( They don’t read…they’re not human.) This is viewed as contagion, part of the dumbing down process that leaps from village to village until The Dark Ages return. The last vestige of civilization will be a man in a Flintstone Blow-up Pool sound asleep listening to Ted Nugent.”
You’ve nailed it. This deserves to be expanded into a magazine article somewhere. I think for most of us, it’s either Pod People OR the Fall of Rome. You’ve made me realize it’s both.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:28 am
Maybe the Flintstones Quarterly?