Nothing is a fast as a human brain, except a human brain a moment before an accident is about to happen. The number of different ideas that go through one’s mind in fractions of a second when, for example, one’s earphones seem to be on their way down the toilet.
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“Ouch, ears are reporting slight pain. Eyes, do you have a visual?”
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“What the hell? Earphones on the loose?”
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“Uh, oh, they’re on their way down. Dammit, I liked them. Will I have to buy new earphones now? Hmm.. I do have a backup pair somewhere. Maybe I shouldn’t get in-ear phones this time. I wonder if they still make old-time Walkman headphones somewhere.”
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“I’m pretty sure I have that old Walkman somewhere in the basement. But where … but where? I’m sure Wife knows. She knows everything…”
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“… except what is inside my boxes which is where my Walkman probably is. Oh, that Walkman, I remember when I got it, and all I did was ride my green bike, listening to Purple Rain. Huh, it’s been a while since I listened to it…
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“…but I still know the lyrics to it. Funny how that goes. Some things just stick. ‘Puurple raiiiin, purplee raaahaaiinn…’
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“That Prince show in Stockholm was awesome. Although, he didn’t play Purple Rain, now, did he? What a jerk, really, when you think about it. And Bob Dylan? He had his back against the audience the whole time, not a word to the crowd.”
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“OMG. They’re about to hit the water!”
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“It is water, right? Don’t tell me I already peed!”
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“Nope, just water. All good… sort of. Where’s my phone? Where’s my phone? WHERE’S MY PHONE?”
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“Awesome! Hand just pulled them up, they barely touched the water … I think. WHERE’S MY PHONE? Did I drop my phone? Did I lose it? I’m always losing things! Dammit! And I bet this time I won’t turn up outside the house the next day like my wallet did that one time at grandma’s place.”
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“They’re coming back! HEY MY PHONE’S IN MY POCKET! Life is beautiful!”
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“Life is beautiful, I remember when I watched that movie. I’ve only seen it once. I ate pizza when I watched it. It was really good, and the movie wasn’t bad, either. Then again, you can’t really mess up a pizza, can you?”
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“I wonder what the worst pizza I ever had was. Have I ever had a bad pizza? Ever? The first pizza I ever had was definitely not the worst one, it was one of the best ones. I had never had a pizza before and I didn’t even know what it was, although I had heard my mom and dad talk about this new fad that had come to Finland and then years later, they took me to a restaurant and told me they had the best pizza in town. The man at the next table ordered a calzone and it looked weird. I’ve never had a calzone. Having said that, there’s no bad pizza. Hey, the Swedes even put taco sauce on a piece of crispbread and sell it in stores as pizza. It’s delicious, of course.”
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“Swedes!”
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“I wonder why I hate water. I don’t like to swim, and I don’t really like to shower, either. Not really. I mean, I do it, but I don’t like it. Imagine that. I make myself do something I don’t like every day of my life. I’m such a hero.”
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“Not every day, though. I should shower today.”
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“Hey, hands managed to tug the earphones up in time, I don’t think they even touched the water. Not a lot. They were like me, waiting to step into the shower, ha ha ha. They’re safe! They just did a bungee jump.”
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“That’s something I’d never do. Is that still a thing? Do people still do that? I remember when my cousin did it at a parking lot in a park in Finland. That may have been the zenith of the phenomenon. When regular Finns are doing it at parking lots around the country, it must be downhill from there.”
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“Downhill! Pun not intended!”
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“Hey, the earphones landed on the toilet paper holder. Awesome. Have to tell Wife!”