Punching Babies
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007I have bad habits. Lots of them. However, the worst habit I own is one of being verbally…well, strange. The world inside my head is just like everyone else’s, I just have a different way of expressing myself that sometimes ticks people off. Sometimes, I actually intend it to do that, lol.
A few years ago, I was watching the news, I was so upset and so frustrated, (and now I cant even remember what it was that took me to this point), that all my synapses began to misfire, (as they usually do), and I couldn’t think of anything to say to quite cover how pissed off I was. Somehow, my subconcious took over, because this was not a phrase I would have thought up consiously, and I spouted “GOD that just makes me wanna…wanna…punch babies!!!”. I suppose it was my brain trying to think of something as horrible as that thing which pissed me off, just to get it’s point across.
I’ve used this phrase many times since. The reactions I get range anywhere from laughter to “OH my GOD how could you say that?!”.
I would never actually punch a baby. I’ve punched walls, biting dogs, other people my own size, pillows, punching bags, and one very unlucky clown, never a baby.
I just think sometimes there really isn’t any other visual to cover it. I have other phrases, like ‘hang the dog’ or ’strangle Gramma’, but nothing quite says rage like ‘punch a baby’.