As I watched Mike Tomlin become the youngest Super Bowl winning coach in history last night, one thing crossed my mind. Well, you have to believe that many more things than that crossed my mind, but one I'll share now. "He's the same age as me" was that thing. I kind of chuckled to myself after thinking (and actually Twittering) about that. Why did I chuckle? Because what on earth does that mean? Am I really thinking that because Tomlin won the Bowl at the same age as me, that I could have also won the bowl if only.............? The hilarity of the phrase "they're the same age as me," especially when referring to some celebrity or otherwise well-known person, lies in the implications. What exactly am I saying when I say, "man, the founders of Google are younger than me"? What do you mean by using this popular phraseology? Are you comparing your lot in life as though it may be less favorable because of what you do at your age vs. what such and such is doing at the same age? Why? Seriously, let me know. It'll only take you a minute to comment. Thanks in advance because my curiosity is killing me.
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I came to pull the string on this loose logic, but you already did.
ReplyDeleteYou and Iverson are the same age too, you s'pose to be in the NBA too...hahaha! Bad example...I know you semi-demi-quasi live vicariously through Bubbachuck. Ha!
This is definitely one of those random thoughts that's a trip...