Sunday, April 26, 2009

I'm a Wimp

I generally remain clinical in the face of others' emotions. Which can be a good thing if you are trying to listen and be supportive without getting emotionally involved. Of course, some people think this is a bad thing - that to be good at relationships you need feel the others' pain.

In spite of this, I do have a rather bizarre emotional side in that I react very sympathetically to commercials. Not the obviously sappy ones where I think "get it together, man" but just certain ones. I can barely stand the Excel commercial with the doughnut, onion and coffee cup. The poor doughnut - he tries to keep up and his roly poly body is a disadvantage. And look that the way the coffee cup's feet wiggle in the back seat of the taxi. C'mon watch it and tell me your throat does get all choked up:

Excel Commercial