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Take Your Shirt Off at the Dinner Table
Dear Friend,
My dad had a lot of funny rules around the
house. Many of them were good. Some were
okay. Others were just flat out stupid (at least
to me).
One of them was having socks and shoes on in
the house. He didn't want us running around in
our bare feet. Don't know why. Was just "the rules."
Contrast that with my life today and you'll get a laugh.
Just before entering my home, in the U.S. or in China,
shoes and socks come off and 'tuo xie" (slippers) go on.
Truth is, at times I'm not all that fond of the Chinese put-
on-slippers "rule" either - and sometimes I can't help but
"immaturely" rebel. Drives my in-laws absolutely
insane, too.
"Look, you just cleaned the floor. I watched you. It
sparkles like crystal. So dirt isn't the issue. What's
wrong with me going barefoot," I'll say.
"Chinese culture," comes the reply.
"That's what I like about you," I say. "Whenever you
have no rational explanation whatsoever for something -
you justify it by slipping it under the umbrella of 'Chinese
culture.' "
Back to my dad.
When it was dinner time - we were not allowed to eat without
a shirt on. Same rule applied to breakfast and lunch.
Why the rule? No idea. Just had to do things that way.
Today, in my house, my son is welcome to eat with
his shirt on or off. Makes no difference to me. Doesn't
hurt him or me in anyway either. Not only that, but he's
welcome to wear slippers or go barefoot ... or run around
in his socks. As far as I'm concerned, it matters NOT.
So, it should come as no surprise how I handled a
recent situation in my business. Had a place where I
wanted to run an ad. The company agreed to run the ad -
PROVIDED I "put a shirt on."
"Hehehehehehehehehe. Are you kidding me?" I asked.
"No, we're quite serious about this."
"Okay, hold on. I just to make sure I'm HEARING everything
correctly. Let me get this straight: You want me to pay
for an ad ... and then you want to dictate how I need to
look in the ad?"
"That's right."
"I see," I said. "Well I have a message for the president of your company."
"Okay, and what is the message?"
"Well, tell him there's this place on my body I'd like him to kiss .. and let me
politely suggest that it's NOT a place that my shirt covers. Now you go on
and have yourself another miserable day."
Aaaaaaah. Strange but true.
Bottom line: Don't sweat the small stuff. Life is short. Enjoy it .... NOW.
Kick ass - take names .... and don't let the friggin idiots ruin your life!
Matt Furey
P.S. Want to see my nudie pics? You'll find some revolting, disgusting
and repulsive photos of me ... without a shirt on (oh my) if you go to here - and - if you really
want to get aroused, go here.
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