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The Nagasawa Conundrum
You would think that now that I’ m 64 go- ing on 65, I would have enough life experience and confidence to be able to handle any embarrassing sit- uation that comes my way. Either that or I’m just at the age where I just don’t care. Wrong! Actually, I seem to be even more sensitive about embarrassing situations than ever before. Maybe it’s be- cause I’ m in the public eye or that I’ m simply sensitive about such things, as I have been since my school days.
into a total gross-out moment. Or, I’ll be in the waiting room for one of my doc- tors sitting patiently in a vi- nyl-backed chair. Of course, that’s the day I’ll be wearing one of my cheap belts, also made of vinyl. When my name is called to see the doc- tor, I’ ll stand, causing my vinyl belt to rub against the
In my intermediate school English class, I was in a spell- ing bee. The teacher had us stand and she would give us a word to spell. Of course, everyone in class was staring at you, waiting for you to fail. Each person before me was getting really difficult words to spell, so I was sweating bullets waiting for my turn.
smiled and loudly said, “Icy, I-C-E-E!” The class erupt- ed in laughter and my face turned strawberry ICEE red. Since then, I avoid embar- rassment at all costs.
Or I’ll come out of a public bathroom and run into an old male acquaintance and in- stinctively shake his hand be- fore realizing my hand is not completely dry from wash- ing it! He’ ll then walk away with his hand outstretched as though it was radioactive.
tical to a chili bean gas attack. My only course of action is to look for the oldest guy in the room and exclaim, “Are you OK?”
The author recalls an embarrassing moment when he misspelled the word “icy.”
vinyl-back chair.
The sound emitted is iden-
For instance, I’ ll be walk- ing at a shopping mall and happen to walk past a couple of attractive women. That’s when I’ ll start strutting my swagger and I’ll step on something that buckles my ankle and do that “bobble” thing.
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When my time finally came, the teacher loud- ly announced my word, “Ron, spell ‘icy.’” Everyone moaned because it was such an easy word. I confidently
Thinking quickly, I’ll grab my leg and say, “Damn MMA injury!” Of course, it’s too late and they’re covering their mouths trying to sup- press violent laughter.
How about when I run into a female friend of mine who is with one of her friends? When talking to her, a small piece of my spit will fly out of my mouth and land on her cheek.
She doesn’t notice it but her friend will have seen the flying spit in slow motion. I almost want to wipe it off for her, but that would turn the act
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