2006-10-22 07:49:14 · 16 answers · asked by Alicat 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm abnormal and imperfect: I have suckers on my feet but after hanging for three minutes from the ceiling I just fall off. Still, I'm glad I'm not perfect or normal ta very much.
2006-10-22 08:05:08 · answer #1 · answered by zoomjet 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Normal is a dualistic word, as cool or hot, you cannot say any of them if not referred to other things. So normal is a word that is already indicating a reference about something that is not common to our cultural environment. So, there is not such a thing as universal normal things, but just inside a cultural background.
2006-10-22 14:54:30 · answer #2 · answered by lennier61 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Firstly the last time someone discribed me as normal I turned upon him with a look of disdain & said There is no need to insult me. He raised his eyebrows and started laughtin at me.
They are a state of assention that the mainstream people try to reach. Someday they'll fugure out that getting there is about as easy as squeezing a Rhinosorous into a tuttu.
2006-10-22 17:43:25 · answer #3 · answered by poetm18 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It gives us all something to aspire to! Personally I would hate to be described as normal! Perfect, I could live with - lol
2006-10-22 14:51:14 · answer #4 · answered by Fluffy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are simply ideals and goals to aim for. Surely you can see that it is better to at least aim for perfection in a given situation than to have no set standard?
2006-10-22 14:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by Raymo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone likes to use this word so they think as themselves as perfect or normal when really everybody has flaws and faults it doesnt matter what they are but you could say its normal for everyone to have their flaws and faults.
2006-10-22 14:53:45 · answer #6 · answered by Trish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are there:
A)to give you something to aspire to and
B)As a benchmark to measure against
One of my favourite bumper stickers reads "Normal people scare me".
2006-10-22 14:52:28 · answer #7 · answered by Sue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But I'm perfectly normal?
2006-10-22 15:01:20 · answer #8 · answered by Jack c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my children are both perfect and normal so there is a need for those words
2006-10-22 14:59:14 · answer #9 · answered by emmamac14 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You know they don't exist but they are what give allot of people comfort, safety in numbers, birds of a feather flock together and all that...
2006-10-22 14:51:48 · answer #10 · answered by Jaylaw 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋