Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Emotional Distress

Tonight, at our local Middle School, I demonstrated cartooning tricks to some 4th-grade Cub Scouts. At one point, I drew six circles on a sketch pad and asked them to give me some emotions to draw.

What's the first emotion that comes to your mind? Sad? Happy? Mad? Ya know, the regular responses I get from even adults.

The very first emotion a 4th-grade Cub Scout blurted out was 'delusional.' That was a first. I never had someone request that emotion before.

After struggling and completing a delusional expression, I asked for another one. A Cub Scout yelled 'constipated.'

What the fuck? Delusional? Constipated? At that point, I asked the kids how old they friggin' where?

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