ThatGuy

  • "That Guy" Fantasy #5: The Evil Wingman

    Usually, when people refer to "that guy", it's a disparaging tone used to criticize someone for his embarrassing behavior or poor habits. But secretly, I have to admit, there are some "that guys" out there that I would like to be--just for a day--so I could get away with an annoying habit or quirky personality tic. This is an ongoing series where I describe to you my "that guy" fantasies for fun. None of these are based directly on real people I know.

    So a while ago, I was reading Rockininkslinger's blog, and she was complaining about the collegiate bimbos at the coffee shop. She kept on going on and on about their physical attributes, like this:

    "There's no way those skinny bimbos were going to sit next to me on my love seat and giggle while holding up blank study sheets.  I was there to be productive, unlike them, and I refused to allow my steady progress to be impeding by immature giggling and arguments of whose size double zero thighs were less toned."

    Umm, yeah, you can tell by the bold type what parts of the story stood out to me, ha. She was more explicit about the bimbos' anatomy elsewhere...by the end, I was feeling thoroughly heterosexual, heh. In her attempts to disrespect that type of girl, she had somehow aroused me instead. And I don't even like mindless bimbos or written descriptions of hotness! 

    I've seen girls do this one or twice before. In their attempts to hate on a female rival, they actually make that rival sound sexy. Thus, I had the idea for "That Guy" #5; The Evil Wingman. This is my revenge on you, Rockininkslinger, for inflicting your literary Xangaporn on me! Although I won't be as explicit in my descriptions, FYI; thank me later!

    Anyway, the male Evil Wingman "complains" about a guy friend (call him Matt) to a lady (call her Susan) who has a crush on that guy friend. However, the complaints are really compliments that just serve to fuel the lady's crush or jealousy and amuse the Evil Wingman. Examples on what Evil Wingman says:

    "So there we were at Camp BO Unleashed, and Matt insists on sleeping shirtless again, and I have to share a bed with him. Do you know how sweaty he was? Yuck. All he had on was his boxers. And when he was sleeping, he kept mumbling about "Suz, I need you" and "Please don't leave me"--what kind of name is "Suz"? Who's that? I asked him in the morning, but he just got this weird grin on his face and wouldn't tell me. He somehow managed to bruise my arm with his abs, too--dude needs to stop lifting weights. Steroids much?! That's the last time I get stuck sharing a bed at camp.

    "My car on the way back from camp got stuck in a snow drift, and I was going to call AAA because I spend so much money for my membership. I get out in the snow to call to get better reception, and it takes 5 minutes for the AAA guy to understand me and send a crew. Then I turn around--and Matt had pushed the car out of the snow drift! He didn't even tell me, and I wasted all the time on the phone! Then we had to stop a few miles later so we could help push this girl's car out of the snowdrift. I told him to cut out the Mr. Boy Scout stuff, but he wouldn't listen. Good thing, though, she was a hot model running late for a fashion show! She hugged him, gave him her # and told him to call her anytime...things just always work out for Matt. It's not fair, I helped push too! Where was my number?!"

    "Matt is so corny--I'm sick of his nice guy act. He checks in with his mom before we go out so she doesn't worry, and then on the way back from camp, we had to stop so he could buy his sister a souvenir. Says he wanted to surprise her. What a sap! And then when we were talking about girls, he went on and on about how "Looks don't matter" and "I'm just looking for a lady with a good heart who I can spoil." Ugh, it's so disgusting! And he means it, too; I think he even got a little choked up about it. What a loser." 

    Hmm, did I like exclamation points enough in this post? Yes!!!!!!!

  • "That Guy" Fantasy #4: Honest Actor Commentary on "Making of" DVD

    Usually, when people refer to "that guy", it's a disparaging tone used to criticize someone for his embarrassing behavior or poor habits. But secretly, I have to admit, there are some "that guys" out there that I would like to be--just for a day--so I could get away with an annoying habit or quirky personality tic. This is an ongoing series where I describe to you my "that guy" fantasies for fun. None of these are based directly on real people I know.

    Before you read this--don't forget to check out the small post below. I'll have much less to write in the next few weeks, so enjoy this.

    By now, most of you have seen the "extras" section of a DVD. Usually it consists of actors, actresses, writers, and the director all taking turns patting one another on the back and talking about how great everyone was. It's rather annoying; I don't believe every single movie is really about "love and loss" and that every single cast "loved working with each other." If the movie is supposed to be an inspirational movie, it's even worse, as the actors try to claim some feeble flicker of devotion to "the big man upstairs." But what if, instead, there was at least one honest actor in that feature? I would love to watch "that guy" (let's call him Joe, just because):

    Marta (female lead):  I was so moved at the way Joe's face trembled in the climatic scene when his son died.

    Joe (male lead): Ha, funny story about how my face trembled like that. I hadn't had a drink in a day because we were so busy, and I was getting the DT's! Withdrawal is the pits. Looked real, didn't it?

    Susan (female supporting actress): It was so much fun acting in this movie! My fellow actors were so impressive; we got along great the moment we met.

    Joe (male lead): Yeah, Susan was impressive too, until I found out she was married and wouldn't go out with me. Then I stopped paying attention to her. But Marta was nearly illiterate. Do you know they had to spell each word over two syllables phonetically and coach her through pronunciation? But who needs to be able to read when you look like that?

    Director: It was just such a wonderful movie with a powerful message of love and loss. I am so thankful to everyone for helping me carry out my vision, from the actors to the bus boys at the cafeteria.

    Joe (male lead): Special thanks to the 247 illegal immigrants we hired to cook and clean. The INS (Immigration Naturalization Service) hasn't caught on to us yet!

    Writer: It was so good being on set and watching them turn my printed words into live action. Of course, I just watched most of the time, in awe of the great acting cast.

    Joe (male lead): The writer watched all right--like a hawk watching a nest of baby rabbits. He tried to strangle me when I ad-libbed "I've never met anyone like you" to "You are the most amazing person I've ever met"--look at this thumbprint on my neck! Well, it's covered by make-up, but it's still there. He threw a fit when we added explanatory text to the woodlands scene, until the director slapped him across the face and reminded him he signed his rights away. I was hoping they'd beat each other up so everyone would be winners, but security separated them.

    Feel free to add your own dialogue.  

  • That Guy Fantasy #3: Security Checkpoint Dancer

    Usually, when people refer to "that guy", it's a disparaging tone used to criticize someone for his embarrassing behavior or poor habits. But secretly, I have to admit, there are some "that guys" out there that I would like to be--just for a day--so I could get away with an annoying habit or quirky personality tic. This is an ongoing series where I describe to you my "that guy" fantasies for fun. None of these are based directly on real people I know.

    I just got home from the airport. I was stuck in a long security checkpoint when a guy's cell phone rang. It was playing a popular song that we will be sick of in another month, so I won't dignify the song by mentioning the title, ha. Anyway, the song does have a bouncy beat, so I jokingly thought about dancing to it while in line (it only rang for a second before he picked it up). I had been sitting at a conference for the last two days, so I was restless. Then I got my idea for the next "that guy" fantasy. Brace yourselves, because I had plenty of time to think silly thoughts while waiting in line. Picture this:

    Guy in cowboy hat

    pitiable dancing skills with exaggerated hand motions but nearly zero lower-half body movement and flexibility

    cell phone that can play music, held over his head while he dances as if the cell phone is a bathtub hose rinsing his head

    And what music would "that guy" be dancing to while waiting in line at the security checkpoint, do you ask? Just in case the flailing around didn't get him in enough trouble, I've compiled a playlist of hilariously inappropriate titles for an airport security checkpoint. By the way, I used Google to find song names containing certain words, so don't think my listing the song means I agree with the lyrics. I try not to offend on this blog when I can help it. But...would any song be more hilariously inappropriate or creepy for a security checkpoint than "Sex Bomb"? Ha-ha. And oh, the excuses this character would make when security confronts him! "You can't handcuff "The Sex Bomb", officer; I have to dance! I am a WMS: weapon of mass seduction! I got my dancing shoes ready to set the world on fire! Don't you know who I...AAAH!!!" (as he gets tased in mid-dance-step). Oh, I wish I could better type out the picture in my head! ha.

    Playlist: (All of these are actual song names)

    1. Sex Bomb

    2. Bombs over Broadway

    3. Earthquake

    4. Box Cutter

    5. Schizophreniac

    6. Everybody Loves a Holy War

    7. Fire of Love

    8. Kill the Hero

    9. Annie Get Your Gun (not a song per se)

    10. I Believe in Anarchy

    Feel free to add your own songs in the comments!

  • "That Guy" Fantasy #2: The Secretly Sadistic Stumbler

    Usually, when people refer to "that guy", it's a disparaging tone used to criticize someone for his embarrassing behavior or poor habits. But secretly, I have to admit, there are some "that guys" out there that I would like to be--just for a day--so I could get away with an annoying habit or quirky personality tic. This is an ongoing series where I describe to you my "that guy" fantasies for fun. None of these are based directly on real people I know.

    I tend to be rather absent-minded at times, so I bump into people because I'm not watching where I was going on occasion. But I think it would be even more fun if I were doing it on purpose. Just once, I'd like to be "that guy" who always moves left when you move left as you pass each other in the hallway, or bumps into your elbow when you are carrying coffee, etc, but "that guy" with a twist. I would be unfailingly polite the whole time.  However, it would all be done on purpose because I would have a massive superiority complex!

    "Why I'm so sorry I bumped you into a snowbank, ma'am!" (under my breath "sorry I didn't take down your friend too. The sidewalk is MINE!").

    "E-mail you sent? Oh, I'm sorry, it was probably caught by my Spam filter because of those exclamation marks in the title (under my breath "that and your e-mails are routed to my "Ignore" folder")

  • "That Guy" Fantasy #1: Coach Spittleman

    Usually, when people refer to "that guy", it's a disparaging tone used to criticize someone for his embarrassing behavior or poor habits. But secretly, I have to admit, there are some "that guys" out there that I would like to be--just for a day--so I could get away with an annoying habit or quirky personality tic. This is an ongoing series where I describe to you my "that guy" fantasies for fun. None of these are based directly on real people I know.

    Today's favorite "that guy" would have to be a coach for a high school football team who can't talk without spitting all over his players. Even worse, he has a lisp/speech impediment, so his s's become t's, which produces even more spittle. However, because he's coach and all, they can't really tell him about it, and it seems to be unintentional. Or is it? Also, throw in occasional problems with garbled words and mixed metaphors and I'm there! Here's a sample speech:

    "Guys! What are you thinking out there, throwing the football like that?! You couldn't hit my grandmother with a watermelon if she was as broad as a barn with your eyes closed! Think out there, men! (pauses and thinks he just said something profound) Think! Thinking is like breathing, you have to work at it! (no, actually breathing is automatic) Think! Remember how Kobe won 3 championships? It was because he was thinking! (true, but has no bearing on the current situation) Now go out there and win for Thetostopolis (lots of t's and s's for extra spittle) High School!"