February 16, 2006--Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Americans believe that the recent hunting accident involving Dick Cheney raises serious questions about his ability to serve as Vice President. Twice as many, 57%, say it was "just one of those very embarrassing things that happens to all of us."That's a weird way of looking at what could have been a fatal accident: just one of those very embarrassing things that happens to all us.
I'm glad I don't hang out with those 57%, that's for sure.
For my friends and myself, the following occurrences do fall into the category of "embarrassing things" : oversleeping, unzipped flies, food stuck between front teeth, rejected credit card at the local McDonald's, car keys locked inside car, and unintended nipple show through.
These are the kinds of small, daily humiliations that make us laugh at ourselves and each other.
Not peppering someone with 200 pellets of birdshot.
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