I get them from a countless number of things.
The first and foremost cause, i'll get out of the way right now. Peeing. Now i know that if you've known me for a while, this will have been the hundredth time you've heard me talking about pee shivers (the PS if you will), but believe it or not, there are still some people out there who deny their urinal convulsions. I will bravely admit, that yes, nearly every time i pee, i shiver afterwards. Why? I still don't know... actually i've been meaning to look that up, but i'm not really sure what kind of google results i would get back if i searched "pee shivers". When i ask my guy friends about their PS, their facial expression flips instantly from having been passive and emotionless to compassionate, and understood.
Justin: so uh... have you ever shivered after you peed?
Friend: oh my god! of course! i've been waiting all my life for someone to confront me about it. I'm not alone!
Justin: we must spread the word.
Unfortunately, this kind of exchange only occurs when i talk to my guy friends about the PS. With girls it goes a little more like the following.
Justin: i know you shiver after you pee, don't even try to deny it. *accusatory squinty eyes*
Girl: what are you talking about... *red in the face, thumbs twiddling, head tilted downwards*
Girls, let me tell you right now, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Rather, it's something to be proud of! Multitudes of people i know have the PS and aren't afraid to admit it. In fact, i might go so far as to say people will respect you even more if you admit that you get them! Take this oppourtunity; stand proud and proclaim to the world your pride in PSing. Whether you're a boy, or a girl, leave your mark, leave your lonely pee shivering days behind and post a comment so that everyone may see. I am a PSer and i am proud.
Another thing that definitely gives me the shivers is when Canada wins the gold for men's hockey. When Crosby scored that winning goal for Canada in overtime, i got the chills. I got them bad. I couldn't sit still. I jumped out of my chair with a huge smile and turned to my left to give a great big man hug to... oh yeah i was home alone. But that didn't make me enjoy it or shiver any less. At that moment, there was nothing i wanted to do more than ask Crosby to marry me. I had to settle for shivering wildy by myself in my tiny room/closet.
when your muscles betray you, and cause you to involuntarily spazz... juspoko!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
spoko
Somewhere, somehow, a long time ago, my brothers, friends and I were playing dota.
It began as any other regular night - a team of warriors gathered on ventrilo, fingers hovering ready over the "asdf" keys, eyes pinned intently on the monitor. Little did any of us know that the seemingly routine gameplay and chat would quickly turn into a fateful occurrence.
The war began. Battles were fought. Blood was shed. But the inevitable was just that, inevitable. Our team could not possibly lose, and we continued to trounce our opposition. Sadly, there happened to be one player on the other team who was playing like a fool. And of course the rest of his team was giving him lip for it.
Team: hey do us a favour?
Fool: lol?
Team: stop embarrassing yourself and gtfo.
Fool: lololol.
Team: do you even speak english?
Fool: lawl.
Team: whatever, you're terrible at this game, you should just quit.
Fool: spoko!
PAUSE.
What did he say? spoko? Unless i'm very much mistaken, that word is not from the english dictionary. Now the next part is a bit fuzzy for me, I'll admit i don't completely remember how we obtained the meaning of this new mystery word. But whether we searched it on the internet or we asked the fool what he was trying to say; we did. Actually, it now occurs to me that we couldn't have asked him, seeing as his vocabulary in the english language consisted solely of different spellings of the word "lol". Which i believe is barely a word anyways. But that's besides the point.
spoko: to do one's best based on what's expected of them.
I'll be honest and say that i don't really know what the second part of that definition really means. But i really like the first part. And i love like how the word sounds.
Mind you, after the fool said "spoko", he went on to play even more terribly than before, and his team members never let up on him. Regardless of this, the word has stuck with me ever since. Maybe it's because it was a short and easy way of saying something lighthearted. Maybe it's because every time i hear or say the word, i picture a funny little foreign man with beady eyes playing games at his computer and saying "lawl spoko!". Or maybe i simply like how the word spoko sounds.
I kinda feel like this awesome little word applies to a lot of things that happen in life. Now that i've obtained this powerful new word. You will not hear me stop using it. And if you see me chuckle when i do, you can take part in picturing funny little foreign men with me.
When you're terrible at dota, and nobody appreciates you... juspoko!
It began as any other regular night - a team of warriors gathered on ventrilo, fingers hovering ready over the "asdf" keys, eyes pinned intently on the monitor. Little did any of us know that the seemingly routine gameplay and chat would quickly turn into a fateful occurrence.
The war began. Battles were fought. Blood was shed. But the inevitable was just that, inevitable. Our team could not possibly lose, and we continued to trounce our opposition. Sadly, there happened to be one player on the other team who was playing like a fool. And of course the rest of his team was giving him lip for it.
Team: hey do us a favour?
Fool: lol?
Team: stop embarrassing yourself and gtfo.
Fool: lololol.
Team: do you even speak english?
Fool: lawl.
Team: whatever, you're terrible at this game, you should just quit.
Fool: spoko!
PAUSE.
What did he say? spoko? Unless i'm very much mistaken, that word is not from the english dictionary. Now the next part is a bit fuzzy for me, I'll admit i don't completely remember how we obtained the meaning of this new mystery word. But whether we searched it on the internet or we asked the fool what he was trying to say; we did. Actually, it now occurs to me that we couldn't have asked him, seeing as his vocabulary in the english language consisted solely of different spellings of the word "lol". Which i believe is barely a word anyways. But that's besides the point.
spoko: to do one's best based on what's expected of them.
I'll be honest and say that i don't really know what the second part of that definition really means. But i really like the first part. And i love like how the word sounds.
Mind you, after the fool said "spoko", he went on to play even more terribly than before, and his team members never let up on him. Regardless of this, the word has stuck with me ever since. Maybe it's because it was a short and easy way of saying something lighthearted. Maybe it's because every time i hear or say the word, i picture a funny little foreign man with beady eyes playing games at his computer and saying "lawl spoko!". Or maybe i simply like how the word spoko sounds.
I kinda feel like this awesome little word applies to a lot of things that happen in life. Now that i've obtained this powerful new word. You will not hear me stop using it. And if you see me chuckle when i do, you can take part in picturing funny little foreign men with me.
When you're terrible at dota, and nobody appreciates you... juspoko!
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