This is a post about what I like, more or less. Literally.
I walked through my little sister's room today and saw this written on her whiteboard:
"I like Michelle more than cookies, but less than breathing."
Interesting template:
"I like _____ more than _____, but less than _____."
I tried out some of my own:
"I like Jimmy Fallon more than Jay Leno, but less than David Letterman."
"I like facebook more than tweets, but less than blogs."
"I like Obama more than intolerance, but less than unaccounted-for money."
"I like red velvet cupcakes more than yellow cake, but less than Amanda's brownies."
"I like South Korea more than North Korea, but less than ALL OF EUROPE."
But in my inattention, I left out the coolest parts of the original statement: 1. the fact that the interests of comparison are totally unrelated, 2. that all things must be likes, and 3. there is an order of person, noun, and verb. This is a correct template:
"I like _(liked person)_ more than _(liked unrelated item)_, but less than _(liked unrelated verb)_."
Slightly more complicated, but infinitely more creative in its output:
"I like Brittany more than ribbon dancers, but less than daydreaming."
"I like Dad more than homemade wheat bread, but less than walking."
"I like my doctor more than gardens, but less than talking."
"I like Edith Wharton more than cell phones, but less than blinking."
"I like Drew Barrymore more than the color yellow, but less than singing."
"I like baby Taylor more than blue canvas shoes, but less than learning."
I like the idea of eclectic interests intersecting to produce unlikely (non?)sense. I recommend this to anyone who has a few moments to let their mind wander into their personal hierarchy of interests. You might like doing it, but less than I did.
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