Have you ever “Googled” yourself? Out of curiosity, I recently did to see what images of myself are online. I was so annoyed with what I saw! The internet is filled with pictures of me sticking my tongue out — they are everywhere! Who am I, Miley Cyrus? Obviously I’m to blame because I’m the one sticking my tongue out, but I hate it!
Why do those pictures even exist? I’ll tell you. One day, many years ago I was having a conversation with friends/coworkers about their strange body oddities. Everyone seemed to have something to share; here is part of that list of oddities:
– 30 years old and still has a baby tooth
– extremely stretchy cheeks
– double-jointed
– can turn eyelids inside out
– can put both legs behind head
– has a third nipple
– had part of an unborn twin removed from her lung because it was causing breathing problems
I’m always one to participate so I said “I have a really long tongue” — and the rest is history. People want to take pictures of it and with it. What started out as a silly parlor trick from years ago has become the thing that pops up when you google me! I’ve done television shows, I have my own radio show, I volunteer for animal rescues, but what appears on a google search? My tongue! These days I am regularly told “I heard about your tongue, can I see it? Can I take a picture with it?” I’ve taken pics like this with other people in the past, how can I say no now? I feel like I’m obligated, even though I know that I’m not.
I think it’s time for the tongue to cash out the 401k, start collecting social security and maybe start playing golf. What I’m trying to say is that maybe the tongue is ready for retirement. I’m just talking professionally of course, personally my tongue isn’t ready for the old rocking chair just yet! And by the way, please don’t google me after reading this. I’ll just tell you that YES, it’s longer than Gene Simmons from KISS!
