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15 January 2010

I'm thinking about having an existential crisis. Any tips?

post by: Eideteker at: 14:21 | 24 comments

About how to induce one, get the most from one, or stage one most dramatically?

posted by BitterOldPunk 15 January | 14:24

mild, medium, or extra spicy?

posted by lysdexic 15 January | 14:32

If you do stage one I suggest you warn people with this official sign.
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posted by special-k 15 January | 14:40

If you go to the beach, leave your gun at home.

posted by Atom Eyes 15 January | 14:40

special-k: HA

posted by Miko 15 January | 14:41

nip it in the bud!

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posted by taz 15 January | 14:46

special-k: I want that warning symbol on a bright yellow t-shirt.

posted by BoringPostcards 15 January | 14:48

Warm the fixins up a little before you fold them into the omelet.

posted by box 15 January | 14:50

BoPo: I had that sign posted outside my office for over a year. I would love to have it on a shirt too.

posted by special-k 15 January | 14:54

The planet in the above cartoon is yellow. How do you know that's true?

posted by Melismata 15 January | 15:23

Don't listen to what other people say. They're just trying to distract you from reaching the truth.

posted by Daniel Charms 15 January | 15:28

Having met you, and liking you a lot, I insist that you continue to exist. So, cram your existential crisis up you very existent ass.

posted by danf 15 January | 16:44

Don't call it an existential crisis. Give yours a unique name. This not only makes for better crises, it makes you safe from copyright violation claims.

posted by Obscure Reference 15 January | 16:59

Light can circle the earth 7 times in a second. Picture that for a moment.

Now consider that we have photographed light that took 13 billion years to reach us.

13,000,000,000 years.

That is the Big Picture, so to speak.

Now what was worrying you?

posted by Joe Beese 15 January | 17:15

I find being face down on the couch for a few days works.

posted by The Whelk 15 January | 18:12

Copycat. I've been in one for ages.

posted by JanetLand 15 January | 18:13

I'm still waiting for Advice from Capn and a little Ask LT Anything.

But really, I want to do it up big, and do it right. I want this to be the best existential crisis in a long time.

posted by Eideteker 15 January | 18:18

My first existential crisis involved contemplating a pepperoni and mushroom pizza for half an hour.

posted by Ardiril 15 January | 19:17

Climb down up into a clock tower, armed with plenty of bubble bath and a 87th precinct book.

posted by Brandon Blatcher 15 January | 21:07

Light can circle the earth 7 times in a second. Picture that for a moment.

Now consider that we have photographed light that took 13 billion years to reach us.

13,000,000,000 years.

That is the Big Picture, so to speak.

Now what was worrying you?

*crawls into corner, rocks back and forth*

posted by deborah 15 January | 23:38

Now what was worrying you?

Oooh, ooh! I know this!

Is the answer, Ghostbusters 2?

posted by Eideteker 16 January | 04:47

You ever wonder why there was no Ghostbusters 3?

posted by Brandon Blatcher 16 January | 08:41

Dude, any damn fool can have an existential crisis. Do the exact opposite.

Explode. Be the light that circles the Earth, in fact, beat the time.

Doubt is for punks and suckers.

Feast on the weak, Nat.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 16 January | 09:37

Atom Eyes: Brilliant!

LT: Agreed.

Doubt is for punks. Read Marcus Aurelius.

posted by halonine 16 January | 15:29

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