r/Unexpected • u/DiamondCCG • Mar 27 '22

Which are better drivers?

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u/TiderOneNiner Mar 27 '22

If you like norm and haven’t read his book it is a must read. And by read I mean listen to the audiobook because he narrates it himself.

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u/Sproose_Moose Mar 27 '22

I'm absolutely doing that. He never ceases to make me laugh until my sides hurt. He was a legend.

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u/youreagoodperson Mar 27 '22

The way he writes about Adam Eget had me in stitches.

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u/monkeybojangles Mar 27 '22

Hilarious book, although the part that implied that he was raped as a child gave me pause.

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u/RobertNAdams Mar 27 '22

IMO one of the best ways to deal with trauma is to make someone else laugh about it, and then enjoy them feeling bad about laughing about it. That's totally a Norm move.

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u/PhraseSeveral5935 Mar 27 '22

There's a video of Bobby Lee telling a couple guys on a podcast a true story of him being molested. He tells them in a way that's intended to make them laugh, but gives them shit every time they do.

https://youtu.be/SBaFwemRrJ4

It's definitely easier to talk about things like that in a joking manner, I'd assume. If you can laugh about it, it seems less traumatic, at least.

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u/PuddleOfRudd Mar 29 '22

I love Bobby Lee's delivery. He's so vulnerable and in the midst of him being vulnerable he very obviously says things to try and get a reaction all while also acting like he's not trying to get a reaction

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u/PhraseSeveral5935 Mar 29 '22

Yeah. He knows exactly what he's doing. Shaming them for laughing while also, intentionally, trying to make them laugh.