A couple of strange misperceptions have occurred for me lately.
First, as I drove on Hwy 580 recently, I saw a billboard from a distance that looked as if it presented the image of a bunch of children in a river raft. As I drove closer, it became clear that the raft of chilrden was in fact a Quizno's sub. The bread slices looked like the inflated sides of the raft, and the meat slices looked like the children.
Second, earlier today I looked in by rearview mirror and saw the back of another car. The make of the car appeared to be "URANUS." However, as I looked again, "URANUS" turned out to be "SUBARU." Part of the issue was the fact that the letters were reversed in the mirror.
Instances of this type have happened more frequently as I've aged and slept less.
Think about it -- or not.
First, as I drove on Hwy 580 recently, I saw a billboard from a distance that looked as if it presented the image of a bunch of children in a river raft. As I drove closer, it became clear that the raft of chilrden was in fact a Quizno's sub. The bread slices looked like the inflated sides of the raft, and the meat slices looked like the children.
Second, earlier today I looked in by rearview mirror and saw the back of another car. The make of the car appeared to be "URANUS." However, as I looked again, "URANUS" turned out to be "SUBARU." Part of the issue was the fact that the letters were reversed in the mirror.
Instances of this type have happened more frequently as I've aged and slept less.
Think about it -- or not.
posted by Mark Meritt at 10:46 PM
7 Comments:
Okay, the story about the Quizno's sub is hilarious! It sounds like something I would percieve.
Linda
HAHAHAHAHA! That's pretty freakin' funny.
Were you driving somewhere to serve your child, but hungry and needing to use the rest facilities along the way, per chance? Freudians everywhere want to know.
Great dream sequence! -- Mike
Oh god, tears are coming out of my eyes... aaaa!
This may not be age-related. When Susan and I were newly married, we were driving toward the coast, and she pointed to an object in the sky. "Look, she said, "there's the Sun, or is it the Moon?"
Gary
Once, many years ago, after an arduous day of bird watching in which I saw many, many coots, I
saw a coot the size of Mount
Shasta while driving home. I still remember it because it was so real!
Were you two hippies on something, Mom and Dad? :-)
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