I was watching a documentary on World War II, and I realized how ridiculous it all is. I mean, the Hitler character is clearly a Mary Sue. He’s some kind of Austrian corporal or private, and then suddenly he’s dictator of most of Europe. It strains credulity.
I was looking at some photos of my wife and myself way back when we got engaged, and I had forgotten how outrageously good looking we were:
To be fair, my wife actually IS that good looking. I look more like someone you’d try to identify in a police lineup.
Most dramatic scenes in the history of… dramatic scenes:
3rd Place: The death scene from “La Traviata”.
2nd Place: The scene in “Terms of Endearment” where the mom has to say goodbye to her sons.
1st Place: My four year old grandson, when he thinks no one will play with him.
Of course, I have a lot of room to talk about being overly dramatic. This is pretty much me:
Here’s an actual picture of my wife and I, getting ready to set out on a road trip: