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February 8, 2012

By Raymond Linex II Corsicana Daily Sun The Corsicana Daily Sun Wed Feb 08, 2012, 08:33 PM CST

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Be careful what you ask for. Sounds straightforward, right? Then why do we keep pressing?

People tend to hang around with people that think like them, act like them, enjoy common things. Thus, most of my close friends are border-line comedians.

Most days, I don’t want to take things too seriously, and sometimes laughing is a welcome act.

Alas, two weeks ago I asked for serious fodder for an upcoming magazine piece. Taking the easy way out, I did so on Facebook, the social media giant where you can have more virtual friends than actual friends, thus expanding your reach.

And most are comedians.

The question I posed to several friends was: I’m doing a piece, five things you’d like to do on Spring Break, so give me some suggestions?

Obviously, the piece is geared toward students, but to my knowledge none of my friends on Facebook are teenagers. So I get the following assortment of answers:

1.   Eat.

2.   Sleep.

3.   Go to the movies.

4.   Play sports.

5.   Hang with friends.

Sounds like a teenager, right? Close. It was a junior high teacher. Guess her head was in a similar place. My guess is Nos. 1 and 2 will dominate her week.

Here was another, who offered her top 5. Of all the entries, this person may have actually been a teenager. Probably borderline, and I am not asking a woman her age:

1.   Road Trip.

2.   Sleep.

3.   Barbecue.

4.   Veg out while watching TV.

5.   Sit on Facebook for the full seven days complaining about nothing to do for Spring Break.

OK, on second thought, maybe she is a teenager.

Then there was this one:

“Practice for a national championship.”

I’ll give that one away. Good luck Monica. They’re producing national championships by the bushel loads at Navarro College these days.

And then there was the very hilarious, “Clean your parents’ house!” I believe that went out the window with chores. Remember those?

This one I could do:

“Drink milk and eat cookies.”

Mark that one down. (I’m on vacation that week, so I’ll have time for sure.)

But my favorite may have been this one. Only for the daring. Not for the weak at heart. You really have to love … walking.

“Drive to Galveston with 20 bucks in your pocket!”

Good Lord. In theory, Galveston sounds like a great Spring Break. But on $20, I’m thinking dehydration and muscle cramps are sure to reign supreme.

None of the above actually made the magazine piece, but I did include one or two of the suggestions I received. (That’s right, if you are reading your two cents here, you didn’t make the list.) Check it out when the Explore magazine hits the streets Feb. 26.

There just might be something for you on the list.

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Raymond Linex II is publisher of the Corsicana Daily Sun. His column appears on Thursdays. He may be reached by email at rlinex@corsicanadailysun.com. Want to “Soundoff” on this column? Email: soundoff@corsicanadailysun.com

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