No, not that F word. Not this one either, despite it’s current popularity.
No, I’m talking about this F word.
When I force myself to regard this particular F word, and the times I do are surprisingly infrequent (the denial thing and all) the word that might best describe my reaction is transfixed. As in:
trans·fix (trns-fks)
tr.v. trans·fixed, trans·fix·ing, trans·fix·es
1. To pierce with or as if with a pointed weapon.
2. To fix fast; impale.
3. To render motionless, as with terror, amazement, or awe.
(I’m definitely going with #3 here.)
So, why am I going on and on about this ‘F word’ and being ‘transfixed’, you might ask?
The answer lies — as it so often does — with YouTube.
A couple weeks ago I was over there, browsing through the week’s 100Most Viewed videos when I saw one that …yeah, transfixed me, for lack of a better word. A blend of fascination, and horror,andmost of all amazement — amazement that someone had decided to put themselves in front ofa camera for such a purpose.I finally managed to drag myself away to the rest of the week’s most popularvideos, butlater, and often since then, I’ve thought about that one, so much that I eventually decided to go searching for it.
To see the search results, click:
Search for: “my big fat belly”
Yes, Virginia: There’s an entire subgenre of YouTube videos of people displaying their belly fat. Is that amazing, or is that amazing?! Well… is ‘amazing’ the word for it? I don’t know anymore. I watch these videos, and I’m transfixed, and I don’t have any other words to describe what I’m feeling.
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Need a change of pace afterall that shock ‘n awe ‘n transfixion? Gosh, me too! Well then, look no further than inthe ‘related’ videoscategory to find this:
Cuz it’s a well known fact that fat people are just naturally funny. Hey, another F word!
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