I don’t know what everybody-in-the-world’s problem is but I’m tired of people laughing at me just because I enjoy cream pies. Any time I bring this up, people shake their head and laugh. Like really loving a delicious cream pie is funny. I don’t get it.
If I tell people I like licorice, nobody laughs or chuckles or anything. If I tell them I enjoy making Hamburger Helper, they just kind of nod and move on. But if I mention how much I adore cream pies, they act like a bunch of teenagers and shake their head and laugh and giggle. It makes no sense to me.
So what if I like cream pies? I’m sure lots of people do. I wonder if they get laughed at for admitting it? I wonder if any of them have even tried a cream pie. If they did, they probably wouldn’t be laughing. They’d probably want to high-five me and say “I love those too, Stan.”
I think my favorite kind of cream pie is chocolate. I like how rich and creamy it is. It’s kind of sweet too. It makes me smile just thinking about it.
I enjoy visiting my friends Shannon and Edward. Every time I go see them, I have cream pie. They don’t ever laugh about how much I enjoy their cream pie. They act like mature, grown-up people.
A few weeks ago I was having dinner with friends and someone asked me what my favorite dessert was. I told them I really love cream pie. Everyone at the table started to laugh and one fella said “I bet you do you dirty old man.” They all got a big laugh about it. Why would he “bet” that I liked cream pies. I just told him I liked cream pies. No wagering necessary because I already admitted that I love cream pies. That makes no sense to me.
One thing that is becoming clear to me as I get older is that the world is becoming a much stranger place. It’s even a little scary sometimes. I don’t know what words are going to make people act funny. People are getting weirder and weirder as I get older and older.
I think they all need to slow down and enjoy a cream pie. If everybody had some cream pie every day, I think the world would be a much happier place.