Rubberneckers
This gag came to me the other day when I saw a blackbird land in front of me with his head held high as if he was looking at something up in the air, followed quickly by another blackbird who did the exact same thing. It was funny to thing to see, and then it got me thinking about how this happens to us humans, too. How many times have I found myself in bumper to bumper traffic because of on-lookers to an accident on the other side of the highway? Humans are natural rubberneckers, and, like a yawn, if one of us does it, others will too!
Well, if something DOES happen to fly past, they’ll be ready to see it!
They’re not just onlookers, they’re uplookers!
Things are looking up!
Maybe they’re in uptown!
My dog Franny walks thru the woods with her head up all the time cause she is waiting for some clumsy squirrel to fall out of a tree.
Franny keeps eyes on the prize!
Gorr leads the way!
And things are looking up for him!
“And a crowd remained there for the rest of all time…”
They’ll all go home with a crick in their necks, too!
And it sure confuses everyone else!
Especially all those people staring down at the ground!
Even I now want to look up there!
The only time I do is when I’m gargling mouthwash.
Yes, that is a thing isn’t it. And you know that the yawn thing is real. You don’t even have to notice someone else yawning but if they are nearby you will yawn too. It’s one of the few things science hasn’t really figured out from what I understand.
I’ll even yawn if I see a dog yawning! Yawn transference and the feeling you get when you sense someone is watching you from across a room must be some kind of primal thing we all share.
Blackbird is my favorite Beatles song. If you don’t know it, look it up. Or just look up.
Yes, that’s one of my fave Beatles tunes too, Jason. It always makes me feel happy.
I’m sorry, but all this did was remind me that I woke up with a crick in my neck this morning! Ouch! Nah, just kidding ya, Mark, this is funny!
Waking up with a stiff neck is a pain in the neck! Glad you liked it, Davo!
They’re lucky there’s no birds flying over them!
Especially with those open mouths gaping in wonder.
This happens sometimes when I take pictures of clouds. Everyone looks up trying to figure out what I’m looking at.
Copycats!
My dog used to do that, stare at nothing (I’m sure she didn’t have a crick in her neck, she just liked making me crazy!)
They know exactly what they’re doing too. Must be dog humor!
Haha! Pass it on!
People see, people do.