Confucius Say, Calm Your Tits

I had to manufacture a reason to show you all that silliness.

We're actually not talking boobies today, but overachieving.

 

"To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short."

I suppose Confucius could mean a lot of things by this quote.

Most popular interpretations seem to be that you should be succinct, and to the point. 

You know, like you shouldn’t ramble on and on about something?

You need to calm your tits with that enthusiasm and stick to the basics.

You should just create a simple, straightforward result.

Really it’s a clever way of saying be efficient. You don’t have to be redundant or over-explain things, 

just get them done the way they were asked to be done, not more, not less, just what was asked, 

and be direct about it. Don’t be like Mojo Jo Jo, just repeating yourself in different sentence structures 

while still getting the same point across. Who needs a dissertation when a few paragraphs will do?

Okay enough fuckery, haha.

When I first read that quote I was actually kind of confused, 

especially after growing up in what is supposed to be a capitalist meritocracy. 

I was always taught to go the extra mile, with everything.

Then, with more thought, it occurred to me that this could very easily apply to jokes, especially the dirty ones. 

Back in my maiden days, my brother and I had started forming a reputation for being the

“One Too Far Kedrowskis.”

I’m pretty sure he is maintaining that title fine without me, as I’ve become “Extra Mile Anna.”

When we’re with the “wrong” crowd, or really just each other, we can’t stop at just "haha," 

we have to go for full tilt, guilt-inducing laughter.

Usually this means creating some sort of disgusting double entendre 

or disturbing mental image at the expense of the original joke maker.

We are a pun’s worst enemy.

So in this sense, yes Confucius, going too far is worse than falling short.

You win, this time.