I didn’t know how to react. My l’esprit de l’escalier, apathy and perhaps shock prevented me from coming up with a really good comeback.
Instead, I’m quoting this conversation from The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams.
And here’s a clip of one of my most favorite Spongebob episodes.
I’ll parody Patrick and Spongebob’s conversations:
Eytz: Mike?
Me: (turns around) Go. Run away like all the others. No one would want a friend as ugly as I am. (sobs)
Eytz: Sure they would! It makes them feel better about the way they look!
Eytz: Maybe a story will cheer you up. (picks me up and seats me) It’s called “The Ugly Iskolar ng Bayan”. Once there was an ugly UP student taking up BS Materials Engineering. He was so ugly that everyone at Triple M died. The end.
Me: That didn’t help at all. (starts crying)
Eytz: What is wrong with you people?! Afraid to look ugliness in the face?! (picks me up and waves me around) Well, HERE! LOOK AT IT!!
Eytz: IT’S UGLY, ISN’T IT?! LOOK AT IT, LOOK AT IT, LOOK AT IT!! I WANT ALL OF YOU TO LOOK AT IT!!
Arolf: AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
