I’m sure there have been threads similar to this but maybe not with this new bit of jargon. Have you ever been “green-egg-‘n’-hammed” regarding a book or movie or other artistic work?
I remember when the movie Billy Elliot came out. I was sure I knew what it was about and that I would not enjoy it. I saw the previews and saw the jokes made about the subject matter and decided I would not try to see it. “Oh it’s a good movie, you’ll like it,” I was told, but I responded “No, thanks.” A couple of years passed and I found myself on vacation. The weather was unpleasant and I decided to stay inside and watch a movie. I went to a local store and saw Billy Elliot on the shelf for a reduced price. There were only a few other movies for sale and they were real dogs so I shrugged my shoulders and bought the sappy movie about the “dancing boy” (ugh.)
My interest was piqued from the opening sequence and eventually there is a scene which had me hooked from then on. Billy and his little girlfriend are walking down the street carrying on a conversation and the girl is absent-mindedly trailing a stick along the sides of the brick houses as they pass. Something occurs which is so clever that I knew in that instant that this was my kind of movie. When all was said and done I had found one of my favorite movies of all time.
Have you ever been “green-egg-‘n’-hammed” in such a fashion? Have you ever resisted something out of stubborn prejudice and found that you were avoiding a genuine pleasure?
