Chances are, if you are over 40, you wear reading glasses but only if you want to read or work with small objects. For me, they come in handy…as long as I can find them…which is exactly why there is a pair on every horizontal surface at home.
Wouldn’t it be great if there were glasses for other situations too?
The anti-Oprah glasses. You wear these so you can see that not every problem can be solved by reading Dr. Oz or Eckhart Tolle.
The Magical glasses. These are those glasses that Scott Adams talks about which give the wearer the ability to solve others’ problems even though you have no experience. This is why Sean Penn believes he can solve global warming.
The Black Clouds glasses. These are the glasses some of us wear that allow us to see the practicality and negativity in almost every dream and idea.
The Rose-Colored glasses. Opposite of above, these are the glasses of sheer optimists or people not quite smart enough to figure out Why Not? Typically worn by one, but not both, of a married couple.
The Simon Cowell glasses. These are the glasses that make us rich by simply telling others that they are not good enough.
The BS detector glasses. Yet to be invented, these are the glasses you wear to help you recognize pure unadulterated BS, usually from political candidates.
The Snopes glasses. These glasses have a built in projection screen on the inside of the lenses where the truth is projected so you can correct factual errors by others in simple conversation when you are not near your computer.
The Walk in their Shoes glasses. These glasses help you immediately see what the other person is either feeling or going through.
The funniest glasses you can wear, however, are the Binocular glasses, which makes things bigger or smaller (ahem!) when you wear them. Here is video of some Japanese men playing soccer while wearing them. Hat tip: Rowan at his Irish blog.
What kind of glasses do you and your friends need?
3 users commented in " What Kind of Glasses Do You Need and Wear? "
Where are my keys glasses: I have a friend who spends at least half his time searching for his keys.
The appointment glasses: a reminder system for those people who don’t show or always get there late. They would also need to be GPS glasses, so you don’t get lost, either.
The fashion glasses: glasses that could show me what clothes should never be worn together.
Organization glasses: Show me where things should be stored. Show me things that should be tossed. Show me where I stored things, so I wouldn’t lose them.
The lighten up glasses: immediately allow someone to see the light humor in situations instead of taking them so seriously.
The nutrition glasses: shows you what you will look like in 5 years if you keep eating like this.
The youth glasses: the ones that allow you to see yourself with hair and no sags or wrinkles.
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Wally Bock
Great ideas, Conrad….the nutruition glasses, now there is a marketable product too.
Wally–thanks so much, what an honor.
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