I know individuals who have an urge to drink heavily and individuals who have an urge to travel.
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Different people have different urges. Some of the urges seem genetically based. You can see the pattern going from generation to generation in a family. Learning can be involved too.
I have urges. Maybe you can explain their source to me.
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Some of my urges are to do bad boy things. For instance, I want to participate in cancel culture. I would feel bad if I tried to destroy a specific individual who said something I did not like. So what to cancel? Here is my latest idea: I want to cancel Valencia oranges. I find them so inferior to Navel oranges that I would like to see the Valencias eliminated.
I worry though about individuals who grow Valencia oranges. They may feel bad and want to cancel me.
Another thing I want to do: Mansplain something to a woman. I offered to explain menstruation to a female friend; she seemed uninterested. I may need to persist.
Manspreading: This is another bad boy activity I want to try. It involves a man spreading his legs as far as possible to hog an extra seat on mass transportation. I have long legs - next time I am on a train in Sydney, watch out!
I would also like to spit the dummy. I learned that expression years ago when a tennis player told me my opponent for a night of team tennis was spitting the dummy. The key for me to spit the dummy is thinking that I am much better than an opponent and then raging while he thrashes me.
Next up: I want to be a tall poppy. That is such a despised position in Australia. I am not sure how to achieve the status. Brag continually? I can do that.
Some of my urges are in the odd category, not the bad boy category. I would like to order green eggs and ham in a café. My hope is that the waiter will respond by saying: "Who do you think you are, Dr Seuss?"
Another odd one: I want to say "pooh, pooh" to the tiger in the zoo. Like Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline.
Finally, I want to call someone amigo. I am ready to roll on this one, amigo.
I bet you have urges. If they will not lead you to ruin, satisfy them.