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What does it mean to be weird? The dictionary tells us that it means as follows:

1. Involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
2. Fantastic; bizarre: a weird getup.
3. Archaic: concerned with or controlling fate or destiny.

That third one I find particularly intriguing. Not only does it make my latin title make more sense, but it also gives the word a great degree of power. "Concerned with or controlling fate." Damn that's cool!

Be honest with yourself, what is the first thing comes to your head when you think of a weird person? Is he or she different? Unusual? Perhaps a bit repelling? I'd bet a hefty sum that none of you thought of "sexy". Be honest, now. If you didn't think of Weird Al Yankovic, you probably thought of that guy you went to high school with who was a big nerd, or who could always bring a conversation to a screeching halt with non sequiters like, "You smell like the fabric softener my mom uses on my towels." Did that make you feel uncomfortable just reading it? You bet your ass it did! The bottom line is that you probably thought of "different".

Well, I'm here to change those misconceptions. I'm especially speaking to you ladies out there who flock to my wisdom and hope that somwhere in my enchanting musings you will find the key to all your dreams. Never in my life have I heard a woman say, "I want a guy who's really weird." I've heard, "Why do I always get the weird ones?!" I hear that one a lot. I've been alderman of that before. Why the stigma? You confuse "weird" with "unattractive". In my experience, "weird" is usually meant as a put-down. It's used when a person is at a loss to find any actual descriptive terms for a person. Rarely is the word used as a term of affection; it's been known to occur, but only seldomly.

Do you know what weird means to me? I follow more in the vein of the actual definition of the word. Uncanny, fantastic, unconventional; are these traits to be avoided? What gal wouldn't love to be able to say that she has a fantastic guy? A weird person to me is a special kind of uniqueness. It means a possessor of immense creativity and imagination, someone who is capable of creating without the yoke of what is expected or normal. The Weird have self confidence and don't give a furry rat's ass whether or not you hold them in a low regard. Confident, unique, imaginative, able to surprise you...are any of these appealing to anyone out there?

What's my big point? This: weird is sexy. Weird is an awesomely attractive personality trait to me. Note the word "personality". I do not equate weird with physicality in any way. Pretty people can be weird, they just usually aren't because the attention they get for being pretty gets in the way of developing truly interesting character traits. However, if I think you are cute and weird, you better start clearing your weekend calendars! Others out there may want to at least experiment with this approach. If it doesn't work for you, that's cool; live and let live and all that rot, but at least give it a try and see what happens.

Woah...I just realized how meta this post is.