Saturday, November 23, 2024

Leggo My Ego

Brutus is sitting in his green chair, with Gladys leaning on the back of it as Wilberforce stands in front of them. "I need help with my homework. What's an egotist?" Wilberforce asks. Gladys begins "An egotist is a..." but is interrupted by Brutus. "Hold on, Gladys! I'll take this! An egotist is a show-off who thinks he knows more than anyone else!"
What the hell kind of homework is this?

I don't see Brutus acting like this with anyone else. I don't think Brutus is an egotist or narcissist or whatever self-absorbed douche you think he is. I think he's just an average man and dad trying to impress his son. It's all really quite sad when you think about it.