Video: Stop with the Hero Stories

Nov 29, 2011 by Shannon    11 Comments    Posted under: I'm Callin YOU Out

The only thing worse than a hero story is an attempt to playoff a hero story…

“So I’m walking down the street just trying to mind my own business and these girls sprint towards me like oh my gosh you are the famous guy from Twitter. And I’m like yeah I like to tweet so…. then they’re like can you please sign my boobs? And I  was like fine but I was so not in the mood.”

Huh?! What does that have to do with the question I asked: how are you doing in school?

Me and Andrea have had inside jokes about hero stories since we became friends because what actually unites us is our ability to see the stupid things that other people do/ say. I can’t say that I am guilt free either, I probably do the attempted playoff more times than I realize BUT hopefully this video helps to put others and myself in check on the matter.

Remember, if you are great, eventually others will see it for themselves. Of course if someone asks you a question it is okay to answer but going above and beyond to try to convince someone that other people think you’re cool is tres tacky.

If you have any funny/ ridiculous hero story moments please SHARE!

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  Redhead November 29, 2011 at 6:48 pm

  I definitely hear you about these stories. I catch them all the time and it’s so annoying because, like you said, there really is no point to it at all except self-indulgence. I would only listen to such a story if it involves something bizarre and random in the middle of it so I can comment and keep it going.

  Example: “So everybody was crowding around me and cheering me on except for 1 guy who was peeing on the corner, so…” Me: “DUDE SOMEBODY WAS PEEING IN THE STORE?!?”

  Yeah, pretty much.
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    Shannon T. Boodram November 29, 2011 at 6:54 pm

    Agreed the point of the story has to be something else.

    Me and Andrea always say people should truly be honest and end these stories with a question:

    “So I got picked up at a club like 50 times and everyone kept saying how pretty I look…do you think i’m pretty?”
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  carissa November 29, 2011 at 9:08 pm

  LOL! yah its annoying when a person tries to tell these stories and pass them off as truths BUT i find it hilarious in the parody type format that you just did it in. I would thoroughly enjoy sitting around with a circle of friends making up funny, blatantly fabricated hero stories. accents and all. sounds like a good time to me.

  funny vid. i likes.
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    Shannon T. Boodram November 30, 2011 at 2:18 pm

    oh hey ms C we miss you! Hero stories are a trip, both fiction and non fiction
• Andrea Lewis November 29, 2011 at 11:38 pm

  NEW Blog: Video: Stop with the Hero Stories http://t.co/wEPegD9l
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  One Evolution December 1, 2011 at 12:41 pm

  this was by far the funniest thing ive watched in awhile… and i do have to agree that your are a very beautiful girl! keep up the videos one!
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  Ky December 1, 2011 at 7:38 pm

  Don’t try come cook up your beef around here! LOL sooo funny and true!
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  Stefanny December 5, 2011 at 4:55 pm

  LOL. Shannon, this video was jokes! Howeva…as someone who is constantly being asked “Are you American, Are you from New York?” I can’t get with that second skit. lol Sometimes, you develop a manner of speaking from listening to too many rap songs #SueMe. Besides your hood girl impersonation sounds more Jamaican than American hood chick. i.e. “Dun know” , “Gyal” “Eee”, “You wan cook up beef?” , “And ting”… c’mon son, patois doesn’t equal hood!
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  Rebs December 9, 2011 at 4:21 pm

  hey shannon they posted u guys on curly nikki
  http://www.curlynikki.com/2011/12/darkskin-vs-lightskin-needs-to-stop.html
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  Anonymous December 9, 2011 at 10:01 pm

  shannon <333 you leave me breathless somtimes with your beauty ;o
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  Remi December 11, 2011 at 2:51 am

  You are amazing. Always making me laugh! This whole thing is so true.

  PS: I loved the part where you say “First of all you see my blue vest and name tag so you dun know i already work here.”

  I’m not gonna lie, I HATE when customers come up to me saying “are you vorking here?”

  Me (wearing my retail store lanyard around my neck): “No, I just wear this necklace and pick up all the clothes that you customers dump on the floor OFF the floor for fun…in my spare time -__-”

  Keep doing you girl!

  oxoxo