Am I Weird?

Sick and in bed, my school iPad is glowing with the YouTube logo. I'm watching a daily show, Good Mythical Morning, when I see an episode titled "Things Most Humans Can't DO (TEST)" and decided to watch it. Let's talk about that?

Rhett and Link are two very well known YouTubers and host the morning show. This particular episode (link at the end) was targeting how amazing the human body is, yet how limited some of us seem to be. I encourage all of you to watch the video and play along with the boys as I do, but I have the benefit of being in my room and behind a keyboard.

Wiggling Your Ears
Rhett states he cannot do this, but Link demonstrates his ability. Well, Link, you and I have that in common. Heck, there's even a WikiHow page on how to do so.

Personally, I've trained myself for years to be able to wiggle my ears. When I was little, my dad used to do it to make me laugh and I tried to copy him. It never worked until I was thirteen and freaked my friends out when my ear twitched. It's actually an inherited thing, so thanks dad!

Raising One Eyebrow
Did you also know there's a WikiHow page about this, too? But admit it, you didn't think about WikiHow when you read the subheading. You thought of the famous Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Well, you're not alone.

I cannot perform this task, although I really want to.

Roll Your Tongue
We just went over that in biology class last year. Rolling your tongue, like wiggling your ears, is an inherited thing. However, my mum and dad could do it, but it wasn't until last year that I was able to master this super power. (I'm talking about the regular tongue rolling, not the three-leaf clover)

I actually know many, many people who can do this. I felt so left out over the years, especially since BOTH of my parents could do it. Like, seriously?! What took you so long, gene?!

Tickle Yourself
People have told me it's impossible, but I can tickle myself and genuinely laugh. Weird, right? A friend of my mum's found out and basically thought I had the plague. Some people can tickle themselves using a feather of something, but no. I can actually tickle myself without anything and genuinely laugh. (It's a psychological thing, apparently.) In the video, Rhett mentions that schizophrenic people can tickle themselves, but let me assure you that I am not schizophrenic. I just had to Google what it means a few seconds ago.

It's the end of the world!!

Touch Your Nose With Your Tongue
Straight up, I can't do this and I look awful when trying.

Touch Your Elbow With Your Tongue
Nope, and I look stupid doing this, too.

Gleeking
I don't even know what this is. Rhett and Link, where did you get these things?

Twitch Your Nose
Like a bunny? No. I can srcunch it up out of disgust and flare my nostrils, but twitch it is not a thing for me.


Some of these things I can do, and some of them I can't. You be the judge! Am I weird or 100% human? Comment below what you can do, too!

Watch the episode of Good Mythical Morning here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIwhOT5RkME

Dear Smosh & Smosh Games

Hi. My name is Alex Huff and I made a promise. I told my best friend, Jennifer Simon, that I would do everything in my power to get the Smosh & Smosh Games crews to come to Maine. She laughed. She wasn't making fun of me or anything, but just thought it would be a feeble attempt. But we are both huge fans, and her birthday is coming up really soon (Oct 25). So I discarded the laugh, and here I am.

I am writing this post to convince Ian, Anthony, Noah, Keith, Shayne, Courtney, Olivia, Mari, Lasercorn, Wes, Jovenshire, Sohinki, and Flitz to come to Maine.

(From Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Keith, Shayne, Olivia, Anthony, Ian, and Courtney)

(From Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Lasercorn, Jovenshire, Flitz, Wes, Mari, and Sohinki)

So welcome to the worst persuasive letter in the history of persuasive letters, and...

Welcome to Alexandra Huff's:

 .::TOP REASONS FOR SMOSH & SMOSH GAMES TO COME TO MAINE::.

7) Bull Moose stores

Yes, I'm aware that Bull Moose is also in New Hampshire, but I live in Maine. And I'm talking about Maine.

Bull Moose is literally paradise for nerds and geeks and everybody. They have movies, CDs, video games, comic books, regular books, and so much more for very low prices. The staff that I have met so far are super sweet and just as nerdy, too. I had a conversation with a British cashier about superhereos for ten minutes (don't worry, no one else was in that particular line).

They also cover, like, every single fandom. Anything from Doctor Who to One Direction, from Pokemon to Hawkeye, from Zoella to Ellen DeGeneres, I have seen it all in that beautiful store. There is no human on this earth that would walk away unhappy. I guarantee it.

Besides, they also have memberships! And they're free to sign up for! You Smosh-y people can have one on hand in case you ever come back to Maine (or visit New Hampshire) and save up points to get free stuff. I got something like five WWE DVDs free once. (Totally not a frequent customer, guys.)

6) Winter

Now this one is very opinionated. Maine, being a very northern state, has notorious winters. I'm telling you, they are REALLY bad. There's snow everywhere and my bus sometimes get stuck (so a 1.5 hour ride turns into 2+) and so many other things.

But then again, the snow is the exact reason y'all should come to Maine. I mean, if I'm not mistaken, all of the Smosh film sets are in California, and my AWESOME Geography teacher (also teaches AMX 1 as you'll hear later on) has confirmed that there's virtually no snow in California. Wouldn't you guys like a change of scenery? How long has it been since you've seen snow? (It's actually snowing at my house as I'm writing this, haha)

Besides, there's a fun thing us Mainers like to do. Snowmobiling. I mean, you can go ahead and build a fort or snowman or have a snowball fight, sure. Just keep in mind that snowmobiling is always an option. (And I have a snowmobile)

And if you don't like the winter, you can stay inside with Jennifer and watch Netflix or something. That's an option, too.

5) Lobster...

If you're into that sort of thing...

I might not be a fan, but I have watched enough Gordon Ramsay shows to know that Maine Lobster is to be appreciated. So, if one of you Smoshers like lobster, come. It's apparently really good.

(A picture I took from a trip to Young's Lobster Pound, Belfast, ME with some family)

(A picture from Portland, ME. Found online)

4) this is gonna sound really selfish... and weird... but... My house

Okay, okay, okay, let me explain. I live on a farm. A ferrrrrrmmmmm. So, there's cows and chickens here and it could be a bit of a learning experience. Get away from the city and into the purest countryside ever. You can actually see Mt. Katahdin from my house. (Mt. Katahdin is a very famous mountain in Maine, for those of you who don't know)

I really sound self-centered, I'm sorry.

There aren't as many farms in the world as there used to be. Mine is one of 200-something dairy farms left in the state. That's what my parents say. It's pretty sad, actually... And according to farmflavor.com, there's 8,100 farms in Maine. The same website also said that dairy produce was Maine's second top agricultural product, right behind potatoes. Hmm... That's funny. 

Anyway, you could learn stuff from my herd of cattle. How to milk a cow, the history of the farm, how to drive a tractor, and maybe make some bovine friends.

May I add that we have a little Swiss calf named Wesley? Yeah, he's here, too. Just another reason to visit. We also have a cow named Lasercorn. So, you might wanna see him in person. He's a little camera shy, but he's got the famous Laser-stare down. Check it:

(Lasercorn the cow w/ flash photography)

3) Food & Magic Cards

Now, I've already bribed Lasercorn and WesTheEditor on their Twitch livestreams with this one, but it's true! In Maine, we indeed have food and we have Magic cards. (another reason to visit Bull Moose).

In fact, my AMX teacher used to play Magic professionally and travel and stuff. Ya know, before he became a teacher. Furthermore, you Smosh-y Magic players should battle him at my school. There's another option for ya!

2) Understanding & Awareness

This one hits a little close to home, guys. I have a YouTube channel myself and so does Jennifer. In fact, a lot of people do. And there are people, like Smosh and Smosh Games, that have an actual job as a YouTuber.

My school is trying to push us more toward our dreams and goals in life. However, many of the students and staff alike don't fully understand YouTube. Actually, from Jenn's point of view, it seems like no one in Maine fully understands YouTube. And I agree.

Having YouTubers come to Maine and raise awareness of this would be so awesome! It'd make the society around here more accepting towards the internet and us kids who study the classic YouTube sketches. It also might make me seem a little bit more normal, heh.

1) THE FANS... HIIIIIIII

THE ABSOLUTE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR SMOSH & SMOSH GAMES TO COME TO MAINE IS US. THE FANS!! Hey, how y'all doing?

If you watch any Smosh video, beginning to end, there's usually a link that brings you to a Behind-The-Scenes video. And in a lot of BTS videos, the members of Smosh express their love for the fans. Same with Smosh Games, except in the form of screams and random acts of randomness that they do for us.

The Smosh love comes in the form of them answering our tweets, connecting with us via social media, opening our fan mail on camera, pranking some very lucky fans, and so much more. They all do meet ups at ComiCon and VidCon and everything in between, and we love it.

SPREAD THE LOVE.

So why pass up the chance to meet with more of us and connect with us even further?! I know, I just totally blew your mind, right?

So, Smosh & Smosh Games...

I hope you take my proposal into consideration and actually look over this poorly made up list. I really hope to see you guys in this state sometime in the future. Jenn says hi, by the way. As does the rest of your Maine native fan base.

But in all seriousness, please visit sometime. Jenn's mum promised that she would make you all some homemade chocolate fudge. And I really want some homemade chocolate fudge.

Sincerely,

Alexandra Huff (and Jennifer Simon)

(Left to Right: Jennifer Simon, Alexandra Huff)

(Squirrel & Moose: 2015)

(Left to Right: Jennifer Simon, Alexandra Huff)

(Homecoming 2015: School Spirit Day)