Normal is for washing machines

“‘Normal’ is a setting on a washing machine.”

Think about this one, from Christopher Barzak’s The Love We Share Without Knowing.

Agitation, upheaval, spinning, turning, swirling — it’s all part of the “normal” cycle of life.

For a fun take on this saying, check out Normal’s Just a Setting on a Washing Machine by Bernice Lewis.

Honey, you’ve been driving yourself crazy too long
The scope of your existence is a sad and lonely song
It don’t seem quite normal, if you know what I mean
But normal’s just a setting on the washing machine

So, let me just give you this piece of advice
Stay open minded and treat yourself nice
Cuz what you see ain’t always what you’re gonna get
And normal’s just someone you don’t know well yet.