I think this story, from my own life, is of particular relevance to you...
I used to have this friend called James, we'd known each other since we were little until I moved house. We used to play round each others houses, all day, everyday.
We did all the things little kids would do together; playing stick wars, riding bikes, making swings... but he always had this obsession with tractors. Whatever we did, he tried to inject some of his tractor enthusiasm into it; we'd make swings out of tractor tyres, and he even owned a small pushable tractor instead of a bike.
As he got older, this obsession seemed to gradually take control of him and we drifted apart. As I got older my interests naturally changed, but for James It was always tractors. I would ask if he wanted to come out with the lads, but he'd always have something more important to do, like buying new tractor posters or collecting more miniature tractors... so eventually me and my best friend James drifted apart, which I kind of regret.
Anyways, a few years ago I saw James on the way back from collecting GCSE results from college... in an actual tractor! The crazy fool was still in love with tractors, and now even had his own.
He eventually persuaded me to go back to his house to look at his huge tractor collection, and I reluctantly obliged and so off we went... but when we got up to his room, the room was completely bare!
Everything that was tractor related had gone. I sat on his bed, which no longer had a spread on it (I assume he had had a tractor duvet), as James engaged in a massive argument with his mother.
I could hear the argument from upstairs, and it lasted a lengthy 30 minutes. Apparently James' mum had decided to end his unhealthy obsession with tractors, and whilst he was out had cleared out all of his tractor stuff and even sold his tractor!
James came back upstairs, eyes streaming... I tried to console my old friend, but despite my best efforts he cried for hours. Eventually I managed to persuade James to come to the pub, to meet everyone for results day celebrations.
The night progressed, and for the first time EVER James was interacting with new people, and there wasn't a single bit of tractor paraphernalia! Although we were only sat around a table in a small group, It was a big step and he actually looked proud of himself, even slightly confident!
Throughout the night James had been staring at this gorgeous girl at the bar, and after much prodding from me, he went to the bar to ask the girl out.
The two really seemed to hit it off instantly, and after a good 15 minutes of small talk James asked the girl if she fancied a dance. However, as this happened a few years ago before the public smoking ban had been introduced the air was thick was smoke. Fearing for her safety on the dancefloor (Aswell as being very hot, she was also partially blind), the temptress rejected James.
James looked forlorn, and was about to give up when a fantastic idea overcame him. He jumped up onto the bar, unbuttoned his trousers , yanking down his y-fronts and displayed his very hairy bottom!
The room silenced, and everyone's gaze fixed on James' spread cheeks for what seemed like an eternity; when all of a sudden he inhaled forcefully and all the smoke vanished up his arse in a spiral of smoke!
The whole room erupted in applause, what a great party trick!
As the cheers settled down, the lanlord belted out "Who the hell are you, and what on earth was that!?". James span around, a beaming grin on his face and exclaimed,
"I'm James, and I'm an ex tractor fan!"