Saturday, January 06, 2018

Popular by Nada Surf

Three important rules for breaking up:
Don't put off breaking up when you know you want to
Prolonging the situation only makes it worse
Tell him honestly, simply, kindly, but firmly
Don't make a big production
Don't make up an elaborate story
This will help you avoid a big tear jerking scene
If you wanna date other people say so
Be prepared for the boy to feel hurt and rejected
Even if you've gone together for only a short time,
And haven't been too serious,
There's still a feeling of rejection
When someone says she prefers the company of others
To your exclusive company,
But if you're honest, and direct,
And avoid making a flowery emotional speech when you break the news,
The boy will respect you for your frankness,
And honestly he'll appreciate the kind of straightforward manner
In which you told him your decision
Unless he's a real jerk or a cry baby you will remain friends!

I'm head of the class
I'm popular
I'm a quarterback
I'm popular
My mom says I'm a catch
I'm popular
I'm never last picked
I got a cheerleader chick

Being attractive is the most important thing there is
If you wanna catch the biggest fish in your pond
You have to be as attractive as possible
Make sure to keep your hair spotless and clean
Wash it at least every two weeks
Once every two weeks!
And if you see Johnny football hero in the hall
Tell him he played a great game
Tell him you like his article in the newspaper

I'm the party star
I'm popular
I've got my own car
I'm popular
I'll never get caught
I'm popular
I make football bets
I'm a teachers pet

I propose we support a one month limit on going steady
I think it would keep people more able to deal with weird situations
And get to know more people
I think if you're ready to go out with Johnny
Now's the time to tell him about your one month limit
He won't mind, he'll appreciate your fresh look on dating!
And once you've dated someone else you can date him again!
I'm sure he'll like it!
Everyone will appreciate it!
You're so novel, what a good idea!
You can keep you time to your self!
You don't need date insurance!
You can go out with whoever you want to!
Every boy, every boy, in the whole world could be yours!
If you'll just listen to my plan:
THE TEENAGE GUIDE TO POPULARITY!

I'm head of the class
I'm popular
I'm a quarterback
I'm popular
My mom says I'm a catch
I'm popular
I'm never last picked
I got a cheerleader chick

I'm the party star
I'm popular
I've got my own car
I'm popular
I'll never get caught
I'm popular
I'm a teachers pet
I make football bets

WELL GIRLS ARE USUALLY CHICKEN SHIT ABOUT BREAKING UP... IN FACT WITH SHE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED WE GOT BACK FROM A TRIP TOGETHER AND SHE JUST DISSAPPEARED AT THE AIRPORT... A MONTH LATER SHE CALLED AND ASKED IF WE COULD BE FRIENDS... I SAID SURE AS LONG AS YOU NEVER CALL ME AGAIN... I GUESS WE ARE FRIENDS BECAUSE SHE NEVER DID... TWO MONTHS LATER SHE WAS MARRIED TO A DUDE SHE HAD JUST MET... NO JOKE... I GUESS I WAS PRETTY LAME WHEN I DROP KICKED JULIE... BUT JESUS... AT LEAST I SAID SOMETHING...

3 comments:

Aaron said...

I think you need to wash your hair more than once every two weeks. Archer washes his hair once a week and it gets pretty nasty after about a week. Waiting another week would not be a good idea if you want to date someone. But other than that this is all fine advice for teenage children.

Dan Tschirhart said...

A radio program in Australia was talking about how often one should wash their hair

A caller chimed in saying they hadn't washed their hair for a decade

Knowing this was an extreme case, they decided to issue 500 callers a six week challenge of no shampoo

When the challenge was over, 86% of the callers said their hair was no better or worse than when shampooing regularly

It basically comes down to one's personal preference

As a kid though, yeah they should wash their hair... a lot

But the average adult isn't doing that much to their hair on a daily basis

~ that would require daily shampooing

You gotta admit we're a bit OCD on the cleanliness scale in our beloved country

I know some people that take 2 showers a day...sometimes more

Why?

Breaking up sucks though, especially when we're young

Nada Surf's 'Your Legs Grow' is a great song

But this one reminds me of the song by King Missile





Pirate Aggro said...

Yea my niece has really thick long hair. When she was a little girl, her parents had to fight her constantly to wash her hair so, it didn't happen very much. First it got stinky. Then it got lice. Then it got buzz cut. Then she washed her hair.