![]() ![]() I want to be recognized as a person who's not here to be taken advantage of, but I don't want it to turn into some kind of bad philosophy, always defending my honor and all that shit. Dan Perry's anecdote rings true with me, I've had to explain to a few people why they don't want to anger me, and it's a good feeling but it's no way to live your life, no way to relax. Prank calls are a minor art form and should only be practiced on those who've demonstrated their indifference to the ideals that we've all grown up with and which I know I don't have to explain to anybody. I'm perfectly amenable to an organized redistribution of wealth, I certainly harbor some anger toward assholes in SUVs who cut me off/tailgate me, or toward idiots who yell "faggot!" at me when I'm walking (home to see my girlfriend), but I ain't gonna join their ranks. I repeat: civilized people do not yell ANYTHING at anyone, unless it's "Get out of the way!!" or something similar. agrees that freebird should have been shelved as a song for the next 50 years. I'm also confused as to how shouting "pop a wheelie" is a sign of sexual frustration. If so, why is it any more "right" than a prank call or yelling a random and useless comment like "golden grahams" out of a car window?Īnd what exactly is wrong with football (American F. Have you never made a joke at another person's expense that you don't feel sorry for? You've never in your life ever said something about someone in a negative sense with them not being around? I'm sorry, but I doubt that for X years you've been alive that you're so nice and benign that you've never done such a thing. Not this "for shame with your blatant masculinity!" type stuff. Sports, fraternities, yelling things out of car windows: it doesn't surprise me that they would go together. >To echo what Jess said above, men who fit a traditionally masculine mold are less likely to get why this is obnoxious. Crossing your arms and turning around is something that will internally set off most acts. Making fun of them is something they can usually deal with. Also way beyond classic is turning your back on a band on stage. However, yelling "Slayer" or "Freebird" at inappropriate times in other venues (theaters, business presentations, get togethers, weddings, family reunions, barmitzvahs) is way, way beyond classic. That and "clap for bacon" seem utterly classic. I must also admit that the idea of screaming "Pop a wheelie" is incredibly funny in my mind, and I'll have to do it at some point. My friend Clayton however has video of he and his friends doing random non-sequiturish (new term) to random people on the street (like calling a band of white boys in full Eminem mode "elderly"). ![]() I wouldn't do it again unless it was someone I knew, or I was viewing an extremely hilarious scene (e.g., elderly people in a fist fight or a man being urinated on by a dog). I've only once yelled from a car window at a friend of mine to inform him that he "sucked" in 6th grade.
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