OT: Goths, punks, metalheads, longhairs, and other assorted weirdness

Evil Matt · February 06, 2004, 03:03:14 AM

Reading the long ass discussion in Velvet Brotha's "Evil Matt, what makes you so evil?" thread about poser goth kids and the like got me to thinking of a revelation about high school I had the other day.

I was trying to think back to whether or not I was "cool" in high school (man, that seems SO long ago), or if anyone I currently know was "cool". Then it hit me. People in high school are NOT cool. None of them. Because no matter how much money you drop on clothes at Hot Topic, you're still in friggin' high school. You're not cool, you're not on the cutting edge of anything, and despite what MTV tells you, you're not quite the future of our great society (at least, not yet...there's still a generation or two ahead of you). What you are is annoying, and you make the mall a pain in the ass to shop in.

Anybody who's a regular on this board that attends high school (or just generally disagrees with me) should feel free to post a reply, but I wouldn't expect much in the way of a concession from me. So unless you come flat out and say "Yeah...I'm in the 11th grade, and I've suddenly realized that I'm horrendously uncool", I'm not going to think you're the slightest bit "cool".

And if that worries you at all, you really should find someone to talk to that has the authority to prescribe Zoloft...

Evil Matt · February 06, 2004, 03:19:26 AM

Before anyone cares to remind me of it, I already know I'm not cool. Because:

A) I AM posting this on a B-Movie message board, after all.... :)

B) I just used an emoticon.

C) I play Dungeons and Dragons

D) I could talk to you for hours about the philosophical and psychological differences between Batman and Superman

and E) I was rocking out to the musical stylings of Styx on my way to work tonight.

Brother Ragnarok · February 06, 2004, 03:32:04 AM

Oh yeah, lots of uncool goin' on in high school. Although, most of the "cool" people that us "uncool" people had to worry about picking on us were too busy being afraid of me because they thought I was a devil worshipper (I'm not, incidentally) to worry about whether or not I was cool.
And I'm still not. I can hold a fairly serious discussion about Al Adamson, I own a Dr. Who t-shirt with a cartoon Dalek on it, and I can identify stock Toho actors an tell you which Godzilla films they've been in and what parts they played.

Brother R

Evil Matt · February 06, 2004, 03:37:50 AM

"Although, most of the "cool" people that us "uncool" people had to worry about picking on us"

Hey now...I never said I was uncool. Just everyone else!

Deej · February 06, 2004, 03:44:38 AM

Yeah? Top this.

1) I'm only 28, and I've used the phrases " you damn kids" and "get off my lawn".

2) I never played Dungeons and Dragons......because I couldn't figure out the dice.

3) I know all the words to 99 Red Balloons...English and German.

4) When Captain Kirk died, I wept....every damn time.

5) I bought a 1985 Plymouth Fury when I was 16. I currently drive...a 1985 Plymouth Fury.

6) I own an "I'm with Stupid" t-shirt,

7) I have actually worn that same t-shirt.

8) When someone asks my name, I reply variously..I'm Batman...I AM SPARTACUS...or They call me MISTER TIBBS!! And, I think I'm being clever.

9) When a waiter/waitress asks if I need anything else, I invariably reply...Send more paramedics. And. I think I'm being clever.

10) I had a Fonzie pompadour, long after the rest of the world realized that Henry Winkler isn't cool.

Evil Matt · February 06, 2004, 04:11:34 AM

Ok, you've got me on most of those. However, I'm 26, and "you damn kids" and "get off my lawn" figure prominently into my daily vocabulary. I also spend a good deal of time standing on my front porch yelling at cars to slow down. And I too know al the words to "99 Red Balloons". I even sang it at a karaoke bar once, much to the dismay of the bar's clientele.

Deej · February 06, 2004, 04:23:10 AM

Holy balls..you're kung fu is strong. Gonna have to throw out my hole card. I....Play....The BANJO!!!! I am the LAMEST MAN ALIVE!!!!

Evil Matt · February 06, 2004, 04:28:34 AM

Does it make me lamer for wanting to learn to play the banjo? Because in a way, I'm sort of jealous of you for being able to play the banjo. I'd also like to learn the acordion, because you never know when something like that will come in handy.

Brother Ragnarok · February 06, 2004, 04:33:21 AM

Being a fan of bluegrass, I'm also envious of Deej's banjo-rockin' ability.

Brother R

Deej · February 06, 2004, 04:37:06 AM

Alright, the banjo bit was a lie.....but the fact that I lied about playing the banjo makes even lamer. And the fact that I seem to be actually proud of my lameness, not only makes me lame, it also makes me pretty damned sad! I'm need to be alone to weep for awhile.

Evil Matt · February 06, 2004, 04:44:06 AM

Dude, that WAS lame.

Strangely, this thread has turned into "Who can be the lamest?"...

Deej · February 06, 2004, 04:45:57 AM

I CAN play the triangle!!

Evil Matt · February 06, 2004, 04:49:47 AM

Can you play "99 Red Balloons" on the triangle, though?

Deej · February 06, 2004, 04:58:59 AM

Nope, but I can fart the theme from Love Story. Okay, now I'm just being incoherant, time to go to bed.

wickednick · February 06, 2004, 05:15:24 AM

Ah yes highschool a time in my life which I could have done with out.I was honestly on the top ten list of most unpopular people in school.Seriously, they made a list and put it up in the bathroom, I think I was number 4.
My problem was that I could not fit in any group.The jocks and preps hated me because I was a geek that was smarter than all of them.The goth and metal kids did not like me because I was more cynical,sarcastic and moody than all of them.And all the other miscalanious groups didn't like me because, liking me would mean they would be instantly as unpopular as I was.
But my excomunication from the other groups gave me a unique insite on everyone in school.I came to the conclusion that Evil Matt did and that was everyone was a loser.Everyone but me was trying desperatly to fit into a specific group.They spent hundreds of dollors trying to go along with the latest fad, and had to do what everyone else was doing or they would be thought uncool.
At first I cared about trying to belong, but after awhile I came to realise why should I care.Why should I try and belong to a group which has ridiculed me.If I became apart of one group I would stay face creticism from anouther group.
Im glad that I stayed who I was.I became a much stronger person because of it.