Sunday, April 24, 2011

Sociology 101

Yesterday we took the kids to Local Family Fun Place. As I watched them on a ride, two mid-teen girls went by, and I got to witness this:

First girl: (aggressively picking nose): "I don't like this place. We never meet any cute guys here."

Second girl: "Yeah. I wonder if we'd have more luck at the arcade. BURP!"

First girl: (eats booger) "We'll go there next time."
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19 comments:

  1. The MotherApril 24, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    I do know why my 19 yo is still completely single.

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  2. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 10:32 AM

    A mid teen girl picking her nose will in no way put off a mid teen guy. You know that it's true.

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  3. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    maybe she was hungry :p

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  4. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Time for another "artisanal" comment?

    --Queen Anne's Lace

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  5. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    at least they were out in the real world, having a real conversation, looking for real people.

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  6. a.generic docApril 24, 2011 at 12:56 PM

    If the 2 of them were well enough endowed, the cute guys at the arcade (do cute guys go to arcades?) would have been willing to put up with burping and nose picking!

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  7. MugdhaApril 24, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Well, at least their parents have nothing to worry about for now...

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  8. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Anonymous at 11:19 am is very wise.

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  9. lbparkerApril 24, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Charming. Makes me wonder who their role models are. . .

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  10. BonnieApril 24, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    You really DO meet all the special people, don't you?

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  11. PollyApril 24, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    I once was walking along behind a boy who looked about 14, and he was complaining bitterly to his friends about how he needed to meet some "bitches" and why couldn't he find himself a "bitch" and why don't any "bitches" like him. And I was thinking, Wow, I have a simple tweak to your approach that will pay off big time!

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  12. The Ole' ApothecaryApril 24, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    This one is only 11 years old, but I DO want to go back to my own century.

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  13. cliffintokyoApril 25, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    Readallaboutit:
    Grumpy Grasses On Gross Gals!
    (Bet they were fat too)

    WV: gyref
    A minor change would create a totally appropriate epithet?
    i.e. 'guyref'
    Suspect that many male chauvinists similar to self like to see cute chicks around ;-)

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  14. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    Picking your nose can clear your airways and alleviate itching or discomfit, and eating it is actually good for your immune system. This doesn't, of course, make it attractive to watch.

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  15. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    So why are so many men attracted to that age group? Some are even willing to risk jail?

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  16. donnaApril 25, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Agree with @Mother HEHEHEHE!

    NOTHING will stop a tween from the
    same mission as his older 'brothers' in the standard:
    'Man, by closing, she will look pretty damn hot!!'. Sad, but I have learned this axom is very true! NO, not from experience! At least not personnal. From my now grown son and his friends when they were tweens and it was assumed I was deaf or SO out of date that they assumed I would not know what they were talking about.

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  17. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Did Frank and Craig take notes at this sociology 101 class?

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  18. kate sweetenApril 25, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Teenagers make my head hurt.

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  19. AnonymousApril 25, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    CliffinTokyo, why do we have to assume they are fat?

    I know some overweight people who have the best manners and some average weight people who act like pigs.

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So wadda you think?