The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #68167   Message #1147481
Posted By: kendall
27-Mar-04 - 08:13 AM
Thread Name: Were we ever that young?
Subject: RE: Were we ever that young?
Some years ago, my wife and I were discussing the attire of this young man, you know the type, he looked like he had dressed inside a Salvation Army collection box in the dark. He had half of his hair shaved off, what was left was different shades of yellow and blue, his face was full of shrapnel and he looked like his IQ was about room temperature. Wife said, "Oh he's just making a statement, ease up."
I said, "Making a statement eh? when Thomas jefferson was not much older than that he wrote the declaration of independence. When Abe Lincoln wanted to make a statement, he wrote the Gettysburg Address; this guy walks on his pant legs." Don't have much to say, does he"?

One of my nephews showed up at a family gathering dressed like that and I said to him "Oh, did the Clampetts have a yard sale"? All I got was a blank stare.

Oh, by the way Jerry, you do have a life.!