tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post180000716282365202..comments2024-03-28T01:09:15.056-07:00Comments on Horrorthon: Haiku Hump Day - The Mall and/or TeenagersOctopunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-31503841254126702012009-08-06T06:31:44.359-07:002009-08-06T06:31:44.359-07:00Career wise you're better off having cracked t...Career wise you're better off having cracked the books and waiting to be the hippie deadhead now :)<br /><br />I wish I had taken studies more seriously back then but I still wouldn't want to go back for a do-over.Catfreeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215307648862899154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-83286973442234808592009-08-06T05:39:24.269-07:002009-08-06T05:39:24.269-07:00i was on debate team at barrington high before i m...i was on debate team at barrington high before i moved to ct summer of 1981, so just my freshman and sophomore years. mrs. duley was our coach and indeed we kicked ass if i recall correctly. i do remember the van dam twins but not the others you mention. i would have preferred to be a hippie deadhead back then but wouldn't have even known what that was.AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439637162161958915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-1198972813565533322009-08-06T05:22:37.929-07:002009-08-06T05:22:37.929-07:00AC was the debate team guru, I was a Dead Head art...AC was the debate team guru, I was a Dead Head artsy hippie type in school for the most part. I did have Mrs, Duley for public speaking class which prompts a couple of funny stories for another time. I knew the Van Dam twins they did a tap dance act in front of the whole school in 5th grade at Peck school.Catfreeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215307648862899154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-86188634632450513152009-08-06T00:51:10.943-07:002009-08-06T00:51:10.943-07:00Octopunk late night
A syllabic juggernaut
Why am I...Octopunk late night<br />A syllabic juggernaut<br />Why am I still up?HandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-18308638915415529502009-08-05T22:46:30.915-07:002009-08-05T22:46:30.915-07:00Back off, K.B. nerd!
You face snakelike reflexes
T...Back off, K.B. nerd!<br />You face snakelike reflexes<br />The droid will be mineOctopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-34831215117848846732009-08-05T22:43:26.030-07:002009-08-05T22:43:26.030-07:00Awkward debater
Is there any other kind?
But, seri...Awkward debater<br />Is there any other kind?<br />But, seriously...<br /><br />Was I a nerd? Sure<br />But I knew kids way worse off<br />All over U.S.<br /><br />Ugly, high strung freaks<br />Bad skin and bad attitudes<br />Ties, jackets no helpOctopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-73641151912254550722009-08-05T22:14:53.487-07:002009-08-05T22:14:53.487-07:00Hold up there, Catfreeek
Was Mrs. Duley your coach...Hold up there, Catfreeek<br />Was Mrs. Duley your coach?<br />I mean in debate<br /><br />She taught frosh English<br />But had resigned as the coach<br />Man, what a class act<br /><br />Duley's debate team<br />Was feared throughout New England<br />Next coach, not so much<br /><br />Dimbulb named Fagen<br />On one occasion torched hair<br />Cigarette, hairspray<br /><br />You know Van Dam twins?<br />John Rumpler or Dan Hillman?<br />Am I ringing bells?Octopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-43239480126360829802009-08-05T22:10:00.708-07:002009-08-05T22:10:00.708-07:00Soon Octo's birthday
Gary had the bright idea
...Soon Octo's birthday<br />Gary had the bright idea<br />A beaded curtain!<br /><br />JPX nuked it<br />Put the curtain down, Gary<br />And let's leave Spencer'sOctopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-1909801103521655932009-08-05T22:03:37.669-07:002009-08-05T22:03:37.669-07:00Spencer's big spenders
Bought big changing col...Spencer's big spenders<br />Bought big changing color balls<br />Fiberoptic blissOctopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-8768122982194053532009-08-05T22:00:27.136-07:002009-08-05T22:00:27.136-07:00How 'bout Bedazzled?
dots and triangles on stu...How 'bout Bedazzled?<br />dots and triangles on stuff<br />80's cool definedOctopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948127593611773731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-82717319364214505732009-08-05T21:43:33.719-07:002009-08-05T21:43:33.719-07:00One more tear-jerker from MrsX:
"How could K...One more tear-jerker from MrsX:<br /><br />"How could KB fall?<br />It had toys and a great name."<br />...said Ms. Krista Braun.HandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-29888654873484016182009-08-05T21:19:07.112-07:002009-08-05T21:19:07.112-07:00MrsX wished to submit the following, a couple of w...MrsX wished to submit the following, a couple of which of which make me wonder:<br /><br />I'm now scared of malls<br />Damn Dawn of the Dead remake<br />Scary movies suck!<br /><br />Concert at a mall<br />Circa Nineteen Eighty Six<br />Tiffany/New Kids<br /><br />When I was a kid<br />I did runway shows at malls<br />First jobs are so lame<br /><br />Meet up at the mall<br />Make out in the parking lot<br />Now thems be some memories!<br /><br />Skateboards and children<br />Crowding up the entryway<br />WHERE ARE THEIR PARENTS?!?!?<br /><br />(It's either the "Scary movies suck" or the "make out" thing that has me on edge...)HandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-21180033782500385562009-08-05T20:49:14.152-07:002009-08-05T20:49:14.152-07:00Every mall has one
Though the store's never bu...Every mall has one<br />Though the store's never busy<br />the Radio ShackCatfreeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215307648862899154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-89312770516086280832009-08-05T20:37:25.286-07:002009-08-05T20:37:25.286-07:00No Octo 'ku's yet
Must be out cruising the...No Octo 'ku's yet<br />Must be out cruising the mall<br />for fresh new ideasCatfreeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215307648862899154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-83401842490404976002009-08-05T20:19:23.368-07:002009-08-05T20:19:23.368-07:00eddie izzard rules
i heart him in women's clot...eddie izzard rules<br />i heart him in women's clothes<br />AND ocean's thirteenAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439637162161958915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-32906798175816990442009-08-05T20:13:02.036-07:002009-08-05T20:13:02.036-07:00(hope there's some Eddie Izzard fans out there...(hope there's some Eddie Izzard fans out there for this one, it's a sentiment echoed by a few previously...)<br /><br />Affected by plague<br />When you want to look your best<br />You will look the worst<br /><br />Skin explodes. Voice cracks.<br />The girls have boobs already.<br />Can't form a sentence.HandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-175238747783073692009-08-05T20:06:50.878-07:002009-08-05T20:06:50.878-07:00High school do over?
I'm with the Brain, say n...High school do over?<br />I'm with the Brain, say no way<br />too many issues<br /><br />Those who claim best years<br />have had little life success<br />and long to be cool<br /><br />The truth to be told<br />I sucked at video games<br />I liked to watch though <br /><br />Years later, my house<br />I still suck at most all games<br />I read maps and watch<br /><br />Malls just piss me off<br />Overpriced corporate stores<br />brainwashing our teens<br /><br />Rebel from way back<br />Ripped the tags off my Levis<br />Stick it to the man!Catfreeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215307648862899154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-40516681535070223752009-08-05T19:57:08.699-07:002009-08-05T19:57:08.699-07:00Teenage mystery
How to cram fun into this:
"P...Teenage mystery<br />How to cram fun into this:<br />"Pick us up at 9"HandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-38547099671097128652009-08-05T19:54:34.874-07:002009-08-05T19:54:34.874-07:00Fondest teen hangout
The Seekonk Bowling Alley
Now...Fondest teen hangout<br />The Seekonk Bowling Alley<br />Now...a Pep Boys (sob)<br /><br />Whipping duckpin balls<br />Then play stand-up Super Sprint<br />LOVED that fucking game<br /><br />Bowling alley smell<br />The tinkle of bill changer<br />Heady concoctionHandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-87309745991908540272009-08-05T19:48:14.985-07:002009-08-05T19:48:14.985-07:00Mall: equalizer
Cool kids roamed; the nerd kids ga...Mall: equalizer<br />Cool kids roamed; the nerd kids gamed<br />Uneasy clique truce<br /><br />Coke-bottle glasses<br />I saw Ms. Pac Man better<br />Suck on THAT high scoreHandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-48877592589141336532009-08-05T19:44:03.981-07:002009-08-05T19:44:03.981-07:00Zombies or spiders
The mall is your safe haven
Or ...Zombies or spiders<br />The mall is your safe haven<br />Or so I've been toldHandsomeStanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948000388685402496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-35382137570659017252009-08-05T19:32:28.959-07:002009-08-05T19:32:28.959-07:00I can't remember
Last time I was in a mall.
Gu...I can't remember<br />Last time I was in a mall.<br />Guess I don't miss em!DKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564455767137872485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-65066882969932206552009-08-05T19:28:58.179-07:002009-08-05T19:28:58.179-07:00Teen years were not kind.
Glasses as big as my hea...Teen years were not kind.<br />Glasses as big as my head,<br />Yet no one told me?!?!<br /><br />Didn't have the cash<br />Wasn't a "cool kid". Know what?<br />Doesn't matter now.<br /><br />I'd <i>never</i> go back.<br />Don't get those that say,"High school<br />years? Best Ever!" Jerks.DKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564455767137872485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-2324769931974729332009-08-05T19:09:41.005-07:002009-08-05T19:09:41.005-07:00Remember Caldor?
I sure do. Got busted there,
Just...Remember Caldor?<br />I sure do. Got busted there,<br />Just one more teen thief.<br /><br />SO embarrassing.<br />Having a mall cop call your <br />parents? Kill me now!DKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564455767137872485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17244873.post-12084211754451550802009-08-05T19:02:27.574-07:002009-08-05T19:02:27.574-07:00Stupid Hallmark store
Over-priced cards and dumb g...Stupid Hallmark store<br />Over-priced cards and dumb gifts<br />Sigh, yes I shop there<br /><br />The Learning Center<br />Disguised as a cool toy store<br />Really toys for nerds<br /><br />I want Star Wars stuff<br />Not at the Learning Center<br />Just fake volcanosJPXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213973405902714780noreply@blogger.com