I've blogged about how funny it is when older people use their old slang words to talk about new ideas or technology, specifically the all-encompassing word for drugs, dope. Two weeks ago I was talking to my friend's dad about another one of our friends who is apparently doing 'dope'. It was only after about fifteen minutes of talking that I realized he was talking about popping pills and not coke, heroine or weed. Parents are funny about slang that way.
But what's even funnier is the way older people use new technology. They can't get over the fact that it's nothing like the equivalent of the technology they used to use. Take the cellphone for instance. The other day I was sleeping and my dad called me to let me know I had left the lights on in my car. "This is your Dad. You left the lights on in your car. I repeat, you left the lights on in your car." I guess he thought he was on a walkie-talkie or something. The only thing he was missing was, breaker 1-9, do you copy.
And it's funny because if you have the slightest idea about a certain technology then you're automatically an expert on it. Because I can maintain the simplest of computer tasks—an email account, a website and a blog—I'm some kind of computer genius to my mom. I don't know much, but i can do the basics. She always comes to me as if I know everything about computers. I've become the designated I.T. guy at home just because I know that you don't need stamps to send an email and a guy with hot pants on and a mailbag isn't coming to pick it up.
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March 30, 2009
February 21, 2007
"the sauce"
old peole are funny. I was talking to somebody today about words old people use. It's funny when old people try to use the new slang kids use today, but I think it's even funnier when they use their old slang. I was talking to a friend of mine (shoutout to Jenny Clark) today and her dad still says "the sauce" when referring to alcohol. "You been messin' with the sauce hadn'tya?" What in the hell is "the sauce"? It's not like the term silly sauce (referring to alcohol), which is definately self explanatory. I mean, is it hot sauce, worchesteshire sauce or bbq sauce? I'm guessing "the sauce" is just a shortening of "silly sauce". Wherever the term came from, I think somebody was on "the sauce" when they came up with the term "the sauce".
Another funny term old people use is "dope". I'm not talking about dope as in fly. I'm talking about "dope". Like marijana, weed, pot, cheeba, skunk, green, sticky-icky-icky, hydro, the oooooweeee, killa, hash, "the stuff", green-green, purple, the magic dragon, good-good, wacky tabacky, Presidential, green sticky, purp, that fire, sprinkle, Barney, herb, sticks, stems, Bill Clinton. But with old people it also refers to other drugs, such as cocaine, heroine and pretty much any other illegal substance you can think of. If anybody older than 40 or 45 asks if you've been "messin' with dope" you must first clarify what it is they're talking about. You don't want to get in trouble for drugs you're not actually doing. That makes it even funnier when they say "the dope". As if it only refers to one particular drug. They don't know that we know they're talking about a number of things when they say "the dope". I think that all the old people should put their heads together and decide what exactly it is they think "the dope" is.
Another funny term old people use is "dope". I'm not talking about dope as in fly. I'm talking about "dope". Like marijana, weed, pot, cheeba, skunk, green, sticky-icky-icky, hydro, the oooooweeee, killa, hash, "the stuff", green-green, purple, the magic dragon, good-good, wacky tabacky, Presidential, green sticky, purp, that fire, sprinkle, Barney, herb, sticks, stems, Bill Clinton. But with old people it also refers to other drugs, such as cocaine, heroine and pretty much any other illegal substance you can think of. If anybody older than 40 or 45 asks if you've been "messin' with dope" you must first clarify what it is they're talking about. You don't want to get in trouble for drugs you're not actually doing. That makes it even funnier when they say "the dope". As if it only refers to one particular drug. They don't know that we know they're talking about a number of things when they say "the dope". I think that all the old people should put their heads together and decide what exactly it is they think "the dope" is.
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