# Lessons I've learned from pop music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033 "2006-07-18T16:20:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/81 "2006-07-19T11:20:43Z")
Love is: A battlefield A drug A stranger A cannibal A river A razor A hunger A flower A marathon A sweet thing A blind ambition A four letter word ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/82 "2006-07-19T11:27:45Z")
[QUOTE=Kizarvexius] If I get fired from my job, the bank repos my car, I get disowned by my family, and my daughter gets taken away by CPS…I will have discovered what it means to be free. [/QUOTE] Because you got high? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/83 "2006-07-19T12:10:54Z")
Stalking someone is OK if you really love them. If you dig some girl who’s an addled heroin junkey, you should humor her and let her walk all over you, because it shows you really love her. See that guy there? He knows all the lyrics to all the songs, and he buys our albums and sees our concerts and supports us in all we do, but he really doesn’t understand what we’re trying to say, because he’s not a manipulative heroin junkey. (You know, I should probably get off this grunge kick.) Oh yeah, and apparently I’m no good, I’m no good, I’m no good, baby, I’m no good. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/84 "2006-07-19T12:24:01Z")
If you’re looking for one hell of a band, hie thee to Rock N Roll Heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/85 "2006-07-19T12:32:26Z")
I don’t know about this guy I just met. On the one hand, he says I can dance if I want to, but he’s also encouraging me to leave my friends behind, since my friends don’t dance, and if they don’t dance, well, they’re no friends of his. I learned that sexy, sophisticated self-assured women (or guys in drag) are like mixtures of high explosives and laser beams. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/86 "2006-07-19T12:36:40Z")
[QUOTE=Sublight] I don’t know about this guy I just met. On the one hand, he says I can dance if I want to, but he’s also encouraging me to leave my friends behind, since my friends don’t dance, and if they don’t dance, well, they’re no friends of his. [/QUOTE] That sounds a like this girl I know, who says that if I want to get with her, I also have to get with her friends. Of course, I’m fine with that, but I’m still waiting for my orgy… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/87 "2006-07-19T12:44:13Z")
[QUOTE=Lemur866] :rolleyes: Uh, haven’t you heard? The word is love. [/QUOTE] I’d heard that “grease” was the word. Also, Brandy is a fine girl. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/88 "2006-07-19T12:57:38Z")
[QUOTE=Linty Fresh] (You know, I should probably get off this grunge kick.) [/QUOTE] Just show up. Wear whatever you happen to have on at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/89 "2006-07-19T13:19:21Z")
There is no satisfaction to be had, no matter what kind of effort you put into it. That dormouse gives good advice about the nourishment of your cranium. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/90 "2006-07-19T13:24:03Z")
For a good time, I need but call 867-5309. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/91 "2006-07-19T13:25:04Z")
If one is putting their hands in the air, there is a high probability that they just don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/92 "2006-07-19T13:37:16Z")
If you consistently know all the pertinent information about a case, it’s inevitable that you will be entirely remunerated by the government. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/93 "2006-07-19T13:44:49Z")
It used to be that I could control myself and that I could love you. But that was once upon a time. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/94 "2006-07-19T13:46:10Z")
All the party people in the house feel a strange compulsion to say “Ho!” Also, it would seem that the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/95 "2006-07-19T13:50:47Z")
Not only is Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth a poor conversationalist, she is not a member of the species Homo sapiens. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/96 "2006-07-19T13:53:18Z")
If you love someone with enough effort, you will add an extra day to the week, making a total of eight days. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/97 "2006-07-19T13:57:01Z")
If you happen to be ok with OPC, then you will be familiar with me. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/98 "2006-07-19T13:58:20Z")
Temporary housing for those with romantic difficulties can be located at the terminus of Lonely Street. ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/99 "2006-07-19T13:59:51Z")
Strange things happen when you’re not around. Our love has some sort of telekinetic power. ---
**Author:** ![Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033/100 "2006-07-19T14:03:37Z")
It’s absolute _murder_ on the dance floor. Seriously. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-ive-learned-from-pop-music/365033.md?page=6)