# "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard." Huh? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 10, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768 "2004-01-10T02:48:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/41 "2004-01-12T10:55:51Z")
Well, it’s a pretty good shake, but I don’t know if it’s worth five dollars… ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2004, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/42 "2004-01-12T13:26:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dr\_Paprika \* > \*\*Well, it’s a pretty good shake, but I don’t know if it’s worth five dollars… \*\* I don’t think Kelis’ dance in the Milkshake video would cut it at Jackrabbit Slim’s… ---
**Author:** ![Vezer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b38774/32.png) [@Vezer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vezer)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/43 "2004-01-13T05:59:17Z")
I am with the camp that loathes this song. To those of you say you like it (to whatever varying degree): I’d love to see your pledged support 6 months from now. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/44 "2004-01-13T06:24:12Z")
From the singer: > [@](#): > > Kelis says “Milkshake is just that thing that makes a woman stand out from everyone else. It’s a thing that makes you sensual and warm and maternal. It could be about breasts but I don’t have huge t\*\*\* so you gotta work with what you got.” from [urbandictionary.com](http://urbandictionary.com) ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/45 "2004-01-13T15:54:40Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by Vezer_ > I am with the camp that loathes this song. To those of you say you like it (to whatever varying degree): I’d love to see your pledged support 6 months from now. I’ve been listening to this song since August. Still love it. I told you, it’s the Neptunes, therefore it’s gold. They’re geniuses. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/46 "2004-01-13T18:16:46Z")
I’m torn. Torn, I tells ya. I love, love, love the music. (Yes, the Neptunes are gods. Did they even get nominated for a Grammy?) The lyrics make me want to sign the consent form for my own lobotomy, though. I can dig what she’s saying but the repetition drives me up the wall. Luckily, the stations I listen to the most don’t play Kelis, so, for now, at least, my frontal lobe will remain intact. ---
**Author:** ![beajerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@beajerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beajerry)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/47 "2004-01-13T19:14:33Z")
I can’t believe you people think Kelis has great boobies! What milkshake? There’s nothing there but a nubshake! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/48 "2004-01-13T19:26:14Z")
I had no idea what this was referring to (I know, I know, I have a hip rating of only four or five on a scale of ten), so I went looking for information. Anyone who’s like me who wants to know what this is about, you can see/hear the song [here](http://launch.yahoo.com/song/default.asp?songID=3361817). My reaction: Eh. It’s this season’s “Hot in Herre.” Shake your rump this month, see it added to the Razor & Tie late-night-infomercial dance-mix collection next month, and then it disappears entirely from this universe as if it never existed. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/49 "2004-02-02T02:07:47Z")
I believe this song will make it into the next Dave Barry’s Book of Worst Songs. Its the song that you can’t get out of your head; no good song ever stays in your head, right? It does remind me of a girl I went to grade school with (Kim) who used to stand by the school at recess and supposedly let the boys see her underwear (we were 10!) I never knew if she showed any, cause the flock of guys was too much in the way; she was a bit on the short side. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/50 "2004-02-02T02:18:54Z")
> [@presidebt](#): > > On a related note, my ten year old daughter loves that song, but she won’t believe me that it’s really about sexuality. I got a chuckle out of this. It reminded me of my (then) eight-year-old niece, who liked to sing Clarence Carter’s “Strokin’”. It was really funny to watch her shake her finger when she said, “Dat’s what I be doin’”. ---
**Author:** ![LittleYellowBus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@LittleYellowBus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleYellowBus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/51 "2004-02-02T02:23:56Z")
The metaphor she uses is brilliant. She’s a regular Shakespeare. Well, shake… nah. Seriously, though, other than the hook, the song is really annoying, right? Seems like that is the consensus with everyone around here. My vote: I hate it. Love the staticky beat, though. ---
**Author:** ![LittleYellowBus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@LittleYellowBus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleYellowBus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/52 "2004-02-02T02:29:47Z")
The metaphor she uses in this song is brilliant! She’s a regular Shakespeare. Well, shake… nevermind. Seriously, though, other than the hook, this song is really annoying, right? That seems to be the consensus around here. ---
**Author:** ![LittleYellowBus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@LittleYellowBus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleYellowBus)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2004, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768/53 "2004-02-02T02:30:53Z")
Yup… that’s why I picked this name… sorry about posting twice. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-milkshake-brings-all-the-boys-to-the-yard-huh/223768.md?page=2)