If given the chance, I’d tug on Superman’s cape in a second. How else do I get his attention?
“Mashed potatoes can be your friends.”
Back in the olden days, many people believed that a bad-tasting medicine worked better, and it was mixed with sugar so (in particular) children would take it.
Unless you know you have her enthusiastic consent, you should not just kiss the girl, no matter what the singing crab says.
On the tv show, throw an empty gun at him. That always gets his attention because he always ducks. Never ducks the actual billets, tho.
Melissa Manchester whiffs:
Don’t cry out loud
Just keep it inside
Learn how to hide your feelings
I don’t think the song is actually suggesting you do those things. Maybe go back and have another listen.
The Gambler gives you absolutely terrible advice for poker in saying not to count your chips when sitting at the table.
In fact, you DO count your chips. You should always know precisely how much you have, it directly affects your tactics.
In The Club is Jumpin Destiny’s Child urges listeners to abandon their romanitc partners and come to the club:
All you ladies, leave your man at home
The club is full of ballers and their pockets full grown
And all you fellas, leave your girl with her friends
'Cause it’s 11:30 and the club is jumping, jumping
I’m sure mothers “across the nation” were aghast when Martha and the Vandellas tried to lure their children out to go “dancing in the street.” That’s just not safe.
I can think of a few professions in which it’s a bad idea to whistle while you work…
I don’t care how proud Mary is, she should definitely drop and roll to put out that fire.
Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” is great advice, if you want to go to jail for property destruction.
You have to be careful if you have certain types of diabetes.
I don’t want to squash the enthusiasm here but there is a difference between a song that’s giving terrible advice and one where the singer does or describes doing something terrible.
The Gambler-- terrible advice
Highway to Hell and Before He Cheats-- doing terrible things.
Scuba divers?
Many of Paul Simon’s fifty suggested ways to leave your lover basically amount to ghosting, which is immature. Don’t just slip out the back, Jack. Tell her what he problem is and explain you’re ending it. Then, Gus, feel free to get on the bus.
Not to mention that “you gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em” is poker advice in the same way that “throw the ball into the basket” is basketball advice.
We had 50 Ways to kill your lover
You slip out the blackjack
Don’t need a decoy, Roy
Just hit her in the head, Fred
And you will be free
Pick up the gun, son
Shoot for the heart, Bart
Wipe off the prints, Fritz
make a clean getaway
For purposes of this thread, I’m assuming this is still bad advice.
The gambler want talking about nice, polite tables where chips are used. He’s talking about smoky saloons and shady back rooms where it’s always cash and you can assume everyone is armed and inebriated.