tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post7055588843299707018..comments2024-03-29T11:47:06.499-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Another case of subversive children's culture disappearingagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-27164207143791526962014-01-15T18:27:45.720-05:002014-01-15T18:27:45.720-05:00I don't think so. We tried to teach it to my n...I don't think so. We tried to teach it to my nephew the Christmas of 2012. But in order to thrive and keep going, it's supposed to be something that children take part in with one another, not parroting it back from the parents (which won't be sustained).agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-59928449314069918232014-01-15T16:14:21.829-05:002014-01-15T16:14:21.829-05:00It's not subversive, but schoolchildren use pi...It's not subversive, but schoolchildren use pig latin anymore? asnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-57825051797885046382014-01-07T13:01:46.510-05:002014-01-07T13:01:46.510-05:00So you do remember that song. The version I heard...So you do remember that song. The version I heard was "a loaded 44," but it's all the same. I imagine the song fell out of favor after the Columbine shootings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-79046970831930311092014-01-06T02:18:33.670-05:002014-01-06T02:18:33.670-05:00I remember some of the Barney songs being passed a...I remember some of the Barney songs being passed around face-to-face:<br /><br />I love you,<br />You love me,<br />That's how we got HIV...<br /><br />I hate you,<br />You hate me,<br />Let's get together<br />And kill Barney...<br /><br />These were mentioned in that 1994 book, Greasy Grimy Gopher Guts, that collected as many as it could (current and old).agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-2970406586498395122014-01-05T20:14:41.387-05:002014-01-05T20:14:41.387-05:00When I was a kid, the subversive songs didn't ...When I was a kid, the subversive songs didn't really start picking up until 10 or 11; there were very few of them, mostly about Barney and mostly (I'm guessing) copied from the internet. Captain Underpants and so on provided the techniques for fart noises; they weren't really handed down in person. Centralization/impersonalization of meme distribution, you know -- it's part of a broader pattern of things being communicated through the internet/television/books rather than in person. (Kids' politics seem to end up much closer to people in media than their parents. Church can't survive since it isn't centralized enough and it gets signaled against by what is centralized, though of course it doesn't help that the churches have mostly decided to suck.)nydwracuhttp://www.theden.tv/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-38431868212337672652014-01-05T13:05:02.623-05:002014-01-05T13:05:02.623-05:00you might appreciate this - NBCnews has an article...you might appreciate this - NBCnews has an article on the crime decline, that in part buffers your theories:<br /><br />"Xbox effect: Dinner bells that summoned children from the great outdoors have long gone silent, and youths and young adults are spending more time on indoor pursuits involving high-definition TVs, gaming consoles and computers. That, say researchers, is having a positive impact on crime. Why? Fewer young people on the street mean fewer potential criminals and fewer targets for criminals.<br /><br />Potential criminals may also be spending more of their time stealing virtual cars or robbing virtual banks.<br /><br />Two college professors in Texas working with a researcher at the Center for European Economic Research released a study in 2011 showing violent video games such as "Grand Theft Auto" or "Call of Duty" could mitigate aggressive behavior and lead to a decrease in crime. The researchers called the phenomenon the "incapacitation effect." Translation: When you are at home playing video games, "You are not hanging out on street corners, in alleys or out with your buddies getting into trouble," said University of Texas, Arlinginton, Professor Michael R. Ward, one of the authors."<br /><br />"Home bodies: Conventional wisdom says that crime goes up when the economy turns down, but numerous studies have shown otherwise. That’s because while adversity breeds desperation, it also creates more supervision.<br /><br />Police and social scientists were watching closely for a possible spike in violent crime during the Great Recession that began in 2008, but it never materialized. That’s partly because more people were staying home because they lacked work, deterring criminals through their presence or quickly phoning police if they see suspicious behavior, the experts say. Other subtle social forces were at work as well. Since the 1990s, for example, Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys have consistently found that between 20 and 25 percent of the employed do some or all of their work at home. And a growing pool of retirees helps bolster the number of stay-at-home crime-stoppers."<br /><br /><br /><br />http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2014/01/04/22177302-are-the-xbox-and-unleaded-gas-helping-keep-you-safe-from-violent-crime?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=3<br /><br />-CurtisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-47061365687621380232014-01-04T22:30:15.763-05:002014-01-04T22:30:15.763-05:00Marijuana, marijuana,
LSD, LSD-
Scientists made it...Marijuana, marijuana,<br />LSD, LSD-<br />Scientists made it,<br />Teachers take it,<br />Why can't we;<br />Why can't we.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mine eyes have seen the glory of the burning of our school;<br />we have taken down the (something) we have broken all the rules;<br />Something something-<br />and we go marching on!Brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-26086342215821048302014-01-04T20:50:10.287-05:002014-01-04T20:50:10.287-05:00Dude, this brings back childhood memories of first...Dude, this brings back childhood memories of first grade: On top of old smokie, all covered with blood<br />I shot my poor teacher, with a .44 stud<br />I went to her funeral, I went to her grave<br />Instead of throwing flowers, I threw hand grenades<br />Ten years later, she wasn't quite dead,<br />so I took a bazooka, and blew off her head. <br /><br />I remember kids would sing this song on the bus to and from school and on field trips.Andersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-18832782708131834672014-01-04T20:36:28.886-05:002014-01-04T20:36:28.886-05:00More wording -
And teacher ain't teachin...More wording - <br /><br />And teacher ain't teachin' no more!zozenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-5533976062023388272014-01-04T15:51:26.319-05:002014-01-04T15:51:26.319-05:00A Brit lyric in this vein, to the tune of "Go...A Brit lyric in this vein, to the tune of "God Save the Queen":<br /><br />God save our gracious Queen<br />Soak her in paraffin<br />Set her alight...<br /><br />Forget the rest. Hymns were a great source. So "Stand up, stand up for Jesus" became "Sit down, sit down for Christ's sake..."<br /><br />Good times.John Derbyshirehttp://www.johnderbyshire.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-23618864364662272732014-01-04T15:19:23.470-05:002014-01-04T15:19:23.470-05:00Did the kids at your school make up further variat...Did the kids at your school make up further variations on the location / weapon rhyme?<br /><br />I also heard:<br /><br />I hid up in the attic<br />With a semi-automatic,<br />And she ain't gonna teach no more!<br /><br />I met her on her porch<br />With a flaming blow torch,<br />And she ain't gonna teach no more!<br /><br />I met her at her bank<br />With a loaded army tank,<br />And she ain't gonna teach no more!<br /><br />It's harder than you'd think. Like, "How about 'hand grenade'? Where could you go that ends in 'ade'? Uh... 'arcade'?" Then you had to get the meter / scansion right, or it would sound forced.<br /><br />"I MET her IN th'ar-CADE with a... DA-da HAND gre-NADE... man, this is hard!"agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-21027647327109057192014-01-04T15:07:34.567-05:002014-01-04T15:07:34.567-05:00I hid behind the door
With an M-64,
And she ain...I hid behind the door<br />With an M-64,<br />And she ain't gonna teach no more!agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-24202305706688612862014-01-04T14:44:16.182-05:002014-01-04T14:44:16.182-05:00Do you remember "The Burning of our School&qu...Do you remember "The Burning of our School"? It's taken from "Battle Hymm of the Republic" and was popular when I was in school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com