So, my teenager changes my cell phone ringer to Hollaback Girls.

[Midlodemocrat]

And won't show me how to change it back.

Do you know how completely ridiculous this very middle aged woman looks to onlookers when that thing goes off in public?


Pretty damned ridiculous.

I think I will change her ringer to Barney's theme song. That will fix her.

[Shell Beau]

1. That is the perfect way to get even.

If only you could make it where she couldn't change it back!

[AngryAmish]

2. I have pulled that one a few times.

It is always good to fool with the technology-blind.

[Corgigal]

3. well this middle aged woman

is listening to the Black Eyed Peas on her headphones while she gets some chores done around the house. Teen aged daughter can't believe I'm playing these tunes.

So this one middle aged woman wouldn't have a problem with it.

[Midlodemocrat]

4. Oh, don't get me wrong. I LOVE that song.

I just don't want to proclaim to all the other people in Target that I love it. You, know, rep and all.

[LaurenG]

6. lol yeah some things are none of

target shoppers bees wax. I would laugh if I was there when it went off. :)

[southlandshari]

33. I hear ya!

I can relate!

You know the routine. Turn the car radio way UP on the way to work (or the store, or some important meeting) and way DOWN once you hit that one block radius, yes?

;)

We know who we are. The stealth appreciaters of a good booty-shakin' romp of a song!

[markus]

5. My 13 year old does this all the time to my wife

but never to me (knowing I have the technical know how, inclination and slightly warped imagination to respond in spades).

I actually ordered that ring time for my daughter when she got her new cellphone as a present. Nice dad that I am.

(Repeat after me until dementia sets in: B Bananas B A N A N A S).

I think the Baney theme would be terribly appropriate. You could also change her voicemail. She'll really love that.

[Midlodemocrat]

7. I routinely change her away message on the computer.

I replace "going to the pool, call" or whatever she has written with

"hanging out with the bestest mommy in the world, don't bother me".


Drives her crazy....but it IS funny.

[mconvente]

9. hahah! funny funny!

w00t to that midlodemocrat!

[underpants]

8. No CLUE what that even means

[Midlodemocrat]

10. 15 years from now, let's see what Josie changes your

ringer to.....:scared:

[underpants]

11. 15 years from now they will probably be implanted in our skulls

Don't worry I have a plan for her on that subject anyway.

[Midlodemocrat]

12. Like she isn't going to date until she is 30?

My husband's first words after she was born (we didn't know she was going to be a girl)...

Last month, he told her he would buy his company car for her when he gets a new one. Who is in charge here? Certainly not him. She has him completely wrapped around her little finger.

[underpants]

23. 30 is piercing... far too young to date

:bounce:

actually I think we agreed on 12 for piercing.

[Corgigal]

32. yeah whats up with all this piercing stuff?

Run around on Saturday doing errands and 2 mins after I walk into the house 15 year old is posed and waiting.

Mom, can I get my nose pierced?

I said, I made that damn nose and you don't own it until you're at least 18 or can afford your size 3 ass.

I now await this weekend question.

[SoCalDem]

13. If I EVER got a cell phone I would somehow download

O'Reilly's Opus as my ringer..

SHUT UP..SHUT UP.,., SHUT UP..

Suits me becaus eI HATE the phone, and I think it would be funny :)

[shance]

14. LOL!***

Yep, Barney's a worthy endeavor.

:)

[Patiod]

15. Better then a MD's phone getting the "Sex & the City" theme

Was interviewing a very dour, humorless Indian physician

His phone went off in the middle of the interview, and it was the theme from "Sex in the City". I'm hoping it was his teenager's doing.

[markus]

16. So, what the hell is a "hollaback girl" anyway?

My daughter says her crew doeesn't know either, but I"m not sure they're telling me straight.

[Debi]

18. go here

http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16309554

My 16yo son just said, "Are we done with that Gwen Stefani shit yet?"

I guess he doesn't like the song.

[markus]

20. Can't find an explanation there

Just the song, and I've had enough of *that*, thank you.

B Bananas B A N A N A S!

[Debi]

21. What's the BANANAS stuff?

Please....not bananaphone

[markus]

24. It's an annoying part of the song

I finally found out what is was about (or at least a reasonable attempt at an explanation) on Wikipedia.

Is there anything not yet on Wikipedia? I'm thinking of going back to do a search on "life, the universe and everything".

If you don't know the song, avoid it. It's an ugly little pop earworm that my 13 year old daughter's crew like.

Ughhh.

[Debi]

25. Thanks for the heads up

I have a 16 year old son who (thankfully) is right now in to Jim Croce and James Taylor (as well as the Proclaimers)- no earworms unless you can conjure up the words to Roller Derby Queen! :hi:

[markus]

26. No, but I know all the word's to my avatar's Queen of the Roller Derby

My daughter is lost to pop music. There's still hope for my 10-year old He is seriously into the Kinks, and is wearing out my Kinks The Singles CD rapidly.

[tjdee]

27. She's basically saying this silly stuff between her and

whoever she's talking to in the song, it's crazy.

Literally, this shit is bananas. They blank out the word "shit" in the song, earlier (and throughout?) she says "Ooh..it's my shit, it's my shit."

[Debi]

29. Gotcha

:thumbsup:

[seemunkee]

22. Simplistic explanation

Guy goes out to club and meets a girl. Spends the rest of the night checking out other girls and decides to go back to the first one. She is the hollaback girl.

[youspeakmylanguage]

39. Another explanation...

...according to this source a "hollaback girl" is a cheerleader who "hollas back" cheers during a sideline routine.

The song is so ridiculous, yet so ambiguous.

[WCGreen]

17. Uhhhhhh. I feel you pain.....

[nickgutierrez]

19. .

:spray: :rofl:

[southlandshari]

31. YOU!

You are are definitely overdue for one of these:

:spank:

[nickgutierrez]

34. What did I do?

(By the way, is it just me or does the recipient of the spanking in this smilie look to be enjoying it waaaaaaaaaaay too much?)

[southlandshari]

40. LOL!

You tell me - you're the one on the receiving end!

:rofl:



Long time no see! How goes it, old friend?

[nickgutierrez]

44. (The reponse that won't get this thread locked.)

I've been ok - kinda staying hidden until the last couple of days. I've been looking for some things to keep myself occupied, and I think I might actually start something pretty cool this weekend. (Stay tuned!) :hi:

[southlandshari]

45. Great news!

I want details! Send 'em my way when you have a chance, ok? You know where to reach me (and no, don't call me on THE BANANA PHONE!).

:hi:

[tjdee]

28. Gwen Stefani's almost middle aged, and still singing about high school.

She should be kind of embarrassed that the level of songwriting she's gotten to is "no principals no student teachers" when she's almost 37 years old (she doesn't write like this for No Doubt, so....????).

But it's selling among her desired demographic, and as long as she's a gazillionaire, I'm guessing she's more than happy to sing about
high school or anything else.

It's a fun song though.

[William Bloode]

36. True,

In my day an entertainer was completely done with the young demographic when they hit 30-35. Ya know the whole "don't trust anyone over 30" mentality.

And you are so correct to sneakily call her the sell out she is. Especially when she made her name in a band that was all about being different, and not a sell out pop band.

As far as the song goes, it make be a song but i don't think i would qualify it as music.

[southlandshari]

30. ROFL!

:rofl:

Sorry, darlin'! Midlo - you know I wouldn't laugh at your misfortune. This is the frightened laughter of a fellow DUer whose pre-teen (by several years) knows that song, and far too many of the dance moves in that video!

Yikes! Anyone else feeling like Tipper Gore might not have had such a bad idea these days?

:hide:

[youspeakmylanguage]

35. The worst thing to do to someone's cell phone...

...is switch the menu language to french or spanish, and then mash a few buttons. They'll either have to spend an hour or two with a foreign language dictionary or else find someone who can speak that language.

It's quite a horrible prank.

[Debi]

37. I accidentally did that on my television once

and it took me forever to get it back to english! :cry:

[Initech]

38. She couldnt have picked a better song?

:puke:

[khashka]

41. LOL! That is so funny!

I have great admiration for your girl's sense of humour :)

Khash.

[slutticus]

42. This is one of the wost songs ever written.

Punish her severely.

[Midlodemocrat]

43. I changed her cell phone ringer to

"You light up my life" by Debby Boone.

That'll fix her.

And, I just changed her away message to

Boy, I love my mom. She is da bomb.


Ha. Ha. Take that, Cait.