Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Uncanny resemblances

I'm sorry, but even if

1) you histrionically throw gangsta signs to no one in particular from your bus seat,

2) you presumably know the lyrics by heart (though I wouldn't because this mp3 player goes up to eleven),

3) you have Tupac's name tattooed on the back of your no-neck,

when you look like this

















it's hard to be convincing. Points for effort, though.

16 commentaires:

Übermilf said...

I wish I could witness the histrionically-thrown hand gestures.

Was it difficult not to burst out laughing?

sunshine said...

Wow! Sounds like a real knob. :)

I wonder why you found it necessary to use a picture of the late great Canadian actor John Candy though? I know that you say this fella looked like John Candy but.. I think you just wanted to slam Canada...
You're so jealous. :P

((Hugs))
Laura

Dr. Zaius said...

I didn't know that you look like John Candy, Randal! ;o)

susan said...

I prefer men who have Mozart tattooed on their necks in fine copperplate.

Tengrain said...

Graves, you swine!

Everytime I see white suburban kids affecting gangsta style, blasting rap out of the windows of daddy's Lexus, I understand how hard it is for them, you know, coming from the good side of town.

I hate cultural slummers and poseurs.

Rgds,

TG

Holte Ender said...

Riding the bus is a fine way to observe people, I did it for years, at the time I wanted to shout out to people I saw everyday, "nice hair cut" or "you look like crap this morning.". I didn't do it, just sat there taking everybody in.

MRMacrum said...

Some people just can't help being hip.

Randal Graves said...

übermilf, it was difficult not getting clocked in the noodle. This dude sat in front of me but was about 6'8" of flailing arms.

sunshine, believe me, I've got no qualms about bagging on Canada, but on the legendary John Candy? C'mon.

dr.zaius, at least I don't smell like him (he is dead, after all)

susan, that's one thing you don't see the young people getting tattoos of, the great composers.

tengrain, word.

If crackers from towns with six-figure median incomes want to listen to NWA, cool, but please, drop the faux tough guy shtick.

holte, it's a fabulous place to people watch. Sure, there are the generally boring regulars, but occasionally we have this.

Randal Graves said...

mrmacrum, we know what that's like, don't we.

MRMacrum said...

Randal - Yes. Yes we do.

I notice the Browns had a good weekend of football this past week. Things are looking up in Cleveland.

Demeur said...

That was cruel Crum. But cheer up Randal the Browns get to play Detroit later in the season. If they lose that game "then" you can cut your wrists.

Beach Bum said...

I agree with everything you wrote Randal but what makes me break out into howling laughter is to see a white kid wear his pants down around his ankles and thinks that looks tough.

Christopher said...

He bares an uncanny resemblance to a particular hairy orifice most of us sit on but people like Holy Joe Lieberman and the fabulous Miss Lindsey Graham use to speak with.

Tom Harper said...

OK, so Vanilla Ice has put on a little weight (or is that M&M in the picture), but he still be a badass rappah!

S.W. Anderson said...

I see a bit of cousinish-type resemblance to Michael Moore there.

As for the whole gangsta rap schtick, I think it sad that people settle for so little that's so crude when they want to be entertained or distracted. What next, standing close by while a jackhammer operator rips out pavement?

Randal Graves said...

mrmacrum, it was strange watching back-to-back games of competent football. I had forgotten what that was like.

demeur, I figure by then, Stafford will have discovered that he has Calvin Johnson on his team. Barring alien intervention, 1-15.

BB, I always get a kick when a kid has to hold his pants up while sprinting across the street to catch the bus.

christopher, and all three make us laugh, though for very different reasons.

tom, I believe at least half of my high school actually bought that album. Probably one of the root causes of my utter disdain for humanity.

SWA, exactly. If I want to listen to a jackhammer, I'll put on a Suffocation album, dammit. You like them, right? ;-)