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I heard this song today. I think I'm missing something from pop culture, but I'm not sure. Who is the Walrus and why would you want to be the Walrus?

There are some other points in the song, but I really think I need to know who the Walrus is and why this guy is the Walrus…
Brian

Are You The Walrus?
by Furthermore

Album :

Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check it out

I'm in line behind a barbizon
And she really looks like one
She says "Hi, I'm skin,"
And showed a whole lot
But doesn't seem to have a whole lot
Within, I'm small talk
Blah, blah, blah, blah about the weather and all
Because I'd love to stand here
Another year, winter, spring, summer, fall
Into pieces it pleases the eye
It's nice to know that there are problems outside of my own

I feel better, better
Move to ten items or less
Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her?
Sure, I guess
I'm close to checkout, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said "yes" without listening
"Oh, come on, be honest."
I'm close to checkout, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said, "Yes, and that's a promise!"
"Oh, come on, be honest."
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest

I have five items in the waiting asylum
Take everybody's burdens, let's pile 'em up
On the counter, call it a conveyer belt
And as I look around I see a wanna-be dad using his belt
On his screaming baby, a baby, oh baby
The constellation on her face said he did the same to his lady
Ten thousand maniacs asked the question
But it's way too late, he made a lasting impression
I wish it wasn't so, I wish it wasn't so
But I'm not supposed to impose family values, you know
The sale of the century wasn't meant to be like this
But how can you resist the madness?
I'm so glad it's almost my turn
Only one lady away from the freedom I yearn for
But before you get excited,
She's gotta check the writing,
I'm sorry to announce that the check is gonna bounce

I feel better, better
Move to ten items or less
Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her?
Sure I guess
I'm at the checkout
She asks, "Are you the walrus?"
I said "yes" without listening
"Oh, come on, be honest."
I'm at the checkout,
She asks, "Are you the walrus?"
I said, "Yes, and that's a promise."
"Oh, come on, be honest."
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest

Honestly,
We are moderately moving
Situation slowly is improving
I find the Percy Faith on the P.A.
Is sort of soothing
Collect my change and I jet
Then I'm cruising

Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check, check it out, check, check it out
Check it out

Wandering around looking for my car
I'm amazed at the maze
Who even knows where you are?
Who knows why that's a cart resting in the dent it made?
Another car waiting for our places to trade
I wish it wasn't so, I wish it wasn't so
I wish I was in the distance and heading to home base
And now the race to red lights begin
When the convertible girl slows down to let me in

I feel better, better, like as if I was blessed
Should I let her, let her, let me in front of her?
Sure, I guess
I roll down the window, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said "yes" without listening
"Oh, come on, be honest"
I roll down the window, she asks,
"Are you the walrus?"
I said "Yes, and that's a promise!"
"Oh, come on, be honest."
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest
Be, be honest, be, be, be honest

I was at Catalyst the other week playing catch phrase. I ended up on the co-ed team (we had more guys than women so guys vs. girls didn't work). On of the girls gave the following phrase as a hint to the word she had: "You need a license to wear these." I have to admit I was clueless as to what she was taking about even after she said cyclists wear them. The word was Spandex.

So that got me to thinking… Who gives licenses to wear spandex. Cyclists, especially road bikers, have very good reason for wearing such tight shorts. They don't get caught on anything on the bike, they don't catch air to slow you down, and most importantly the seat is padded. However, I can see some instances that would not permit spandex, even if you were on a bike. People who are excessively overweight should not be in spandex, nor should they ride with out their clothing adequately covering their backs. Also the casual ride to the kwiki mart is not an occasion for spandex. So, comment away, what are the requirements for the license for wearing spandex.

If your wondering, I would never wear spandex unless I'm on my bike, there are just some things that will never come back to being in fashion.

Brian

I don't normally do surveys, but in an absence of better things to do, read on.
I filled this out earlier in the day. Feel free to post your responses.

2. What color pants are you wearing? I'm not wearing any pants. Blue
(shorts) – good thing I was dressed when I got this

3. What are you listening to right now? The buzz of the computers in
my office, the tapping of my keyboard., the drone of the a/c, and the
trickling water in the fish tank

4. What's the last thing you ate? Wendy's Bacon Cheeseburger from the
late night window

5. Do you wish on stars? No.

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Wild Blue Yonder

7. How is the weather right now? Breezy and 81 degrees F only partly cloudy.

8. Last person you talked to on the phone? Mike regarding some DB issues.

9. Do you like the person who sent you this? sure — as a former co-worker

10. How are you today? Tired (picked someone up at the Melbourne
International Airport late last night), Frustrated

11. Favorite drink? Starbucks Frappicino

13. Favorite sport? Mt. Biking – in FL without the mountains of course.

14. Hair color? Lt. Brown

15. Eye color? Brown

16. Do you wear contacts? No, perfect vision

17. Siblings? 2, brothers

18. Favorite months? June, December

19. Favorite food? Sweet and Sour Chicken (mom's recipe)

20. Last movie you watched? Shark Tale

21. Favorite day of the year? One of those days that goes well

22. What do you do to vent anger? Depends. Video games, Cycling

23. What was your favorite toy as a child? Construx and Legos

24. Summer or Winter? Winter

25. Hugs or Kisses? Hugs, but the family in PA prefers kisses

26. Chocolate or Vanilla? Chocolate Candy – Vanilla Ice Cream

27. Do you want your friends to write/e-mail back? yeah, but I'm
horrible at keeping up with my friends if I don't see them in person

28. Who is most likely to respond? some of the people I might send this to

29. Who is least likely to respond? everyone I don't send this to

30. Living arrangements? 1109 sq. ft. apartment with my brother and
his gerbils, soon I will have some new fish

31. When was the last time you cried? Years ago

32. What is under your bed? Usually the leaf to the dining room
table, the carpet, the ground and whatever is under that.

33. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Not sure, I have a few
good friends

34. What did you do last night? Watched TV, nothing in particular
until 8 when Smallville came on. Then I went to the airport, came
back, had a snack and went to bed.

36. What inspires you? Music, seeing a need for something to change

37. What scares you? That I'm fully responsible for myself now and
that people trust me to teach their kids how to play soccer and
baseball

38. Plain, Buttered or Salted Popcorn? Movie theater style buttered

39. Favorite car? Something sporty, I've always liked the Viper, and
the XLR looks interesting

40. Favorite flower? Um… the ones that look nice?

41. Number of keys on your key ring? 9, 3 just for my apartment

42. Can you juggle? No, never learned

43. Favorite day of the week? Hard to say, I like the whole weekend

44. What did you do on your last birthday? Went out to eat.

45. Do you own a donor card? They cost money? My DL says I'm an organ donor

No posts here for a while.

I made it through the FL hurricanes. Went on a buisness trip a couple of weeks ago. I'm an assistant soccer coach at church.

Thant's about it.

Brian