Been hanging around kids a lot, picked up a few interesting words. The latest: Prunk. It stands for Punk-Prep, or a prep who’s trying to look punk, (but just bought her look at the mall). I’ve always wondered what to call someone who religiously shops at Hot Topic…now I know. Actually, nobody in their generation (or even mine), can truly be considered punk. I think there are a lot of noble efforts out there, and I’ve seen some close approximations, but c’mon…we’re all way too healthy.
There’s a kid in the Winter’s Tale, she’s about 11. Whenever anyone swears they suddenly remember she’s there and cough, “Oh, SORRY, Susie…” But she’s totally unphased. I guess the f-word is pretty common in middle schools these days. Was it common when I was in seventh grade? You know, I honestly don’t think it was…maybe it was the nerdy, uncool, crowd I hung out with…but we really didn’t use the f-word. Hell, damn, shit…yes, but not the BIG F. This was before Pulp Fiction came out and everyone started sprinkling their vocabulary with colorful four letter words. Now it’s just so BORING, there’s no elite swears out there anymore.