April 14, 2009

"Let me tell you of the days of upper middle-class adventure!"

Posted by pete at April 14, 2009 6:37 AM

Suppose your son goes to a local high school, one of the few in the area with a rugby team, which he plays for. And suppose that team bills itself as the "Barbarians." Also suppose you're one of those parents who - inadvisedly - advertises their offspring's names and various activities on the back of their Land Rover for every douchebag with a blog to see.

I mean, I'm glad to hear "Christopher" is a Barbarian and all, but I'm not getting a very rapacious vibe.

Mongol General: Hao! Dai ye! We won again! This is good, but what is best in life?
Mongol: The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair.
Mongol General: Wrong! [Christopher]! What is best in life?
[Christopher]: To attend a Young Life meeting, buy a skinny decaf mochaccino, and ask Ashley to the prom.
Mongol General: That is good! That is good.

His Tree of Woe is probably getting sent to his room with no Xbox.

Actually, the Barbarians are also a scratch team in the UK - and, traditionally, the most upper class of them all…

--Posted by ajay on April 17, 2009 6:02 AM



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