Making Up Lyrics

Everyone does it, when they don't know the lyrics to a song. There are those lyrics that are said so fast and with the music blaring in the background, you can't understand.

One of my favorite commercials to date is the Verizon ad where the two guys are trying to decipher "Rock The Casbah". They make up all kinds of words in place of the real ones.

For some reason this commercial brought back a memory of late night studying. In my first year of medical school, I would always study at my friend Susan's apartment. A chick's apartment is so much better than studying in your own--right? I mean she's got left-overs from cooking (not cold pizza, not Chinese take-out, or even Hamburger Helper). The apartment is spic-span clean and they have real furniture!!! Why are chick's apartments always much better than the guy's apartments? So anyway, I always chose to study there.

On study breaks, we would either play on the computer or sit around and much on the left-overs (this explains the added pounds I put on). She was talking about one of her best friends Sarah and how this girl would just sing aloud while driving. It didn't matter who was in the car with her, she would sing. If she didn't know the words, she would make some up and sing as if correct.

I know, I know that part of the memory is not my personal memory, but the Verizon commercial made me think of that moment in time.

Just thought I would share that with you.