Wally World

[MoxisPilot]

Not so much a suck for the cashier as it was for US, but...

Two summers ago, I went on a vacation with some family friends. Some river rafting opportunity cropped up, so we agreed to make a pitstop at WalMart to buy some swimsuits (this was in Tennessee, mind you, hence the need).

From the moment we mentioned going to WalMart, one of our friends - who was pushign 40 and much too old to be behaving like this - began singing, "Wally World, nanananananana, Wally World" to the tune of "Hollywood". You know, the one no one actually knows all the lyrics to, so they sing "Hollywood, lalalalalala Hollywood!"

Where's the CS?

She did it the entire flipping time we were in the store, and got louder whenever she saw a WM employee.

Try to imagine this from the cashier's perspective: throughout the entire transaction, "WALLY WORLD, NANANANANANANA, WALLY WORLD!!!" Over and over and frigging OVER.

The cashier looked ready to kill her by the time we were done.

I let my friends go ahead out of the store and lagged behind to apologize (and escape the tirade for a few moments of peace).

[Sheldonrs]

... "Hollywood". You know, the one no one actually knows all the lyrics to, so they sing "Hollywood, lalalalalala Hollywood!"...

HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD

Hooray for Hollywood
That screwy, ballyhooey Hollywood!
Where any office boy
Or young mechanic
can be a panic
With just a good-looking pan (pan=face)
And any barmaid
Can be a star maid
If she dances with or without a fan (reference: Sally Rand*)
Hooray for Hollywood!
Where you're terrific
if you're even good!
Where anyone at all from Shirley Temple (child actress)
to Aimee Semple (Aimee Semple McPherson - evangelist)
is equally understood
Come on and try your luck
You could be Donald Duck
Hooray for Hollywood!

Hooray for Hollywood!
That phony, super Coney, Hollywood
They come from Chilicothes and Padukahs
with their bazookas (it could refer to so many things!)
To see their names up in lights
All armed with photos
From local rotos
With their hair in curlers
and legs in tights
Hooray for Hollywood!
You may be homely in your neighborhood.
Still, if you think that you can be an actor
See Mister Factor (Max Factor - makeup artist)
He'd make a monkey look good!
Within a half an hour
You'll look like Tyrone Power (hunky action star)
Hooray for Hollywood!

[MoxisPilot]

HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD

All right, smarty pants.

Believe me, this version's much better.

[Sheldonrs]

I actually have the song in my iPod, sung by Bing Crosby.

[Skeksin]

*gasp* The Bing!

[BethB]

Carry spare Tootsie Pops to pop into mouths of people who will not be silent. MMMMM....Tootsie pops. -drool- what was I talking about?

[tropicsgoddess]

Carry spare Tootsie Pops to pop into mouths of people who will not be silent. MMMMM....Tootsie pops. -drool- what was I talking about?

Nah....I'd do jawbreakers..now THAT'LL shut 'em up.

[BethB]

Ow! Rough but effective also

[Reyneth]

Carry spare Tootsie Pops to pop into mouths of people who will not be silent. MMMMM....Tootsie pops. -drool- what was I talking about?

Have another popover, froggie!

cookies for the reference, as usual.

[MoxisPilot]

Nah....I'd do jawbreakers..now THAT'LL shut 'em up.

WHY didn't I think of that!?