Dance Party

My friend Mary and I are two of the only people I know who have "Dance Party" (well I think one of you does, but you only do it in stand up tanning booths???). Any time I'm really low, or really happy, I like to bust a move... I'm serious and I have a point, so hang with me. I've ALWAYS done this in the privacy of my own home. Usually at the end of a stressful day or when I am really happy (I danced every day for 4 straight days after my first date with GI Joe)-- I just turn up the radio or put in a CD and dance!!! DANCE!!! DaNcE!!! My taste in dance party sound tracks is eclectic - especially since no one can see me so it doesn't matter. Well, I told Mary about this a long long long time ago and she was all about takin' it to the streets... whoa tiger, was my response... but alas, many months ago I caved and went to a dance club. I wouldn't say I've been a public dancer since, but I would say that I've been exposed to more varied music if you will. Why am I telling you this??? So you'll understand why I would know any lyrics to a song we're about to talk about... 

... so picture it, Mary and I are out - she's dancing, I'm watching her back (if you don't believe me ask her- this is how it goes 99% of the time)... anyway, a "new" song had just come out which blew up on the club scene... I promise you it is called Stanky Legg. Whatever you do, DO NOT Google this song. Don't listen to it, don't read the lyrics, it makes me feel dirty to know I ever heard it. Anyway... Mary and I exchange equally confused glances and then we hear this set of lyrics:

Now you can lean wit it,
now you can drop wit it.
You can switch to the other leg and you can stop wit it.
Now get it, get it (4x)
Now hit the booty do, hit the booty do (2x)
Now you can get wit it, you can get wit it. (2x)

Now, I don't honestly know what any of it means, but when I heard the phrase "booty do" I laughed so hard I cried. I literally wept right there in public because this was so ridiculous! Ever since then Mary and I joke about this.

Now, pan ahead to today... Mary and I both have BlackBerries, so we have a sort of Instant Messenger feature on them allowing us to communicate in real time. We mostly just abuse this to share meaningless garbage with each other, but today, today I was in fine form. Here is the log from that conversation, Enjoy!! (and yes I did laugh at my own joke - I know I'm pathetic)

Mary!: OMG. I just saw a woman eating a chicken wing finish it and then throw it down in the parking lot!

Haley: She was just walking around eating a chicken wing???

Mary!: Yes.

Mary!: Well, leaving the store.

Haley: That is far more horrifying to me than her throwing it down

Mary!: All bad and horrifying

Haley: She's probably the one person in the world who actually knows what the expression "do the booty do" means. Maybe you should try to interview her.

I told you I was in fine form today!