One day, four or five of The Roommates were out on an excursion when Kandi announced that she had to go to the bank to deposit money before we went out.
It was a Friday, late in the afternoon, on the last day of the month. Which meant, of course, that it was pay-day for 76% of Phoenix and everyone and their brother was in line at the bank.
In true Roommate fashion, instead of waiting in the car or at the Dairy Queen across the way, all of us stood in line with her.
And then she started to sing.
Not just any song, but a song that is highly inappropriate in the line at a bank. Or anywhere.
Ever.
If you're familiar with the song "Discovery Channel," then you know exactly what I'm talking about. If not, then please just take my word for it.
So anyway, Kandi started singing this song, out loud, in a line that crawled along, irritating the rest of the bank patrons and embarrassing The Roommates.
"Kandi, quit singing! Especially that song!" we hissed at her repeatedly.
"I can't help it," she protested. "I have it stuck in my head!"
From behind us, a matronly woman (whose expression had become more and more annoyed the longer Kandi sang), piped up. "Well, you know how to get a song out of your head, don't you?"
Of course, our curiosity was piqued.
"How?" we asked in unison.
"You just sing the words of 'Amazing Grace' to the tune of 'Gilligan's Island'."
The satisfied smirk on her face revealed her evident belief that, not only could we not possibly carry out such a task, but also that she had succeeded in shutting us up.
Sadly for her, that was not the case.
After a brief pause, in which we considered the challenge and glanced at one another in typical Roommately fashion to make sure we were all on the same page, we burst forth in song.
Amazing Grace, to the tune of Gilligan's Island. Flawless on our first run.
The poor woman behind us stood slack-jawed, her eyes filling with horror as she realized that, not only had she failed to shut us up, but she'd taught us an equally irritating diddy with which to drive her insane.
And, to this day, any time any of us has a song stuck in our head that we can't get out, we start immediately in on "Amazing Grace" to the tune of "Gilligan's Island."
F, H & S Part Two Continued Again
2 months ago
