The so-called fad of putting a cigar or cigarette behind the ear.. (house, scene)
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It seems lately I have been seeing a large number of young people, even kids way younger than smoking age walking around with a cigarette or cigar behind the ears like the 20 something I saw at CVS Pharmacy last night...a burnt Marlboro cigarette butt behind his right ear. Actually an employee at the CVS told him to please hide his cig butt since it is gross ( I agree !! ) however the customer made such a big scene about how he MUST have that cig behind his ear that CVS gave in.
OK I know, people do this so they can "save" whats left of the cigarette or cigar so they can smoke it later but after what I had seen yesterday at CVS kinda makes me wonder. Could this mean something other than "..so I can smoke it later"?
I'd prefer seeing that to someone wearing shorts attached to the the bottom of their underwear. I'm sure it's just a look at me I'm all grown up statement. Like a weird hairdo or other attention getter. Look at me..... Actually, the employee was out of line to tell him to remove an unlit cig from behind his ear.
Cigarette butts and underwear ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the dumbing down of America. Kids (teenagers) with fewer brain cells working than that of a bowl of jello are walking around everywhere. These are YOUR kids mom & dad; these are the products of your school system and your home environment. I don’t believe I could have attended public school much less leave the house looking like the kids of today. It’s not just a stage that they are going through, it’s what YOU allow them to do with their lives.
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Cigarette butts and underwear ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the dumbing down of America. Kids (teenagers) with fewer brain cells working than that of a bowl of jello are walking around everywhere. These are YOUR kids mom & dad; these are the products of your school system and your home environment. I don’t believe I could have attended public school much less leave the house looking like the kids of today. It’s not just a stage that they are going through, it’s what YOU allow them to do with their lives.
I laugh when I see these young men (kids) with the pants down under and their butts showing. I wonder who they'll be working for in the future ~ they are our new young ceo or professional individuals?
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Might be a resurgence of a old fad. I remember people putting gigs. behind their ear in the 40's, 50's and 60's. Kinda like sticking a pencil behind your ear.
James Dean, and Marlon Brando, did it best, don't ya think?
When I was still teaching HS, I used to tell the boys that if they knew where the fad of no belt, and pants hanging off the hind-end originated, they might refrain from copying it. When they wanted me to tell them, I required a note from home giving me permission -- likewise with a lot of the slang kids think nothing of using, including words like 'suck, dork. . .' . Required a note to explain those too but insisted they were most UNsavory for my classroom.
The HS finally had to have a dress code that covered no undergarments showing whatsoever. The girls were as bad, showing everything from the waist up, and what kids call a 'whale tail' with the top of a thong in sight. Some young ladies would get bad mad if you commented, like "hey, your undies don't match your bra," wanting to know w-h-y I was looking. LOL, are you kidding me?
I don't think I've seen the cigarette-thing around here yet, but I would surmise they are mimicking James Dean. The young-uns are big Dean, Marilyn Monroe, etc. fans -- especially young people before them who have been glamorized as living hard/dying young.
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Actually, the employee was out of line to tell him to remove an unlit cig from behind his ear.
It’s not just a stage that they are going through, it’s what YOU allow them to do with their lives.
. Required a note to explain those too but insisted they were most UNsavory for my classroom.
