Corny Uncool Dad

25 Apr, 2007  |  Written by Rob Fay  |  under Funny, Movies

My wife recently called me “corny” - a personality trait that must be inherited. For every 10 jokes I crack, maybe 2 are genuinely funny. The other 8 don’t hit the mark. I’m not sure what happened to my quest to always be cool, or at least think I am cool. I also vowed I would always be a cool Dad. Reality hasn’t caught up to the dream.

Here’s the latest confirmation that I am not hip…

Throughout high school and college I pursued “coolness” by listening to obscure bands - the crazier the band name the better. One of those bands, the Goo Goo Dolls, had a song called “Slide” which I really enjoyed. Below is the video.

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You know you’re uncool when a song you like has been altered and the band appears with Elmo on Sesame Street. Below is the Sesame Street version. If you only have time to watch a little, pay attention to Elmo dancing during the last 10 seconds or so of the song - pretty funny.

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  1. Kbee  |  June 15th, 2007 at 12:57 pm #

    While the boogie at the end was great, the Elmo air guitar was my favorite part.

    Pretty sure that no band in the history of music could survive that particular rendition with unscathed coolness factor!

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