Even though I’m several years out of school now, hearing the phrase “back to school” — which is cropping up now in ads, even though it’s just July — still gets me a little nervous for a second. What classes am I taking? Have I done all the reading?
Oh, wait. I’m not in school anymore. (Cue a Nelson Muntzian “ha ha.”) Instead I can just look back and romanticize it, courtesy of Avenue Q:
Now once again … in Swedish! (God, I love YouTube.)
Anyway, is “back to school” commercialization going the way of Christmas? Give it a few years, and we’ll start hearing about “back to school” sales in May.
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Believe it or not, some schools have already started school this week here in AZ… CRAZY! Back in my day, we started around Labor Day weekend and were in thru June.
Oh, sorry for the Conchords addiction… hee hee! Sounds like you are probably more on top of the show than we are… thanks to TiVo, we’re usually watch it a week behind.
Oh the hours I’ve whiled away watching the different incarnations of Avenue Q on YouTube! I really liked the “intermission” video with Nicky that they played in the UK version.