Band needs to learn Mexican hat dance

[Lauren '06]

I'll bite... why so much hostility toward the Macho Man cheer?  It doesn't strike me as being any more or less awful than the other cheers we play every night.

[ben03]

ummmm ... b/c it's retarded ... and the only people that do it have no idea why ... and ahhhh, it's retarded ... glad i could help, that should clear things up nicely  

[sockralex]

but i want to be a macho man :-/

[puff]

I don't know really what causes the hate for this song. All's i know is that i don't like it. AND, everyone that i got tickets with over the years were never a fan of it either.
again not much help. I guess i do have my 12 hour watch tomorrow that really leaves me stuck somewhere with nothing to do for half a calendar day, so maybe i'll ponder it then.

Why do we hate (hate's such a strong word, dislike) macho man?

[Ben Rocky '04]

I do it and I know why it is done, and I've done my part to explain it to the young faithful.  I don't see why people hate it so.  I think its a hilarious story.

[billhoward]

Others here say "Macho Man" is retarded ... lame ... childish.

But sitting around all day tapping out messages about college hockey and places to stay in Albany and some guy's first date at the NCAA regionals (wait, that was me; never mind) and whether Clarkson players are criminally inclined and why some townie fan's voice is too shrill ... yeah, that's a real sign of being grown up.

[French Rage]

I also fail to see the amazing hostility towards it.  Yeah, it's a little dumb, but not moreso than some other cheers we do, yet no other cheer arouses more ire than it.

And bill, dont forget discussing which Clarkson players have which venerial diseases.

[Will]

I'm not claiming superiority over anyone here.  I'm just saying that I personally dislike the Macho Man dance because I think it just looks stupid and is pointless when not in the presence of Ugly Sweater Guy.

[French Rage]

[Q]Will Wrote:

 I'm not claiming superiority over anyone here.  I'm just saying that I personally dislike the Macho Man dance because I think it just looks stupid and is pointless when not in the presence of Ugly Sweater Guy.[/q]

Who I think is also "Got 6, Want More".

[Trotsky]

This post is rated PG-13.

Clarkson players aren't criminally-inclined.  They're just contagious and have poor eating habits*.  St. Lawrence players are criminally-inclined ("wrong piece of wood!")

Macho Man isn't the stupidest cheer in Lynah history

(pauses to think about it)

OK, Macho Man may not be the stupidest cheer in history, and at least it's short, and it won't get a warning from the referee, unlike that 80's paragon of literate cheers, "Shit shit shit / fuck fuck fuck / shit fuck shit fuck shit."

About the worst thing about MM is that a gazillion other buildings do it, from the N to piped-in muzak at pee wee tournies.  (*This is also true of Gary Glitter, who shares the same habit, though in a different way.)  But in the former case there's a history behind it and in the latter case it's acquired a distinctive Lynah accent, so I don't see the harm.  Meh.

"Dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee," OTOH... :-(

[billhoward]

By the age of 10, if your kid's team has made it to a league semifinal (and with six team leagues, odds are good), he or she has been through

- the darkened rink, spotlight intro
- "Let's get ready to rumble" (even in a non checking league)
- Gary Glitter
- Parents yelling obscenities at refs, coaches, and their own kids
- rock music at every stoppage longer than eight seconds
- wanting $150 graphite sticks to put more zing on the shot

Still, for say senior night at Lynah, it's kind of cool. Maybe some things are so far out, they're cool.

[Robb]

[Q]French Rage Wrote:

 [Q2]Will Wrote:

 I'm not claiming superiority over anyone here.  I'm just saying that I personally dislike the Macho Man dance because I think it just looks stupid and is pointless when not in the presence of Ugly Sweater Guy.[/Q]
Who I think is also "Got 6, Want More".[/q]

That would actually make a lot of sense...

[Jordan 04]

The reason is clear: there is much hostility towards Macho Man because the eLynah community hath decreed that there should be much hostility towards Macho Man.

[Josh '99]

[Q]Trotsky Wrote:
...that 80's paragon of literate cheers, "Shit shit shit / fuck fuck fuck / shit fuck shit fuck shit."[/q]For some reason I find that really freaking funny.   ::laugh::

[Will]

[Q]jmh30 Wrote:

 [Q2]Trotsky Wrote:
...that 80's paragon of literate cheers, "Shit shit shit / fuck fuck fuck / shit fuck shit fuck shit."[/Q]
For some reason I find that really freaking funny.    [/q]

Yeah, you would. :-P