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13 August 2010

I like ABBA, so fire me!! →[More:]I'm in my office, door closed, blasting "Dancing Queen" on my teeny laptop speakers, lipsynching and generally feeling all Fridayish, when my boss barges in without knocking. The look on his face? Priceless!! (kinda like er what is this black chick from darkest africa doing listening to Abba??) His actual words? 'oh. Hi. Oh. Um. My mom likes that song.
Me: cool...u need something?
Him: er..um, no, just saying hi.
Me: oh ok. Hi. Glad it's Friday huh? ["you are a dancing queen, young and free..." still blasting in the background)
Him: yah, well..ok, i'll leave you to it [waves hand in vague motion]
Me: [big grin] have a good weekend!!

How's everyone else's Friday coming along? (or Saturday, if you're in that part of the world)
[..."feel the beat from the tambourine, oh yeah..."]

post by: ramix at: 15:03 | 24 comments

Yay, ramix! Sending you a biiiiiig hug!
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life...

posted by Specklet 13 August | 15:06

WATERLOOOOOOOOOOOO SOMETHINGSOMETHINGSOMETHINGSOMETHING WATERLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

posted by grapefruitmoon 13 August | 15:09

I think I was the only person in Massachusetts in 1980 who loved ABBA.

The winner takes it all...

posted by Melismata 13 August | 15:13

"Young and free"? I thought it was "young and sweet."

posted by Madamina 13 August | 15:22

When I'm searching for metaphors for romance, I too reach for Napoleon and Lord Wellington.

posted by King of Prontopia 13 August | 15:27

loooooooooove ABBA.

posted by JanetLand 13 August | 15:28

More Abba love here, too.

posted by Ardiril 13 August | 15:38

Man, now I want to watch Muriel's Wedding.

posted by Specklet 13 August | 15:47

If loving ABBA is wrong, I don't want to be right.

This is my favorite ABBA song.

posted by BoringPostcards 13 August | 15:49

Mama mia, here i go again...

Specklet, smoochies right back at ya? Can't wait till you get back from across the ocean.
Grapefruitmoon, something something something waterloo...when you figure out the words please let me know...i've always wondered.
Madamina, i think you're right. It was a typo in my head.

Abba rocks!

posted by ramix 13 August | 16:35

I love Take a Chance.

posted by D.C. 13 August | 16:42

Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia!

posted by bearwife 13 August | 16:45

Also, now that I see ramix got to my reference first, I think we are all Super Troupers.

posted by bearwife 13 August | 16:54

ABBA is a great band and a great report card.

posted by mdonley 13 August | 16:56

I don't think they've ever done anything better than 'Waterloo'. I still remember seeing them for the first time when I was a teenager. It was, of course, when they won Eurovision in 1974. Those blue satin knickerbockers!

posted by Senyar 13 August | 17:03

Heh, mdonley, funny you should mention that...that's what i got for my A Levels...(british exams that determine university placement). A for Art, A for Geography, B for Religion, B for General Studies.

Oh and i really like Andante Andante, and On and On and On (one of the more obscure Abba songs)

posted by ramix 13 August | 17:28

I used to think you people were cool.

(ABBA makes my ears bleed. Carry on.)

posted by Pips 13 August | 18:23

I like ABBA. Ignore my wife, she's crazy.

posted by jonmc 13 August | 20:16

The only time I was DJing at a station that played ABBA was when "The Name of the Game" was a hit. As part of my efforts to destroy my future radio career, when the song played I would occasionally respond to the lyric "What's the name of the game" by shouting out (with the mic on) "SCRABBLE!" "YAHTZEE!" "QUOITS!" "FAMILY FEUD!" "CRICKET!" "CONNECT FOUR!" "THE PRICE IS RIGHT!" etc. etc. Sadly, this predated Trivial Pursuit and Hungry Hungry Hippos. BTW, there are some people (even some ABBA fans) who like the way many of their songs sound played backwards.

posted by oneswellfoop 13 August | 21:13

OH. Arg. WARNING.

Do NOT click any of the Youtube links in this thread; it will lead to getting sucked into the black hole of ABBA earworms and you will be overcome by nostalgia.

posted by Doohickie 13 August | 22:29

I thought that was to be assumed, Doo...

posted by oneswellfoop 13 August | 23:23

So the BF and I were out with a group celebrating someone's birthday. There was karaoke to be had and a random person chose Dancing Queen. The BF sat in the background, lip syncing all the lyrics. When a friend in our group noticed, he pretended to stop, but continued when he thought her concentration was elsewhere. Yes, my BF knows all the words to Dancing Queen. And I love him for it.

posted by youngergirl44 13 August | 23:57

Muriel's Wedding is aces. I like it even better than I like ABBA (which is situational).

Then there's Hung Up....

posted by dhartung 14 August | 14:07

A little Reverse ABBA for your listening pleasure...

posted by oneswellfoop 14 August | 20:23

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