[lfjokes] Love Means Never Having To Pretend You Care

[Adam Shand]

From: http://www.defectiveyeti.com/archives/000627.html

Love Means Never Having To Pretend You Care
April 28, 2003

In a restaurant where music is playing over the sound system.

Me: Jeeze, for some bizarre reason I've heard this song three times in
     the last two days.
The Queen: What is it?
Me: "Last Train To Clarksville," by The Monkees
Q:  Are you sure it's not the Beatles? It sounds like the Beatles.
Me: No, I'm certain it's The Monkees. I listened to a lot of Monkees
     when I was in high school.
Q:  You're kidding me. The Monkees? I thought you liked Talking Heads
     and The Smiths and stuff.
Me: I did, but ... well, there was this girl that I was friends with in
     high school, and she really liked the Monkees, so I listened to a
     lot of Monkees too. That's how I was, then -- I just listened to
     whatever my close friends liked to so we'd have something in common.
     I listened to Talking Heads because my buddy M. liked them, and I
     listened to The Smiths because my friend J. liked them, and listened
     to The Monkees because this girl was way into The Monkees, and so
     on. I mean, when it comes to music I've always been a poseur -- but
     I know I'm a poseur and I don't pretend that I'm not, so I guess
     that makes it okay.
Q:  I have to pee.
Me: You have to ...? I spill my guts, I reveal this fascinating insight
     into my personality and psychological makeup, and all you can say is
     "I have to pee"?!
Q:  So it seems, poseur.