It’s Important To Research As Fully As You Can Before Commenting

I was thinking this morning about a radio show call a friend of mine heard one time that demonstrates how one needs to research as fully as possible before commenting. I know that one can always miss important aspects of a situation no matter how careful one is. Still, one is always well advised to be as meticulous as is possible to avoid embarrassment.

The embarrassment I’m thinking of in particular, and the call to the radio show, concerned the Smash Mouth song Walkin’ On The Sun. My friend was listening to the radio when he heard the DJ take a call from a guy who just wanted to applaud Smash Mouth for their anti drug song, Walkin’ On The Sun.

The DJ was confused. “What do you mean?” the DJ apparently asked.

“You know,” the caller reportedly asserted, “it’s got that bit where it goes: ‘Put away the crack before the crack puts you away.’”

The DJ paused. After a moment, the DJ apparently said: “And what about how the beginning of the song starts: ‘It ain’t no joke I’d like to buy the world a toke?’”

The caller hung up.

Now, I’m not a great one for song lyrics. I usually don’t pay that much attention to the words, presuming I can even understand them. However, if you’re going to call into a radio station about something like that…you might want to listen a little more carefully to the entire song. Just saying.