JUSTIN (as soon as Zach has picked up the phone): So you know that Gwen Stefani song, “Cool”?
ZACH: Yyyeah.
JUSTIN: So do you think those lyrics are sincere or ironic?
ZACH: (Long pause.) I…
JUSTIN: Because, you know, it seems like it’s supposed to be coming from a sincere place, with all the stuff about them being totally happy for each other. But then I think, well you know, they say that if you take the time to write a whole song about how you’re totally okay with the way the relationship ended and that you’re both totally moved on … that maybe you’re not.
ZACH: Well, I…
JUSTIN: What I’m saying is I think maybe they’re not cool…
ZACH: (Long pause.) Um … I guess the lyrics sound pretty sincere to me.
JUSTIN: Yeah, I mean it is Gwen Stefani, right? It’s all heart-on-your-sleeve stuff; there’s never really many layers there. But those lyrics are kind of awful on their own, aren’t they? So I think … I think it would be a much better song if she were an unreliable narrator, that she’s really not over him.
ZACH: Hm.
JUSTIN: Next time you listen to that song, pretend that she’s just totally lying. Or, like, deluding herself. It’s a much better song that way.
ZACH: I guess. But if the lyrics are sincere, she really is deluding herself.
JUSTIN: Meta.
ZACH: (Pause.) I smell a blog post.
JUSTIN: Really? I was going to write one about the Chameleon…
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There's a dude out there in the world named Zach Zyduck? Really? I mean, really really? Stan Lee couldn't come up with something that awesome.
It is all true. "Zach" was in fact my idea I suggested to my parents, because at the time LEGO commercials had a character called "Zach the Lego Maniac," and I was four.
My first choice was Adam, which we will of course all recognize as He-Man's secret identity.
I am not naming my child "Adam."
i was about to comment on how true that conversation actually was and then i was overcome with joy by the fact someone thinks my name is badass.
my day is now made; thank you bill.
When my future hypothetical children grow up, they will probably resent me for naming them Aquaman and ROM Spaceknight. Especially if they're girls.
Zach: Bill's not the only one thinking that!
i feel like the most popular guy on the interwebz. thanks to all for making this possible.
it's funny cuz in high school i had a counselor for advanced placement classes ask if i was interested in joining the AP program. when i sat down at the table she looked at my file (apparently there is a sole, slim manila folder which contains my entire academic life.) anyways, before we started she looked at my name and said that i had an awesome rockstar name and proceeded to talk to me for 10 minutes about her son's band.
my high school counselors sucked for their purpose.
FYI: The music video makes you think exactly what justin is thinking... Or at least thats how i saw it.
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