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Bizarre Love Triangle, by New Order, is a song on the [[Site:Lancaster|Lancaster]] [[Canon]] (High Holy). Commonly known as "BLT," it is one of the more popular songs in the Canon, aided in no small part by one of Lancaster's most unique traditions. During BLT, many students take off their pants and dance around in their underwear -- boxers only, please -- brandishing their unworn legwear. Meanwhile, many more students and staff line up in two parallel rows and hold hands to form a human tunnel, through which the underdressed dancers pass as they circle the quad. This tunnel seems to get longer every year, and likely stretches well over a hundred feet. It is customary for the tunnel makers to slap the behinds (or other body parts) of people the know (or don't). However, a rule against this is slowly being enforced. Some people also drop their arms in front on people they know, but this has been know to cause injury to the neck/head/chest and is not encouraged by students or staff. | Bizarre Love Triangle, by New Order, is a song on the [[Site:Lancaster|Lancaster]] [[Canon]] (High Holy). Commonly known as "BLT," it is one of the more popular songs in the Canon, aided in no small part by one of Lancaster's most unique traditions. During BLT, many students take off their pants and dance around in their underwear -- boxers only, please -- brandishing their unworn legwear. Meanwhile, many more students and staff line up in two parallel rows and hold hands to form a human tunnel, through which the underdressed dancers pass as they circle the quad. This tunnel seems to get longer every year, and likely stretches well over a hundred feet. It is customary for the tunnel makers to slap the behinds (or other body parts) of people the know (or don't). However, a rule against this is slowly being enforced. Some people also drop their arms in front on people they know, but this has been know to cause injury to the neck/head/chest and is not encouraged by students or staff. | ||
| − | BLT has been <i>de facto</i> Canon for at least a decade, and the tradition of dropping trou is likewise around ten years old. Perhaps surprisingly, the administration has tolerated the students' ecdysis with little resistance. Students choosing to go pantsless must wear boxers, and may not run or swing their pants over their heads. So long as they abide by those regulations, though, they are free to take it off, baby! Take it < | + | BLT has been <i>de facto</i> Canon for at least a decade, and the tradition of dropping trou is likewise around ten years old. Perhaps surprisingly, the administration has tolerated the students' ecdysis with little resistance. Students choosing to go pantsless must wear boxers, and may not run or swing their pants over their heads. So long as they abide by those regulations, though, they are free to take it off, baby! Take it <s>all</s> partially off! |
The non-running-or-swinging regulation was added sometime after 1999... | The non-running-or-swinging regulation was added sometime after 1999... | ||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
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Every time i think of you | Every time i think of you | ||
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I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue | I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue | ||
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It's no problem of mine but it's a problem I find | It's no problem of mine but it's a problem I find | ||
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Living a life that I can't leave behind | Living a life that I can't leave behind | ||
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There's no sense in telling me | There's no sense in telling me | ||
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The wisdom of a fool won't set you free | The wisdom of a fool won't set you free | ||
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But that's the way that it goes | But that's the way that it goes | ||
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And it's what nobody knows | And it's what nobody knows | ||
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While every day my confusion grows<br><br> | While every day my confusion grows<br><br> | ||
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Every time I see you falling | Every time I see you falling | ||
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I get down on my knees and pray | I get down on my knees and pray | ||
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I'm waiting for that final moment | I'm waiting for that final moment | ||
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You'll say the words that I can't say | You'll say the words that I can't say | ||
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I feel fine and I feel good | I feel fine and I feel good | ||
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I'm feeling like I never should | I'm feeling like I never should | ||
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Whenever I get this way, I just don't know what to say | Whenever I get this way, I just don't know what to say | ||
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Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday | Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday | ||
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I'm not sure what this could mean | I'm not sure what this could mean | ||
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I don't think you're what you seem | I don't think you're what you seem | ||
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I do admit to myself | I do admit to myself | ||
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That if I hurt someone else | That if I hurt someone else | ||
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Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be<br><br> | Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be<br><br> | ||
'''Chorus''' | '''Chorus''' | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 10 August 2006
Bizarre Love Triangle, by New Order, is a song on the Lancaster Canon (High Holy). Commonly known as "BLT," it is one of the more popular songs in the Canon, aided in no small part by one of Lancaster's most unique traditions. During BLT, many students take off their pants and dance around in their underwear -- boxers only, please -- brandishing their unworn legwear. Meanwhile, many more students and staff line up in two parallel rows and hold hands to form a human tunnel, through which the underdressed dancers pass as they circle the quad. This tunnel seems to get longer every year, and likely stretches well over a hundred feet. It is customary for the tunnel makers to slap the behinds (or other body parts) of people the know (or don't). However, a rule against this is slowly being enforced. Some people also drop their arms in front on people they know, but this has been know to cause injury to the neck/head/chest and is not encouraged by students or staff.
BLT has been de facto Canon for at least a decade, and the tradition of dropping trou is likewise around ten years old. Perhaps surprisingly, the administration has tolerated the students' ecdysis with little resistance. Students choosing to go pantsless must wear boxers, and may not run or swing their pants over their heads. So long as they abide by those regulations, though, they are free to take it off, baby! Take it all partially off!
The non-running-or-swinging regulation was added sometime after 1999...
...We would like to apologize for the preceding outburst. Those responsible have been sacked. We now return to your regularly scheduled article...
BLT is also sometimes called the "Underwear Song" or "Boxer Dance," for obvious reasons.
At dances, the chorus is frequently the only lyrical part actually able to be distinctly heard, and thus is ususally the only part sung (except by hard-cores).
Lyrics
Bizzare Love Triangle, by New Order
Every time i think of you
I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue
It's no problem of mine but it's a problem I find
Living a life that I can't leave behind
There's no sense in telling me
The wisdom of a fool won't set you free
But that's the way that it goes
And it's what nobody knows
While every day my confusion grows
Chorus:
Every time I see you falling I get down on my knees and pray I'm waiting for that final moment You'll say the words that I can't say
I feel fine and I feel good
I'm feeling like I never should
Whenever I get this way, I just don't know what to say
Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday
I'm not sure what this could mean
I don't think you're what you seem
I do admit to myself
That if I hurt someone else
Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be
Chorus
