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After all these years, finally read the lyrics to "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (i.imgur.com)
submitted 8 months ago by [deleted]
[–]jmkiii 126 points127 points128 points 8 months ago*
for the lazy...
Baby It's Cold Outside
I really can't stay - Baby it's cold outside
I've got to go away - Baby it's cold outside
This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice - I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice
My mother will start to worry - Beautiful, what's your hurry
My father will be pacing the floor - Listen to the fireplace roar
So really I'd better scurry - Beautiful, please don't hurry
Well Maybe just a half a drink more - Put some music on while I pour
The neighbors might think - Baby, it's bad out there
Say, what's in this drink - No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how - Your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell - I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell
I ought to say no, no, no, sir - Mind if I move a little closer
At least I'm gonna say that I tried - What's the sense in hurting my pride
I really can't stay - Baby don't hold out
Ahh, but it's cold outside
C'mon baby
I simply must go - Baby, it's cold outside
The answer is no - Ooh baby, it's cold outside
This welcome has been - I'm lucky that you dropped in
So nice and warm -- Look out the window at that storm
My sister will be suspicious - Man, your lips look so delicious
My brother will be there at the door - Waves upon a tropical shore
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious - Gosh your lips look delicious
Well maybe just a half a drink more - Never such a blizzard before
I've got to go home - Oh, baby, you'll freeze out there
Say, lend me your comb - It's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand - Your eyes are like starlight now
But don't you see - How can you do this thing to me
There's bound to be talk tomorrow - Making my life long sorrow
At least there will be plenty implied - If you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay - Get over that old out
Baby it's cold outside
Brr its cold...
It's cold out there
Cant you stay awhile longer baby
Well... I really shouldn't... alright
Make it worth your while baby
Ahh, do that again...
Edit: Formatting
[–]GLeD 162 points163 points164 points 8 months ago
You guys don't watch old movies do you? "What's in this drink" is often said by characters in movies from around the same time this was written to indicate they're getting a little drunk. The whole point of the song is that she WANTS to stay, but she's worried about what everyone else (family) will think of her.
[–]JorgeCS 42 points43 points44 points 8 months ago
Ding Ding Ding! We have a winner!
[–]Kuonji 6 points7 points8 points 8 months ago
And I was enjoying the circlejerk so much! Phooey.
[–]PedanticDouchebag 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Came here to say this. Lovely work.
[–]ChrisWalsh -12 points-11 points-10 points 8 months ago
No, the whole point of this song is to perpetuate the ridiculous and disgusting myth that "women say no when they mean yes."
This is a narrative constructed wholly from a date rapists' creepy and coercive point-of-view.
[–]phreakymonkey 5 points6 points7 points 8 months ago
Talking someone into having sex with you is not the same as date rape.
[–]rotorkq 175 points176 points177 points 8 months ago
Considering that the song was written in 1944 and Rohypnol was first synthesized in 1972, I suspect "what's in this drink" refers to alcohol.
[–]thebrew221 67 points68 points69 points 8 months ago
My good friend Mickey, better known as chloral hydrate, would like a word with you
[–]PatatjeOorlog 8 points9 points10 points 8 months ago
from the Wikipedia article.
"Chloral hydrate is not a controlled substance in the United Kingdom"
WTF? ಠ_ಠ
[–]phreakymonkey 13 points14 points15 points 8 months ago
Have you seen British people? It's the only way they can reproduce.
[–]drewsus 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
And the rest of the song?
[–]allied14 3 points4 points5 points 8 months ago
Attempted seduction and date rape.
[–]Lil_Boots1 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Rohypnol is not the only drug that counts as date rape. And really, depending on where you are, plying someone with alcohol in order to have sex with them is legally considered rape. We can discuss whether this is enforceable, but legally speaking, this is describing rape no matter what drug it is.
[–]agentfuse 11 points12 points13 points 8 months ago
lend me your coat
[–]Scherzkeks 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
ears
[–]Sarahmint 13 points14 points15 points 8 months ago
could "Say, what's in this drink?" mean she was starting conversation?
[–]jmkiii 8 points9 points10 points 8 months ago
Could be entirely innocent. I am really just assuming that is what the OP was referring to.
[–]cthulhu8 16 points17 points18 points 8 months ago
ANCIENT ALIENS
[–]MonkeysDontEvolve 23 points24 points25 points 8 months ago
I interpret it as, they have been drinking and he added a little extra booze to her cocktail. Not exactly wrong, but not really playing by the rules either.
[–]anotherkeebler 22 points23 points24 points 8 months ago
It wasn't even that: She was feeling relaxed and frisky, and was coyly trying to blame it on liquor rather than her own natural feelings—which women weren't much allowed to have back in 1944.
[–]simplystunned 4 points5 points6 points 8 months ago
It might be cold outside but it's getting hot in here.
[–]Asdayasman 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
Came here hoping for this post, so I could avoid taking my hand out of the warmth and typing, to find it, BUT HERE I AM, THANKING A STRANGER.
FUCK.
[–]phreakymonkey 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Why were you masturbating in the first place?
[–]Asdayasman 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I could say I had my legs crossed, any my hand sandwiched between them, but what can I say, lyrics turn me on.
[–]mozdef8484 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
Kinda creepy, but you can infer that she's into it too. On a related note this is the best version of the song, hands down.
You, good sir/madam, are a person of exquisite taste.
[–]SirSandGoblin 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
and the welsh attempt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PceqPkTdYgA&feature=related
[–]lovetape 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
That wasn't the only 'curious' song back in the day.
How about this classic from 1928 Let's Do It:
Birds do it, bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let's do it, let's fall in love In Spain, the best upper sets do it Lithuanians and Latts do it Let's do it, let's fall in love The Dutch in old Amsterdam do it Not to mention the Fins Folks in Siam do it - think of Siamese twins Some Argentines, without means, do it People say in Boston even beans do it Let's do it, let's fall in love Romantic sponges, they say, do it Oysters down in oyster bay do it Let's do it, let's fall in love Cold Cape Cod clams, 'gainst their wish, do it Even lazy jellyfish, do it Let's do it, let's fall in love Electric eels I might add do it Though it shocks em I know Why ask if shad do it - Waiter bring me "shad roe" In shallow shoals English soles do it Goldfish in the privacy of bowls do it Let's do it, let's fall in love
[–]tezzer99 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
Joan Jett did a cover of this on the Tank Girl soundtrack (1996): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvFISpND6Bs
[–]diggydoc 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Lithuanians and Latts, yaaay _^
[–]RedditEntendre -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago*
TIL 50 No's and a Yes is a Yes!!
[–]PFCDoofles 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
It's a different time now. It used to be totes acceptable to be pushy.
[–]MrThorny -8 points-7 points-6 points 8 months ago
I cant even be bothered to read through this...
[–]PFCDoofles 5 points6 points7 points 8 months ago
But baby it's cold outside!
[–]tvc_15 66 points67 points68 points 8 months ago*
in defense of "baby it's cold outside"....i think it's a beautiful song. it's pretty much the opposite of rapey. she's making excuses so she doesn't look like a "slut" even though she really wants to stay. it was the 40's after all and society was big into shaming women for pre-marital sex.
[–]I_promised_myself -10 points-9 points-8 points 8 months ago
huh huh, she's a slut. /butthead
[–]I_promised_myself 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Apparently Beavis and Butthead are too lowbrow for Reddit.
[–]Lil_Boots1 -9 points-8 points-7 points 8 months ago
True, but it still has a rapey element that most people miss the first bajillion times they hear it.
[–]tvc_15 13 points14 points15 points 8 months ago
no....no it doesn't. read the article again. how do you not understand the context?
[–]NaljunForgotPassword -6 points-5 points-4 points 8 months ago
it doesn't translate to today very well. All my female friends call it "The Winter DateRape song"
You would seem to have very melodramatic female friends.
[–]NaljunForgotPassword 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
actually, that is a pretty apt description. hahaha.
Maybe 'element' wasn't the right word. In the context of when it was written, it's not rapey. But when you first notice the lyrics, especially as a woman in the 21st century, you're a little startled by how much they remind you of date rape. I love the song, and I recognize that it's 70 years out of context, but I also got the rapey vibe the first few times I actually noticed the lyrics.
[–]KnuckleDraggingGamer -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
Rapey...
I just...what..."It was only a little rapey, not like full blown rape or anything."
That doesn't make sense.
[–]Lil_Boots1 -3 points-2 points-1 points 8 months ago
Yeah, I make up words sometimes. I have no idea what real adjective would work. I'm not saying the song is about rape, but there's a creepy hey-I'm-not-sure-if-this-is-date-rape-or-just-out-of-context thing going on. Rapey is just more concise. Also my friends and I use it to describe guys who borderline assault us at parties and things.
"Was it just me or was the blonde a little rapey?" "Yeah, he wouldn't keep his hands off my tits."
[–]FlatBot 87 points88 points89 points 8 months ago
Regardless of anyone's interpretation of the lyrics as to whether this song is about date rape, or not; the record companies would not have made a song about rape. It is not a rape song. It is meant to be about a man's persistence in getting some, the woman trying to preserve her perceived virtue, but ultimately giving in to the man.
He is not a gentlemen. He is being pushy, she really does like him and ultimately consents (She sings with him "ah but it's cold outside" embracing his excuse).
Jesus Christ people, if it were up to you, everyone would be in prison on rape charges. Now just lighten the fuck up and enjoy this old-ass song that is not about rape.
[–]CrimsonKing32 5 points6 points7 points 8 months ago
No rape songs you say?
[–]FlatBot 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
No, I didn't say that. I said "would not have made" as in, in the 1940s. Without clicking, I'm guessing you posted "Date Rape" by Sublime?
[–]paulsonator28 3 points4 points5 points 8 months ago
Wonderful!
[–]turmacar 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Much like they would never release an album with marijuana on the cover?
(I agree with you, just saying, things slip past)
"A gentleman is simply a patient wolf." - Lana Turner
[–]mdalin 18 points19 points20 points 8 months ago
Wait a second... Why does she want to borrow his comb? What does that have to do with anything? The plot thickens.....
[–]il_pleut 16 points17 points18 points 8 months ago
sex hair?
[–]pile_alcaline 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
What we need, is a strike hair!
[–]m4n715 9 points10 points11 points 8 months ago
She wants to fix her hair, it's another excuse to avoid leaving, which is what the whole song is about. He wants her to stay, she wants to stay, but she's worried what people will think... it was written in the 1940's when people cared about that sort of thing.
[–]agentfuse 8 points9 points10 points 8 months ago
It's actually "lend me your coat" (following "you'll freeze to the bone out there)
[–]m4n715 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
That does make more sense, but I like my explanation better.
[–]agentfuse 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
it was definitely a good one.
[–]Andaliter 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
I think that makes you right.
[–][deleted] 106 points107 points108 points 8 months ago
Jesus you've put way too much thought into this. She's saying she should leave, because she's suppose to be a lady, good and pure. However, she's failing at resisting temptation. The end. No rape. This happens to the best of us all the time. Quit overreacting.
[–]ScienceParty 7 points8 points9 points 8 months ago
It's a joke!
[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 8 months ago
Reddit's jokes are too advanced for me
[–]ScienceParty 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
Yes and this post should probably have been posted in /r/funny instead of /r/WTF, but maybe it wasn't funny enough
[–]Lockski 4 points5 points6 points 8 months ago*
DATE RAPE
oh god sorry that just spurted out. It'll never happen again.
[–][deleted] -6 points-5 points-4 points 8 months ago
OP is actually literally retarded. What a waste of bandwidth.
[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points0 points 8 months ago
So... Our current rape law, which considers intoxicated consent invalid, is an unacceptable violation of positive autonomy?
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
It was written in 1944. Current rape laws don't apply.
[–]youngphi -31 points-30 points-29 points 8 months ago
If he were a gentlemen he would have walked her home instead he got her drunk and and then.... Well I assume date rape. You don't have to add ruffies for it to be date rape he was threatening her with letting her freeze to death and making extra strong drinks
[–]m4n715 5 points6 points7 points 8 months ago
Convincing someone to have sex with you is not rape.
[–]drewsus 9 points10 points11 points 8 months ago
It is if they are passed out and you are moving their mouth and talking out of the side of yours in a higher pitched voice.
[–]m4n715 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
That sounds totally admissible in court, too!
[–]drewsus 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
I recorded it and everything your honour
[–]youngphi -3 points-2 points-1 points 8 months ago
when they are severally inebriated by you it is
She's not even slurring her speech, she's clearly not "severely inebriated".
[–]phreakymonkey 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
No, she's severally inebriated. That's way more than singly inebriated.
[–]HARDonE 13 points14 points15 points 8 months ago
i like this version the best:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3UoqOkFJo&feature=related
oh and the dean martin version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crFQpOCDfEc
[–]candre23 5 points6 points7 points 8 months ago
i like this version the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp3UoqOkFJo&feature=related
That is the correct answer. Zooey Deschanel has a wonderful voice.
Wonderful other things as well.
[–]Dottn 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
True. And True.
[–]Sarahmint 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
DESTRUCTO, is that you? http://www.hardfest.com/ for the lazy
[–]kittyfractals -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
I like the Glee version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB_-GAsIhdM
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
This is reddit, silly. You're not allowed to like Glee here.
[–]lncontheivable 6 points7 points8 points 8 months ago
She doesn't want to go, but societal pressures dictate that she play hard to get or be labelled a loose woman.
[–]orthag 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
There are two things that make everything funnier. Live chickens and puppets.
[–]MemeTLDR 29 points30 points31 points 8 months ago
Not rape. She clearly states that she will have another drink multiple times. If anything this man should be celebrated for his persistent victory!
[–]MrFahrenkite -19 points-18 points-17 points 8 months ago
I don't think you understand the lyrics "hey what's in this drink?"
[–]Mpalm 7 points8 points9 points 8 months ago
I don't think you understand the lyrics... she's just being playful. It's like..."Are you trying to get me drunk?" The OP is just reaching for something that isn't there.
[–]alarindris 14 points15 points16 points 8 months ago
"Hey, what's in this drink?"
"Oh, it's a Manhattan. Whiskey, sweet vermouth, and bitters."
"Yum!"
ಠ_ಠ
[–][deleted] 6 points7 points8 points 8 months ago
I don't think you understand flirting.
[–]m4n715 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
I think you don't understand the context of a song written 30 years before roofies were invented.
[–]Lil_Boots1 -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
While I agree that the song is being taken out of context and I rather enjoy it, roofies aren't the only drug that can facilitate date rape. Mickey's were invented in the 19th century, and would work well enough.
[–]MemeTLDR -8 points-7 points-6 points 8 months ago
While it may imply that Rohypnol was put into the drink I took it more as she wasn't really sure what it was but after reading again you are probably correct.
[–][deleted] 8 months ago
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[–]themadhiker 13 points14 points15 points 8 months ago
I don't think it was even as creepy as that. It was a jovial "are you trying to get me drunk?" type of reference.
The song was written before roofies were invented.
[–]thebrew221 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
Roofies are not the only date rape drugs slipped into drinks. See: chloral hydrate
[–]m4n715 -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
Maybe I'm alone on this, but I've always considered "roofies" a class of drugs and not rohypnol specifically. Still, the song pre-dates the proliferation of date-rape drugs.
Wikipedia disagrees.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Finn_(drugs)
EDIT: Also, "Mickey", while outdated, seems to be more of a catch-all term, rather than roofies. Although I do agree the word is starting to take on that meaning, I think it's more out of ignorance of other drugs than actually trying to refer to all date rape drugs.
[–]EricTboneJackson 25 points26 points27 points 8 months ago*
Very sexy song. If you haven't heard the Ray Charles and Betty Carter version, you haven't really heard it.
Nothing creepy about it. Yes, she enumerates all the reasons why she should go, but she clearly doesn't want to go. At the end of every stanza she says something like "maybe just one drink more". She talks about what a great time she's having, how irresistible his "spell" is, and why she ought to say no.... but maybe another half drink first...
Thanks. That is the only version I have ever heard, and I wish to hear no others, thank you.
Though after the whole "what's in this drink" discussion above, I could have done without this ad appearing when I clicked your link...
[–]od_9 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I'm a huge fan of the Tom Jones / Cerys Matthews Version
Edit: I just watched the video [in the past I've only listened to the album version], he actuallyd does slip something into her drink.
[–]auraseer -10 points-9 points-8 points 8 months ago
Nothing creepy about it.
Not until you get to the line, "Say, what's in this drink?"
He spiked her drink and now she's so sleepy she doesn't have the motivation to leave. The song is creepy with a capital C.
[–]deedaydani 9 points10 points11 points 8 months ago
What's in this drink was a comedic expression used back in that era. in other words it meant "why am i doing something i usually wouldnt?" She usually wouldnt stay and do dirty dirty things with him, but she wants to stay and is tempted by him, no roofies!
[–]EricTboneJackson 30 points31 points32 points 8 months ago*
*lol* That's like saying Deck the Halls is a homosexual anthem because it asks us to "don our gay apparel".
You're interpreting a line from a 1940s song in a 2011, post-date-rape-drug context.
It's a perfectly innocent question, and she asks for another drink, repeatedly.
[–]katastrofe 10 points11 points12 points 8 months ago
relevant
[–]EricTboneJackson 5 points6 points7 points 8 months ago
Yeah, apparently I'm not as well versed in rape techniques as y'all. No wonder you find a charming, sexy song to be "rapey".
[–]verticaldancer 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I think I need to add "rapey" to my vocabulary.
[–]jchimself 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
And I'm gonna drop facepalm from mine
You know, for half the population, being well-versed in rape techniques is a survival technique. Kind of a know-your-enemy thing.
[–]PedanticDouchebag 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
That figure goes up a bit when you include the prison population.
[–]Tokiehardo -7 points-6 points-5 points 8 months ago
No wonder you all never got date raped.
FTFY.
So your argument went from "You guys on reddit are all retarded and I'm going to tell you so." to "You guys on reddit are all perverts for being 100% accurate about the thing I berated you for."?
Just want to be clear on what's going on here.
[–]EricTboneJackson 8 points9 points10 points 8 months ago
You guys on reddit are all perverts for being 100% accurate about the thing I berated you for
Where did I say you're 100% accurate? *facepalm*
You're turning a warm, sexy song about the back and forth of seduction into a something "rapey", in part because because you fail at recognizing historical context. That you imagine this to be a rape scenario says more about you than the song.
[–][deleted] -11 points-10 points-9 points 8 months ago
And you're berating the kid for being viscerally creeped out over a phrase that's signified a horrible crime?
It's like when you see basketball teams from the 20's with swastikas on their jerseys; in historical context it's not bad, but that doesn't mean they're stupid/bad for being uncomfortable with it.
However, you should probably know that a 20-year-old woman in 1930 had the all the education and none of the cognitive faculties of a 7-year-old with Down's, so really this song could be classified as statutory rape in my book.
No, you're erecting strawman after strawman, because you're an intellectual coward and this is the only way you can "debate".
you should probably know that a 20-year-old woman in 1930 had the all the education and none of the cognitive faculties of a 7-year-old with Down's, so really this song could be classified as statutory rape in my book
*facepalm* Leaving aside the profound ignorance and bigotry of your assertion, the song makes no mention of the woman's age. Fail more.
[–]Tokiehardo -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
You're right, there is another interpretation of the song. However, there is also an interpretation of the song's conversation that can be considered "rapey", and could very well get that man sent to jail.
Who's erecting strawmen now? Your original argument was that we're all creeps on reddit, because we interpreted the "what's in this drink?" to potentially mean there was something other than alcohol (which is what she could have been expecting). Your support for this was that this 40s was before date-rapes occurred.
I offered as a counter-argument that people had been slipped things in their alcoholic drinks to incapacitate them since the turn of LAST century.
Although perhaps less people were prosecuted for it, they almost undoubtedly happened.
Think of it in reverse. If I handed a girl a drink, and said "hey I slipped something special in there for you ::wink wink::", you think she's ever going to drink that in a million years?
Anyhow, your response was to dismiss my argument and insist that I'm wrong because there is an empowering feminist interpretation. However, I never denied that such valid interpretations existed. My point is merely that this song could have been interpreted as a man being inappropriate with a woman (and even possibly drugging her [as if alcohol isn't a drug]), and that it could have validly been interpreted that way... EVEN BEFORE THE INTERNET!!!
[–]beeblebroxh2g2 -5 points-4 points-3 points 8 months ago
That last line was obviously a joke. I hope you're at least slightly embarrassed.
[–]Tokiehardo 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I appreciate the support. But who said I was a kid? ;-)
I don't even know where to start with this. Have you ever MET someone with Down's Syndrome? Or did it just feel all lulzy when you typed it up, so you said "what the fuck?", and kept this bit of bullshit?
The latter. Calm down, douche.
[–]chipsambos 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
I think it just means a sup of liquor rather than rohypnol or some other real creepy shit. Speaking of real creepy shit, listen to some Jim Croce tunes like A Long Time Ago.
[–]themadhiker 3 points4 points5 points 8 months ago
It's really not that hard to make sense of the reference. Sometimes you joke when you sip on a drink that's been prepared for you that might be a bit strong and you'll ask "wow, what's in this?". It's not a big deal.
[–]harrywhite1 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
What one? My parents told me not to when I was 13 so as soon as I could I listened to as many as possible. Never figured out which was the bad one.
[–]vardiman -2 points-1 points0 points 8 months ago
Thanks for that link. I love this song, but never heard their version somehow. I too noticed just this year how rapey this song seems. It really reminds me of a childrens' book my kids have called The Spider and the Fly. :) Good stuff.
You only hear the white people singing it.
[–]Spedtastic 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
okay...so?
[–]dantepicante 7 points8 points9 points 8 months ago
I wrote this one day a long time ago. I had never really done any creative writing. I started to feel really creepy towards the end. Enjoy:
It's Cold in Here Too
Jane was beginning to realize how little she was interested in Steve. He had seemed like a great guy at the bar. Attractive, witty, definitely a smooth talker. He'd managed to take her attention away from how many drinks he'd been buying for her. When he offered a ride home she didn't even think to say no-- the long walk home wasn't a thrilling premise in December in Vermont. When Steve mentioned that his place was on the way and they should go up for a nightcap, it raised some alarms in her head, but what could one last drink hurt?
But now she was in an uncomfortable situation. She'd had noticed in the car that he and she had different definitions of "on the way," but at that point felt obligated to have a drink. They'd barely made their way into his small house when Steve had made his move. He stuck his arms inside her jacket and pulled her body against his by her hips. Instinctively she pushed him away as he sloppily kissed her neck.
"I really can't stay," she said, finally breaking free of his grasp.
"But baby, it's cold outside," he replied with a wink.
Clearly he wasn't getting it.
"I've got to go... away" she said, making her way to the door.
"But baby, it's cold outside," he repeated more firmly, placing himself in her path.
Jane smiled weakly. "This evening has been-"
"Been hoping that you'd drop in," Steve interrupted with a sly smile.
Jane realized then why he'd seemed so familiar in the bar. She'd seen him around town... in the supermarket, the drug store - had he been following her?
She decided to play it cool and not escalate the situation. "...so very nice," she continued.
He moved in close to her and took her hand. Could he really think this was going to happen?
"I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice."
He could. Jane was getting nervous at this point. Maybe he'd let her go if he knew she had people waiting for her?
"My mother will start to worry..." she said, twisting her warm hand from his grip.
He casually stepped aside a flipped a switch and a gas fireplace behind her turned on. "Beautiful, whats your hurry?" he asked with a slight grin as the fire reflected in his slightly maniacal eyes.
"My father will be pacing the floor," she insisted, looking at him pleadingly.
He looked past her, into the fire. "Listen to the fireplace roar."
There was the slight chance she could get around him and to the door. "So, really," she said with a nervous laugh as she shuffled quickly around him, "I'd better scurry."
She was almost out of his reach when he took her hand again and swung her onto a leather loveseat. "Beautiful," he said sternly, "please don't hurry." It was clear that he wasn't going to let her leave without her giving in a little.
"Well... maybe just a half a drink more".
He looked at her intently for several seconds, studying her face. He smiled. "Put some records on while I pour," he instructed, gesturing to his vinyl collection and record player across the room, opposite the door.
Steve waited until she started fiddling with the record player before he wheeled a bar cart next to the fireplace.
Jane began to plan her escape. She could scream for help, but what if he turned violent? She had no idea how crazy he was. Still, maybe screaming for help was the best choice. She murmured to herself "the neighbors might think-"
"Baby, it's bad out there," Steve interrupted from right behind her, gesturing to the window. It was snowing lightly. He handed her a drink that seemed to fizz a bit more than it should have. He stared at her until she gave in and took a decent sip.
"Say, what's in this drink?"
He looked back outside and ignored the question. "No cabs to be had out there."
Jane started to feel very tired. Her legs started to tingle
"I wish... I knew how..." she started, suddenly very woozy.
Steve took Jane in his arms. She was glad for it, it was getting difficult to stand. "Your eyes are like starlight now," he whispered in her ear.
"to break this spell" she continued, her arms beginning to go numb.
He smiled. "I'll take your hat," he said softly, holding her steady and brushing her hat onto the floor. "Your hair looks swell." He guided her across the room and onto the couch.
Jane felt loopy and tired. "I ought to say 'no, no, no, sir.'", she murmured.
"Mind if i move in closer?" Steve asked. He didn't wait for an answer.
She pushed at him feebly. "At least I'm gonna say that I tried".
He grinned at her. "What's the sense in hurtin' my pride?"
"I really... can't... stay" she trailed off, trying to roll off the couch.
"Oh baby, don't hold out. Baby it's cold outside"
"Baby it's cold outside," she repeated, barely audible.
[–]Nog64 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Sounds like you should write the second half based on the lyrics from this song.
[–]scared2mosh 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Bwahahahah
[–]violinnerd 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
I had the same reaction to reading the translated lyrics of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana."
My favorite: May the gods grant what I have in mind: that I may loose the chains of her virginity.
or
Cupid flies everywhere seized by desire. Young men and women are rightly coupled. The girl without a lover misses out on all pleasures, she keeps the dark night in the depth of her heart; It is a most bitter fate.
[–]Kloebear02 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
You know I did the same thing at work a couple weeks ago, I told my guy co workers that it sounded like he was trying to take advantage of her. They just called me crazy, but you.....you understand me.
[–]majesticspaceduck 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
Have you ever listened to Santa Baby? that woman is ridiculous
[–]addmoreice 4 points5 points6 points 8 months ago
http://www.christmas-lyrics.org/baby-its-cold-outside-lyrics-song.html
for those who want to know the WTF-ness
[–]scared2mosh 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
I've always called it the date rape carol...
[–][deleted] 5 points6 points7 points 8 months ago
you say it like it's a bad thing, sweetcakes. Now, come sit on pep-pep's lap and finish your eggnog.
[–]informationmissing 3 points4 points5 points 8 months ago
You had to read them? Haven't you heard the song?
Chicks dig guys that insist of having an intercourse with them.
[–]AKA_Squanchy 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Haters gone hate!
[–]Draygon_Slayer 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Whenever I hear this song I think of Elf. Thanks for ruining that for me, Reddit :/
[–]luisito82 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I'll tell you whats in the drink . . . RAPE!!!
[–]kingzilch 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Some people just have rape on the brain.
[–]thefamilyjules42 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I heard this song on a Christian radio station today.
[–]spion23 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
RIGHT! i just had this realization this year! Thought i was the only one
[–]NoctGent 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
HAHAHHHAHA. Was listening to Sinatra radio on pandora at a holiday party on saturday and it came on. We all started joking about how bad he wants to FUCK.
[–]lurker_becomes_lurkd 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
It's not really a song that is hard to understand the singing anyway.
[–]whiskywildcard 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I worked at old navy years ago and it was on the playlist. I have called it the date rape Xmas song ever since.
[–]Buttock 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Always knew this song was rapey...went to look up the lyrics again.
Really?
[–]Werewolfgirl34 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I get that it's a matter of historical context, but that doesn't make the song sound any less creepy to the modern listener.
[–]iceagecoming 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Oh god! What a creep dude.
[–]bratty_ash 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I have called this THE DATE RAPE CHRISTMAS SONG for years. YEARS!
[–]LocalMadman -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
The Date Rape Christmas Song!
[–]EmptyAndFrantic 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Wow, I didn't think that some people really thought this song was about rape until I saw this post. o.O
[–]sauraelanthier 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
This song was cute ... back when it was released. Date rape was a socially accepting phenomenon back then. These days, I am just creeped out when more remakes get made of this song.
[–]wisdumb -9 points-8 points-7 points 8 months ago
The guy pretty much rapes her.
[–]l80 20 points21 points22 points 8 months ago
No, the girl wants to stay, but is afraid of what society will think of her. The neighbors, her brother, her "vicious maiden aunt." The idea being that she wants to stick around where it's warm and have a good time, and the guy is giving her the excuse of safety - there's a blizzard, and it's dangerous for her to go out alone.
They've been drinking, she knows what he's trying to do, which is part of why she says, "I SHOULD say no."
It was written by a guy and his wife, hence the duet.
[–]y2k_compliant 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I agree with you, but it could also be interpreted as a girl who's trying to be polite and make excuses to leave. The man is someone with power or authority who she doesn't want to offend but, still really wants to leave.
[–]l80 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago*
It could be, for sure. But given the people who actually wrote it, and what we know of the culture at that time, odds are pretty good she really wants to stay.
Hey, we can make anything dark if we try hard enough. Doesn't mean it is. I think the part that really makes people think "rapey" is the "what's in this drink?" lyric.
The girl knows she's drinking alcohol, but she's probably asking how strong it is, not if she's been roofied.
[–]SCHMETTERLING 12 points13 points14 points 8 months ago
I think in the 40s that was called sweet talk.
[–]bottom_dweller 7 points8 points9 points 8 months ago
Ahh, the good ol' days... when you had to slap a woman back to her senses, bourbon was a breakfast drink, and cigarettes made you tougher.
I wish I was there...
[–]AvrintheAWESOME 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
Sounds about right.
[–]digger_ex_pat 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
It was called courting.
[–]EricTboneJackson 9 points10 points11 points 8 months ago
If this is rape, then very few women in the history of Earth have ever had consensual sex.
[–]y2k_compliant 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
Is that what you tell them?
[–]EricTboneJackson 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
man: Come baby, hang out a while. woman (coyly): I really shouldn't... maybe just one more drink *winks*
That pretty much sums up the song. Seduction <> rape.
[–]PinkEchoes02 9 points10 points11 points 8 months ago
It's not rape if the woman wants it. Five no's and a yes equals a yes.
[–]clusterfrak 3 points4 points5 points 8 months ago
Your mouth says "Shields up"
But your eyes say "Hull breach imminent"
[–]skeptical_girl 1 point2 points3 points 8 months ago
I am definitely using this.... to the Star Trek subreddit!
[–]wisdumb 2 points3 points4 points 8 months ago
True dat.
[–]ubermonkey -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
Amusingly, the version on the Christmas record from She & Him has the parts reversed, which renders M. Ward the passive character and paints Deschanel as the maybe-date-rapey party.
[–]agentfuse 0 points1 point2 points 8 months ago
I love that version!
[–][deleted] -10 points-9 points-8 points 8 months ago
Yes, it's a song about date rape.
[–]FlatBot 12 points13 points14 points 8 months ago
It's a song about a woman mildly resisting a man's approach. The man is persistent. Eventually the woman consents. Not rapey.
[–]FlatBot 10 points11 points12 points 8 months ago
Booze is in the drink. I'm not sure when roofies came out, but I don't think that's what they are singing about.
They used to call it a Mickey (Finn). If he had put some sort of drug in there, particularly Chloral Hydrate (truth serum), he could have easily slipped her his Mickey.
[–]Clavis_Apocalypticae -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
I'm not sure when roofies came out
Much longer ago than you think.
Additionally, alcohol is believed to be the most widely used daterape drug.
[–][deleted] -5 points-4 points-3 points 8 months ago
These days, it's rapey. "say what'd you put in this drink"...lol
[–]ragoff -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
All right, this is fucking creepy, like I woke up in some alternate universe. See, all my life I've listened to Bing Crosby & Doris Day do this song. But when I go looking for a link, even the ones that say Bing & Doris are really Johnny Mercer & Margaret Whiting. And I've never even heard of either of them!
[–]logboy -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
I downloaded some old episodes of "The Muppet Show" to use in my English lessons.
One of them was hosted by a ballet dancer named Rudolph Nureyev, and there was a skit where Miss Piggy attempts to sexually assault him in a steam room as they sing this song.
It was surprisingly graphic for a "kids" show and I ended up skipping past that part as they were Grade 6 students. Miss Piggy was trying to pull off his towel and was crawling on top of him.
I forgot how "adult" The Muppet Show could be at times.
I hated teachers like you.
That's right Hyena Clit, fuckin tell him.
[–]skhizm34 -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
It's just a fun date-rape song for the holidays. I enjoy it year round.
[–]EmptyAndFrantic -1 points0 points1 point 8 months ago
Misogyny? Okay, I'm really not understanding that. What about it is misogynistic?
[–]agentfuse -4 points-3 points-2 points 8 months ago
Downvote everything that could possibly paint this beloved Christmas song in a bad light!
[–]Letsgetitkraken -5 points-4 points-3 points 8 months ago
GOD DAMMIT! Enough of these bullshit posts that belong in /r/anythingotherthanwtf There is nothing wtf about that gay fucking song. The fact that you added the gif from Sesame ST in an attempt to karma whore your ineptitude is the only wtf worthy thing about this post.
[–][deleted] -7 points-6 points-5 points 8 months ago
listen to oldies lyrics - it's full of child-perv and whimsically veiled almost-rape references.
[–]LeTrollSprewell -10 points-9 points-8 points 8 months ago
the date rape song
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