rant · moment 20 of 22
Back to School Special Preview: How to Be Popular
from Lou Balls · #7
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3 minTim previews an upcoming back-to-school episode, giving mock sincere advice to teens about the importance of popularity, lying, and dropping loser friends, drawing on his own high school Homecoming King nomination story.
- 51:48Tim claims people lie to kids about popularity not mattering, when it absolutely does.
- 52:00He describes rising through high school social ranks to get nominated for Homecoming King out of three candidates in a class of 400.
- 52:17Senior year involved wrestling jokes, awkward kissing, jogging, and hanging out with wealthy people.
- 52:29Tim was in chess club, which he says was named Most Leads.
- 52:40Back-to-school special will feature a lying expert to teach kids how to lie better, since few people do it well.
- 53:06Tim wants to book Bonnie McFarlane as the lying expert, calling her hilarious and a huge fan.
- 53:29September is a chance to reinvent yourself, lose weight, and get in better shape—or just lie more and manufacture an identity.
- 53:42You don't have to be the dumb jock or stoner; you can be a unique, cool person.
- 53:53Tim's own summer angle was positioning himself as someone who knew about class and society, not the drugs-and-beer crowd.
- 54:16He didn't drink beer or anything but bubble at people's houses, distinguishing himself through lifestyle choices.