Why do white men have "Play that funky music white boy" as their ringtone?

[LynneSin]

I swear there are at least 4 different cell phones from guys who sit in my area that are using that ringtone.

What gives?

[Left Is Write]

1. Because they like the song?

[ET Awful]

2. There's this thing called "stupidity" that many people suffer from.

They can't help it :).

[sniffa]

3. they're proud of their whiteness

[LynneSin]

6. Let me guess - it's your ringtone too

:eyes:

[sniffa]

22. god no

the mexican hat dance, thank you.

[GOPisEvil]

4. Apparently, they think they are funky.

:shrug:

I don't much care for any ringtones that sound like songs. I just like the rings.

[LynneSin]

8. You just haven't found the right ringtone

I like my "Interstate Love Song" by STP which is my current ringtone

[GOPisEvil]

9. My choice of song would change too often.

I'd be downloading new songs all the time. I like my ring, I always know when my phone is ringing.

[havocmom]

5. Evidence that cell phones cause brain damage?

:shrug:

[DS1]

7. It's not so much white men having it as their ring tone as it is black

men NOT having it as their ring tone ;-)

[LynneSin]

10. Black men usually have better taste in music

especially if white men are thinking "Play that Funky Music White Boy" is somehow the pinnacle of musical stylings

[DS1]

11. Yep, that's what we all think, and I'm assuming you have Jessica Simpson

as your ringtone, and computer wallpaper

[LynneSin]

15. I have the Cingular logo and Stone Temple Pilot's "Interstate Love Song"

which was a break from having my normal "Kashmir" as my ringtone

[Left Is Write]

25. Well...

I'm not sure having "Play That Funky Music" as one's ringtone equates to believing it is "the pinnacle of musical stylings."

It's a fun song. Some people just like it. Does it have to mean anything more than that?

Before anyone asks, my ringtone is set to Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, though it's almost always on vibrate anyway.

[Shell Beau]

12. I have never known anyone to use that

song as a ring tone. But, maybe some people like the song!! :shrug:

[Lerkfish]

13. FWIW, i like that song, independent of its lyrics...

its a jamming tune to play while driving.

but no, I don't have it as a ring tone.

[ChiciB1]

14. The Best Answer I Can Give You As A White FEMALE....

is that most of our culture has been copied from the blacks! I posted this recently in a thread. So much of the slang we use, so much of our music, fashion, sports and a myriad of other examples are simply evident daily.

Even OUR BLACK leaders seem to put themselves out there to fight the good fight. Need I mention JOHN CONYERS???

Just stop and think, you can find it EVERYWHERE!

[Richardo]

16. "the blacks"?

Kind of an awkward term, there.

[ChiciB1]

28. Sorry, I Wasn't Sure Exactly What term to Use

I used another term at my other post, people of other nationalities and was corrected to used Blacks!

Guess I can't win. Hey I'm no racist in any way shape or form. I personally think all of humanity should be treated equally.

And the song sounds like it would have come from that culture. Sorry, it wasn't a "biggee" on my song list so I didn't know who sang it.

Mark me with a BIG "F"!

[freedomburn]

17. Well, FYI, this song is by a band named Wild Cherry and

Wild Cherry was composed entirely of white guys. We got some funk in us, too. Oh yeah!

People used to show up for their concerts and get kind of pissed off that they had been grooving to a white band.

[LynneSin]

19. Yeah, Wild Cherry has had a pretty long and distinguished music career....

:eyes:

[Ready4Change]

20. The story behind that song is hilarious.

I wasn't a big fan of the song until I heard the story behind it.

Love it now.

[Patiod]

18. Was interviewing a humorless older Indian doctor

when his cell phone went off.

It was the theme from "Sex in the City".

Ya never know.

[wideopen]

21. Custom ring tones suck

pet peeve- eating dinner in a restaurant when someones phone rings and plays some stupid ass song. It seem to be a smaller version of the hummer "look at me" syndrome. I prefer the vibrate setting on my phone, or a plain old ring if necessary.

[LynneSin]

23. I would prefer if everyone turned their phones off or put on vibrate...

...when dining out in a restaurant. I like my musical ring tones (I have the STP one I mentioned, a few Led Zeppelin and Fat Bottom Girls by QUeen) because I've not heard anyone else use them so when I hear the song I know it's my phone ringing. But I usually keep my cell phone ring on low volume and turn it on vibrate if I'm dining out or other places where cell phone rings aren't acceptable

[dbt]

24. There ain't two out of a hundred white boys that can actually

PLAY that Funk. They all WISH they could!

[LynneSin]

27. Right here are 5 of them

[TlalocW]

26. I have a normal ring as my ringtone

I had to download it from my provider's site. It was listed under the "Ironic" category.

TlalocW

[MrSandman]

29. I don't understand most musical ring tones...

I have been known to use Ride of the Valkyries until I thought it was the store muzak instead of my phone one time.

Now I stick to "ring ring"

[GalleryGod]

30. I think that your Corp needs an intervention WorkShop for

:headbang: 'Da White Guys!:rofl: