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Why The Name Change?
Blink--just the sound of the word brings a smile to your face, as visions of goats and midgets dance in your head. But change must come to us all. Due to a threatened lawsuit involving allegations of copyright infringement and several counts of second-degree impersonation of an oompa-loompa, we are being forced by a techno band from Ireland to change our name.
After lengthy discussion, much thought, a fist fight or two after someone suggested "The artist formerly known as blink" one too many times, and a short prison term that earned Scott the nickname "Butt Boy," the group has reached a final decision. The new name is blink-182.
Why 182? Who the fuck knows? Maybe it's the number of times Mark has masturbated to the paused image of Princess Leia in the Jabba slave girl outfit. Maybe it's the number of times Tom has masturbated to the image of the puppeteer dwarf inside Jabba's tail. Maybe it's the number of talk shows Scott watched this last summer involving club kids.
Whatever the reasoning behind the new name, this is without question the beginning of a new era for the three Poway boys. No longer will we laugh in the faces of those less fortunate. Instead, we will kick them in the groin. No longer will these three bastions of manhood champion simply goats and midgets. No--now is the time to open your hearts and let in llamas and huge dancing naked clowns.
Possible theories:
·182 stands for Mark's ideal weight.
·182 stands for the number of times Mark masturbated over the paused image of Princess Leia in the pink bikini.
·182 stands for the number of times Al Pachino says "F**k" and other swear words in the movie, Scarface.
·Taken from the movie "Turk 182".
·look at the number 182... now write it down a few times... like this - 182182182182... what do you notice? 18 and 21... in the US 18 is the legal "adult" age and 21 is the legal drinking age... most if not all of blink's songs deal with something stemming back to this.
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"One thing that hasn't changed for us, however, is our love for our fans, though in these sue-happy times that we live in, perhaps that much touching in public should be avoided. Until legal repercussion is taken, however, we will do whatever it takes to demonstrate our appreciation to everyone who has supported us, short of sleeping with your parents (unless we work out some sort of a payment plan). Thanks to everyone out there who has picked up our album, come to a show, or let us sleep on their floor. We hope to see you at a show in your hometown soon. Also, thanks for all your letters, but please don't send anymore stool samples. IT WAS A FUCKING JOKE!!"
Love and kisses on your pink parts, Blink-182
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