Boy GeorgeStrap yourselves in, kids... it's time for another knee-slapping adventure of "Embarrassing Tales of Andrew's Youth." This one comes courtesy of my older sister Beth, who's a huge Boy George fan. Me, I never liked the guy. I hated all of his songs with Culture Club, thought he looked completely ridiculous and every time I heard him say the words, "Do you really want to hurt me," to this day I still shout back, "YES!"

Of course there's an even deeper reason for my loathing of, er, what the heck do I call him, Boy? It dates back to my adolescence. I guess I must've been about 10 or 11 at the time, and I was either insanely bored, lost a bet or my sister paid me ten bucks. (Or more likely $1 or $2. Yeah, back then she was always asking me to do things for her like, "Andrew, get me a tissue." Or "Andrew, go change the channel." Yes, this was before the dawn of the remote control. And I would always reply with, "Sure. How much?" See, from an early age of like 6 or 7 I was an entrepreneur, and I'd make a nickel here, a dime there just for doing whatever my sister asked.)

Anyways, this one time, for whatever reason I agreed to this most heinous act. I sat on my sister's floor while she began the transformation. First she put a costume wig on my head and proceeded to put those stupid Boy George-like beads in and start braiding them. Not too bad, right? Well, I let her go a step further and actually... paint my nails. I think they were bright blue in fact. Then came the super cheesy neon rubber bracelets. I lost count at 13 I think. In a matter of minutes (probably 30 or so), she had turned her baby brother into a baby Boy George lookalike. And I hate to admit it, but photos of me glamming it up for the cam actually exist somewhere. Thankfully, I have no clue where they are, or in a sick way, I'd feel compelled to post them here. Whew. Y'know, now that I think about it, this is probably about the time I started to really get into heavy metal with a passion. Coincidence?

COUPON TIME:

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