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What is the most non-punk rock thing you can think of?

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Recently, one of my bandmates said he couldn't make it to a gig because he and his wife had to go to a childbirth class.

That is so not punk rock, I thought.

Another bandmate was late for a rehearsal because she was closing on a house. Also, not a punk rock reason. Can't they at least have the decency to say they were in jail, or overdosing, or something? Then, on another thread, there was talk of Semisonic (which is, of course, non-punk rock), whose hit is said to have been about having a baby.

People often disagree about what punk is. But what about what it isn't?

― The Mad Puffin, Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:24 (twenty-one years ago)

posting about it on the internet seems pretty punk, though.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Green Day.

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the simple statement "That is so not punk rock" is not punk rock.

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

posting about it on the internet seems pretty punk, though.

roffle

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Actually, skipping out on rehearsal is probably the most punk thing a musician can do.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

the new anarcho-activist all black wearing fixed gear riding vegan food eating punkers

― jake b. (cerybut), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Or a gig, even.

xpost

― Huk-L, Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Golf.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Jay: well, I never claimed to be punk, of course.

Golf is a pretty good answer, though punk golf would be funny to watch: driving the carts into the pond, assaulting old ladies with a putter, passing out on the seventh green....

― The Mad Puffin, Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Wearing a CBGB's t-shirt.

Actually, everything about CBGB's in the last decade or so, if not longer.

― cdwill, Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

http://ogonbat.brinkster.net/arkiv_osmonds.jpg

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:02 (twenty-one years ago)

http://tinypic.com/16o4jk

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:13 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rockandrollconfidential.com/hall/images/hall_images/10/g4.jpg

― darin (darin), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:15 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.rockandrollconfidential.com/archives/images/magazines/magazine_005.jpg

― darin (darin), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:20 (twenty-one years ago)

John Lydon, circa right now

― mottdeterre (mottdeterre), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Read Me

― Nancy Boy (Nancy Boy), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Luton Airport, according to Bobby Gillespie anyway.

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Teddy Bears

― 1783, Year of Ginger Ale, Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

mottdeterre = otm dat dere

― Ken L (Ken L), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:05 (twenty-one years ago)

NPR

― daria g (daria g), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

"Punk Rock"

― Geoffrey Mark Maddock (cutups), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

http://epnews.gyaloglo.hu/cd/9910cd/shygys.gif

― Ken L (Ken L), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Blogs

― jenn K (satellitesynth), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:24 (twenty-one years ago)

What is the most non-punk rock thing you can think of?

― Carl Winslow and Jeanne-Claude (deangulberry), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

glenn frey.

― Drew Lichtenberg, Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

The Most UN-"Punk Rock" album ever..

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 January 2005 01:14 (twenty-one years ago)

having kmart sponsor your bloated world tour

― major jingleberries (jingleberries), Friday, 7 January 2005 01:17 (twenty-one years ago)

ashlee.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Friday, 7 January 2005 01:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Liking more than one genre

― What's this place, Biblevania? (natepatrin), Friday, 7 January 2005 02:02 (twenty-one years ago)

The Chicago anti-drug ditty from 1971:

"Usin' dope (usin' dope!)
Losin' hope (Losin' hope!)"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 7 January 2005 02:02 (twenty-one years ago)

pete doherty

― elwisty, Friday, 7 January 2005 02:03 (twenty-one years ago)

waffles

― Slim Pickens (Slim Pickens), Friday, 7 January 2005 02:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Punk Rock

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 7 January 2005 02:34 (twenty-one years ago)

easy target shooting: faux-Jamie-Ried graphics in the Good Charlotte Lifestyles... vid.

ashlee is kind too kind of ok to be placed in the punk/non-punk continuum. maybe.

there may be a generational element here, for anyone old enough to remember "the year punk broke"

as someone who still liked the prog stuff while haning in the NYC 80s punk-or-whatever underground, I'd have to say Jethro Tull was the band most likely to piss people off.

― SkooliDescartes, Friday, 7 January 2005 03:40 (twenty-one years ago)

though punk golf would be funny to watch

see Jackass: The Movie

― contribute, Friday, 7 January 2005 03:42 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.kerryblues.org/IMAGES/COMO.JPG

― I Am Curious (George) (Rock Hardy), Friday, 7 January 2005 03:45 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.gamespot.at/catalog/images/xb_enterthematrix.jpg

― LSD ARISTOCAT (ex machina), Friday, 7 January 2005 03:56 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.belten.freeserve.co.uk/pics/coop.jpg

― Ken L (Ken L), Friday, 7 January 2005 03:59 (twenty-one years ago)

whoa, ken L that sax and tie are SO punk:

http://tcnweb.ne.jp/~another/james_chance/images/offwhite_small.jpg

― LSD ARISTOCAT (ex machina), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:03 (twenty-one years ago)

So you're saying I should post it over on my So Non-Punk It's Uber-Punk thread, Jon?

― Ken L (Ken L), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:07 (twenty-one years ago)

indie rock in 2005

― suki suki suki (Alvaro Espinoza), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:10 (twenty-one years ago)

xpot oops that was sposed to go in the other non-punk-rock thread, so sorry

― suki suki suki (Alvaro Espinoza), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I prefer NATO-punk to UN-punk.

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:13 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.ocphc.com/fx/pic01.gif

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha!

And, just to confirm your point
http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd100/d180/d1801410aus.jpg

― Ken L (Ken L), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:30 (twenty-one years ago)

NPR seconded

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:30 (twenty-one years ago)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39350000/jpg/_39350125_bush_ap.jpg

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Ocean City, Maryland seconded.

― daria g (daria g), Friday, 7 January 2005 05:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Terri Gross & Fresh Air

― daria g (daria g), Friday, 7 January 2005 05:11 (twenty-one years ago)

doesn't Ocean City, MD have waterslides? 'Cause waterslides are totally punk rock.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 7 January 2005 05:13 (twenty-one years ago)

http://quahog.org/aht/ri_red/19990923-07_monument.jpg

The Rhode Island Red Monument.


(Located across a little league field from my parents' house; if you have seen this, you have seen my house.)

― LSD ARISTOCAT (ex machina), Friday, 7 January 2005 05:19 (twenty-one years ago)

The theme music to NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw

― p.j. (Henry), Friday, 7 January 2005 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

ocean city, md = t-shirt stand + salt water taffy store (repeat x 50)

― contribute, Friday, 7 January 2005 06:21 (twenty-one years ago)

i could swear they had a waterslide.

― hstencil (hstencil), Friday, 7 January 2005 06:30 (twenty-one years ago)

"Golf is a pretty good answer, though punk golf would be funny to watch: driving the carts into the pond, assaulting old ladies with a putter, passing out on the seventh green...."

I have played Crazy Golf against Captain Sensible, Charlie Harper, Mark Perry, Gene October.

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Friday, 7 January 2005 10:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that Rhode Island Red thing out in Pawtucket, Jon? Now, I think the Mr. Potato Head also qualifies. Whereas the big blue bug is punk as fuck.

― daria g (daria g), Friday, 7 January 2005 10:45 (twenty-one years ago)

using a hankie to blow one's (or somebody else's) nose (or samethung) must be rather un-punk.

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Friday, 7 January 2005 10:50 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.golfpunkmag.com/

― Bidfurd, Friday, 7 January 2005 11:05 (twenty-one years ago)

http://quahog.org/aht/ri_red/19990923-07_monument.jpg
Cock Rock!

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 7 January 2005 11:10 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...
Punky Chips Ahoy! Oi! Oi! Oi!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tEeGnt5hQZs

― naus (Robert T), Friday, 3 March 2006 23:55 (twenty years ago)

I don't know, but since I'm here I'll say Longaberger Baskets.

― Dave will do (dave225.3), Saturday, 4 March 2006 00:01 (twenty years ago)

http://www.golfpunkonline.com/images/gpissue12.jpg

― dog latin (dog latin), Saturday, 4 March 2006 00:38 (twenty years ago)

http://www.res.com/images/features/jonzework/pic-feelthepain.gif

― telephone thing, Saturday, 4 March 2006 01:40 (twenty years ago)

sufjan

― nerve pylon (flat_of_angles), Saturday, 4 March 2006 01:51 (twenty years ago)

sufjan

He's not so much non-punk as non-listenable, in my experience.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 4 March 2006 02:17 (twenty years ago)

i'd say getting past the age of 16.

― trees (treesessplode), Saturday, 4 March 2006 21:03 (twenty years ago)

A wet nappie.

(this wasn't meant as an anti-Alex comment, it was just the first thing to come to mind)

― Bimble The Nimble (Bimble...), Saturday, 4 March 2006 21:05 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't have associated wet nappies with Alex until you made the connection - and now I'm wondering whether the legendary fire-honouring deity who strides NYC like a collosus, may have some sort of continence issues....

― Stewart Osborne (Stewart Osborne), Saturday, 4 March 2006 22:10 (twenty years ago)

I think just learning how to read and write is the antithesis of what punk stands for.

― Cunga (Cunga), Saturday, 4 March 2006 22:22 (twenty years ago)

That song "Hot Topic Is Not Punk Rock" or whatever it's called.

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Saturday, 4 March 2006 22:33 (twenty years ago)

Helge Gaarder, who was more or less the fonder of Norwegian punk, as leader of the band Kjøtt, later got himself a grade in musicology. Not exactly very punk.

(Sadly he died way too young a few years ago)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 4 March 2006 22:47 (twenty years ago)

Ha ha, Stewart, you have completely embarassed me - I believe if you read his blog you will find that a new young-un is on the way...

― Bimble The Nimble (Bimble...), Saturday, 4 March 2006 22:57 (twenty years ago)

And hell, if Alex says wet nappies are punk rock after all, then who am I to argue?

― Bimble The Nimble (Bimble...), Saturday, 4 March 2006 23:10 (twenty years ago)

what grade did Gaarder get?

a real punk wd have got A+ in musicology FIRST then er "founded" norwegian punk

― mark s (mark s), Saturday, 4 March 2006 23:20 (twenty years ago)

http://diversity.milkround.com/s4/diversity/logos/ubs_diversity1.gif

― blunt (blunt), Saturday, 4 March 2006 23:25 (twenty years ago)

It makes me happy that Noodle pointed out early on that Green Day are not not not not not well, you know what I mean.

― Bimble The Nimble (Bimble...), Saturday, 4 March 2006 23:28 (twenty years ago)

people in nyc

― account settings (account), Sunday, 5 March 2006 01:13 (twenty years ago)

I have played Crazy Golf against Captain Sensible, Charlie Harper, Mark Perry, Gene October

This needs to be a thread title.

― grady (grady), Sunday, 5 March 2006 01:34 (twenty years ago)

Winger.

― Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Sunday, 5 March 2006 01:42 (twenty years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf000/f047/f04764q69vp.jpg

― M. Biondi (M. Biondi), Sunday, 5 March 2006 01:48 (twenty years ago)

http://www.abracadabrasuperstore.com/animated_gifs/funny%20photos/baby%20puppy%20iron.jpg

― grady (grady), Sunday, 5 March 2006 01:54 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...
I saw this guy who I thought was pretty badass...but then as he got off the bus he opened up his umbrella. To me, using an umbrella is totally not punk rock at all. It wasn't even raining that much.

― musically (musically), Friday, 14 April 2006 21:37 (twenty years ago)

Scarves or cell phones.

― PB, Friday, 14 April 2006 22:12 (twenty years ago)

Punk Rock, today.

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Friday, 14 April 2006 22:59 (twenty years ago)

That umbrella one cracked me up!

"It wasn't even raining that much."

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Friday, 14 April 2006 23:01 (twenty years ago)

This thread.

― Mingus Realty (noodle vague), Friday, 14 April 2006 23:03 (twenty years ago)

Lock thread!

― xgurggleglgllg (xgurggleglgllg), Friday, 14 April 2006 23:10 (twenty years ago)

otm

― gear (gear), Friday, 14 April 2006 23:29 (twenty years ago)

Myspace.

― Kali (Kali), Friday, 14 April 2006 23:33 (twenty years ago)

The answer is so obviously posting on ILM!

― Brooker Buckingham (Brooker B), Saturday, 15 April 2006 01:19 (twenty years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/155912248X.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― latebloomer: Ambassador With Training In Righteousness (latebloomer), Saturday, 15 April 2006 01:26 (twenty years ago)

oh shit, is THAT what anne geddes is? there's one of her books in my living room (evidently belongs to one of my housemates). i never picked it up to see but the printing on the spine is huge.

ok, i just picked it up and looked at it. WTF how does this happen? what do i do now? i can't erase that

― dar1a g (daria g), Saturday, 15 April 2006 02:09 (twenty years ago)

hahah maybe it is punk rock lol. either way those books/calendars are revolting. nothing against babies, though.

― latebloomer: Ambassador With Training In Righteousness (latebloomer), Saturday, 15 April 2006 02:32 (twenty years ago)

nineteen years pass...

Golf.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:33 (twenty-one years ago) bookmarkflaglink

Putt putt caddy putt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiybRtY9DDk

― Schlub 7 (Tom D.), Saturday, 7 March 2026 10:56 (two months ago)

people using the word "punk" as a term of approbation for anything gives me hives

― podcast Diderot (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 7 March 2026 12:41 (two months ago)

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― Francis Fuck Coprolalia (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 7 March 2026 12:45 (two months ago)

Didn’t they just go bust and have the head punk, married to a made in Chelsea cast member, steal all the equity from the other punks?

― a hoy hoy, Saturday, 7 March 2026 13:15 (two months ago)

they're getting the pure punk experience of being fucked over by The Man

― Francis Fuck Coprolalia (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Saturday, 7 March 2026 13:17 (two months ago)

Contrary to this recent Facebook post I saw I’m gonna go with Trump as being non-punk rock.

The irony is, Trump is actually punk rock. He put his middle finger 🖕 to the system and went against all political norms. In Cali Newsom is the epitome of what the OG punks rallied against!

― cinematic hobo hip-hop rock ‘n’ roll blues-jazz soul-review (Dan Peterson), Saturday, 7 March 2026 13:26 (two months ago)

prog-fusion

― Lady Sovereign (Citizen) (milo z), Saturday, 7 March 2026 17:38 (two months ago)

Trump is doing the same evil shit every Republican does but you gotta admit doing it while also being an asshole fascist pedophile is very punk rock

― frogbs, Saturday, 7 March 2026 20:03 (two months ago)


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