A Shout Out

This post is dedicated to all those people who like to give "shout outs." I was recently reminded of this when a friend of mine was a victim of a shout out in text message form on her cell phone. I was reminded of the good old days of 7th grade when it was so cool to give a shout out to all your friends on your internet profile or by calling into the radio stations. Here is an example of a successful shout out, for anyone who is unfamiliar: "I just want to give a shout out to all my awesome friends- you know who you are, but in case you forgot I love you Billy (you'll always be my baby!), Jimmy, SusieQ, MaryBeth (pb and j lol you know what I mean), Bob, Kelly, Zach, Slater (body building!), Screech (crazy nights in vegas), Lisa, and anyone else I didn't mention you know I love you too and you are always in my heart- thanks for all the memories, I'll cherish them forever!" Upon analyzing the shout out, I have discovered that the best shout outs include:
1. An introduction shouting out to your friends
2. A list of all your friends, usually in order of importance
3. A note attached to certain people's names with some sort of inside joke which is only funny if you are in on it
4. An apology for forgetting to include someone's name, heaven forbid they didn't make the cut on the friend list
5. A cheesy conclusion like I'll never forget you guys

Feel free to use this recipe to post your own shout outs on this blog page.