We Are Marcus Aurelius CXXXVIII
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March 20, 2008, 1:52 pm
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I looked up ‘138′ on wikipedia and this is what it gave me:
We Are 138 is a song written and performed by punk band The Misfits. There are several theories and rumors about the origin of the song, including (but not limited to):
- The lyrics are inspired by George Lucas‘ first film entitled THX 1138.
- Some say that 138 is the Police code for “Drunk and Disorderly conduct”.
- 138 is the highest The Misfits had come on “the charts” at the time.
- It’s about sex (69 x 2 = 138).
- It’s police code for grave robbing.
- In the Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah, the number 138 is said to refer to any ghoulish display of horror.
- The song refers to the year 138 A.D., in which the Roman emperor Hadrian adopted Antoninus Pius on condition that Antoninus adopt Marcus Annius Aurelius Verus. The song is told from the perspective of Marcus Aurelius.
- The song was originally an epic poem about the Triakis tetrahedron. In this version, all that remains of the original content is the number, which is the number of stellations in the shape.
- It’s a secret code that the songwriter, Glenn Danzig, used as a child.
- It’s the number of a union local that one of the members of the band was once a member of.
- The song refers to the asteroid 138 Tolosa, which was first observed by Henri Joseph Perrotin on June 23, 1875, exactly 85 years before Danzig’s birth.
- It means nothing.
- $1.38 was the exact cost of a Whopper at the Burger King in Lodi, NJ, therefore suggesting that Glenn Danzig had a “whopper” at the time of recording.
- 138 was a number displayed by a wind-up robot toy.
- In Rocky III, there were 139 men auditioned for the role of “Thunderlips,” a role which eventually went to Hulk Hogan. The song is from the perspective of the men who didn’t get the role. This also explains the mention in the song of “Eye of the Tiger”.
- The “1″ represents a penis, the “3″ a scrotum, and the “8″ a pair of breasts, symbolizing that Danzig feels like an objectified, sexualized piece of meat.
- It was a prank to make people think it meant something.
- Killing without emotion.
- It was the number of Danzig’s father’s remarkably violent military unit in World War II.
- It means nothing but is just awesome to support it.
- police code for grave robbery
Danzig has commented on the different explanations that his former band mates have offered publicly about the song: “They didn’t write it and they don’t know what the fuck its about. It’s about violence.”
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So at the end of the song when they’re repeating “EIGHT!”, they’re actually kinda saying, “BREASTS! BREASTS! BREASTS!”
Eat my multiplescrotums: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Comment by Lucky Hole March 21, 2008 @ 11:38 amOh my god, your WORDPRESS timezone thing is fucked up, so when I post at 7:38, it logs it at 11:38. Look above!
FUCKING INSANN.
Comment by Lucky Hole March 21, 2008 @ 11:39 amClassic Danzig quote.. I am partial to the Whopper explanation, tho
Comment by Dabiv Dagis March 21, 2008 @ 8:09 pmMy favorite one is the Rocky III one. I hope that is the the true meaning, because I’ve always wondered what is was like to be one of the guys that didn’t get the part. And wouldn’t it seem more likely that they wanetd Hulk Hogan from the beginning?
But actually I thought it was about violence.
Comment by Vincey March 23, 2008 @ 6:07 pmOh, almost forgot that i might eb able to go to NC now. Still don’t know for sure but I might go to Indiana instead of UGA which would mean the semester would start a week later, aka the week after Indiana
Comment by Vincey March 23, 2008 @ 6:09 pm