Spring Break!!!

“SPRING BREAK!!!”


You’ve gotta either yell it, or follow it up with a heartfelt “Wooooooo-Hooooooo!”
This has become a bit of an inside joke among a couple dozen friends of mine for the past several years. It began as a slightly irritated observation:

“You know those party clips that MTV shows with people dancing on the beach and crap?”

“Yeah.”

“Why does everyone yell “Spring Break” on those? I mean, seriously!--who really says that?! …And they do it *every* time, too.”

We determined that “Spring Break!” is actually a state of mind.

It should be used as a greeting—you have people over, and someone may swing the door open, and, struggling to carry in a fresh 12-pack, may shriek “Spring Break!” to announce their arrival instead of actually knocking or offering a more traditional salutation.

It’s a battle cry for scholastic brethren. It has a certain motivating appeal that is Lombardi-esque, and usually results in a roomful of raised glasses and broad smiles.
“Spring Break!” actually works best when it’s unexpected: the dead of winter, for example. It’s a cathartic iteration that spices up any occasion, if only momentarily.

The kids on the MTV clips may have been catering to the cameras, but they struck a common nerve. “Spring Break!” is living in the moment, surrounded by good friends and not caring what tomorrow may bring.

And, because March Madness is tipping off right now, “that’s all I’ve got to say about that.”

SPRING BREAK!