Reposted from The Colorado Daily Times and Tribune Aug 24th, 2009

James McArthur

New Teen Code Phrase Goes Viral.

Denver, Co (AP)-Teenagers are infamous for being on the cutting edge of current fads and trends. The reason why teens are on the lookout for something new and different is almost a given: they are working on their identity. Your teen wants to identify with something that makes him/her feel good about him/her self. Something new comes out, all the teens and their peers check it out. If it sticks for a little while, it’s a fad. If it sticks around a longer time, it becomes a trend.

Many fads are harmless. Back in my day people cut the sleeves and collars of sweatshirts off and wore them inside-out. No big deal. This fad did not become a trend and is no longer seen. Today, everyone owns an IPod and will text friends on their cell phones. These fads will either fade with new technology or become a trend and stay around awhile. We’ll have to wait and see.

Today teens are using a seeming random series of words to portray illegal activity. The phrase is

Hilarious vid flying guy playing piano 'n ice skaters fallin.

The trend seems to be growing fast, but we expect that it is only a fad. We have found a more recent edited copy floating around the web here at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwsKBgWm2aQ

Our research shows that it came from a youtube video made in early 2007. Basically the guy flys, plays the piano, and ice skaters fall as obviously described. How it started being used by high schooler's to describe illegal drug use no one has yet found out.

Information from: The Colorado Daily Times and Tribune, http://www.ColoradoDTT.com