I was reading a book and the guy wanted to buy his girl a "homecoming mum". The florist asked if he wanted one, two, or three mums and if he wanted real mums or silk mums. I thought, "I guess their talking about a corsage." But then the florist asked if he wanted football and cheerleader charms on it. I thought, "I guess their talking about a weird corsage." But then the florist asked if he wanted a teddy bear attached to it and the ribbons to flow to the ground. I thought, "What the...?" Then the florist mentioned that some girls had to wear special halters to hold up their mums b/c their mums were so heavy. I thought, "Time for Google!"I googled "homecoming mum" and I think was speechless for a good ten minutes. Then I called my sister-in-law to make sure they really existed. They do. Then I called my friend who has more Texas pride than anyone, and she confirmed that she wore one.
If you're a guy, you can wear one too. But it's called a garter and instead of wearing it on a ribbon around your neck, you wear it on your arm.
Anyway, I've decided they are awesome. So, I think Texas should stop being so selfish and share this tradition with the rest of the country.
2 comments:
its totally true! I saw it on my show Big Rich Texas. It's funny because each mom has to out do the other moms too.
I'm sure we must have talked about this before!!! Isn't it absurd? That picture is exactly what they look like! You wear the mum and garters to school the day of the game and then to the homecoming game. You don't wear them to the homecoming dance. Doesn't make it any better, does it?
I wish I could find some high school pictures of me wearing my mum. I only went one year to homecoming and I hated my date so I might have even thrown the pictures away to avoid ever having to reflect on him again. Still makes me uncomfortable thinking about him, and the mum for that matter!
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