Cool Like That

Joe said in school he was “tier 2 popular.” He coined the term, as far as I know.

I said I thought I was probably Tier 2 Popular too. And then he went to my high school reunion a few years back. “Honey,” he said, “I hate to break it to you, but I could tell that you weren’t even close to popular, let alone tier 2.” So I guess I over-estimated myself.

The reason I wasn’t Tier 2 Popular or even on the popular spectrum was because I didn’t come up with cool phrases like Tier 2 Popular.

How do I know that E-Niner will surpass tier 2 popularity in school one day? Because he makes up cool phrases like Tier 2 Popular:

The boy calls his shoes… treads.

And he says it all cool like there’s nothing to it. “Hey, mom, can I take off my treads?”

Old skool = kicks. E-Niner skool = treads.

Treads.