PRO

When Frank and I first met one of his female pals asked him, “So what does she look like?” Frank said, “She’s short and blonde” and the girl said, “Yep, she fits your profile.” Frank responded, “That’s right. She’s pro.”

And thus one of our favorite phrases was born: Pro Girls.

When Frank says “pro girls” he means petite blondes. You know, your Reese Witherspoons, Kristen Bells and, now that she’s of legal age, your Hilary Duffs. But, as Frank will explain, the term “pro girls” is not exclusive to this type of lady (or teeny bopper). Your “pro” can be whatever you want it to be. Maybe you’re a girl who likes tall, hairy men from Kazakhstan. Maybe you’re a guy who likes portly, 50+ receptionists. You can get as specific or as general as you want with your pro.

“That’s the beauty of pro,” Frank always says. “Everybody has one and everybody is one.”

Here are some ways you can incorporate “pro” into your daily vernacular:

“Hey, look at that guy over there, he’s pro.” (note: if YOU’RE the one saying it, you mean that he’s YOUR pro.)

If the object is your friend’s pro, you would say this:

“Oh, that exotic-looking girl with the wrist tattoo is so your pro.”

“Hey, pro girls!” (what Frank would yell if he were to walk into a theater showing a Mary Kate/Ashley movie).

“He’s sort of pro except he has a nose ring.”

“Sport Clips. Where the pro girls work.” (Frank, before he gets a hair cut).

Sometimes we don’t have to say anything at all. Sometimes I just hit Frank and that means there’s a pro girl around. My intention is to hit him for looking at another girl but he thinks I’m just giving him a head’s up.

We’ve been using the term for over seven years now and we’re really pleased with how it’s sweeping the nation. But still, if you haven’t started using it, feel free to do so now.

It’s the one “pro” we can all agree on. It’s not controversial because it doesn’t come in front of “choice” or “life” or “war” or “carbs” or “bono.” It’s just pro. And it only works if you identify yours and seek it out. Or as they say, “Once you know your pro, find yours and go.”