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Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« on: February 18, 2009, 10:48:34 PM »
The TVLand program "HS Reunion" got me to thinking...

Why would any adult give a crap about their HS?  I know I won the Best Actor Of The Year award, but other than that HS is a big blank for me.  I graduated a year early and never went to any stupid proms or anything like that -- instead I was already in college when my "contemporaries" were screwing around in Civics class.

Why does anyone care about a few years of adolescence?  No matter what I see before me, I see Al Bundy reliving his one great game.  And I have been hiring and firing Al Bundys for 25 years.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2009, 10:54:07 PM »
Not a big deal for me.

Do I recall my HS years?

Yes, but not with any level of fondness.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2009, 10:55:46 PM »
I graduated in '02, so I still remember it. It sucked though. I hated high school. Never did prom or any shit like that. Just went to class, then went home.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2009, 11:01:41 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on February 18, 2009, 10:54:07 PM
Not a big deal for me.

Do I recall my HS years?

Yes, but not with any level of fondness.

I honestly don't understand why any grown-up would care about their HS days.  I really don't.

But I have to admit it is fun watching these people who never grew up keep silly 20+ year old meaningless memories alive.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2009, 11:01:55 PM »
I remember it. I enjoyed it. I sometimes enjoy remembering it.

But there are things that I don't enjoy remembering about it, and so, I don't think about it often.

Besides, I am not even the same person that I was then, nor are any of the people I knew at that time the same as they were.

Sure, I think about my girlfriend in HS sometimes. I sometimes even wonder how she is today.


But what would be the point?
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2009, 11:03:55 PM »
Quote from: dutch508 on February 18, 2009, 11:01:55 PM
I remember it. I enjoyed it. I sometimes enjoy remembering it.

But there are things that I don't enjoy remembering about it, and so, I don't think about it often.

Besides, I am not even the same person that I was then, nor are any of the people I knew at that time the same as they were.

Sure, I think about my girlfriend in HS sometimes. I sometimes even wonder how she is today.


But what would be the point?

Well, if she didn't degrade too much you could get bonked again.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2009, 11:04:49 PM »
I remember mine, but it was no big deal.  Graduated in 2003.  I was not the type to pick a specific clique... I was friends with everyone, but I was still miserable.  I had moved to Georgia from Louisiana in 1999 and the adjustment was not an easy one.  I went to a metro-Atlanta HS, which meant a college campus-sized HS that was overfilled with students and portable class-room trailers (which caused some claustrophobia :( ).  

I went to a couple of Homecoming dances with group dates, but didn't go to prom...at that time, I was too busy focusing on maintaining my GPA and passing all the exams they make you take in junior year in order to graduate and gain the HOPE Scholarship.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2009, 11:05:07 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on February 18, 2009, 11:01:41 PM
I honestly don't understand why any grown-up would care about their HS days.  I really don't.

But I have to admit it is fun watching these people who never grew up keep silly 20+ year old meaningless memories alive.

Ditto my friend.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2009, 11:14:42 PM »
I said the best time of my life because I've been going down memory lane and reconnecting with old friends. Yes on Facebook!!! :-)

Now, it wasn't the ONLY best time of my life but it was at the time. I'd give anything to reconnect with some of my old friends. We didn't even have a 20 year reunion last year. Kinda sad...
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2009, 11:18:24 PM »
I remember high school.  it's college that is a blur.  one minute, it was the second semester of my freshman year, and the next, I had been employed for 3 months. :-)  I managed to reconstruct those three years from credit card receipts and bar napkins. :uhsure:

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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2009, 11:19:27 PM »
My most memorable moment in HS.

My senior year in 83.

Back in my day the term "burnt out" was popular to describe low life drug users and overall punks.

I was in the "nerd" catagory.  That was the defintion for those that did well in school (aka book worms), but weren't "jocks".

I was in the cafateria eating lunch....  I saw a burnt out slap his girl friend in the face.

I got up and punched him in the face and asked him "how do you like it?"

He laid there on the floor with a VERY confused look on his face.  Ya see, we nerds were "supposed" to be spineless book worms.

This Nerd wasn't.





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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2009, 11:20:11 PM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on February 18, 2009, 11:14:42 PM
I said the best time of my life because I've been going down memory lane and reconnecting with old friends. Yes on Facebook!!! :-)

Now, it wasn't the ONLY best time of my life but it was at the time. I'd give anything to reconnect with some of my old friends. We didn't even have a 20 year reunion last year. Kinda sad...

2 years with some nice kids.  I value my adult relationships that lasted 10-20 years.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2009, 11:20:29 PM »
^HAHA WE! I tried to follow the trail of clothes home....  :innocent: They would just leave my sorority sweatshirt on me and then somehow I'd make it back to the front steps the next day.

*bats eyes and swears she was good girl*  :-)
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2009, 11:21:17 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on February 18, 2009, 11:20:11 PM
2 years with some nice kids.  I value my adult relationships that lasted 10-20 years.
Pffffpt! :-) You don't get it.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2009, 11:23:14 PM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on February 18, 2009, 11:20:29 PM
^HAHA WE! I tried to follow the trail of clothes home....  :innocent: They would just leave my sorority sweatshirt on me and then somehow I'd make it back to the front steps the next day.

*bats eyes and swears she was good girl*  :-)

Sweetheart, High School doesn't have sororities.  I think you are channeling College memories through High School.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2009, 11:25:26 PM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on February 18, 2009, 11:21:17 PM
Pffffpt! :-) You don't get it.

How would I know?  As I said in the OP, I don't remember much of such a meaningless time in my life.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2009, 11:28:07 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on February 18, 2009, 11:23:14 PM
Sweetheart, High School doesn't have sororities.  I think you are channeling College memories through High School.

someone missed the segue.  :uhsure: :-)
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2009, 11:29:38 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on February 18, 2009, 11:25:26 PM
How would I know?  As I said in the OP, I don't remember much of such a meaningless time in my life.
Exactly my point :-)

I can see where you're coming from. If it was meaningless to you then, you won't find any value in reconnecting now.

I'm just the opposite.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #18 on: February 18, 2009, 11:30:42 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on February 18, 2009, 11:28:07 PM
someone missed the segue.  :uhsure: :-)

The last time that happened, I got a divorce.  So it isn't unprecedented.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #19 on: February 18, 2009, 11:30:47 PM »
Quote from: Wretched Excess on February 18, 2009, 11:28:07 PM
someone missed the segue.  :uhsure: :-)
Haha! Yeah. Most of college was one long party to me.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2009, 11:36:13 PM »
I remember high school. I was one of the popular kids, but I have no plans on wanting to go through it again.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #21 on: February 18, 2009, 11:36:33 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on February 18, 2009, 11:19:27 PM
My most memorable moment in HS.

My senior year in 83.

Back in my day the term "burnt out" was popular to describe low life drug users and overall punks.

I was in the "nerd" catagory.  That was the defintion for those that did well in school (aka book worms), but weren't "jocks".

I was in the cafateria eating lunch....  I saw a burnt out slap his girl friend in the face.

I got up and punched him in the face and asked him "how do you like it?"

He laid there on the floor with a VERY confused look on his face.  Ya see, we nerds were "supposed" to be spineless book worms.

This Nerd wasn't.



I have been scanning and popping and just now re-read your post.

It was in Jr. High that I learned that bullies are all cowards and if you pop them they will run like little girls.  Good for you for standing up for a woman's honor, even as a "nerd."  I am sure many of the ex-bullies on this forum can attest to how they changed their tune due to us Nerds actually taking them on.
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #22 on: February 18, 2009, 11:37:46 PM »
Quote from: DixieBelle on February 18, 2009, 11:30:47 PM
Haha! Yeah. Most of college was one long party to me.
College was great!  Best years of my life!
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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #23 on: February 18, 2009, 11:40:14 PM »
Quote from: Ptarmigan on February 18, 2009, 11:36:13 PM
I remember high school. I was one of the popular kids, but I have no plans on wanting to go through it again.

they must have bussed bunnies to another school in your neighborhood. :whatever: :-)

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Re: Do you even REMEMBER High School?
« Reply #24 on: February 18, 2009, 11:40:59 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on February 18, 2009, 11:37:46 PM
College was great!  Best years of my life!

I like college too. Good times.
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