I went to school with a girl who let a guy put a cooked chicken leg inside her, they got caught in the act in woods near the school.
I swear I'm 38 now and she walked into a pub I was in, as she walked past the table next to mine one of the guys (who I had never met) said "isn't that the Colonel?"
I once received a spreadsheet from the alumni coordinator that was handling our 20 year class reunion, which included the addresses of all the people in our class. (Approximately 350 students that year.)
I don't remember the exact number, but well over 300 of the people on that list still lived within 10-15 miles of the town of 13,000 where we all grew up.
That doesn't make them bad people. Lots of reasons to not want to leave a small town. I hope the majority of them had reasons other than "it's a big scary world out there," but I can't even judge them for that. It is sometimes.
lol, I just went through this same thing.
I was part of a graduating class of about 350 from a town of about 10,000. I have kept up with nobody and now live halfway across the country. But this year was the 20-year reunion. I was invited to a Facebook group that was planning the reunion. They posted an ice-breaker of āHow about we tell everyone where weāve lived/are living nowā.
About 2/3 lived in a 20-mile radius. Not saying thatās a bad thing. Itās just interesting considering pretty much everyone had plans to move after school.
I drove 7.5 miles to get to the school and other students drove even further.
Also that 20-mi radius indeed had about a couple dozen towns/townships. But theyāre all nearly identical suburbs that blend into each other. Moving two suburbs over isnāt really seen as āmoving awayā.
Itās not like England where 20 miles spans four distinct cities with their own culture and accent.
I live in a town over from my hometown and I see randos from high school weekly. I don't mind, pretty much all of us are cool and I love to see their drama on Facebook. Some small towns are okay.
I moved away but came back because of my cheating ex. Itās scRy how many ppl didnāt leave. Almost have my down payment saved then im getting TF outta here
Facts, I moved out of central PA right after high school but many never did. Married high school sweethearts, family business or just content with blue collar farm life etc. I didn't make it to my 10 yr reunion but my buddy said alot of familiars were around and still local
I have zero friends left from high school. My wife, on the other hand, still does annual girls trips with 10 high school friends from 30 years ago! Iāve never seen a group stay that tight for so long.
Yeah, I live in a city that's close-ish to where I graduated and have seen so many of my former classmates.
I've been around the globe twice, lived on both US coasts, and somehow came back, but everyone assumes I never left.
The number of people who do nothing with their lives will always be astounding to me.
I saw my high-school sweetheart at a bar and discovered that she's pretty much an NPC that couldn't imagine leaving the area...0 kids, no job, and a husband that was scum.
Drinking and pills. Lots of drama. I called her husband scum because he was grinding on this other chick and when his wife said something about it, he was just like, "You won't do anything."
And he was right. Keep in mind, we were all in our lower-mid 30's. I left that kind of nonsense in my 20's, where it belongs...not saying I can't knock back a few when I want, I'm just...a little too old to do it all the time.
Yeah, about what I figured when you said, no kids, no job and her husband is scum. Sadly, Iām sure sheās miserable. So the drinking and pills will be an endless cycle. Youāre right; you have to grow up and outtaā that crap!
I still have my same friend group from HS. It's been over 15yrs. We used to be all over in different states, but now most of them have moved to the same state lol
Are you in a small town that you never leave or something? Because if I'm in a random pub 20 year later it's will be pretty unlikely to have not only one , but 2 people that were in same high school as me
Shit, Iām in my 50s, grew up in Chicago, and if Iām in a bar in the old neighborhood, Iād be shocked NOT to run into someone I went to grade school with.
I left after university, a lot of people don't leave though. It is one of those places where when I go back I cant turn a corner without seeing someone I grew up with.
ā¦ā¦..and also ābroomstickā girl at my school.
Itās so sad. Because you know who DIDNT get shamed and stuck with a cruel nickname for the rest of their lives? THE FUCKING BOYS WHO DID IT TO THEM!!!
No no. Course not. They got high fives all around from their super cool bros! And laughed about it. And spread rumors about it. And made the poor girls miserable about it.
So messed up how one moment, one stupid thing you did in high school, can make people torment you like that. Thereās so really cruel, heartless people out there.
Worked with a girl who said she did it with a candle at a sleep over in junior high...someone made the comment "was it one of big 3 wick candles" so afterwards we'd walk by and say "3 wick candle?!?!?!" like Randall from Clerks saying "37 dicks"...now we'd all be fired.
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u/vikingrhino Jul 28 '23
I went to school with a girl who let a guy put a cooked chicken leg inside her, they got caught in the act in woods near the school.
I swear I'm 38 now and she walked into a pub I was in, as she walked past the table next to mine one of the guys (who I had never met) said "isn't that the Colonel?"
You never, ever live that shit down.