I went to high school with Matt Drudge (for real) ask me anything

[Hello_Kitty]

[helnwhls]

1. Did he get beat up alot?

[Hello_Kitty]

5. Suprisingly no

Although he was possibly the most openly gay high school student possible in the early 1980s.

[darkism]

42. That was the first thing I thought as I clicked this thread! n/t

[alittlelark]

2. Did he try to hit on you?

And then tell everyone you tried to hit on him?

[Hello_Kitty]

9. Not surprisingly, he did not

I am female.

[alittlelark]

30. Oh, that explains it!

[tuvor]

3. Was he as cool then as he is now?

:P

[Hello_Kitty]

12. Cooler then

He was out of the closet and actually dressed better.

[rwenos]

4. Was He a Washer or a Dryer

(in a manner of speaking)?

[Hello_Kitty]

20. Hmm...You'll have to elaborate on that

Not an analogy I'm familiar with

[Was_Immer]

6. Was he as clueless then as he is now?

[Hello_Kitty]

16. Yep

[feistydem]

7. did he get beat up and have his lunch money stolen a lot?

[AngryAmish]

8. Was he in chorus?

[Hello_Kitty]

15. Drama club

[AngryAmish]

19. hehehehe, I knew it

Did you folks have Madrigal?

[Dookus]

10. did he wear that hat?

and if so, was he beaten a lot?

Actually... I expect he was known for poor personal hygiene.

[Hello_Kitty]

13. A beret sometimes (I think)

[Was_Immer]

11. Did he have alot of friends? Was he popular?

[Hello_Kitty]

14. Not popular, few friends - all girls.

[Downtown Hound]

17. Just one question...

Was he as big of a dick then as he is now?

[Hello_Kitty]

22. I'd say so

But he did seem more comfortable with his sexuality.

[TaleWgnDg]

18. Hey. That's an open invitation for sticks and stones . . .

you do realize that, correct? heh.

I'll bet he sat there picking his nose or telling stories about sexual conquests or other such stuff in attempts to brand himself w/ self-importance in the eyes of others . . . I'll bet, too, that he was first in the class at such doings too.

Did I earn my dollar?



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[Hello_Kitty]

24. No, he wasn't like that from what I recall

He was totally into drama and musicals. He hung out with theater girls, mostly, though it was clear that he wasn't dating any of them. He was basically known as the 'faggot' of the school. So most of the kids were pretty mean to him, if they noticed him at all. That may explain why he is the way he is now. He is living proof of why teaching tolerance in schools is necessary.

[TaleWgnDg]

38. Ah-ha! Yup, that explains it!

As is your insightful comment about teaching tolerance in public schools too. Indeed.

Sad how some of us adults are forevermore locked in the negativisms of our childhood. Acting out as adults the negatives we learned as children. Makes one wonder about George Walker Bush too. Not that I empathize w/ him or w/ Drudge! Because there comes a juxtaposition in our adult life wherein we become responsible for who we are regardless of the negativisms of childhood that helped mold us as adults.


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[AngryAmish]

21. Fastest exploding thread ever.

[Was_Immer]

23. Did he like to post lies on the bulletin board back then too?

[Hello_Kitty]

25. No, he really wasn't into anything like that

From what I remember. He was kind of a misfit loser type. And gay. Definitely gay. (Not that those have anything to do with each other)

[gardenista]

26. In what state was this school?

[Hello_Kitty]

32. Silver Spring, Maryland

The school was called Northwood. I went there with Drudge in '83 and '84. Northwood closed in '85 and the remaining students got sent to either Montgomery Blair, Einstein, or Kennedy after that. Matt was a year older than me so he would have graduated in '85. But I'm not sure if he graduated at Northwood or not because I moved to Prince George's county in '84.

[gardenista]

41. Yep. I know it well. I'm a PG County girl.

Well, the state that gave you Drudge also gave you John Waters. I think they even each other out.

[Seabiscuit]

27. Does he have a fat ass and pimpled face?

And did he carry a slide rule?

[Hello_Kitty]

31. He was much leaner then

But still had the bad skin

[bloodyjack]

28. did he work on newspaper?

if so, did he have a tendency to USE ALL CAPS?

how was his fashion sense?

also was he a gossip?

[Skittles]

29. got any pets, ccbombs?

I don't want to know a f***ing thing about asshole drudge :o

[Hello_Kitty]

34. I have 2 Shelties and an orange tabby cat.

The dogs are named Sierra and Samson, they're brother and sister. The cat's named Southpaw.

[Skittles]

36. one black cat named Clancy with me

can you believe one of my neightbors wanted to "borrow" him for their Halloween party. I told them MY PET IS NOT A PARTY PROP. :o

[Hello_Kitty]

37. Absolutely not!!

Kitties get scared by a lot of noise and people! My dogs, on the other hand, would be hamming it up at a party. Shelties just aren't that scary though. They'd just try to herd everyone.

[Zuni]

33. What High School?

Was he a teachers pet? Was he openly political? Was he your age? Did you know him?

[Hello_Kitty]

35. Northwood H.S.

He wasn't political, as far as I knew. He was a grade above me. No I didn't know him. I probably spoke with him a few times as it was a fairly small school. He really didn't make that much of an impression on me other than his being rather effeminate. I never thought about him until he became famous through the Lewinsky scandal. I only remembered him because he has a fairly unusual name.

[Zuni]

43. Where was Northwood?

Just curious. Isn't he from California.

[Hello_Kitty]

44. No, he grew up in Maryland

He went to CA shortly after high school.

[Baja Margie]

39. Was he

from a wealthy dysfunctional family ?

[Hello_Kitty]

40. I doubt he was from a wealthy family

But maybe dysfunctional.