Somewhat random questions....

[SacredCow]

I was stuck at home watching movies much of the weekend (one of which was "Heathers") and since I'm that bored at work, I'll use that as the inspiration for a questions thread:


1. How many cliques did your high school have, and which one(s) did you associate with?

2. Keggers before curfew: How many could you hit? And feel free to elaborate on any sordid details of aforementioned keggers.

3. Did anyone in your graduating class ride a motorcycle to school?

4. Cow tipping? Do people really do that? Or fill us in on any strange and bizzare local rituals you may have witnessed.

5. BQ or Plain Corn Nuts? Cherry or Coke Slushee?


Bonus question: Winona Ryder's best movie, or no?

[SacredCow]

1. My Responses...

1. Probably about 4 of them in mine. Technically, I belonged to what would be the called the "goth" constituent by todays standards, but I moved seamlessly through the groups.

2. No more than 1 for me- I had an early curfew. We had one with a bonfire out in the woods that got kind of ugly. One of our best female swimmers fell and broke her wrist a week before a meet.

3. Not at my school.

4. I've never heard of people actually trying that. But some local kids DID try to go ride some ostriches that were being used in a study on LSU's campus.

5. I don't eat corn nuts, and I like to mix cherry and coke.

Bonus- I lean in the direction that it is her best.

[flvegan]

2. Alrighty (good movie choice, btw)

1. How many cliques did your high school have, and which one(s) did you associate with?

5, I guess (jocks, geeks, metal heads, stoners, "elites"). I associated with all of them, but didn't fit into one, specifically.

2. Keggers before curfew: How many could you hit? And feel free to elaborate on any sordid details of aforementioned keggers.

I lived in a small town, so there was probably only one kegger on a given evening.

3. Did anyone in your graduating class ride a motorcycle to school?

No.

4. Cow tipping? Do people really do that? Or fill us in on any strange and bizzare local rituals you may have witnessed.

Bizarre ritual? Cruising. A figure 8 through downtown. I had a cool car, so yeah, I did it. Looking back, I don't know why.

5. BQ or Plain Corn Nuts? Cherry or Coke Slushee?

Corn nuts, blech. Cherry and Coke mixed slushee.

Bonus question? No. Winona's best movie was "Sex and Death 101" because you can see her naked boobs...kinda.

[unpossibles]

3. answers from an Ohio rural HS graduate

1. How many cliques did your high school have, and which one(s) did you associate with?
4 - the "freebirds" were the hoods & stoners, the "rich" kids (including many who thought they were or pretended to be I guess), the jocks, and the smart kids/bandies. All four overlapped somewhat. I was in a small non-clique which had smart, burnout kids, some of whom played soccer.

2. Keggers before curfew: How many could you hit? And feel free to elaborate on any sordid details of aforementioned keggers.
I'm more of a whiskey man, but in HS we drank whatever we could get (MD 20/20, wine, beer, etc.) but I seldom went to keg parties, mainly because it was hard to get kegs.

3. Did anyone in your graduating class ride a motorcycle to school?
not that I remember, but maybe

4. Cow tipping? Do people really do that? Or fill us in on any strange and bizzare local rituals you may have witnessed.
Most likely; I have never witnessed it, but have heard of it.

5. BQ or Plain Corn Nuts? Cherry or Coke Slushee?
plain, and cherry slushee

Beetlejuice was better.

[SacredCow]

8. Ah- Ohio!!! You have geographical linkage to the movie!

Though I'm guessing Sherwood, OH is fictional....

[unpossibles]

11. it is

but just barely. I graduated in 1988, and the movie is obviously a parody, but hits pretty close to home too.

[SacredCow]

12. I graduated in 1989, myself....

Louisiana has a somewhat different cultural feel than the Midwest from what I've seen, but there are certainly some similarities.

[madinmaryland]

20. I'm from Rural OH also, and in regards to #4,

I have tried to tip a cow, but it was after finishing college and when I lived in Connecticut!!

At 3:00am the cow was not very happy having four guys try and knock it over!!!

:rofl:

[SacredCow]

22. So it didn't work, then?

I wonder if it ever has, or if the whole legend of cow-tipping is perpetuated by hazy, alcohol-muddled memories?

thanks for the input!

[1gobluedem]

4. Goodness

1. How many cliques did your high school have, and which one(s) did you associate with? Jocks, popular crowd, good students, burnouts, the kids nobody noticed. It wasn't a very big school so there were a lot of overlaps; I overlapped popular crowd/good students.

2. Keggers before curfew: How many could you hit? And feel free to elaborate on any sordid details of aforementioned keggers. I was a teacher's kid so no keggers for me until I was legally of age. I was legal at 18 (until it changed to 21 the next year), went to two keggers, only missed curfew on one because my ride disappeared with a guy so I kept calling my mother to let her know why I was late (my father was out of town) so I didn't get in trouble.

3. Did anyone in your graduating class ride a motorcycle to school? Maybe. I don't remember.

4. Cow tipping? Do people really do that? Or fill us in on any strange and bizzare local rituals you may have witnessed. I heard rumors that kids did that but I never did; I would've been the one the cows caught. Kids in our town went trestling; hanging from railroad embankments while trains went by. It never sounded very appealing to me and I never tried it.

5. BQ or Plain Corn Nuts? Cherry or Coke Slushee? None, I'm afraid.

And I've never seen a Winona Ryder movie. God, I'm boring.

[KitchenWitch]

5. HMMM

1. Three or four and I really did not associate with any of them.

2. One if it was a good one. Actually, though, I was more of a "smoke weed in the woods" kind of girl.

3. Yes.

4. I was in the suburbs. No cows to tip. I was at a party once and like 8 guys picked p and moved my friend's Pinto.

5. BBQ Corn Nuts (I really do not like Corn Nuts to be honest). Coke Slushee.

Bonus: No. I enjoyed Edward Scissorshands and Beetlejuice more.

[SacredCow]

10. Multiple votes for Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice....

Which I also liked tremendously, but "Heathers" was just so dang edgy for the time... Not a few minutes into the movie, and here comes the "F*** me gently with a chainsaw!" line. From that point on, I was hooked!

:hi:

[MorningGlow]

6. Love that movie!

1. Cliques: a little limited, because I went to a Catholic girls' school :scared: but they were there--the rich kids/preps (this was the '80s too), jocks, geeks (several levels of these), brainiacs. And most of the black girls tended to stick together (their choice). I was a geek but had musical talent and also was in plays, so I wasn't the lowest level of geek--I had some of "my kind" to pal around with.

2. Keggers: Tough call. I was a teetotaler (not by choice; see "geek"), so I wasn't in the know about the good parties. Plus, since it was a private school, the girls came from all over--city, lots of suburbs, some rural--so the social scene was pretty spotty.

3. Motorcycle? :rofl: Nah, the ugly uniforms wouldn't allow it. But some of the girls were dropped off and/or picked up by their boyfriends, so we saw some hotrods in the parking lot once in a while.

4. Cow tipping: Dunno. Didn't have cows in the 'burbs. Bizarre local rituals...I suppose I could be nasty and say something about our required Catholic masses, but I won't.

5. Corn nuts: Never had 'em. Also--on my honor--never had a slushee.

Bonus: I'm not acquainted with Ryder's entire oevure, so I can't really judge, but I do know Heathers is excellent overall.

[bigwillq]

7. Me:

1. How many cliques did your high school have, and which one(s) did you associate with?

Many cliques; I was mainly with the jock clique

2. Keggers before curfew: How many could you hit? And feel free to elaborate on any sordid details of aforementioned keggers.

I've hit more than I could mention

3. Did anyone in your graduating class ride a motorcycle to school?

Not that I can remember

4. Cow tipping? Do people really do that? Or fill us in on any strange and bizzare local rituals you may have witnessed.

I've never done it or witnessed it

5. BQ or Plain Corn Nuts? Cherry or Coke Slushee?

Plain, Bluberry


Bonus question: Winona Ryder's best movie, or no?

No..I loved Edwards Scissorhands the best

[MrCoffee]

9. Good questions

1. How many cliques did your high school have, and which one(s) did you associate with?
Seems like there were a ton, but none were very exclusive. I moved pretty freely throughout, but never spent much time with the FFA shitkickers.

2. Keggers before curfew: How many could you hit? And feel free to elaborate on any sordid details of aforementioned keggers.

Heh. The summer after junior year I worked a concession stand at a softball field. Mostly the job was filling pitchers from the kegs. It was a cool job because the owner hired people on recommendation, so it was all friends of mine who worked there. We got completely trashed most nights. One night we had a daquiri party at my friend Matt's house. This guy Tommy dropped a 32oz strawberry daquiri all over the white tile kitchen floor. Matt looked at the tidal wave of red and said "Party foul, you need another daquiri." That became the catchphrase for all forms of alcohol abuse from then on.

3. Did anyone in your graduating class ride a motorcycle to school?

Yeah, there were a couple of guys who did.

4. Cow tipping? Do people really do that? Or fill us in on any strange and bizzare local rituals you may have witnessed.

We didn't tip 'em, but our HS was surrounded by cow pastures. We went 'shroom hunting after a good rain.

5. BQ or Plain Corn Nuts? Cherry or Coke Slushee?

Plain Corn Nuts all the way. Coke Slushee.

Bonus - Clearly her best work.

[Chan790]

13. Go Falcons!

1.) None really. We had one giant one...the entire class. It's co-ed religiously-based private school. My graduating class was less than 50 people and we were a clique against the local HS. My entire graduating class is still close...we're having our 10-year reunion this year. We're not going...any of us. Really. That was our class reputation...we were unruly and independent and didn't do what we were supposed to. It seems fitting.

2.) Wasn't my scene. Never went to one even...I liked my drinks mixed and drunkenness lost its' charm early. When you are allowed to drink freely it stops being interesting. Women were (and are) my vice.

3.) Yes.

4.) The local kids cow-tip.

Our customs are graffiti however...we paint bridges, trees, and rocks. Also, bonfires. Occasionally sports-related effigy-burnings. Puddling the freshmen. Every year...my HS alma mater has a yearbook photo for bowling club. (It's an inside joke...they're the 10 kids who spent the most time in detention.) Mass recitation of the "Our Father"...that's mostly for intimidation value...imagine being at a HS sporting event and as soon as the Star-Spangled banner is over 1200 teachers, students, parents, alumni and faculty immediately recite *anything* in perfect cadence, then erupt into war-cries. Oh yeah, that's the other thing...people graduate, but nobody leaves. Strange.

5.) Eww. More Eww. None of the above.

Bonus: No. Reality Bites.

[Mutley]

14. Answers

1. How many cliques did your high school have, and which one(s) did you associate with?

Mostly it was cool kids and not cool kids, but there were your typical sub-cliques like jocks, rich kids, nerds, etc. I was a not-cool kid and I associated with at least one person in pretty much every sub-clique.

2. Keggers before curfew: How many could you hit? And feel free to elaborate on any sordid details of aforementioned keggers.

Meh, never been one for keggers.

3. Did anyone in your graduating class ride a motorcycle to school?

Several. I assume you still mean high school.

4. Cow tipping? Do people really do that? Or fill us in on any strange and bizzare local rituals you may have witnessed.

Yeah. I went to high school in a very very small town, and that was one of the only things to do. I never did it myself because I always thought it was mean, not to mention dangerous.

5. BQ or Plain Corn Nuts? Cherry or Coke Slushee?

BQ and Cherry.


Bonus question: Winona Ryder's best movie, or no?

I actually can't think of anything to call her best right now.

[zingaro]

15. well then

1. How many cliques did your high school have, and which one(s) did you associate with?

A few. Preps, skanky hos, jocks, freaks. I was mostly a freak. Still am.

2. Keggers before curfew: How many could you hit? And feel free to elaborate on any sordid details of aforementioned keggers.

We were kegger pros and could expertly manage to hit nearly every one in the county. And expertly manage to evade the police officers and their helicopters when they arrived as well. Practice makes perfect. How sad.

3. Did anyone in your graduating class ride a motorcycle to school?

No.

4. Cow tipping? Do people really do that? Or fill us in on any strange and bizzare local rituals you may have witnessed.

We didn't have any. Girls' school girls just want to have fun ;)

5. BQ or Plain Corn Nuts? Cherry or Coke Slushee?

I lived with a guy who loved corn nuts. When I threw him out, I swore to never have to inhale their stench again. And I'm not much for slushees that aren't margaritas or pina coladas, resplendent in their frilly umbrellas.


Bonus question: Winona Ryder's best movie, or no?

What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

[SacredCow]

16. Props to your frilly umbrella drinks!

:hi:

[zingaro]

18. Grazie. I also make big batches...

so I can share :)

[SacredCow]

19. Any drink worthy of an umbrella SHOULD be made in large batches...

I need to be on a beach somewhere with a gigantic mai tai....

[redqueen]

17. ...

1. not sure... the rest of the rejects and freaks on the smoking porch

2. no keggers for me thanks

3. don't remember

4. yes they do... i never have though

5. either & either


no

[Symarip]

21. Here goes:

1. Too many too count. My high school in Southern California was HUGE. There were the jocks, cheerleaders, assorted gangs of different minorities, punks and metalheads, gearheads, ravers, hippies mixed up with a deadhead or two, surfers and skaters, goths, nerdy types, nerdy types who played dungeons and dragons (for some reason, they were seperate), band geeks, drama queens (and by drama, I mean, they were in the drama club and thought 'the world is a stage' 24/7), a couple guys in cowboy hats and some other folks I remember but I can't seem to classify now. I didn't have alot of friends because by the time I made my way to high school, my family had moved around so much and I never learned to attach myself to any person/thing long enough to feel part of anything. I was just some kid with a trombone and an Oingo Boingo tshirt on. I hated most establishments and the idea of conformity (which is really kind of silly to think about now, but it made me somewhat of a rebel I felt). Pep rallies were the epitome of facism, in my mind back then. Sometimes I'd get drunk or high with any number of the groups listed above, but I don't think I ever quite worked myself into the fold of any subculture or clique (well, not in highschool, anyhow... That type of nefarious activity came a few months after graduation). I started going to local shows when I got my drivers license, but I never saw any fellow schoolmates there nor did anyone I invited in those days ever seem to want to go. I didn't even go on a date until I was 18. I never went to a school dance... I guess I was kind of a late bloomer.

2. Keggers? We didn't have too many keggers I can remember. Maybe if I 'spent the night' somewhere and went to a college party. We did fish for beer alot. Oh, and I found some dude's wallet once and I had a fake ID for a few years. Had a few drinks with No Doubt and Sublime that way when I was 16.

3. I remember maybe one motorcycle. Hm, that's weird. I never thought about that.

4. Cows? The only cows I saw growing up were in cartoons.

5. Too poor for any of that. My mom would scream, I'm not buying you junk food; you need something nourishing. Eh, whatever. I guess I'm kind of thankful now because I don't crave french fries.

Bonus: Edward Scissorhands

[SacredCow]

23. Must have been a huge school....

I think there were about 190 grads in my class.

Re: Sublime... Awesome story- I would have loved to hang out with Brad Nowell in the day. Such a waste....

[Symarip]

25. Eh...

I often don't talk about some of the famous people I've met (or those who were yet to be famous, as is usually the case) because their fans often project certain attributes and personality traits that in reality just aren't there. Or at least I didn't experience. It's part of the reason I don't really get star struck anymore.

[SacredCow]

27. I just dug Sublime, musically....

that's all I was sayin!

:hi:

[Symarip]

28. I hear ya.

A lot of people seem to like them which seems ironic considering how little they were noticed before Brad passed.

[Burma Jones]

24. Allrighty

1) Five main cliques, Freaks (Stoners, Drunks, Waste-os), Geeks (Academic, Drama, Band, Jesus, Student Government), Jocks, Grits (Rednecks, Gear Heads etc), Blacks. I was a stoner that was in Band and Drama, played Football and hung with some of the Blacks. I did not commiserate with the Grits, that's about it.

2) I had no curfew, my folks were in the process of divorcing throughout my HS years, and subsequently were too drunk or stoned to notice what I was doing.

3) Yes, several

4) We did bring three cows to the roof of our HS, they had to take the elevator down.....

5) Both varieties of Corn Nuts are outstanding stoned fodder. Cheery Slushee over Coke.

[trof]

26. 1. Jocks, Ivy Leaguers (Preppy wannabes), Hoods, Schoolies.

I was more Ivy Leaguer than anything.
Coulda been a Schoolie, but, as I was told over and over again, I didn't 'apply' myself.
Read: Lazy

2. Keggers?
I must have been in my 20s before I saw an actual KEG of beer.
We'd drive out of town to a redneck juke joint in the sticks called The Clover Club. Their motto:
"If you can see over the bar (not a real high bar, either), we'll sell you a 6-pak."
We'd get a 6 of Country Club Malt Liquor (higher alcohol content than beer, it was rumored) in the short little cans.
Three of us could get a pretty good buzz going on 2 cans each.

3. Yeah, most of the bikers were Hoods.

4. No cows, so no tipping.

5. Never was a big fan of Corn Nuts.
BEER Nutz? NOW yer talkin'.
My era was BS, Before Slushees.
Cherry Cokes at a real soda fountain where they mixed up the Coke and cherry syrups and shot in the fizzy water right in front of you were big, though.

You brought back some fond memories.
Oh yeah, curfew? What's that?
;-)

[femmocrat]

29. 5 random answers:

1. How many cliques did your high school have, and which one(s) did you associate with? I don't know. I was in the "smart-kids clique" and didn't really know a lot of people. Our HS was huge.

2. Keggers before curfew: How many could you hit? I've never been to a kegger.... well maybe in college, but we must have called it something else.

3. Did anyone in your graduating class ride a motorcycle to school? No. I only knew one kid who drove to school, and he had a cute little convertible sports car of some sort.

4. Cow tipping? I live out in the country and think it would be extremely hard to tip a cow. For one thing, you would have to make your way through a manure field. And the cows would keep walking away from you. I think that is just a rural "myth".

5. BQ or Plain Corn Nuts? Cherry or Coke Slushee? Neither/neither.

[CreekDog]

30. Winona's best film was not commercially released

:think: