Did you go to your high school prom?
Asked at Hy-Vee, 4000 W. Sixth St. on April 27, 2009
“We don’t have a prom. We were not suppose to talk to each other or look at each other.”
— Annie Lin, small-business owner, China
“Yes, I did. I wore a pink dress and a white fake rabbit stole.”
— Lynn Russell, job seeker, Chapel Hill, N.C.
“Yes. I had a boyfriend, and that’s what all the cool kids were doing.”
— Kara Rowden, dining room manager, Wichita
“Yeah, I went to my prom. We danced to Chicago’s ‘Color My World.’”
— Steve Shipps, manager, Topeka