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Did you attend your high school prom?
| Response | Percent | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, and I had fun! | 38% | 273 | |
| No, I didn’t go | 34% | 244 | |
| Yes, it wasn’t as fun as I thought it would be | 27% | 195 | |
| Total | 712 | ||
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Comments
consumer1 2 years ago
They wouldn't let me in because my hair was too long. 1968
cj123 2 years ago
I never went. Everyone I hung out with was older or thought the prom was dumb. I never regretted it!
ylime3499 2 years ago
All four years... best nights of my life!
catfishturkeyhunter 2 years ago
Nope, didnt go.. Instead I went and got stalloned with my friends
LadyJ 2 years ago
Hey we must have graduated the same year, there was also the anti baccalaureate. Good times.
RoeDapple 2 years ago
What is the statute of limitations on . . . Well, no. wasn't there. I know nothing about the flat tires on the white limo or the bra on the Chesty Lion. That was another life. I'm rambling. Gotta go . . .
RoeDapple 2 years ago
Okay.
faceit 2 years ago
Thank you. I haven't laughed this hard in a while.
Reading your comments and knowing that 30 years later, you'd be practicing those adult skills with your "in my pants" blog.
RoeDapple 2 years ago
http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/friday-the-13th-stay-home-go-out-or-hide-from-the-/2011/may/13/do-your-own-thing-lika-a-boss/
riverdrifter 2 years ago
Naw. The night of my senior prom a couple of us were harvesting young ditchweed along the UP tracks by the river. The heads used it as filler for the "good" stuff. We made good money thataway. Hey, found some beauty oyster mushrooms today. Will fix'em up for lunch.
ibrown3 2 years ago
Well, buddy... I must say, you're either joking, lying, or confusing prom with homecoming. I do appreciate the humor, though. However, there's absolutely no way you were harvesting any outdoor dope in May or early June, whether it was ditchweed or not. The EARLIEST you could possibly harvest that garbage would maybe be early July, but I still doubt that. At this time of the year, you'd be lucky to find any plants that were more than a foot or two tall, and they would have absolutely no plant material worth smoking, just a few leaves.. (not that they have any real redeemable plant material when they top out at 8-12 feet tall, either.) Hell, I really don't even think they would have begun to acquire any of the thousands of seeds that they're notorious for.
Now... If you meant homecoming dance, then that crap would be ripe for the pickin's, if for nothing else than to make some rope with.
Sadly, my friends and I tried a similar thing way back in high school, but we did so in late September or early October when some of the plants were upward of about 13 feet tall, and consisted of little more than thousands upon thousands of seeds and leaves.
Anyhow, thanks for sharing this story and provoking me to reminisce on the good old days of high school when worries were few. And enjoy the oyster mushrooms.
riverdrifter 2 years ago
If Vern Miller wants to come out of the vault and chase my arse for ditch pickin' 40 years later, well, let'er buck!
riverdrifter 2 years ago
Oh, crap, you're right. It was homecoming. Sorry!
consumer1 2 years ago
River, I know what you mean about using K-pot to cut, Meshucan (sp), How to spell it was the least of my concerns. Go Kaw Valley Hemp Pickers...
Ron Holzwarth 2 years ago
Michoacán: One of the states of Mexico. Reminds me of the time back in 1976,,,
riverdrifter 2 years ago
Con1, I never, ever would've guessed you as a picker.
independant1 2 years ago
I picked a couple of duffle bags of that $h1t once back in 70's. The old plymouth stunk pretty bad. I'm lucky it didn't spontaneously combust in the trunk or get pulled over. Picked it on a moonlit night. Made me feel pretty big though. Here have a brick. Harmless but looked like the real mccoy.
oldvet 2 years ago
Oh, what a night... What a lady, what a night!
fleeba 2 years ago
I went long enough to get my picture takin proving that I was there and left in a hurry. What's fun about wearing uncomfortable clothes, getting all sweaty, and being deafened by the horrible music. Wouldn't have had it any other way.. Now if they played rock instead of techo crap things might have been different.
George_Braziller 2 years ago
Prom and horrible music are one and the same.
Your's was "techo crap," mine was The Bee Gees and Olivia Newton John.
sr80 2 years ago
I graduated early,enrolled at KU and got my a## handed to me !!!!
jhawkinsf 2 years ago
Didn't attend high school for my junior or senior years so no prom. No reunions either.
Marty_McFly 2 years ago
Yes, I went had a great time with my date. Yes, I was home schooled...
Dejacrew423 2 years ago
My boyfriend broke up with me right before my junior prom so I didn't go... apparently I was too heart broken. My senior prom was fun but the guy I was dating at the time was a lame army boy who didn't know anyone and just followed me around all night like a puppy. What's that saying? It's been real and it's been fun but it hasn't been real fun..... yes, that was my prom.
sarahkel 2 years ago
My senior year was the year they started breathalyzing at the door, so most kids made an appearance and then left. There was also a bad thunder storm threatening all the girls' hair and dresses. There was no food at prom and they ran out of water about an hour into it.
pace 2 years ago
The vice principle told a bunch of girls that the prom was really for only some of the girls. I fell into the "right" stuff in her mind but my manners decided that the prom wasn't for me. The vice principal was a piece of work.
GmaD321 2 years ago
Tonganoxie wasn't much fun if you weren't part of "in" crowds, i.e. cheerleaders, jocks. My boyfriend & I had more fun coming to Lawrence and partying with older friends. Didn't cost as much either. I was bullied by jocks and even the principal, who seemed to have a hairball when it came to me. I was shy and kept to myself. Go figure. Bontrager.
wissmo 2 years ago
Prom yep, 65 Grand Prix, pretty gal, full of vinegar, only a prom dates dad with a WW 2 camera with the largest flash bulbs in the world put a damper on the evening. The guy must have taken 25 pics, and I can still hear the funny noise as the camera recharged. Talk about being flash blind.
independant1 2 years ago
Nope didn't go, cost too much money. Went to Homecoming freshman year, went with pretty girl. The corsage and dinner were expensive and a waste. Would've had more fun drinking beer down by the river.
I guess you could say I got no haute couture. Couldn't dance either.
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