The ***Official*** Weekend Singles Thread (Aug. 25-27)

August 25, 2006 | WFTR and Rightwingintelligentsia

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Back to School

Well, it's that time of year. We're finally throwing away Fourth of July leftovers in our refrigerators; the stores are starting to put out Christmas decorations; and school is starting. (Okay, the stores don't have Christmas decorations up yet, but complaining about how early holiday decorating starts is everyone's pet peeve.) For lack of a better seasonal topic, this week's singles' thread topic will be back-to-school. We want to talk about your school experiences in general and back-to-school experiences in particular.

We'd like people to share any memories that they have of going back to school. Please feel free to post anything that comes to mind when you think of this topic.

Here are some questions to kick us off.

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Does back-to-school this year have any special meaning to you? Are you taking any kind of classes in the fall semester or quarter? If so, what are you taking and why are you taking it? How do you think you'll do? How close are you finishing whatever schooling you're doing? Do you have children in school?

When you think of going back to school, do you think of experiences you had as a child, as a teenager, or as a college student? Were you one of those people who looked forward to new friends and new challenges or were you one of those people who hated to lose the carefree days of summer?

What did you wear to school? Were you a jeans and T-shirt kind of person or did you wear the trendiest fashions? When you started back to school in the fall, were cool, crisp days just ahead or was the weather going to continue to be hot for a few more months?

Whom did you hang out with? The jocks? The artsy crowd? The nerds?

Did you go to football games in the fall? basketball games in the winter? Did you go to your prom or formal dance? If you didn't go to these kinds of events, what did you do instead?

What was the most popular song in the year that you graduated?

What was your favorite subject and why? Who were your favorite teachers and why?

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If you are heading back to school and have any subjects that scare you, please let us know. Within Free Republic in general and within this group, there are some very intelligent, very educated people. If there's some subject that could be a problem for you, maybe we can help.

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[WFTR]

[Hoodlum91]

Me first!

[DollyCali]

present!

[DollyCali]

Hi.. are you home this weekend? you have done a lot of travelling this summer

[WFTR]

Thanks for going first!!

[WFTR]

Hi, I wasn't sure whether you could come tonight. I think this will be another slow one.

[DollyCali]

Got this from FReeper Bevlar in Email & thought it was cute enough to share with everyone..

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I am passing this on to you because it definitely worked for me and we could all use a little more calmness in our lives.

By following the simple advice I heard on the Dr. Phil show, I have finally found inner peace. Dr. Phil proclaimed, "The way to achieve inner peace is to finish all the things you've started and never finished."

So, I looked around my house to see all the things I started and hadn't finished, and before leaving the house this morning, I finished off a bottle of Merlot, a bottle of White Zinfandel, a bottle of Bailey's Irish Cream, a bottle of Kahlua, a package of Oreos, the remainder of my old Prozac prescription, the rest of the cheesecake, all of the Doritos and a box of chocolates.

You have absolutely no idea how freaking good I feel right now! Dang, that Dr. Phil is smart! Please pass this on to those you feel might be in need of inner peace :-)

[trussell]

Hi all

[DollyCali]

Well, I was supposed to be doing dinner & movie but cancelled last night. I just haven't had a night home in a long time.. want to just take it easy, do some stuff on the home front, computer work & cook! (well, maybe cook)

maybe just nibble, I do that a lot when I am at computer.

[DollyCali]

Hi trussell.. hey, can you tell me about the Texas get together for allegra..? when where.. or direct me to a thread. I posted on one earlier today but have NOT heard back..

[DollyCali]

oh, btw.. there were a lot of new folks who stopped in last night.. nice to have doors open for anyone who is home & interested to drop in & get acquainted.

[trussell]

Hi trussell.. hey, can you tell me about the Texas get together for allegra..? when where.. or direct me to a thread. I posted on one earlier today but have NOT heard back..

This is the link to Flyer's thread: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683186/posts

TheMom is the one who will have the details, make sure to ping her to your questions.

[DollyCali]

I agree w/you re: uniforms. The other point that is used is cost savings.. I could dress a LOT less expensively than with uniforms..I am big on "gently used" clothes at second hand stores.. a lot of young people are also. Any time I am at "my place" it is loaded with teens.. filling shopping carts & total cost will prolly be less than a pair of jeans at a dept store.

[DollyCali]

Is that your site(bid my space).?

I have never done ebay.selling or buying so I am not really familar with it.. BUT I know many people who have very good incomes JUST DOING EBAY

[DollyCali]

thanks.. I will FReepmail her. I posted at that thread & can't even recall who I addressed it to.. I think allegra

[DollyCali]

Wedding Report Please!

[DollyCali]

you know Eleanor, I think kids now are a whole lot more clothes conscious than when I was young. I don't recall getting to uptight about clothes until I was maybe in high school.. now little ones are calling for designer outfits..and their parents comply . example..my daughter in law is one who put her kids in VERY EXPENSIVE designer things as babies....good MIL that I was, I kept my mouth shut, but inwardly felt it was pretty sad,

[DollyCali]

Phil did you do a FReeptoon last week? I dont recall it/ping

[DollyCali]

okay..so we have to find you a gal who is into Nascar and we have to find Bill one who likes snakes.

what fun!!!!

well, I am hogging all the bandwidth... need to feed everyone in house with two & four legs

BBL

[trussell]

hogging the bandwidth means you are keeping the thread going. :)