This covers most of the reasons I will not be attending any of my high school reunions. On the night of the dreaded event, I will be much happier wandering around the toys section of Target stoned out of my mind, kicking around a rubber ball like a Ganjafied Pele
11. Your friends liked the Sega Genesis haha that means you became the bigest looser in school and now thats why you never want to go cause they will make fun of you and your snes lol by the way i’m also a sega fan so hahaha lol.
I would have totally agreed with you 10 years ago. I was on the first bullet train out of town after high school, but by the 20-year reunion (just a few weeks ago), I was kinda curious. It helps that I have a cute husband and a decent car, and that geeks generally age more gracefully than jocks. Funny post, though!
So by your friends liked Sega you mean you were the weird little smelly kid in the corner who cried himself to sleep every night after begging his mom to trade in his SNES for a Genesis so he could have fun like the other kids? You were the kind of kid that pooed on the floor in gym class and then blamed it on the retarted kid, and you were the kind of kid that everyone knew had a SNES, so stayed away from him like the plague in case you invited them over to be bored as hell with you. That’s why you don’t go to these reunions, since the momories would be too painful, and everyone would remember you as that kid who shit on the floor.
Ha ha,the same old bullcrap.Go to the reunion and crash the jocks who are talking.Just butt in and refuse to even leave.My boss went to his 20th and he said it was the same crap.Jocks with the Jocks,band members with the band members.Go there and just crash.Take a fart machine and just break those taboos.Have fun and just stir things up like some crazy You Tube bloggers do. Just Do it.
30 year reunion coming up. I have had the cars, made my own music had beautiful women, fulfilling jobs, played the games, etc. Never talked to or have seen or talked to anyone from High school Why would I want to even think about talking to or want to know about any of the now. High school was great. But the past is the past let it go. Justify yourself and your life to the only people that matter.
You got it right!!! My 5th year reunion is coming up this year and I totally ignored the invitation to join the group for my reunion on Facebook. When asked by some former class mates why I ignored the invite on Facebook, I told them high school’s the past, my life’s gotten better, I know more, have the life I’ve always wanted, feel more adjusted to life and I feel like at the age of 23 life is just beginning to get great for me. I’ve told them I feel like I’m where I am supposed to be in life. Then why go back? It’s over. A lot of people took that as me being a stick in the mud…screw them.
Share your lives with the people that are close to you now… If you were really friends with someone, you would have stayed in touch no matter what…kids, job, whatever. You would have stayed in touch.
You got it right!!! My 5th year reunion is coming up this year and I totally ignored the invitation to join the group for my reunion on Facebook. When asked by some former class mates why I ignored the invite on Facebook, I told them high school’s the past, my life’s gotten better, I know more, have the life I’ve always wanted, feel more adjusted to life and I feel like at the age of 23 life is just beginning to get great for me. I’ve told them I feel like I’m where I am supposed to be in life. Then why go back? It’s over. A lot of people took that as me being a stick in the mud…screw them.
Share your lives with the people that are close to you now… If you were really friends with someone, you would have stayed in touch no matter what…kids, job, relocation, whatever. You would have stayed in touch.
I think the only people that enjoy these things are the jock/slutty guys and girls, that played sports, did/had tons of drugs/sex/drinking (insert which is appropriate) and got away with screwing off in class.
Then they got out in life, got knocked up out of wed-lock and it was all crap after that, and now they look to high school like it was the best time of their life because they had their whole life ahead of them…but they dropped the ball.
Think of it this way: If you had a mediocre at best job that lasted about 12 or 13 years, and it was mediocre at best, and now you have a better job…would you want to revisit any part of the old crappy job? No? That’s what a reunion is…a mediocre at best experience.
Lastly, I wasn’t a nerd in high school. I was pretty popular with kids and staff, I just didn’t try to prove how cool I was on a daily basis to everyone else.
You know, I think these articles could use a little more self-deprecating humor. Even when you do poke fun at yourself you usually follow it up with something sarcastic like “Your rival has won the war of life because he has a better car than you.” As they are they come across as kind of arrogant, which is fine if thats what you’re going for I guess.
small talk with people from high school:
#1 “oh hey!”
#2 “hey, long time no see.”
#1 “well, good seeing you!”
#2 “drop dead”
Great article. I have never been one to one in my life. Basically for these reasons
Yeah, you can’t go to a class reunion without your wife. Competition central though. Waste of time
LOL. This was a great read. You just made a new fan.
This covers most of the reasons I will not be attending any of my high school reunions. On the night of the dreaded event, I will be much happier wandering around the toys section of Target stoned out of my mind, kicking around a rubber ball like a Ganjafied Pele
11. Your friends liked the Sega Genesis haha that means you became the bigest looser in school and now thats why you never want to go cause they will make fun of you and your snes lol by the way i’m also a sega fan so hahaha lol.
In High School, my friends all liked xbox to PS2. But in Elem. School it was between the Sega and SNES up until Playstation and N64 came out.
The only reason I didn’t like was the “music” one. The comparison between Target and the Reunion was good, though.
Ahaha, this was excellent!
It sounds also very close to my family events – so I fake it and bring an attractive male to go with me, works every time
Great read
# 8 made me lol! It doesn’t apply to me and that is probably the only reason I MIGHT go to a reunion 
Well we can’t be all as lucky as I am!
Do you guys have to make fun of Sega in EVERY list?
I know you guys have said this a lot, but is it really true?? Are there really people that think that sega was better than the snes?? haha
That is AWESOME and very true, may need a bit of tweaking for the aussies but pretty much spot on!
Also you never need to go to one anyways because everyone has added you to facebook already. haha
I would have totally agreed with you 10 years ago. I was on the first bullet train out of town after high school, but by the 20-year reunion (just a few weeks ago), I was kinda curious. It helps that I have a cute husband and a decent car, and that geeks generally age more gracefully than jocks. Funny post, though!
great ‘ruff!
All of the above are reasons I will be avoiding my ten year high school reunion in November.
AMEN to No.1!!!!!! Great read Great site. We’ll be here often.
So by your friends liked Sega you mean you were the weird little smelly kid in the corner who cried himself to sleep every night after begging his mom to trade in his SNES for a Genesis so he could have fun like the other kids? You were the kind of kid that pooed on the floor in gym class and then blamed it on the retarted kid, and you were the kind of kid that everyone knew had a SNES, so stayed away from him like the plague in case you invited them over to be bored as hell with you. That’s why you don’t go to these reunions, since the momories would be too painful, and everyone would remember you as that kid who shit on the floor.
I missed my 10 year reunion to go see Dark Star Orchestra in NYC. I made right right choice.
Ha ha,the same old bullcrap.Go to the reunion and crash the jocks who are talking.Just butt in and refuse to even leave.My boss went to his 20th and he said it was the same crap.Jocks with the Jocks,band members with the band members.Go there and just crash.Take a fart machine and just break those taboos.Have fun and just stir things up like some crazy You Tube bloggers do. Just Do it.
LOL. Great list.
Great list number 1 is perfect.
So, has anyone ever gone to the reunion without the spouse because of # 8 or some other reason?
“11. Your friends liked the Sega Genesis” and therefore you don’t want to meet them anymore? Sad.
30 year reunion coming up. I have had the cars, made my own music had beautiful women, fulfilling jobs, played the games, etc. Never talked to or have seen or talked to anyone from High school Why would I want to even think about talking to or want to know about any of the now. High school was great. But the past is the past let it go. Justify yourself and your life to the only people that matter.
Hahahahahaha
This feels like When you find old-friends in facebook
Target is great.
Whembleysnight out,
You got it right!!! My 5th year reunion is coming up this year and I totally ignored the invitation to join the group for my reunion on Facebook. When asked by some former class mates why I ignored the invite on Facebook, I told them high school’s the past, my life’s gotten better, I know more, have the life I’ve always wanted, feel more adjusted to life and I feel like at the age of 23 life is just beginning to get great for me. I’ve told them I feel like I’m where I am supposed to be in life. Then why go back? It’s over. A lot of people took that as me being a stick in the mud…screw them.
Share your lives with the people that are close to you now… If you were really friends with someone, you would have stayed in touch no matter what…kids, job, whatever. You would have stayed in touch.
Whembleysnight out,
You got it right!!! My 5th year reunion is coming up this year and I totally ignored the invitation to join the group for my reunion on Facebook. When asked by some former class mates why I ignored the invite on Facebook, I told them high school’s the past, my life’s gotten better, I know more, have the life I’ve always wanted, feel more adjusted to life and I feel like at the age of 23 life is just beginning to get great for me. I’ve told them I feel like I’m where I am supposed to be in life. Then why go back? It’s over. A lot of people took that as me being a stick in the mud…screw them.
Share your lives with the people that are close to you now… If you were really friends with someone, you would have stayed in touch no matter what…kids, job, relocation, whatever. You would have stayed in touch.
I think the only people that enjoy these things are the jock/slutty guys and girls, that played sports, did/had tons of drugs/sex/drinking (insert which is appropriate) and got away with screwing off in class.
Then they got out in life, got knocked up out of wed-lock and it was all crap after that, and now they look to high school like it was the best time of their life because they had their whole life ahead of them…but they dropped the ball.
Think of it this way: If you had a mediocre at best job that lasted about 12 or 13 years, and it was mediocre at best, and now you have a better job…would you want to revisit any part of the old crappy job? No? That’s what a reunion is…a mediocre at best experience.
Lastly, I wasn’t a nerd in high school. I was pretty popular with kids and staff, I just didn’t try to prove how cool I was on a daily basis to everyone else.
You know, I think these articles could use a little more self-deprecating humor. Even when you do poke fun at yourself you usually follow it up with something sarcastic like “Your rival has won the war of life because he has a better car than you.” As they are they come across as kind of arrogant, which is fine if thats what you’re going for I guess.