roo.net: December 2007

wetherburn
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Mrs. 'bardo's baked beans are best enjoyed out of sight of Mrs. 'bardo.
You had several 'warnings' from the bus patrols (and maybe even had to go see Mr. Smith a couple times), but in the end you yourself became a bus patrol.
SODs made the best Trick Boards.
You stared death in the face to bomb the hill on an old-school skateboard, maybe even trying it on Pete's mini skateboard, "The Dozer".
It's the only street where you know a kid who missed school because “his butt hurt” (Brett).
You know that "the kid who owned the street" did not in fact own the street.
Your summer consisted of playing Guns, Kick the Can, Laser Tag, capture the flag, and long days by the pool....and maybe some time at Camp Van Dor.
The Wohlsen's pool had a sex machine in it.
You went to Brett's house because he had a computer that could run X-Wing.
You had some SICK tree houses. They were worth sleeping in even when the wooly caterpillars invaded.
You may not know exactly what a Chuckle Cabe is, but you probably know they have top-secret sleepovers requiring password entry.
You know that crabapples suck, stink, and attract large quantities of Japanese beetles.
You know that the members of the neighborhood rival ‘Bean’ faction were the entire Troccoli family (including their bitch of a mother), Graham Duck and Brandon Galbraith.
You were a member of The Tony Hawk Club.
Your first beer was at a crab feast….at 8 years old.
You played Parsec.
When Jamie says he doesn't feel like playing Laser Tag, watch his window for a sniper.
If you listened carefully in the afternoons, you could hear Pearl’s train to the North.
Crossing Fruitville Pike was forbidden, and venturing into Chowning was at your own risk (Bean territory began at the fire hydrant past Dr. Mathews’s)
Corn tastes best grilled, with a hint of burlap.
Walking through Dr. Mathews’s yard was the equivalent of pissing on the White House lawn.
you know Dagobah is a rock in the Wohlsen’s back yard.
Poopy 106 is the best radio station. Ever.
You know what the "New Room" is.
Your school does not have interior walls, and you like it like that.
You know Fluffy was a huge bitch. Karma Fluffy, karma.
You think Laser Disc and Beta are rad.