You Know You're a Prendie Girl If... |
~ You know "We Are One Body" by heart. ["And we are not alone"... I *love* that song!] ~ You still know your student number. [000400] ~ You recognize the smell of Sanfran's room as one of your favorite weekend activities. [so much wasted time...] ~ You've seen rodents crawl along the pipes of the basement. [isn't it great how you can make it sound so bad? =P stupid squirrels...] ~ The stairs of your school were a safety hazard. [yet we still wore heels] ~ You've skipped lunch to get "real food" at Mickey D's. [splitting 20 piece chicken mcnuggets. haha] ~ You laugh at the fact that your school priest got kicked out for sexual harassment. [yeah... i do] ~ You've fought over a Bonner boy. [nah.. no one worth fighting over] ~ You were proud when Bonner was mentioned on Letterman as one of the top ten reasons NOT to visit Philly. [YES! we were extremely proud] ~ And got in a fight with O'Hara/UD/Prep people. [it got on the news! =D] ~ You smile and laugh when someone calls you a whore. [yeap... that's what we take away with us...] ~ You get offended when you realize they're serious. [mmm... kinda...] ~ You know plenty of girls that got maternity leave from school. [yeah] ~ You've completely planned your own wedding by the age of 18. [may 8, 2011 - you're all invited!] ~ You've faked being sick so you could visit the nurse in Bonner. [oh we were in bonner enough thank you very much] ~ You pray to God that when you meet new people in college, they haven't heard of your high school. [yet i found the o'hara and wood guys...] ~ At least one of your friends became a "retreat freak". [there's nothing wrong with that...] ~ You couldn't wait to be a senior because you got better seats in the auditorium. [yeah... 2A had the best seats...] ~ You've heard "tuck in your shirt" many times in one day. [but did we ever? of course not...] ~ You've had a nun whip out a ruler to measure your skirt length. [or an index card, right?] ~ You know what it's like to "stick" to your seat. [ewww...] ~ You purposely got sent to the Dean's office for the air conditioning. ~ Bomb threats to "the hoes" are no big deal. [hey - it happened in grade school too - i was used to it...] ~ You've gotten a day off school for a gas leak. [again, same in grade school. don't forget the floods too] ~ You can now drink Prendie water without becoming violently ill. [but not by choice...] ~ You've rolled down the big hill. [aww i miss the hill...] ~ You got excited for the one day out of 4 years that you could eat lunch on the lawn. [i don't remember - did we get to do that?] ~ You've walked down Lansdowne Ave in boxers and a Prendie blouse, sometimes less. [it was hot - u think we're gonna keep the wool skirt and stockings? ugh] ~ You've cut off the tops of your stockings to make thigh highs for wearing ease. [oh that happened without our doing it] ~ You've gotten a day off school because a sports team won the Catholic League Championship. [but of course] ~ You've seen Mr. Ely come out of the closet. [literally... "i see you..."] ~ You know who the money man is. [i got candy too] ~ You can sing all the songs by New Kids on the Block. [can't forget saved by the bell either...] ~ Your senior prom was in the ghetto. [oh i remember that...] ~ You've hung out the window of Preito's room to watch Bonner boys walk by in the morning. [we saw more bonner boys than we needed...] ~ You've been attacked by juniors with green paint on spirit day. [nah - we're antisocial] ~ You've watched your history class become the center of a drug deal. [no... that would be freshman religion class...] ~ You've dressed in 80's gear to go to school. [and sang new kids on the block and acted out saved by the bell!] ~ You've skipped 8th period your freshman year to watch a fight at the trolley stop. [no... that was pretty much every week...] ~ You now attend either West Chester, DCCC, or Penn State. [no i do not =D] ~ You purposely scheduled your classes to get out of 7th and 8th periods. [and we were the stupid seniors with 8 periods... religion last even...] ~ You've watched Mrs. Barbera run around the room because a squirrel was chasing her. [hahaha... now *that* was funny...] ~ You've sold magazines to get a day off school. [and i got it too] ~ You know the "Gigalo" song. [put your hands up high and your hands down low... this is how we gigalo! gi-ga-looo, gi-ga-lo] ~ Mr. Stewart has a better relationship with you than your own parents. ~ You now think that big nostrils are actually kind of sexy. [i never had the guy - it still think he looked weird. fine fine - from that point of view] ~ Every time you hear the word "slut", you turn around to see who's calling you. [again, ain't it sad?] ~ You've cleaned Penot's room more than once because he has dirt on you. [*cough* kelly *cough*] ~ You think of "Girls just wanna have fun" as your school song. [it makes a lot more sense...] ~ Your heart starts beating tripple time whenever you see Mrs. Blair about to speak on the microphone. ~ Sister Gertrude Friel scares the crap out of you. [nah... she loved me...] ~ You've had to run away from the library nun. [i never put myself in the position. but ummm.. the nun in the wheelchair who honks and chases you back to class? yeah...] ~ You've skipped class to chill in Father Gillon's office. [no... he always creeped me out... he would dye his hair jet black then he would get white roots then he would dye it jet black again... isn't that vanity?] ~ You've changed in the bathroom. Not in a stall, just the bathroom... [there's more space that way...] ~ Every time you tell a guy what high school you went to, he gets a big smile on his face and says, "So, you're a Prendie girl, huh?" ~ Maroon stockings make you sick. [ugh...] ~ Yet, you think maroon in and of itself is a pretty color and the best school color at that. [and it is... but forever tainted...] ~ You spent four years eating the nastiest soft pretzels in existence, daily. [no - chicken patties =P] ~ You've looked at Ms. Marano's hair/make-up/clothes and hummed the tune of "Superfreak" (she's superfreaky...) ['nuff said =P] ~ You have a tendency to call teachers/ and or authority figures by their first name (Joan the Bone). [Mad-dog Citro... MCSquared...] ~ Cheating doesn't bother you. [i had no one to cheat off... oh wait - does homework count? no - that was sharing] ~ You have no problem wearing stockings with holes in the crotch, thigh, ankle and leg, in fact those said stockings are your best pair. [well you can't help it with the cheap stuff they sell at the school store... crotch is the worst though...] ~ You took French or Spanish for a number of years but still can't speak it. [well hey - 7 diff teachers takes some toll on you...] ~ You know intimate details about the sex lives of girls whose last names you sometimes forget. [and which you'd rather not know...] ~ You don't find the last fact all that strange, in fact you shared stories about your sex life in Mr. Ely's Spanish class....hmmm why can't you speak Spanish again... [well french wasn't much better...] ~ You know what Candy-o-Grams and Data-Matchesare. [i love those!] ~ You paid for either or both of them. [obviously...] ~ You not only understand but also speak in a type of ebonics, which other people don't quite get the first time around. [again, from grade school..] ~ You know what a maternity jumper is. [yup] ~ You still have some random classmate's prom dress/shoes/bag in your closet, and you have no intention of returning them. ~ You know how to use Natural Family Planning. [and i even taught erin during psych class...] ~ You were exposed to the most disgusting bathrooms on the face of this earth - which gave you info on who the biggest sluts of the year were - you know the writing was on the wall... ~ You called Sister Katherine Donze "S.K.D" or "SkidRow" to her face. [almost...] ~ You ate the cafeteria food gladly even though you saw the food come in boxes that said "low grade, but edible". [don't look, don't acknowledge...] ~ You or someone you know had a boyfriend over the age of 25, who picked you/them up in a pimp wagon after school. [them...] ~ You hung out at the Tolleystop freshman/sophmore year. [no choice - i had to...] ~ You ran for Student Council b/c you liked the ribbon. [no, but i did like the ribbon..] ~ DW's hands disturbed you - WHAT was wrong w/ them?! [hahaha....] ~ The smell of curly fries made your day a happy one. [yum.... i'm hungry now...] ~ You spent hundreds of dollars in your high school career on the candy lady. [haha - but is that really a surprise?] ~ You and your friends have hooked up with several of the same Bonner Boys...within the same weekend...prob at Dave... [that would not be me, but it's a pretty accurate description of prendie in general...] ~ Half your graduating class now works at Old Navy or Casey's. [probably...] ~ You want to jump/marry Mr. Smith. Or at least know girls who do. [he's a cool guy.] ~ You own Madonna's Immaculate Collection. ~ The song "Papa don't Preach" reminds you of some of your classmates. ~ You are sort of proud of the nickname "Whorehouse on the hill." [it's a fun thing to tell people...] |
Extended list, though it's probably longer since it's gone through the email. If anyone has more to add, just let me know. As usual, my comments are in brackets - more so than usual. This list should give you an idea of what we went through these four years... =P |