On the second day of grade nine I said a big word in Geography class. And this kid Josh Weiner (not a pseudonym) leaned over and whispered, “Holy cow, how old are you?”
I was 14, so of course I said, “Twenty-four.”
I thought it was obvious I was kidding, but he looked really impressed and said, “What the hell are you doing in grade nine?!”
I told him that I was really from Iran and came to Canada when I was 14, and when I arrived I didn’t know any English. So they started me in Junior Kindergarten; I gradually learned the language, and now it had been 10 years of Canadian education and here I was starting high school at 24. As I neared the end of this improvised absurdity, I was very pleased to note that somehow the math all worked out and there were no holes in my story.
Luckily Josh didn’t question me, because I didn’t know a single thing about Iran; I’m not sure I could even have named the capital city at that point. (That was why I needed to be in a Geography class.)
His only remaining question was why I looked so young, to which I breezily replied, “Oh, I use Oil of Olay.”
I was pretty sure by then he knew I was full of it, but the next day some other kid excitedly told me that “There’s a 24-year old in Josh Weiner’s Geography class!”
That was a satisfying moment.
best.story.ever.
the notion of internet awesome has been expanded to include your personal anecdotes!
i would have believed you too. leave poor josh be.
No.
lol. can’t wait to share your story with my friends.
My first good laugh of the day!
Wow, too funny…heading out to buy some Oil of Olay :)
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