The Weird Kid In ClassThere was a kid in my class who stood up every day and told everyone he had new shoes. This went on for weeks, and we all thought him nuts. Then, one day, he stood up and told us a long story about why his family were moving to another part of the country, and how excited he was. The next thing we heard was that he'd died in a plane crash.
Let's hear about the weird kid in your class...
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Fraser has joined the Moomins., Fri 19 Jan 2007, 10:18)
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Okay, hands up...... I was that weird kid who used to quote inane facts and substitute the word "meh" for coherent speech, mainly due to the fact that I had a total train-wreck of a childhood and was petrified of my own shadow for the majority of it. I was more likely to be found rummaging around the innards of some disassembled piece of technology than rummaging around the undergarments of a lass, but somehow when I hit the age of sixteen everything kind of fell into place...
For starters, the very same girls in my year who'd unanimously voted me "ugliest kid in the year" started to take notice of me (I grew into my looks and suddenly developed social skills) and people who once gave me a very hard time would started to socialise with me.
Anyway, my sixteenth year opened the floodgates somewhat and I never looked back, although I do have a certain amount of sympathy for misunderstood geeks, but freely admit to having been driven to feeling outright rage because of an uber-nerd: www.b3ta.com/questions/fightfightfight/post50593/
Despite costing me two weeks worth of work, I couldn't thump the guy... Even though I'm sure he deserved it. I'm not too proud to admit that I felt a certain amount of empathy with him, also mindful of the fact I was literally twice the size of the bloke.
There is a line there, those of you who think it hilarious to post stories about how you ganged up and tortured some disadvantaged unfortunate - however annoying they may be - ought to seriously consider seeking psychiatric help or failing that get yourself sterilized as a matter of urgency.
(, Mon 22 Jan 2007, 14:34, Reply)
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