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Written by Erin Frustaci
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Wednesday, 05 July 2006 |
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10 REASONS TO GO
1. To see that the prom queen who once weighed 95 pounds and was loved by everybody is now 200 pounds and has 10 kids.
2. If you’re still single, you can’t pass up the chance of reconnecting with your high school crush.
3. If you’re married, you can’t wait to show off Mr. or Mrs. Perfect to people from your past.
4. Food, booze and dancing. What’s not to like?
5. The guilt of standing up you prom date 10 years ago has consumed you and it is time to deliver a heartfelt apology.
6. You are dying to know what happened to, oh, what’s his name?
7. You want everyone to know you are still alive.
8. You want to find out who’s hooked up with who since graduation.
9. You can’t pass up an opportunity to compare your kid’s baby pictures with other soccer moms.
10. You can still fit into your cheerleading outfit.
10 REASONS NOT TO GO
1. Your chiropractor doesn’t think being shoved in a locker again will help align your spine.
2. The geeky kid in your math class who you used to make fun of is now the owner of Microsoft.
3. The thought of cafeteria food makes you throw up in your mouth a little bit.
4. You already know absolutely everything about everyone in your graduating class thanks to myspace.com.
5. You don’t want to have to explain why you still live in your parents’ basement.
6. You can think of a million better things to do, even if that includes scrubbing toilets or waxing your legs.
7. You never did pay off those library fines.
8. You’ve been staring at your closet since you received the invite and still have nothing to wear.
9. You’ve gained 100 pounds.
10. Because your last 10 years have been dedicated to video games, you’ve had little time to develop any social skills.
Erin Frustaci
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