Megan, do you mind saying what school you grew up at? My mother taught at Choate. I know of the fac brat.
She just... she just did the math.
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flea - Jul 27, 2008 6:47:48 pm PDT #9813 of 10003
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megan walker - Jul 27, 2008 6:53:58 pm PDT #9814 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Ah, Choate. The big bust happened in my prep school years. Fond memories of everyone freaking out at that one. I was at Suffield Academy.
ETA: And wiki tells me, it is the 25th most expensive boarding school in the United States. That is whack. It's not that good.
flea - Jul 27, 2008 7:03:39 pm PDT #9815 of 10003
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My mother didn't start until 1986, so we missed the bust. I don't even think I heard about it until much later. My mother taught English and we lived in a boys' dorm the whole time I was at home (8th-12th grade).
megan walker - Jul 27, 2008 7:09:05 pm PDT #9816 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
We had just 2 or 3 students at that party. We didn't play them in that many sports, so I don't think there was a lot of crossover.
Pix - Jul 27, 2008 7:15:31 pm PDT #9817 of 10003
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
It's so funny. I grew up in CT but know nothing about the prep schools. I didn't even know Choate existed until some time in college when some guy was all offended that I didn't know his school.
megan walker - Jul 27, 2008 7:18:54 pm PDT #9818 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Of course, because Choate (or Coke Rosemary Hall as we called it for years due to said drug bust) is one of the Select Sixteen! I'm sure it was a great blow to his ego.
Amy - Jul 27, 2008 7:25:27 pm PDT #9819 of 10003
Because books.
I don't know anyone who went to boarding school (hell, I only knew, like, two people who even went to private school) but boarding school has always fascinated me. I loved The New Girls by Beth Gutcheon, which was set at a girls' school in the late '60s.
megan walker - Jul 27, 2008 7:25:38 pm PDT #9820 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I edited out the more personal stuff above since googling led immediately to my sister NYT wedding announcement.
flea - Jul 27, 2008 7:25:49 pm PDT #9821 of 10003
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I have a distinct memory of having squash explained to me for the first time (in 8th grade, when we moved to Choate). It still strikes me as hilarious, even when Nutty and a cheetah are not involved.
And of course when I went to college most people made the assumption boarding school = punitive military school for delinquents.
There we are lot of people with interesting stories - including a fellow named Alvaro de Orleans-Bourbon who was supposed to be a m,ember of the Spanish royal family - but also a lot of boring preppy assholes who are now investment bankers.
msbelle - Jul 27, 2008 7:32:20 pm PDT #9822 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
but also a lot of boring preppy assholes who are now investment bankers
OH OH OH I know this one. who are all the people msbelle hated in college.