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I was looking at my high school yearbook today and there are a couple of pages near the back where they list the results of poll questions they asked all seniors that year. Some of the more interesting ones are:

Favorite food

1. Pizza
2. Tacos
3. T-Bone

I don’t remember people eating a lot of tacos back then, so I think that’s bullshit posturing. They probably saw young people on TV talking about their love of tacos and thought they should answer that way too. T-Bone (steak, I assume) was the automatic “fancy” answer in 1981. T-Bone steak and shrimp cocktail. That’s livin’!

Favorite car

1. Corvette
2. Ferrari
3. Mazda RX7

Oh, yeah. Dunbar, WV was simply crawling with Ferraris in those days. Ferraris and lemon-yellow Chevettes with ‘Who Shot J.R.?’ stickers on the back. Stoopid.

Favorite TV program

1. Magnum P.I.
2. MASH
3. Dallas

I watched MASH. The other two? I knew they were on. Was there any good TV in 1981? It was fairly dismal, except for maybe Night Flight.

Favorite Singers/Groups

1. Kenny Rogers
2. Slim Whitman
3. Pat Benatar

1. R.E.O. Speedwagon
2. AC/DC
3. Styx

Slim Whitman was an ironic answer. They advertised a best-of collection on TV all the time, and people were trying to be funny. I don’t know what to say about the rest. Kenny Rogers? That’s fairly embarrassing. The bands listed were all huge in 1980/81, so those aren’t surprising. Needless to say, I would’ve gone in a much more obscure and annoying direction.

Favorite Sex Symbol

1. Tom Selleck
2. Dave Wood
3. Burt Reynolds

1. Brooke Shields
2. Jayne Kennedy (misspelled Jane)
3. Christie Brinkley (misspelled Christy)

Dave Wood was a teacher, so more comedy. I don’t remember Jayne Kennedy, but the rest are standard answers, I guess. I was never one for celebrity crushes. Rocky had that territory covered in our group. Oh, he had it covered real good.

Favorite Movie

1. Stir Crazy
2. Caveman (misspelled Cave Man)
3. 9 to 5

Caveman? Weird. Wasn’t Ringo in that? I can’t remember seeing any of these cinematic masterpieces, except maybe Stir Crazy. What the shit was going on?! These are terrible answers.

Favorite Actor

1. Clint Eastwood
2. Burt Reynolds
3. John Holmes

Good stuff.

Favorite Actress

1. Sally Field (misspelled Fields)
2. Barbra Streisand (misspelled Barbara)
3. Richard Simmons

Nice.

Favorite Activity/Hobby

1. Sex
2. Parties
3. Listening to music

Sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll, literally. Even in the correct order! I’m surprised they allowed #1. I don’t think that would fly today.

Current prices

Coke .64
Hamburger 1.09
Small french fries .65
Medium cheese pizza 5.00
6 pack of beer 2.67
Unleaded gas, one gallon 1.53
Postage stamp .18
Jeans 22.98
Dozen red roses 40.00

Some of these seem kinda high, especially jeans. Gas, too. I remember paying 79 cents per gallon when I was in Atlanta, which was years later. I don’t know anything about roses. Pizza and beer seem like a deal, though.

What do you think the results for your senior year would look like, in any or all of the above categories? Please share your guesses in the comments section. And if you have any thoughts on the choices of the Class of 81 (Second to None!), let’s hear ’em.

And I’ll see you guys again soon.

Have a great day!

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The first thing that crossed my mind when I saw it? If I’d thought of something like that, I definitely would’ve done it! Especially ten or so years ago. In any case, this is supposedly a yearlong recap of some unknown Reddit user’s asstivity last year. As you can see, there are three possibilities: zero, one, or two shits per day. I guess that’s reasonable, but what I find to be amazing is all the BLUE days, which signifies zero. Zero shits. I don’t want to get too personal here, but my calendar would be almost 100% brown, with a smattering of red. A mere 4.1 poops per week? I don’t understand that; it’s not a world I know. Maybe he lives in Wisconsin and can’t get enough of the local cheeses? I’m unclear. One thing I can almost guarantee: he’s not a coffee drinker. Also, Thursday is poop day? What’s that all about it? It’s bizarre. I linked to this at Facebook, but people were afraid to click through. I guess they thought it was a photo gallery? Heh. Understandable. Let me know your thoughts on this important matter. Use the comments section, and I’ll see you guys again soon.

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That’s Sedgefield Gardens in Greensboro, NC, where I rented my first apartment at the age of 22. I ended up living in three different units inside that place across four-or-so years. It wasn’t bad at all and is apparently unchanged (according to the pics) from 30 years ago. The legendary Peaches Records, where I worked, was maybe a mile from there. I could’ve walked, but never did. I mean, seriously… A mile?? What am I, in the Iron Man competition? And by the way, the phone number at Peaches was 852-3926. Somehow I remember that.

In any case, the most memorable Sedgefield Gardens era was definitely the final one, when I lived with my brother in a two-bedroom unit. I think that lasted for about two years, and it was non-stop dipshittery and ridiculousness. Yesterday I recorded a new podcast episode describing the “highlights” of that adventure. You can listen wherever you get podcasts, or right here:

I’d love to know about your first apartment after you moved out and were on your own. Please tell us about it in the comments. Did you have real furniture, or was it just crap you cobbled together like we did? Shit! I can still smell that weird elongated couch. Where did it come from? The city dump?? I have no idea at this point. What kind of crazy stuff happened there? Bring us up to date on it, won’t you?

And I’ll see you guys again soon, very soon.

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It’s been one hell of a week, my friends. And it ain’t over. Already today I’ve had my windshield repaired, although the guy couldn’t tell me if it’ll pass inspection. I gave him the international sign for WTF? but he would not abandon the company line. We’ll see tomorrow, I guess. What a bunch of turd jugglers.

Today I need to go to work early (again) so I’m just gonna share some quick links. But there’s some good stuff here; no reason to despair.

• Firstly… our friend Metten has started blogging at the old Mockable domain and posted his first update on Boxing Day. Check it out: A Glove Compartment Full of American Cheese Food. Welcome back, Metten! This is going to be fun.
• I saw an interesting article linked somewhere recently and wanted to get the feedback of Surf Reporters on it. Here it is: 75% Of Adults Aren’t Friends With Any Of Their Neighbors. I’m just curious, are you part of the 75 or the 25? I’m definitely part o’ the former. But I have the Half-Shirts on one side… and the owners of a ludicrous high-stepping killer poodle on the other. I’m not taking all the blame here. Although I am fairly reclusive and antisocial. Oh well. Let me know where you stand.
• A few nights ago I re-watched a highly-entertaining 17-minute documentary from 1986, called Heavy Metal Parking Lot. Are you familiar? Two guys went to the parking lot of a big music venue in Maryland, before a Judas Priest/Dokken concert, and spoke to some of the folks there. It’s one of those concepts that’s so simple and pure it makes me jealous. If you haven’t seen it, and have even the tiniest amount of curiosity, check it out. It’s a lot of fun. It’s EXACTLY like it was when I was in high school. There’s also an interesting Where Are They Now? follow-up, during which they show up unannounced at the home of the so-called “Zebra Man.” Yeah, that’s some good, awkward stuff.
• Last night I watched the first three episodes of a show on Netflix called You. It’s possibly the worst title for a TV show in history, but that’s neither here nor there. It’s some wild shit so far, and I’m already invested. Have you watched the show? It’s twisted! Don’t spoil it for me, but I’d like to know your thoughts on it. And by the way… the lead character is VERY reminiscent of Nostrildamus. For what it’s worth.
• And finally… in the new episode of the podcast, I explain why this has been one hell of a week. I tell you about my car trouble (which featured a mouse nest under the hood!), my first visit to a doctor in seven years, and how I’m apparently going to be shitting in a box soon. Listen here. It’s a fun episode! Please check it out.

And I’m going to work now. Urgh. This tweaked-out schedule is taking its toll on me. I crave normalcy! When will the normalcy return?

Have a great day, boys and girls.

Support us with a monthly $4 donation at Patreon, and get an extra podcast episode every week! We’re also at Venmo (@thewvsr) and PayPal (jeff@thewvsr.com). Thank you, guys!