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linuxman

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16. I hate that shit.

Reply to Ex Lurker (Original post)

Sat May 14, 2016, 07:36 AM

May 2016

Some family of low-class idiots hoots and screams, bangs pans, whatever, thus drowning out the name of the next person in line. I get it. You're totally shocked and amazed that someone from your gene pool made it through High-school. You know what? The family before or after you might be attending their first graduation too, but they have the situational awareness and decorum to hold their shit together and not drown out the next graduate's name. Some people ruin it or everyone.

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High schools and colleges should hold two graduations [View all] Ex Lurker May 2016 OP

Don't fall off that high horse. You might get hurt. nt TeamPooka May 2016 #1

The loudness drowns out the name of the next graduate in line. nt tblue37 May 2016 #4

Yes. I just got home from a University graduation exercise. Mister Ed May 2016 #7

Since I have to attend two every year I can tell you it has gotten much worse. redstatebluegirl May 2016 #26

First world problems uppityperson May 2016 #2

Not unlike the other 99% of GD threads Major Nikon May 2016 #6

I agree. It's like "Bubba's the first one in our family to graduate highschool!!!!" lindysalsagal May 2016 #3

Sorry, but I find this silly. It is graduation. People are happy, excited, & proud. AgadorSparticus May 2016 #5

The problem is relatives and friends acting like total assholes. SheilaT May 2016 #8

Sounds like the master of ceremonies is screwing up yeoman6987 May 2016 #9

If everybody was loud and they had to wait the ceremony would take 6 hours. Travis_0004 May 2016 #14

I agree but usually it is a few throughout the ceremony yeoman6987 May 2016 #24

Nope, not a solution. MrsMatt May 2016 #15

Agree. At my daughter's university graduation last year LibDemAlways May 2016 #10

While I agree, people should be aware that every student.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2016 #13

Several minutes??!?!?!! Every graduation I have gone to, each student gets 15 sec tops? AgadorSparticus May 2016 #17

Yes, they are still yelling MrsMatt May 2016 #33

I totally agree. madaboutharry May 2016 #11

In some ways, I'm glad that in many places, Ilsa May 2016 #12

I hate that shit. linuxman May 2016 #16

I love the hoot and holler. They have every right to be proud and excited. bigwillq May 2016 #18

so your right to cheer is more important than the next students right to have his name heard? Travis_0004 May 2016 #20

That wasn't the point expressed by the OP. bigwillq May 2016 #21

It's not that but the selfishness treestar May 2016 #25

I agree. phylny May 2016 #19

Decorum? dumbcat May 2016 #27

What makes you think that it was the "proles" behaving badly, Nye Bevan May 2016 #30

Because I watched them. dumbcat May 2016 #32

I don't like graduations, period. rug May 2016 #22

Just skip them and play golf instead. AngryAmish May 2016 #23

Just this past Thursday I attended a graduation dumbcat May 2016 #28

They should announce ahead of time that such behavior will not be tolerated, Nye Bevan May 2016 #29

Well well you exposed a lot of classism here @ du ...."Bubba"' " low class idiots...." Proles Person 2713 May 2016 #31

Taught High School for 30 years.... seniors, mostly.... Bigmack May 2016 #34