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AngryAmish

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23. Just skip them and play golf instead.

Reply to Ex Lurker (Original post)

Sat May 14, 2016, 08:37 AM

May 2016

That is what I did for my last two.

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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