People are sharing the most dramatic thing that happened in their high schools on Twitter, and wow
We love a good Twitter thread — and Buzzfeed writer Katie Notopoulos got one started that had roughly 5,000 replies. The topic? High school. Notably, the “incident” that happened at everyone’s high school. Every school had some sort of scandal, which means that the responses were pretty amusing.
Even better was the timing. Notopoulos tweeted out her question on Christmas night, right when gossip and nostalgia were likely high after spending time with family and old friends. Some of the stories will leave you talking, and perhaps make you wonder if more went on at your high school than you originally thought.
Notopoulos made sure to respond to a lot of the early sharers, who discussed topics such as Quiz Bowl scandals and a “poop bandit,” which isn’t just a plot device used in sitcoms and animated shows. People opened up about what made their high school special, even if it included something that sounds more like the plot of a CW drama. In fact, we wouldn’t be surprised if the network combed through some of the responses for ideas. Did we mention that one included a clown that hung out at the school? You read that right — an actual clown. (And based on the details, this happened well before the infamous creepy clown spottings that happened last year!)
When I was in sixth grade there was a creepy homeless clown who was spotted all over town. He would look in the windows of the elementary school. Eventually he was arrested while sleeping in the concession area of the high school baseball stadium.
— James Korkie (@jameskorkie) December 26, 2017
One time I saw him at the grocery store. He asked me if I wanted a balloon animal. I was so freaked out I cried and ran away. The manager called the police. He had an adult tricycle and pedaled off before they could get there.
1994 was weird.
— James Korkie (@jameskorkie) December 26, 2017
Here are a few of the others that we can’t believe are true.
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A high school journalist popped up to say that they broke the story of a teacher who was breaking a few laws.
senior year i worked on the hs paper, we broke the story that an econ teacher/asst. football coach got busted a mile from the school doing blow with a former student in his car. local paper picked up our coverage, we won some awards
— hi i'm felix (@skuntank) December 26, 2017
Others proved that lying never pays.
Physics teacher fabricated his resume and it was found he praised Ted Bundy online
— Rachel Duboff (@rachelduboff) December 27, 2017
Old rivalries between after-school activities were brought up a few times.
Feud between band and football team. The band had to play at every home game; but were asked one year to “play less” bc it was “distracting.” (Naturally) furious band kids revolted by playing non-stop through the whole next game
— Jenn 🐇 (@disasthare) December 27, 2017
Some stories were simply disgusting.
kid peed in a radiator on friday afternoon, teacher came into class monday bfore school she vomited from the smell and quit. Dont think she went back to teaching. A chemistry teacher was goofing around with a lighter and forgot she had turned on gas earlier& almost started a fire
— Andi Livia (@AndiLivia) December 26, 2017
And others? Just a little embarrassing.
During an annual “big deal” lip sync contest, a senior (while I was a junior) got drunk before her performance, sat on the principals lap, and then vomited on him. Event was cancelled forever afterwards.
— rachael🔮✨ (@teralovesbeer) December 26, 2017
One even included Scott Rogowsky, the host of the popular trivia game HQ.
um… @ScottRogowsky accidentally sparked a week-long debate about sexism and the word bazongas my sophomore year https://t.co/MsukCeQ8m1
— Adam | Black Lives Matter (@adamegelman) December 26, 2017
The thread is worth reading, especially if you’ve got some time to spare. It looks like it’s a rarity to find a high school that’s completely free from incident.
