Isn't that a bit early in the morning to be in school? I'd still be in bed at that time. Is that what time you start school in the US?

Maybe it was a day trip out somewhere and they had to get to school early for the buses?

If it started "It was 8:45 and we were all in line" then it would be a lot more credible.

As it stands, I just can't believe a story about a girl who has starfish and coffee in her lunchbox and gets into school by 7:45.

can you even eat starfish? and what mother gives their kid coffee!!!!

The high school in my town starts at 7:30.

And starfish can be quite delightful when prepared properly.

dustysgirl said:

like sea urchins?

ZombieKitten said:

Sort of, but with less of a "fishy" taste.

"If you set your mind free baby, maybe you'll understand"! and yes, school does start that early in the US.

wlcm2thdwn said:

it's 9am here thank goodness!!!!!

When moving to the States a few years ago, I learned that high school starts way earlier than in the UK - I kept wondering why there were kids in uniform at 7am, until my wife told me that she used to start school at 7:20 and have lunch at 11am...

wickyb said:

what school did u go to?? i wish i went there! i was in line lots of times at 7:45

Interesting. I always imagined that Prince was refering 2 much younger children (maybe kindergarten age). Anywho, Kindergarten used 2 begin 4 me at 7am!

dustysgirl said:

I teach high school in Minneapolis and school begins at 7.20. I never saw any of my students having starfish and coffee.

I'm not even going to go there about eating starfish.....I'm an expert.


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I think we were in school that early.

I think Prince was going by the old calendar.

'It was July 45th, we were all in line' wouldn't sound so good, so he changed it, much like 3121 is about the 31st of Nowonder which was, of course, the 21st month back in the day.

Haystack said:

don't let IrresistibleB1tch see you posting...she'll cream in her thongs

purplerein said:

She's already creamed in mine today. Twice!

Haystack said:

all she's talked about is how funny haystack was..haystack this..haystack that...haystack haystack haystack

purplerein said:

After the accident, her brain never fully recovered sadly, hence why she says those things. I take my Org life very seriously, hence why I'm going to batter my pc with a fish the moment Cloudbuster responds to any one of my posts.

purplerein said:

Infatuation

7:45am would actually be late where i grew up.

I've never eaten a starfish but there were plenty of kids i went to elementary school with who drank coffee.

luv4u said:

Tell me about it. She sends me used tampons in the post and steals my underwear from the clothes line.

I'm seriously thinking of kicking her out of the spare room. I'm sure we could cope without her rent money.

I remember school starting at 9am and going till 3:15pm.

Haystack said:

u can't leave again.

In New Orleans, we always started school at 8:15....from grammar school all the way until I graduated "high" school....

....but my son starts class now at 7:10 so if school started that early for me, I can understand where the coffee would come in handy....

madartista said:

I can't breathe.

Haystack said:

do you honestly think that, after the unfortunate goldfish incident and your subsequent court-ordered anger management classes, you'll even stand a chance to find another job as lucrative as your last one at Toecheese-B-Us? that stuff is on your permanent record, man - you NEED my rent money more than ever.

oh, and for the record, the tampons were only GENTLY used.

IrresistibleB1tch said:

You like 'Life O' The Party' and 'Jughead'

Haystack said:

well, we know... we love you anyway!

IrresistibleB1tch said:

I love you guys.

Stymie said: