. . . you thought you knew a lot about???

I'm talking to one of my best friends on the telephone yesterday and we're discussing her beauty pageant days back in da day (she was Miss Georgia and a fourth runner up for Miss USA) and while we're laughing about that she casually mentions that she won Star Search 10 times in the spokesmodel contest. Growing up in the 80s Star Search was a MAJOR deal and I'm actually oddly impressed by this feat. Hell, even Beyonce couldn't win Star Search.

So tell us something you found out about a friend that took you aback.

I found out that my mother was in a civil rights group at her church when she was a teenager. She was to go down south and protest with her group but my grandmother got scared and wouldn't let her. My mother is a laid back type of person and I'd never visualized her as being active in such a way.

hmmm I can't think of friends who've told me things that I've been surprised about


My ex is the gangsta type...and knows how to ice skate

heybaby said:

Now that's cool.

heybaby said:

The visual is priceless.

I have an ex who's a former Marine that did secret ops, is a body builder, rides motorcycle, your typical "man's man" yet he has the largest stuffed animal collection I've EVER seen. He doesn't have any furniture in his living room because that's where the stuffed animals are kept.

Early last yr., this girl in church tells me one day that if it wasn't for me, she might've been dead now and I'm like "huh? ".
She then proceeded to tell me that she was drownin and I was the one who pulled her to shore !!!
Maybe I was havin so much fun wit all the other kids that I didn't even realise wat I did...
cause I can't remember that AT ALL

A few years ago, a coworker told me over the phone that he was repeated sexually assaulted by a male choir director over a period of years. He had never told anyone about it before. He said he was ashamed to tell anyone. I was floored. I felt so sorry for him. The man that raped him was in the local news at the time for being a multiple offender of children and teens.

dreamfactory313 said:

dreamfactory313 said:

Dang.

dreamfactory313 said:

One of my friends sang Imagination for Ella Fitzgerald(who was a close friend of her family).

Ms.Ella asked for this lil' 5 years old girl to sing for her in their living room,,,,and she has the video to prove it Ella even sang along with her and her father begged her(Ella) to sing a hillbilly song,,,,which she did

She also made a living briefly singing jingles for radio stations/commercials,,,,but she doesn't intend to sing professionally since she's in law school now.

Harlepolis said:

that's amessing

A friend of mine once told me they hadn't realised Rahsaan Patterson was gay, even though they'd been into his music for a few years.

Ok, so seriously, probably finding out my friend had previously been married to my now wife. It wasn't a big deal (he became my friend by at the time we met being married to my wife's (then gf) older sister - yeah, he moved from one to the other) but I'm thinking it's probably quite a surprising thing in theory so fits this thread. We're friends still though, 7 years later. It never really was an issue. His subsequent break-up from my wife's sister was a bit more problematic.

Alej said:

I know you guys. I was heartbroken. There seemed to be nothing that I could think of to say to him besides "Im so sorry that happened to you". Its the saddest thing anyone has ever told me. I'll always remember that.

He's gay. That explained the Madonna and Janet Jackson posters he had on his wall!

dreamfactory313 said:

Did they do anything about that dude?

dannyd5050 said:

That wouldn't have surprised me

Fauxie said:

!!!

Alej said:

I know, huh! These were the posters:

I had a very close girlfriend who was engaged to her fiance for several years tell me and the rest of our crew that her and dude had already gotten married . . . three years ago!

I can understand if she didn't want to make a big deal about it but she was telling us a date for the wedding, describing our bridesmaids dress, and going to bridal shows with her best friend of 25 years (and dind't even tell her) knowing full well her ass was already married. Furthermore, she didn't tell us on purpose, she kinda let it slip to another friend. Who does that???? At least I didn't have to spend money on a shower and wedding gift.

My dad is the boldest, meaniest, craziest person
Doesn't even like it when people cry, told me never to say please because i shouldn't have to beg for anything.
And he taught me how to sew.. VERY good

dannyd5050 said:

Alej said:

Yes. At the time he was being charged with a decade's worth of charges which is what prompted my friend to confide in me that he was one of his victims as well. As far as I know, he is currently in prison.

nothing my friends do surprise me, i'm normally the one with the surprising stories.

Besides the friends who ultimately took their own lives...




Was floored, when a then-married buddy of mine told me that he'd been having affairs with other men. Was as seemingly straight as you'd ever see.

that she is going to jail for fraud

one friend wrote me from prison about 10 years ago to tell me she was in jail for check forgery. i'd been hanging out with her all summer and then she disappeared.


someone i work with told me that he and his wife were both nudists and swingers

errant said:

I guess my friend will tell me that too next

ehuffnsd said:

yeah, that too....