High Life / A WEEKLY FORUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS : The World’s Worst Catastrophes--to Date
Some evenings on the town, it seems as if whatever can go wrong will go wrong. From a car that won’t start to food that gets spilled, from forgetting your wallet to saying something completely dumb, going out can sometimes go so wrong.
Hot Topics asks, “What was your worst date disaster?”
“My date didn’t have a car, so his mom ended up driving us to dinner and to a movie.”
Ali Clements, 16,
sophomore, Villa Park
“I was supposed to go out with a guy, and later that night I called him and he wasn’t home. He never called or showed up and he had the nerve to call me two months later.”
Danielle Martin, 18,
senior, Dana Hills
“My date passed out on the way to dinner.”
Yung Shih, 18,
senior, Orange
“When my date came to my house, my dog attacked him.”
Julie Davisson, 16,
junior, University
“I got her home at 1 a.m.--two hours late. Before we could say good night, her mom opened the door, dragged her in, and slammed the door in my face.”
Josh Rencher, 15,
sophomore, Villa Park
“My date caught me with another girl.”
Albert Roxas, 16,
junior, Servite
“I went to the mall on a double date with this girl, my best friend and his girlfriend. Somehow we ended up at Sears, where the girls decided to look at the clothes. My friend and I started laughing when they went to the petite section. They got so mad that they went into the bathroom and never came out.”
Jason Saifrin, 18,
senior, Dana Hills
“My date picked me up an hour and a half late. Got lost. Tried to kiss me with his sardine breath and couldn’t take the hint when I told that I hated him.”
Teresa Saerber, 15,
sophomore, Orange
“At dinner, he took one look at the price list on the menu and said he wasn’t hungry.”
Jane Cheng, 18,
senior, University
“Her name was Bob.”
Ryan Evans, 17,
junior, Villa Park
“Everything was fine until in the movie theater while watching ‘Wayne’s World,’ my blind date leaned over and threw up popcorn on my shoes. Needless to say, I have never talked to her again.”
Michael Monahan, 17,
junior, Servite
“I ordered my tux for a dance and it wasn’t ready that night.”
Alex Martinez, 17,
junior, Orange
“My date and I were both too young to drive, so my parents had to drive us to the theater and his parents had to drive back. During the movie, his friends sat in back of us, laughing the whole time.”
Jacquelyn Ruth, 17,
senior, University
“A guy took me out to play table tennis, but he didn’t have a paddle or a ball. We spent 3 1/2 hours trying to find the equipment. The whole time in the car he didn’t say a word. Finally, we gave up, and he took me to this really nice restaurant. He forgot his wallet and I had to pay. He never called back.”
Elizabeth Baker, 17,
senior, Dana Hills
“Only one? You obviously haven’t met my ex-boyfriends.”
Brianna Mercer, 15,
sophomore, Villa Park
“My date and I went out in her convertible with the top down, and it rained. The top wouldn’t go up, and her car and everything inside got real wet. I felt bad, but she said that it was my fault because I didn’t do anything to help.”
Tom Lynn, 17,
junior, Servite
“As I was walking my date to her door, she said, ‘I have a really big headache.’ ”
Andrew Lin, 17,
senior, University
“It was a blind date. Need I say more?”
Belinda Bacsafra, 18,
senior, Villa Park
“When my date met up with some of her friends and we ended up spending the rest of the date with them.”
Jeremy Morrison, 16,
junior, Servite
“When my date brought me home, my dad met us on the porch.”
Celena Chen, 17,
senior, University
“In my junior year I went to the formal. My date spent a lot of money, and she and I went with my friends. We got kicked out of the dance, and our dates had to go with us. She hasn’t talked to me since.”
Kevin McInally, 16,
junior, Servite
Next Week’s Hot Topic:
Of whom are you the most envious? Why?
Responses gathered by Tina Toochinda (Dana Hills), Tram Nguyen (Orange), James Martin (Servite), Claudine Ko (University) and Darice Liun (Villa Park).