identical twins, different universities, overlapping recruitments...

petals · #1 07-09-2007, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221

hold the hell on - we're comparing "recruitment" to JK Rowling??

that's not even apples to oranges. that's like apples to... orangutans. WTF?

I think it's along the lines of nitpicking something intended for entertainment. Or at least that's how I'm seeing it.

Soliloquy · #2 07-09-2007, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by petals

I think it's along the lines of nitpicking something intended for entertainment. Or at least that's how I'm seeing it.

Agreed.

I'm going back and forth between Guitar Hero II and this thread... anxiously waiting for more!

Gotta love summer vacation

tld221 · #3 07-09-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by petals

I think it's along the lines of nitpicking something intended for entertainment. Or at least that's how I'm seeing it.

yeah, im just being funny. i don't mean half the nitpicking that i do on GC. but hell, it passes time - hell its already 4pm.

umm recruitment, don't you have some copy and pasting to do? get on with it!

AlphaFrog · #4 07-09-2007, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221

yeah, im just being funny. i don't mean half the nitpicking that i do on GC.

That's where this comes in:
Wait. You mean you're joking most of the time? My world just shook a little bit. ~ MysticCat

Faith4Keep · #5 07-09-2007, 04:01 PM

Please update!!! We want to hear your wonderfully written story!

((Sitting and whining in her cubicle))

OtterXO · #6 07-09-2007, 04:06 PM

I second (or third) those asking for an update! I was enjoying the story!

rusheemom · #7 07-09-2007, 04:07 PM

I lurk a lot as well and rarely post - but please please please continue! It never crossed my mind that this was fake. It actually sounds very typical of "Rush" in the late 70's, 80's - specifically at competitive schools.

susan314 · #8 07-09-2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rusheemom

I lurk a lot as well and rarely post - but please please please continue! It never crossed my mind that this was fake. It actually sounds very typical of "Rush" in the late 70's, 80's - specifically at competitive schools.

Well, it had to be recently enough for colored contacts to be widely available, so that rules out the 70s. (I think colored contacts started publicly in the late 80s or so though...I know I started wearing regular contacts in 1990ish, and if I recall correctly colored lenses were an option then.)

Honestly, I think that tidbit was the detail that surprised me the most...after reading all the SEC rush warnings, nothing anyone could say about rush outfits would surprise me. But, the idea that people might actually change up the color of their eyes from day to day sounded so

to me...that thought never even occurred to me!

Soliloquy · #9 07-09-2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by susan314

Well, it had to be recently enough for colored contacts to be widely available, so that rules out the 70s. (I think colored contacts started publicly in the late 80s or so though...I know I started wearing regular contacts in 1990ish, and if I recall correctly colored lenses were an option then.)

Honestly, I think that tidbit was the detail that surprised me the most...after reading all the SEC rush warnings, nothing anyone could say about rush outfits would surprise me. But, the idea that people might actually change up the color of their eyes from day to day sounded so to me...that thought never even occurred to me!

Really?
Peculiar...

I know lots of people who alternate colored contacts depending on what they're wearing etc. It's not like they go from natural brown to bright green, but they do it. Heck, I used to do it.

ZTABullwinkle · #10 07-09-2007, 05:02 PM

I think we may never hear the rest of the "story." I have my doubts but was waiting to see what would happen in the end.

Is it possible that the OP is writing this as a punishment to all of us who are addicted to the retro recruitment threads?

Drolefille · #11 07-09-2007, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Soliloquy

Really?
Peculiar...

I know lots of people who alternate colored contacts depending on what they're wearing etc. It's not like they go from natural brown to bright green, but they do it. Heck, I used to do it.

Those of us with actual glasses don't usually have that luxury though. I've had colored contacts, but expecting to afford boxes in multiple colors? Yeah, vision insurance doesn't pay for that. If I had 20/20 vision, I could buy the cheap ones that just change your eye color and not worry about it. (But I wouldn't, I got beyond that phase in high school)

sageofages · #12 07-09-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by susan314

Well, it had to be recently enough for colored contacts to be widely available, so that rules out the 70s. (I think colored contacts started publicly in the late 80s or so though...I know I started wearing regular contacts in 1990ish, and if I recall correctly colored lenses were an option then.)

Honestly, I think that tidbit was the detail that surprised me the most...after reading all the SEC rush warnings, nothing anyone could say about rush outfits would surprise me. But, the idea that people might actually change up the color of their eyes from day to day sounded so

to me...that thought never even occurred to me!

A quick google check shows "colored contact lenses a hit in Paris" in 1951 New York Times article. It also shows various us and foreign patents dating back to the mid-60s. SO...someone with money MIGHT have them. However, generally available ones come on the market after a 1988 patent was issued.

I WANT MORE OF THIS STORY...let's all just enjoy the story.

AZ-AlphaXi · #13 07-09-2007, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sageofages

A quick google check shows "colored contact lenses a hit in Paris" in 1951 New York Times article. It also shows various us and foreign patents dating back to the mid-60s. SO...someone with money MIGHT have them. However, generally available ones come on the market after a 1988 patent was issued.

I WANT MORE OF THIS STORY...let's all just enjoy the story.

I had two sets of colored contacts (hard lenses) in the late1960s/early 1970s. One set was blue and one set (replacement set) was violet.

LegallyBrunette · #14 07-09-2007, 04:08 PM

Recruitment,
Please continue--whatever else has been said, it's abundantly clear everyone here is hooked! For those of us Northerners (or anyone who experienced a less competitive rush), it's fascinating to hear about a different experience.

Also, I know you emphasized discretion (re your mother's identity, understandably) but some hints about the geographic location of the school and the time period might stave off some of the critics. Just a thought. Either way, I'd love to hear more!

jwright25 · #15 07-09-2007, 04:13 PM

I'll also request an update! I, too, found myself trying to guess where Recruitment and Sydney went to school using her clues. I was thinking that the twist was going to be that it was Barbara and Jenna Bush (I know - they aren't identical, blonde, petite, etc.). But still, it was very interesting reading, and I hope to get to see more. I didn't ever think it was fake, but a teeny tiny part of me was afraid that she was going to say, "And to hear what happened on Bid Day, buy my book. Here's a link to amazon!" But that's just cause I'm in the publishing business.

Seriously, recruitment, I'm loving your story and your intricate details. I took away from your descriptions of smaller chapters that you are gracious and able to find positive things to say about everyone.