| How You Know You're a Mercy Girl by Elizabeth Finn You actually kind of liked Mrs. Heberle, but would never admit it You know who "Kirstie" is, and you consider her an enemy, a moron, or both You know that the Alma Mater is not sung properly unless the word WAFTING is sung as loud as possible, and you remember singing it that way at graduation. Half your class had cars before they had licenses You think it's normal to go bowling in gym..excuse me, PE..class Wunderwoman is not a comic book character At least five people in your class thought they were ghetto....who grew up in Pittsford, Fairport, or Victor You told people that there were no cliques at Mercy (snicker) You thought that the senior hall was going to be great..until you realized that it was right next to the faculty room. You heard the phrases "Mercy snobs", "Mercy sluts", or "Mercy bitches" whispered and you sort of felt pride Field day and Class Bash were just excuses to piss off administration "Activity Period Day" was the highlight of your month When someone got an unusual piercing, it was the talk of the class for weeks When someone got an unusual piercing, you took bets to see how long it would take Kirst to notice and make her take it out You never forget girls who left before graduation You taped your locker vents on Freshman Friday and left the tape up all year..just in case You didn't understand why the junior lockers weren't as nice as the sophomore lockers You rolled your skirt You dated a McQuaid boy, and decided that "once was enough" You talked about "the deli" for four years, but have never set foot in it. Gossiping about teachers was a pastime Your substitute teachers were retired nuns You remember the dead nuns being wheeled down the hall in body bags..and were almost hit by one once You've tried to get a teacher fired Being a senior meant sitting in the front during Mass You had an LL Bean backpack with your initials on it in junior high...and you thought u were SO hot Whenever you hear anyone say.."Catholic school girls are SO dirty" you nod enthusiastically. You know what the "Mercy Syndrome" is, and you know at least five people who have had it. You looked forward to seeing the magazine drive guy every year You can recite the "geese fly together" speech 90% of your class played a sport more on page 2: Page 2 |
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