Gary Wallace and I attended summer school together and John Bender was in our class.
Gary and I had heard about John's reputation as a bad ass but the rumours were bland compared to watching his defiance in action.
That summer we saw John as a true dickwad. That summer, Gary and I were the target of John's insults and harassment. We were his entertainment in class and all his nastiness was directed at us.
It was at the beginning of the new High School year when I made the Claire Standish mistake.
There was John Bender, but this time around, he behaved differently towards me....he was charming and sweet.
I had just been dumped by Andrew Clark who was a Senior. My heart was broken and my "ever so important social status" was teetering as a result.
John Bender swooped in to save me *sigh*.
Here's what I found out, at the expense of my heart being broken again.
Under the social stereotypes, Andrew Clark and John Bender were not that different. Each one of them was...a brain...and an athlete...and a basket case...a princess...and a criminal...a Led Zeppelin fan...and an ASSHOLE.
A pair of Sixteen Candle-watching 40-somethings who are still waiting for Jake Ryan to give them back their panties. Add us on twitter @johnhugheslied and Parker Young on Facebook.
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