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Overhearing the dumb things people say is one of the best things about going out.
I was waiting for the bus the other week, and there were a group of highschool kids sitting near-by. I always keep my ears half-open around them because, supposedly, I’m writing a YA novel.
As I’m sitting there, one of the boys happens to mention that it seems every time he talks to the girls, one of them is getting an injection. The response is that it’s the cervical cancer vaccine and his next, immmediate, question is whether or not he should be getting one.
Made my week.
hehehe
we had to et that at school 2 years ago and when the guys found out there first question, EVERY time was “where do you get that injection”, o my, what idiots