When I was in high school I had an advice column in the Student Newspaper called \u201cRye Advice.\u201d It was a play on Catcher in the Rye. What can I say? I was 15 years old.<\/p>\n
Here is one of the columns I just found while cleaning out an old box:<\/p>\n
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Q: There\u2019s a girl in my Latin class who I\u2019m absolutely nuts about. Should I tell her?<\/p>\n
A: NO, THERE IS NO WAY ON EARTH THAT YOU SHOULD TELL HER!! (Is it Marie-France Lapoint? She is CRAZY hot, especially in those green cords!!! Drool!!!)<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Look, this girl who may or may not be Marie-France Lapoint, is probably completely out of your league and dating a guy who lives in Europe or goes to university in the States. You should spare yourself the humiliation of rejection and just wait for her to notice you and your totally cool sweater.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s not always easy to do this, but it\u2019s ESSENTIAL that you try. Look at her all the time, but pretend like she\u2019s not important to you because you\u2019re popular and your family is rich. Your indifference will make her think there\u2019s something wrong with her, and this insecurity will probably make her try to be nice to you, and when this happens you should still play it really cool, like you would never have a crush on somebody like her but you\u2019ll talk to her in boring, old Latin, and then when she gets really, really hammered at a party you should make your move!! The master has spoken.<\/p>\n Q: My parents want me to take Computer Science but I think it\u2019s a stupid waste of time. What do you think?<\/p>\n A: First of all, parents are useless. They\u2019re completely embarrassing and don\u2019t understand anything! Of course Computer Science is a waste of time!! Fortran and Cobol?<\/p>\n