Saturday, May 28, 2016

The Guide to Sitting through a Graduation.

     Having had this experience, there are a few tricks to surviving a two hour graduation.

#1. Bring candy to munch on. Unless you're graduating, it's probably a good idea to bring candy, maybe even Oreos or fruit snacks. This will nourish you, as you are likely to faint from boredom as they have to make every single graduate feel special by calling them, making them walk across the whole stage, and in some, giving them an opportunity to let them thank their parents, family, and friends.

#2. Bring Earplugs. There are generally people who decide to break the World Record for the loudest noise made by a human while cheering for their relative who is graduating, and unfortunately, they could be sitting right behind you. Skin colored earplugs would be great as to not offend anyone. An even better option is ear-buds, because then (especially if they are noise-cancelling) not only do you avoid having your eardrums ruptured, but you also can listen to podcasts, music, or whatever.

#3. Bring a mask (maybe a Abraham Lincoln mask, or an old man mask) and sunglasses.
Wearing a overly large hoodie with the hood up, putting the mask and sunglasses in the front, you can then safely take a well-needed nap with the mask covering up any evidence. People looking will just see the blank face with shades staring up at the boring speaker, when in reality, you have your head tucked down lower toward your shoulder, taking forty winks like nobody's business.

#4. Sell people things. If you obtain a pushcart, you can load it with fresh, hot food to sell. The best time is about half-way through, after everyone has been bored to death, but before people are realizing that the boredom is coming to an end. Walk up and down the aisles, yelling, "Donuts, donuts, fresh hot donuts! Get 'em while they're hot!"
People will smell the delicious aroma of warm amazingness and this fact, combined with hunger and boredom, will greatly contribute to your amazing sales.

#5. Bring a sophisticated ultra-violet light emitter, commonly known as a laser. The fun you can have with this is endless. The back of the valedictorian's head could suddenly have a bright red laser spot on it, the podium that the speaker is using could suddenly become interesting, and a certain person possessing a laser could be thrown out of the premises of the graduation.


We hope that these tips help you if you go to a graduation, and make it more fun and interesting.
-Me