Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Confession Wednesday: Breakin' the Law!
Hello, friends!
It's that time again. Time to come clean!
This week's theme is Breakin' the Law.
We've ALL done it. Maybe you were reckless and bored one Saturday night and decided to "borrow" your neighbor's car. Or did you take a pack of gum from a store when you were five? Are you a habitual speeder or a (recovered) downloader of pirated music?
Back in my wild and crazy teen years, I was an unrepentant vandal.
My friends and I spent many a sleepover running around town and leaving evidence of where we'd been. It was the thing to do back then.
(Image courtesy of eHow.com)I easily have a hundred TP stories. Some of them are hilarious, some of them are kind of lame, but all of them are memorable.
Most of them involve church leaders. That was how we used to tell our leaders we loved them. By redecorating their front yards.
One of my favorite stories involves Brother Brad.
(That's not his real name. But Marc and I started calling him that after a misprint in the Sunday program. It stuck.)
LDS high school students have the joy of attending Seminary. And in California, we go to REAL Seminary.
(Not that fake "release time" thing they have in Utah.)
We're talking EARLY MORNING. Yes, even as a teenager I voluntarily got up and went to church before the sun was even up.
Brother Brad was our Seminary teacher the year some of us, including me, started driving. One night, a group of us girls decided to pay him a visit. Or, at least, his house.
There were five of us and I can't remember who was driving. I can't exactly remember who all was there, either, but I definitely know two of the other girls were Brittani and Kim. The three of us were crammed into the back seat of the car.
We got to Brother Brad's house a little too early in the evening. And we weren't exceptionally quiet. We weren't worried because the family wasn't home and we laughed about how hilarious it was going to be when they got home to find their house covered in toilet paper.
Except that we weren't quite quick enough.
Their car pulled into the driveway and we were caught
Brother Brad leapt out of the car, laughing maniacally as he bounded for the hose.
We ran for the car as fast as we could, throwing open the doors and driving away before we could get soaked in the 60-ish degree night.
Our getaway driver hit the gas and we were halfway down the street when I realized the back seat had suddenly become a lot more spacious.
"Where's Brittani?" I asked.
The driver slammed on the brakes and we heard a pitiful, "Waaaaaaaaiiiiiiit!" from some distance behind us.
We all turned to look through the rear window to see Brittani, half running toward our car, drenched from head to toe.
It was not the last time we TP'd Brother Brad's house. In fact, once his place was toilet papered three times in one night.
Does anyone know the statute of limitations on vandalism?
So...what's your crime?? Blog about it and then link up using the MckLinky below so that everyone can read your confession!
Next week's theme: Guilty Pleasures!
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haha! well, I've done the tp thing too, but only twice I think. my crime was that I stole chapstick from Kmart when I was 5 years old. I never got caught because I told my mom that a friend gave it to me and she believed me. bad girl I am.
ReplyDeleteHow hilarious! (for everyone but Brittani, I'm sure!) I must admit when I read your post title I immediately heard Beavis and Butthead singing, "Breaking the law, breaking the law" in my mind. Ahhh memories of the teen years!
ReplyDeleteI must confess as a teenager I was also a TP-er, as well as a victim of TP-ing. I stole an eyeliner once from a drugstore and didn't get caught, but the ladies who worked there started watching me, so they had a suspicion. And, as an adult I speed all the time! I'm just one of those chronic cruise-at-75-mph commuters. One of these days I'll take it slower...
We used to tp all the time. I can't remember ever having been caught in the act. I still laugh when I see a house covered in toilet paper, though. Well, unless it's mine of course!
ReplyDeleteI stole from the TG&E (old school store) by my house all through junior high. Mostly candy & that roll-on, flavored lip gloss. Remember that stuff? I'm not proud of it, but it's true. I never ever got caught.
ReplyDeleteI also took my friend's mom's car for a joy ride a couple of times. Once even without my friend. I'm a car thief!
TP-ing is a teenage rite of passage. We also used to "cookie" cars...where you open an oreo, and stick the cream filling side to the car. The cookies come off easily, but the greasy residue from the cookie stays and the windshield is gets smeary.
I think I only went TPing twice. I was lame. I'm a speeder. Haven't gotten a speeing ticket in a long time, but I've had a few in my day.
ReplyDeleteA 49er fan living in SOCAL. OHHH no. Us Seahawks are going to kick your little butts!! I sense a rival brewing between us on that game day. lOL you'd think I'd be a 49er fan, Hello I live right outside SF and grew up here. I was in the 80's. My mom even knew Jerry Rice personally and got to hold his super bowl ring. It's a great story I may post it sometime as a memory to her.
ReplyDeleteBTW my whole family is 49er fans. lol
Oh my gosh - so funny!!
ReplyDeleteI was raised in Utah and went to that lazy release time Seminary...ahh, the good old days! I will now be paid back by having to take my kids to early morning seminary here in CA. Every. Morning. Ugh.
I love a good TP story!
I don't speed sometimes...I speed ALL the time. But having a brother who is a cop kind of makes me think I get a free pass. And to be honest, I do.
ReplyDeleteMy best friend and I "borrowed" my dad's car once to go on a joyride. Problem was....we were only 14 yrs old at the time. And obviously we didn't exactly have my dad's permission. It backfired on me....as it always did!
ReplyDeleteKathie: Pin it on your friends! Good one!
ReplyDeleteShorty: Luckily, even Brittani can laugh about it now! And they may as well just make 75 the speed limit since that's about how fast I go too. (And there are always people passing me!)
LW: We were caught a few times. One of which resulted in my foot getting run over by a car!
Kris: Mmm, I used to love that lip gloss! I've seen the Oreo gag pulled before, but I've never done it because I know how awful that would be to clean up!
Kristina: I'm a speeder, too. Better knock on wood or I'm gonna get my first ticket in 15 years!
Lisa Anne: It could be worse! At least you're not a RAIDERS fan! Booo!!! My love of the 49ers started with Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. Would LOVE to hear your mom's story!
Nicole: Payback's a...well...you know! We used to say graduation doesn't count unless you went to early morning. :-)
Gina: Maybe my brother should be a cop instead of a lawyer...
Helene: That's so funny! Were you totally busted??
ReplyDeleteGuilty pleasures sounds interesting. Maybe I'll come up with something!
ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend was telling his daughter and I about "oreo-ing cars." Apparently you take Oreos and break them in half and stick them all over a car?
Ha! Good times.
ReplyDeleteI like his revenge of grabbing the hose.
Too bad kids these days can't keep their mischief and fun to toilet paper.
Oh my gosh Karen! That is CRAZY! What a funny story! At first I thought that was an actual picture and I was AMAZED by your toliet papering talents : )
ReplyDeletewow, I sound like a trouble maker and I always thought I was so innocent. lol
ReplyDeleteFunny stories and good memories. Working on my post right now!
LOL Karen - this is hilarious and just in time for Halloween! I was laughing hysterially at my desk - especially over the poor girl yelling "WAAAIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTT" running down the road behind the car! :o)
ReplyDeleteThat's too funny, I've never done the TP thing, but it looks like fun. I think my crimes were pretty low key, like drinking under age, and sneaking out of the house (actually I had a boyfriend sneak IN!). Stopped by from SITS, thanks for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeleteAhh, yes, TPing. Good good times! I don't think I should say anymore on the grounds that it may incriminate me. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, so funny!! I tp'ed just once- it was fun!
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