High school graduation - Florida style!
by SouthernFriedInfidel | Published on May 30th, 2007, 7:34 pm | Life
I went to church with my wife tonight and heard the most amazing story. Before the service started, in case folks might be wondering...
A couple we know there had just gotten back from attending their grandson's high school graduation ceremony in Ocala, Fl. They said it was -- well -- memorable.
The ceremony took place in a venue normally reserved for rodeos. Our friends parked and had to walk a mile to get to the seating area. They were dressed in a suit and sun dress, while virtually everyone around them was dressed in jeans and tank shirts.
After they found their seats with the parents of the soon-to-be graduate, they were entertained by the outbreak of a fight among some men nearby. The police arrived and hauled three of the men away.
When the ceremony started, the school principal came out on stage and announced that a graduation is a solemn ceremony and that all attending were expected to show due respect for the graduates. At which point hundreds of people in the crowd all pulled out their air horns and have a concerted blast -- I guess that's how they show solemn respect there....
During the ceremony, a fight broke out among a group of four women on the other side of the arena. After a good three or four minutes of screaming, kicking and other such nonsense, the police arrived to haul them away as well. All around them, during the speeches and ceremony, they saw folks around them pulling bottles and flasks out to mix drinks for themselves and whet their whistles...
There was a musical performance -- the school ensemble performed a couple of Gospel songs that got the whole place hopping, with the crowd dancing in the seats and in the aisles, shouting praises to God and so forth.
So overall, our friends were very happy indeed to get all that over and done with. They said that they aren't keen on trying to see another Ocala graduation in the future -- thanks anyway.
