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Snakeophelia
06/03/09

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Is it just me, or is Princeton the college campus that has the least "college town" feel to it? I lived there two summers in a row while attending UNC-Chapel Hill the rest of the year, and the contrast was stunning. Chapel Hill was a true college town where anything went. Princeton felt like it was full of incredibly rich pre-yuppies who didn't partake in all the usual college rituals. I mean, a college town with no thrift store? No funky dive bars? What?

Of course, Princeton Record Exchange ruled, so I spent all my time there, but still. I visited the radio station at one point, just to see what it was like, and the person working there assumed I was a musician arriving for an on-air interview. I think it was because I was the only person in town wearing an outfit that cost less than $500.
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Rumpelstilskin
06/03/09

@Snakeophelia: I went to Chapel Hill also and was thinking there the townies sold you drugs or were the hookers and rentboys. Some of the latter were amazingly hot. School days...
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fileunder
06/03/09

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Probably one of those Puerto Rican kids they've been letting in.
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BadUncle
06/03/09

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I hope NYU sets up discard tents, so I can score PBRs, guyliner and dog-eared copies of Jane Austen and the Goblet of Fire.
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BookishLatkeish
06/03/09

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I love how that photo could pretty much be 1983, 1993 or 2003. But if that is a "pro-life" organization, maybe not?
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jiminy.peep
06/03/09

@BookishLookish: Their styles are definitely adaptable to several decades of bad fashion. But it looks like they are in DC, so I am going to guess that the banner is for the "March for Life" and not some super pro-alma mater sentiments.
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Rumpelstilskin
06/03/09

@jiminy.peep: Yep, that is the National Mall. Nordstrom's is on the right.
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Kid Twist
06/03/09

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I see why this would be so alarming. Most of your deranged killers wander around with green guns.
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Paul.B.Dodd
06/03/09

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Hey look at the happy token minority in there! Look at how happy he is with that big, bright smile.
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Sneeze In Bed
06/03/09

@Paul.B.Dodd: I wouldn't call Asians a minority in the Ivy League.
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Private Hangnail
06/03/09

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Where I come from, underage Townies wander in packs armed with assault rifles. They drink a thick liqueur distilled from car batteries and train feral dogs to attack baby strollers and Volvos. God help you if they see or smell a college identification card or a syllabus; you'll be torn limb from limb in seconds.
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Banjo-Sea Kitten
06/03/09

@Private Hangnail: Good Will Hunting of a different sort.
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jiminy.peep
06/03/09

@Private Hangnail: So, you come from upstate?
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Private Hangnail
06/03/09

@jiminy.peep: Bingo!
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CaptainFantastic
06/03/09

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Malibu? I question Princeton's student acceptance standards.
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