funny story
So, at SMOFCon, every so often there would come a time when I had to tell a story about my fannish history, including things like going to my first con, helping to found my college SF Club, or the fact that said club now puts on a con of its own and comparing campus-based events.
Every time I did this, I would say something like, "When I was in college..." or "I went to college in the Hudson Valley [and then stuff about trains]..." And Kim would pipe up and say, "No, you have to tell them where you went to college, go on."
So I would say, "I went to Vassar."
And there would be this fascinating moment of recognition and laughter and squealing and squeeing, per Kim] and everybody always said, "Oh my gosh, I've never known anybody who went to Vassar!" or "I'd always heard about that place and now I've met somebody who went there!" &c.
It was very odd, but amusing.
Now I am eating a snickerdoodle leftover from the Christmas Party at the other end of the building and feeling great college nostalgia. Oh, Nilda's, nobody can ever do snickerdoodles as well as you.
Every time I did this, I would say something like, "When I was in college..." or "I went to college in the Hudson Valley [and then stuff about trains]..." And Kim would pipe up and say, "No, you have to tell them where you went to college, go on."
So I would say, "I went to Vassar."
And there would be this fascinating moment of recognition and laughter and squealing and squeeing, per Kim] and everybody always said, "Oh my gosh, I've never known anybody who went to Vassar!" or "I'd always heard about that place and now I've met somebody who went there!" &c.
It was very odd, but amusing.
Now I am eating a snickerdoodle leftover from the Christmas Party at the other end of the building and feeling great college nostalgia. Oh, Nilda's, nobody can ever do snickerdoodles as well as you.