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Sometimes you’ll come across a 30-something who looks, walks, and talks like a teenager. They only care about a couple of things - hookups, money, cars, clothes… The worst part of it is when they finally open their mouth and you can feel yourself transported right back to school, or even worse… a frat!

There are easy ways to tell these people apart, though. A lot of the time they’ll even do the legwork for you, by being a super loud and obnoxious person up front. We’ve got a whole bunch of these loud and obnoxious, but ultimately funny stories for you today!

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens I was a three-time All-State swimmer in high school. I tell people about it all the time. So the answer is me, I scream that I peaked in high school.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hard to find a career in which medals are given for achievements.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Telling struggling young people, “These are the best years of your life. Enjoy them.”

Edit: Also, fighting with the same people you went to high school with over stupid s**t in your 30s.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't have time to fight with people I went to HS with, I hardly even see those people.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens “I’m an alpha” coupled with “can I borrow 20 bucks?”

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens When my dad is angry at a decision made by an MLB baseball manager, he will say something like "this is never what we would have done when I played". Dad never played beyond early high school.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens 40 years old, drives a Chevy pickup truck with a "Don't tread on me" sticker on the back, backward hat, and sunglasses, along with a monster energy drink in the left hand and punching a hole in the wall with the right hand

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um, vague description - can you provide more details? 😄

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Never leaving the town you grew up in, and the highlight of your week is the Friday night football game at your old HS where you tell everyone that will listen about your game winning TD that happened 20+ years ago.

ashakar , Stanley Morales Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s ok to never leave the town you grew up in…I stay because I need to take care of my parents one of which has leukemia

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Putting "*school of hard knocks*" on your social media profile page.

gijoe50000 , Tobias Dziuba Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How come no one ever admits they went to the College of Gentle Pats?

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#8

30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Bullying as an adult

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bullies exist at all ages. They just change methods from physical intimidation to psychological and financial.

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#9

30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Posting (& reposting) your cheerleading pictures on FB, in your 50s

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Spam messaging people from HS in you're 30's to scam them with an MLM you bought into.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone here want to do an anti pyramid scheme? I’ll make friends with someone, you make friends with someone, the trend will continue and then we will all just go out for a beer 🍻

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens I remember a pep rally senior year when a kind of friend of mine blew up a condom as a balloon and started singing terribly into it. It was embarrassing and I was going to engage them to stop. Another friend of mine stopped me and said "let him. This is as good as it gets for him." And f**k he was right.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You were a good friend…. While he was playing with the condom you were just trying to prevent things from getting hard for him

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Todd "I went to 8 consecutive proms at the same high school."

He was so athletic that as a Freshman he dated a junior and went to prom. Same with Sophomore year. Junior and Senior years he dated underclass girls. After prom he became a custodian. For the next 4 years he Matthew McConaughey'd his way through students.

When he knocked one up, he celebrated with his friends on a golf course and attempted to drive from that drunk and got in a wreck. There is a memorial golf scholarship in his name.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Honestly, when Dazed and Confused came out Matthew McConaugheys character didn't seem so bad; today, so cringe and gross

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#13

30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens "If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best."

Has nothing to do with peaking in high school directly, but damned if every girl who peaked in high school doesn't say that s**t.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Bragging about your HS hookups when you’re in your 30s.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Those adults that actively try to hang out with high schoolers and try to act cool with them. Could be pedophiles, could be highschool peakers. Or both, happens pretty often.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gross. If you're young enough to be my kid then there is noway I'm hanging out with you. I'm sorry but it's just way too wierd unless it's a work thing. I'm almost 40 and really don't think I could hangout with anyone under 30.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Constantly reminding us how much opportunity you had in high school .. like dude can I just have my Arby’s and go?

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens “I could have made it to state”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"How much do you wanna I bet I could throw a football over those mountains?"

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Going to the highschool football games in your 30s and still try and have conversations with staff or students thinking your words of wisdom will help the team.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens I know someone who reposts their posts from highschool multiple times a year and has only a couple recent pictures

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually probably repost old memories more than new ones now. Back in high school I took a bunch of pictures and posted, so they're great nostalgia. Now I tend to live in the moment and don't document every event. For me, not posting does not mean I'm not living a great life, it's quite the opposite.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Adding “leigh” to your kids names

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Wearing your Varsity jacket in your 30s, 40s, etc.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Generally varsity jackets are quite warm and well made (as well as being expensive) so I don't see an issue with still wearing it. Now if that's coupled with some of the other behaviors on this list that might be a problem

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens "when I was in school, I was benching 300 too"

"....I'm 31."

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Being obsessed with trying to throw a football overa mountain.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens People bragging about their SAT scores in their 40s.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jeez I don't even remember what it was except it was just barely above average and I'm certain today I would definitely get below average 😂

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Never leaving your hometown, hanging out at the same bar with the same people you went to highschool with, still talking about stuff from high school, and still chasing after/crying over the same guys/girls.

Naked lady silhouette,/“mama bear”/Salt Life/ “keep honking I’m reloading” decal

MLM /“health coach”/“life coach” as profession. No, you sell s****y makeup and shakes.

Becoming a town police officer/firefighter and making it your entire personality.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

uuughhh with the firefighters in my hometown, they are ALL guys I went to high school with (though not all from the same grade) and they still sit around drinking cheep beer and acting exactly like they did back in 2000 when they were teens. But hey at least they help people now in case of fire, so I guess that's a plus.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens “I just tell it like it is and if you can’t handle that then too bad.”

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know others who tried to "live" this, until the tables were turned and suddenly they were butt-hurt.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Attending a high school reunion after the advent of social media. It seems it’s either to relive the glory days or to prove something, neither usually works out the way people want it to.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My 20th high school reunion was last year. The people in charge could not find me. (I found this out through the one friend I keep in touch with from my class.) No address, no email, no phone number, no presence whatsoever on social media. They eventually asked said friend if she knew how to get in touch with me. She told them she has no idea where I am. She's a great friend. :)

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Wearing a graduation ring more than a year after graduating

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I find nothing wrong with this. I spent $110 on a pretty and simple ring with my birthstone in it and I still wear it on occasion when I'm in a jewelry wearing mood. I spent the money so I'm gonna wear it and I don't care it's a school ring because it's still pretty (has a slight antique look). I graduated over 20 years ago

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Hyped over attending reunions

Graduating to go straight into teaching and going right back to teaching high school. Bonus point if you teach at the school you just graduated from

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Uhhhh... Maybe some people just want to become teachers? Might be true in some cases, but I'm a bit lost on this one. I taught physics for five years after getting my master's and I contend it had nothing to do with peaking, but a love for the subject and getting youth excited about it.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Having a child at 18 (speaking from experience)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun story, my sister in law had her son at 18. Missed one day of school, graduated valedictorian, earned a biology degree in 3 years and now makes bank working for the National Institutes of Health.

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30 Signs That People Peaked In High School And Never Left That Mindset, Shared By Netizens Being a woman's shoe salesman

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