So I decided to go to prom

"EuroJosh" (eurojosh) 01/10/2014 at 17:45 • Filed to: None

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This is my senior year and I decided to go to prom, more or less to just chow down, but I wanna come in with a bang. I'm thinking a very smokey burnout is in order right in the parking lot.

Picture relevant

EDIT: Guys I understand your concern, being an idiot on that particular day is not a good idea and this was merely a fun thought. (Though if the conditions are right its debatable)

505Turbeaux > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 17:48

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this would be the stupidest thing you can do. If they let you in after this you will be a mark. Go have fun, chow down, and keep the hoonage to any other night. Not only will there be police around looking for this kind of crap, but it is a dangerous night for all the kids drinking or smoking weed.

thedevilinside > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 17:49

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Maybe out is a better decision? I have regretted not smoking out the parking lot ever since I left high school. (Reason I didn't was I had a FWD car) Did drive a Trans Am to prom, but parking was an underground garage that was very tight.

desertdog5051 > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 17:49

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Please remember that if it can go wrong it will. (Murphy's Law) Please reconsider.

ddavidn > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 17:51

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I hope you're joking, buddy. I'd hate to see you get in trouble or hurt someone.

Dunnik > 505Turbeaux 01/10/2014 at 17:51

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This.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 17:53

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I know you want to...and god knows I did some stupid shit in my HS parking lot...but don't...the cops are literally frothing at the mouth for shit like that on Prom night. Its literally their wet dream to bust some HS kid they already hate for doing something they perceive to be wreckless. Just try to take Prom Queen home...better yet, go re-create the Audi ad.

Just4GP > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 17:53

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Reminds me of the guy that decided to show up at my HS prom in a dress. He thought he'd make an impression. VERY bad move on his part. Don't be THAT guy.

Iwishicoulddrive > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 17:54

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you want to give this image at prom:

not this one:

that would be more suited post homecoming football game. Prom is a time for elegance

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 17:57

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You remind me of the kid who decided to do handbrake skids in our school parking lot after he "graduated". We had parking lot cameras in the main lot only but he decided to do them there, missed a recovery, smacked his saturn into a curb, and lost a wheel. So technically he was

-tresspassing
-vandalizing
-driving recklessly
-driving with a suspended license

Or basically, being the biggest idiot possible. I'm sure he still got his diploma but not before multiple criminal charges were put on his record. On prom night, being an idiot is the worst thing to do if you do it at the school.

thedevilinside > thedevilinside 01/10/2014 at 17:58

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As others have mentioned, Prom Night is not the best day to choose, but I like the idea anyway.

EuroJosh > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 01/10/2014 at 18:03

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Good thing its not at school!

EuroJosh > 505Turbeaux 01/10/2014 at 18:04

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True but I don't drink and or smoke :)

505Turbeaux > Iwishicoulddrive 01/10/2014 at 18:04

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words of wisdom right here. Be a pimp, not a yahoo

CAR_IS_MI > Just4GP 01/10/2014 at 18:06

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He made an impression alright...

EuroJosh > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 01/10/2014 at 18:06

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That's just dumb, this was more or less a joke but it'd still be fun!

EuroJosh > ddavidn 01/10/2014 at 18:06

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No worries, it is in jest.

505Turbeaux > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 18:07

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Well that is great for you, just be conscious of the other idiots on in the parking lot. I will not tell you the rate of speed I traveled to and fro my own prom racing my buddy whose dad rented a Vette for him to show up in, nor what kind of mind altering things were flowing through my veins. Eventually you learn these are bad ideas. regardless have fun and stay safe. And get some prom night booty

EuroJosh > Just4GP 01/10/2014 at 18:07

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Hardly think a little hooning could be comparable to a man wearing a dress lol

EuroJosh > 505Turbeaux 01/10/2014 at 18:09

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I'll be good I promise. The plan really went like this:
Arrive, eat, hang around for a bit, light up some rubber, go home and go to sleep.

ddavidn > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 18:11

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I mean, I guessed that. But you know, this is the internet.

EuroJosh > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment 01/10/2014 at 18:17

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LOL. But good plan, good plan indeed.

maximillious > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 18:18

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Dude you are in highschool do what you want, your young and in reality no one is going to drop the hammer on you because of a burnout... do it somewhere safe obviously, and certainly not where anyone can get hurt. You can have your fun, because everyone on this page did too, we already learned our lessons, and you will to. Its more fun to have the first hand experience and and memories of your stupidity than to remember the time a bunch of old dudes told you not to on a website.

Spaceball-Two > 505Turbeaux 01/10/2014 at 18:27

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EuroJosh > maximillious 01/10/2014 at 18:29

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Finally! I thought everyone here was a sensible nanny! I try and fight the stereotype of bad, irresponsible, etc teenage drivers with my own driving, because I just don't want to be seen as one of those people to the older guys, but lord knows I love me some hooning . Its just hard to convince a bunch of old heads that not every teenager is retarded, shit, I mean, I think every one of those kids are retarded. I don't think I'm the greatest driver (though my ego as a male wants me to say "yeah but I'm not like them either!") but I take pride in how I drive and my ability to choose when is a fitting time to hoon despite it being "irresponsible".
I'm the only kid I know that can heel toe, so that's a plus!

WhereAreMyPants > Iwishicoulddrive 01/10/2014 at 18:29

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Infinite truth, here.

Frank Grimes > Iwishicoulddrive 01/10/2014 at 18:32

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this.

Frank Grimes > Iwishicoulddrive 01/10/2014 at 18:34

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or this.

heres the how to.

EuroJosh > Frank Grimes 01/10/2014 at 18:50

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Reminds me. I happen to be in possession of a sweet Snap-On tie clip

maximillious > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 18:52

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OH dont doubt for a second that you and everyone your age is an idiot. And dont think that will change when you graduate either, once you hit college you will ascend to a level of stupidity you thought not possible. All I'm saying is, have your fun, just dont hurt anyone doing it. I've hooned since I got my license and I have been pulled over for it. I have gotten in trouble and looking back i realize it was stupid....but fun. Just remember, the fun you have should not have a negative effect on someone else, then its not fun, its just douchy. One last thing.... if you are going to do a burnout in a chevy prism or a dodge neon, then listen to everyone else in here and forget everything else I have said.

TwoFortified > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 19:01

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All the old farts are like ZOMG NO!!!

Well, you're a senior in High School, and can recognize "safe" decisions vs "reckless" ones. IIRC, in high school, I tended to pick one or the other based on mood. If you do decide to do a fat burnout...don't do it if it's gonna be a peg-leg.

Is that rear end locked up?

EuroJosh > TwoFortified 01/10/2014 at 19:14

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Yup

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 19:17

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Have fun out there

RMudkips > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 19:31

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See, this is why I need my license...and a car...

TwoFortified > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 19:45

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Well good. The option is on the table

Frank Grimes > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 19:46

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that is sweet.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 20:13

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What I'm doing for prom (keep in mind, I'm a sophomore right now, so I got time to make this happen) is rent a candy pink painted, white walled, white interior Chevy Belair Convertible (possibly a '57 or '58)
this is exatly how I want to be remembered.
classy

lucky's pepper > EuroJosh 01/10/2014 at 21:11

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At my HS the seniors used to end the school-year a day and a half earlier than anyone else. So they would be done around noon on Thursday while the rest of us had to go till Friday at 3.

A lane ran along the front of the school, from the street to the parking lot. It was maybe 100 yards long and it was a tradition for the seniors to speed down the lane or do little burnouts while leaving on their last day.

There was a hillbilly kid at my school who was a year ahead of me and had a real '71 Boss 351 (this was '87). It was a rusted POS, with the rear up in the air, big and little Keystones and a set of Mickey Thompsons on the back that stuck out of the wheel-wells. But it was fast (though I don't know if it still sported the original R-code Cleveland).

So it's the end of my junior year and I'm sitting in a classroom in the front of the building when all the seniors are leaving on their last day. Everyone is speeding by and squealing their tires when hillbilly kid pulls into the lane with the Boss 351 and stops. You could see what was coming a mile away.

I bet there was at least 4000 rpm showing on the tachometer when he dumped the clutch and did one of the must spectacular, movie quality burn-outs I've ever seen. The rear of that Mustang went sideways when the tires broke loose but then he backed out of the throttle just a bit and held the brake, letting the smoke build up until the entire back end of the car was engulfed. Then he slammed into second, eased off the brake and slowly rolled down the lane at maybe 10 mph, tires smoking the entire way. When he got to the middle of the lane, right where the office would be, he let loose of the brakes, floored the throttle and took off.

Ever though I was on the second floor, the room was hazy with tire smoke when it was over. You could hear everyone (at least the students) cheering throughout the building and when the smoke cleared there were two long, wide and majestic rubber stripes down the lane. It was one of the most gloriously juvenile things I've ever seen done with a car.

I spent my senior year waiting for my opportunity at doing the world's greatest burnout with my small-block powered Regal on my last day. Alas, a week before school let out we were informed the police would be there on seniors last day and if anyone so much as chirped their tires there would be hell to pay. So the tradition ended there.

My advice to you: don't do anything dangerous, but remember you're only a teenager once and those memories will last a life time.

EuroJosh > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 01/10/2014 at 21:21

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See now, this is exactly why I want to do a burnout.
To hell with what people think of me, I have a life of wheel spin ahead of me!

EuroJosh > lucky's pepper 01/10/2014 at 21:23

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That's a pretty rad story man, but anyway, thanks I will.

Just4GP > EuroJosh 01/11/2014 at 15:11

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True. Personally, I'd prefer the hooning over the dress. But God forbid something goes wrong. I've had a time or two when hooning went wrong. Fortunately there was no one else around and no damage occurred.