Yearly Reflection, As Told by “Exeter Memes for Non Sibi Teens”
This is the last edition of the Exonian and more importantly the last edition of the humor section for the year. We editors (royal “we”) at the humor section decided to present you with an anthology of the 2017-2018 school year, as told by the Facebook group Exeter Memes for Non Sibi Teens, a platform for posting memes related to the trials and tribulations of life at Phillips Exeter.
What a year we’ve had! The summer brough us the great Jeffrey Drummond, who commented on the lack of alumni involvement in memes and gave us all hope for our own future. With September a new wave of preps brought in the EJP (Exeter Juuling Pandemic) and subjected us to conversations about “preserving our health.” Tyehimba Jess brought us a mobius strip, and PMac taught us about her affinity for strong black coffee and spawned a bunch of terrible memes that the Humor Section capitalized on. In October the “boonk game” swept through to take mail room covers. I really don’t know what satisfaction a mailbox cover can bring, but if that makes you happy, have fun with those cameras. By the end of the month the centerpiece and crown jewel of our Facebook timelines was discovered and picked up by the Exonian. Nevertheless PEA Memes persisted, reminding us of our habit for enjoying Assembly livestreams from the comfort of our bedrooms instead of the discomfort of those padded benches, and Dean Coole’s habit for stopping us with punishments. Speaking of Assembly, we had Schwarzy and Chisholm throw it down and lay it out for us in a Battle Royale of “friendly discussion.”
In winter, “everyone was slipping!” into the new year. It was certainly a “New Year Numi” for a lot of people, especially the many that the Academic Dishonesty Statement is “copied and pasted.” Perhaps this was what frightened PMac away from Exeter, which made us all wonder “Wot in Principal MacFarlane resignation?”
In the spring, Paul Gravel couldn’t round up to 99%, and we were mad. Finally, the phishers slid into our DM’s, subjecting us to an eternal distrust for all emails entitled “Important Updates.” What memes will Exonians bring us in the coming months? Only time will tell, but I really hope it has something to do with the interim principal. Don’t fail us, Exonians.