Pine Forest High School - Pifonoca Yearbook (Fayetteville, NC)

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An elderly couple, on their vacation, was passing through Fayetteville. They soon began to argue about how the name of the All-American city was pro- nounced. The husband declared it was pronounced FAY-ET-VILLE. The wife insisted it was FETT-VILLE. They ar- gued back and forth for awhile and fi- nally they stopped at a local store. After walking in, the husband asked the girl behind the counter to tell him where he was. He asked her to do it slowly and clearly. The puzzled girl replied BUR- GER-KING . . . Ha. Ha. Ha. O.k., so it wasnit the best one you've ever heard. But it did make you smile or even laugh. How do you feel? You feel good, don't you? Not le 7041464 Qc 'famwl world's universal communication. There are two major functions of laugh- ter. Both are positive and extremely healthy. First, it enhances your charac- ter. Second, it has medicinal value. When you walked down the halls of Pine Forest, you probably saw many people laughing and having a good time. You wanted to smile with them, didn't you? You felt good about the ones who were laughing. Why? Because laughter enhances your character. It speaks well of a person by showing their jovial qualities. Laughter is a charac- teristic that reaks of personality. That is what makes and breaks a person in the eyes of the public and their peers. Per- sonality, it has a definite importance in about the joke, but laughing. It felt your life. good to chuckle. Laughter is our Laughter also has medicinal value. f W W' f 1-rr't 1'rr' .... .. .tt . , . r..V . ,.... i .. ....VV ,,.' ill., H U NT: 't,.-- .'f' V fx , i a. N i ss- is ,,,' No, it's not voodoo or black magic. It's logical and scientists worldwide believe in it. lt's been proven that laughter pro- duces positive physical effects. It exer- cises your lungs, heart, and the abdo- men. This relieves boredom, tension, guilt, headaches, and backaches. Try it and see. How do you put life into a kleenex? Put a little Hboogiei' in it . . . Go ahead and laugh. There's no harm in it. All it can do is have a healthy effect . . . that is unless you're called down for disturbing the class. Anyway where would the world be if it didn't have a little laughter? Smile, you're on Candid Camera Stacey Thomas laughs gleefully as our Ace Photogra- pher catchcs her by surprise. student life

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Really?? As Amy Vanlerberghe shares her story, she brightens Kathy Evans day by causing her to smile. You did what? . ,. Karen O'brien breaks out in laughter as she discovers about Guyla Wilkin- son's weekend. ui 3 Ha.'Ha.'Ha.' . . . Kerri Ehlers appears to be hav- That was stale . . , Denise Brown, Tracey Garcia, ing an emotional breakdown as Shari Common Adrienne Brown, and Vanessa Moses chuckle re- tries to calm her. gardless of Rhonda Mayo's joke. student life ,, 51 l ,, as mm if . , hw ,wg ,, 13 2'

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Words tend to flow all to easily from our lips. Rarely do we consider the ef- fect of them until it's too late. All of the little comments about what she had on or who he was with are second nature to almost everyone. Talking about people is instinct. lt's inbred. All of our lives we've been surrounded by people talk- ing about people. We've all received the message that it is okay to gossip a little every now and then. Oops! Did I say gossip? Yes, gossip. You know, that idle chatter that usually winds up alluding to a certain someone and a certain thing they did. We have all done it at some- time and we will most definitely do it again. For some reason, we all seem to think that others' lives are public domain. Just look at the reading materials you can find while waiting in line at the grocery store. The headlines read some- thing like this: Elizabeth Taylor Adds Yet Another Trinket to Her Engagement Collec- tion Princess Di Screams Another Man's Name in Her Sleep What business is any of it to us? The tabloids who print gossip rely on the ' ' va 72- basic human desire to participate in it. Those stories are based entirely on her- esay and yet it sells. Why do people feel it's necessary to know other people's business'?'? That's easy, because people are curious by na- ture. lt's in our blood. Besides that, half the time our lives aren't nearly as excit- ing as others' are made out to be. Believe it or not, there is a positive side to gossiping. One does have to look hard for it, but it does exist. Talking about someone .is a form of release. In- stead of bottling everything up inside, gossip gives you the luxury of letting your true feelings be known. There is a chance that it will get back to the star of your gossip but a very small one if you talk to someone you trust. Gossip helps get a lot of things off your chest. Another, very simplistic, justification for gossip is lack of conversational top- ics. You can only talk about homework for so long. And the discussion of week- end plans becomes extremely boring af- ter living in Fayetteville for any length of time. People are the most fascinating things on this earth, so why not talk about them? They each have their own words, thoughts, styles and personal- 'ts I1 1 ll f student life He did what? Mark Taylor, Scott Fowler and Damion Etienne listen attentively as they prove boys do gossip too. ities, so it's highly unlikely that you will run out of things to say. Everywhere you look there is gossip. Perhaps, even more so in the high school. Not one day goes by when you don't hear or say something about someone. ln our school alone, rumors run rampant. If you do anything to stand out, expect to be talked about. Everyone is fair game when it comes to gossip. Nothing is sacred. In high school, appearance is ex- ,tremely important. If you don't look just right, you could easily be subjected to those little whispers that usually be- gin with something like, Did you see what she had on? Talking about peo- ple's appearances is probably the most common form of gossip because it's so easy to do. All you need is to part your lips the tiniest bit and the words just kind of flow out. Gossip is human nature, good or bad. Whatever the causes, it is a major part of our high school years. And let me tell you . . . Kim Braithwaite takes full advantage of her lunch period by recounting the day's gossip. .vs wt Wait! l've got to tell you something. Curtis James jumps at the chance to spread his news during Mrs. Byrd's Physics class. l 4 l