{"id":42053,"date":"2022-11-21T06:58:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T19:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=42053"},"modified":"2022-11-21T06:58:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T19:58:28","slug":"the-friend-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=42053","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Friend Code&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-42054\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Three_Girlfriends-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"Three Girlfriends\" width=\"749\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Three_Girlfriends-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Three_Girlfriends.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xdj266r x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dear Younger Ladies!!!!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">So I need to breakdown the &#8220;Friend Code&#8221; for some of you, because clearly there&#8217;s too many girls going missing or getting killed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This is how we &#8220;Old Schoolers&#8221; roll.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfe\/1.5\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"&#x203c;&#xfe0f;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Code 1\u2013We leave together&#8230; We stay together&#8230;.We come back together. NO you\u2019re not leaving with some RANDOM dude &amp; NO I&#8217;m not leaving you at the party by yourself!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfe\/1.5\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"&#x203c;&#xfe0f;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Code 2\u2013Both of us can&#8217;t be sh*t-face drunk (neither of us should) , at least one person needs to be alert &amp; aware of our surroundings!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfe\/1.5\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"&#x203c;&#xfe0f;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Code 3\u2013If you have to go to the bathroom or outside, WE ALL GO TO THE DAMN BATHROOM OR OUTSIDE!! Period!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfe\/1.5\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"&#x203c;&#xfe0f;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Code 4\u2013We don&#8217;t accept drinks from strangers unless we&#8217;re at the bar an.d watch the bartender pour<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfe\/1.5\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"&#x203c;&#xfe0f;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Code 5\u2013If I feel like you\u2019re too drunk to function, we leave the party early. (We&#8217;ll fuss about you messing up the night later.)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfe\/1.5\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"&#x203c;&#xfe0f;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Code 6\u2013If you just so happen to go missing, I will give you a maximum 15-30 mins to show up before I shut the place down and we\u2019re ALL going to be looking for your ass!!! FOR REAL!!! Everybody else can call the police cause no one is going home without you!<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfe\/1.5\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"&#x203c;&#xfe0f;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Code 7\u2013If you&#8217;re fighting, it better be one-on-one, otherwise we\u2019re all fighting. (Hopefully this won\u2019t happen because we\u2019re too classy and ladylike.)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/tfe\/1.5\/16\/203c.png\" alt=\"&#x203c;&#xfe0f;\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span> Code 8 and the golden rule\u2014The drop-off person checks in or everyone who drove checks in when getting home. If we don&#8217;t hear from you, we\u2019re coming to ya house.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Because these generations got the Friend Code messed up! ! This is how we were raised&#8230; <a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/oldschool?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZXA8r5zQTO6jCmtLcxP_1i3I90vsdVE7Wvtjca5o3vzThQ7T17jenedZFaTHnhSYTym3yWVc8Bwlj0wMR2hl33Cs6UAgUud0_LBWtsb5BlCY4Y_htxXpzjiq_vgvpdVkvp5U72PoPyC-n0r6Rp0CQvNOPyuPRKqCFr0rBXRn7E175FsSn0-ymiV6QBFJPqfVTEd_OIGEzCo2XBtUVDpfPt6BacTUkhkerbHoWqyt1Uvow&amp;__tn__=*NK-y-R\">#oldschool<\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">I need my daughters and every other lady to know these rules!!!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Source: Unknown.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Younger Ladies!!!! So I need to breakdown the &#8220;Friend Code&#8221; for some of you, because clearly there&#8217;s too many girls going missing or getting killed. This is how we &#8220;Old Schoolers&#8221; roll. Code 1\u2013We leave together&#8230; We stay together&#8230;.We come back together. NO you\u2019re not leaving with some RANDOM dude &amp; NO I&#8217;m not &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=42053\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The &#8220;Friend Code&#8221;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-health-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42055,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42053\/revisions\/42055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}