Is anyone here old enough to remember "slam books"? Popular in middle school - at least when I was in school in the late 70s.
A "Slam book" was usually a spiral notebook created by someone, most likely a group of popular girls where every page was a question like "what do you think of Johnny Smothers?" written at the top. The book was passed around and everyone would leave anonymous, often snarky, comments about the person, on each page... such as "I know for a fact that that Johnny has a crush on Cindy Lou and she thinks he's a dork".
The crazy part was if "Johnny" created a slam book - it never got any traction. It was usually the "cool kids" slam books that got circulation and drew the attention.
It's amazing how Twitter and Facebook are just modern digital slam books. The problem is when the government runs the slam book - it won't end well...
A "Slam book" was usually a spiral notebook created by someone, most likely a group of popular girls where every page was a question like "what do you think of Johnny Smothers?" written at the top. The book was passed around and everyone would leave anonymous, often snarky, comments about the person, on each page... such as "I know for a fact that that Johnny has a crush on Cindy Lou and she thinks he's a dork".
The crazy part was if "Johnny" created a slam book - it never got any traction. It was usually the "cool kids" slam books that got circulation and drew the attention.
It's amazing how Twitter and Facebook are just modern digital slam books. The problem is when the government runs the slam book - it won't end well...
sleepybeagle
