Schoolies Week - 5 Things You Should Know
November 23rd 2006 01:42
photo by dodg3 from www.morguefile.com
Yes, it's that time of year again when the Gold Coast, Byron Bay and other random parts of Australia are overtaken by thousands of schoolies, toolies and foolies.
For those who may be naively unfamiliar with the terms, here's a quick decoding for you:
Schoolies - School leavers generally aged 17 or 18 who are up for anything and everything now that the dreaded HSC is over.
Toolies - Anyone who is too old to be partying with the schoolies, but turn up anyway because they think no one will notice.
Foolies - Anyone who is too young to be partying with the schoolies, but turn up anyway because they think no one will notice.
The thing is, most school leavers are sensible people who just want to celebrate the end of an era. Yet every year, splashed all over the front page of the newspapers are horrific stories about drunk and disorderly teens causing way too much trouble. Just recently, one of the prime time news stations showed footage of 4 girls ripping each other's hair out in the craziest cat fight I've seen since the Paris Hilton and Shanna Moakler showdown.
What on earth are these people thinking? Don't they realise how shameful this behaviour is? Is it really the alcohol that's causing this much commotion?
If so, here are 5 things I think all Schoolies, Toolies and Foolies should know to avoid finding themselves the feature in tomorrow's headlines...
1. Underage drinking can result in a fine of up to $1,875.
2. Possession of liquor in a public place can result in a fine of up to $1,875.
3. Scratching the date of birth off your ID and replacing it with something else can result in an on-the-spot fine of $375.
4. Sneaking into clubs and pubs when you are underage can result in a fine of up to $1,875.
5. The use, possession and/or trafficking of drugs is a crime punishable by long prison terms.
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