Ew I’ve had friends who have done the gum thing & I just was always grossed out by it
dandelionsJanuary 20th, 20147:40 PM
Amazing! *****
camilaJanuary 20th, 20147:42 PM
this is perfect <3
elisalojJanuary 20th, 20147:51 PM
Woaah, i totally loved this!!! so clever haha, became one of my fav rookie posts :)
LenoraLikesJanuary 20th, 20148:34 PM
I really loved this! The collages are gorgeous as well.
ZzzJanuary 20th, 20148:36 PM
I love these illustrations! I’m a squeamish germaphobe, but I have removed pimples from the back of my best friend, shared spitty ice creams, and drooled the flu virus all over a shared pillow. Intimacy is so disgusting and wonderful.
brontosaurusJanuary 20th, 20149:04 PM
I really love the collages
carolynminJanuary 20th, 20149:27 PM
Oh god I adore everything about this. When my best friend and I were in the Dominican together, we compared our pooping habits every day to make sure we were regular. It takes a special kind of friendship, haha. Also these illustrations are WONDROUS.
RisainSanFranciscaJanuary 20th, 20149:38 PM
The collages were sooo good!! I cringed so hard at the pimple and gum one, and am super scared of the mono one- I’m the person that will eat and drink everybody else’s stuff without asking, which will definitely get back to me someday haha.
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whateveryazmineJanuary 20th, 20149:38 PM
I love the collaging style x
e1znekcaMJanuary 20th, 201410:18 PM
super cute.
lexjulyJanuary 20th, 201410:19 PM
the puke one reminds me of the time when me and my friend joe cleaned up after my stomach flu-ed brother…he later cleaned up after me too, due me catching it from my brother…yick.
FatedToPretendJanuary 20th, 201410:47 PM
I seriously cannot pee with other people able to hear it. Once I went to a bathroom with my friend in the other stall and had to wait until she waited to flush to go…
THIS POST IS SO RELATABLE
arkenstonesJanuary 21st, 201412:31 AM
My god, this is absolutely perfect! The collages are gorgeous and I can relate with the puking one (unfortunately). I hosted my first sleepover a few months ago and my friend ended up throwing up in the kitchen sink ick.
piisaaJanuary 21st, 20143:07 AM
Awesome stories and OH THE COLLAGES (so pretty)!
lotusmarinaJanuary 21st, 20143:32 AM
THESE ILLUSTRATIONS :O
AND LIKE HOW YOU INCORPORATED CANDY OHMYGOD :o
I had so much fun reading this (I’d look at the illustration and guess what the ‘gross exhibit’ was). Haha, great job Rookie, yet again.
ZoeJanuary 21st, 20144:43 AM
OMG THESE COLLAGES OMG
Today I spat my gum into an old receipt and my boyfriend ATE IT OUT OF THE RECEIPT AND CHEWED IT BEFORE SPITTING IT AND HIS PIECE OF GUM BACK INTO THE RECEIPT AND OMG I JUST REMEMBERED THAT IT’S STILL IN MY BAG YOU GUYS EW
Monika ZaleskaJanuary 21st, 20146:02 AM
Zoe: ewwwwwwwwww
NadifaJanuary 21st, 20148:04 AM
The collages are so beautiful. Wish I can make one someday..
rubyJanuary 21st, 20149:58 AM
This is great and so true. Love is not minding the gross stuff…and the pictures are lovely too :)
Erin.January 21st, 201410:50 AM
So cute. Amazing how candy makes even gross things seem adorable.
The thing about peeing in a stall next to your friend really resonates with me, especially. My friends and I used to sing together while we went to the bathroom in high school. The singing hides the sound of peeing, I guess, haha.
AnaRuizJanuary 21st, 201411:34 AM
I’m worried about how I regularly do all of these and had never thought of them as gross until now.
LillypodJanuary 21st, 201411:40 AM
so, so cute yet so, so gross
Ella WJanuary 21st, 201412:40 PM
I actually LOVE these collages!
becksbubbleJanuary 21st, 201412:45 PM
the illustrations are so great! as rookie’s garnered more attention over the years, the content has become more and more top-notch :) does the creator of this post have an art blog?
pizzafaceJanuary 21st, 20141:47 PM
hahaha, they could have been a lot worse, don’t worry.
also, i love the collages!
Flossy MaeJanuary 21st, 20141:51 PM
I love this!
PS – you know that awkward peeing thing, when you’re in the toilet with just a couple of other people and no one wants to piss because it’s so quiet but you REALLY NEED TOO but you know that if you do it’ll sound like a waterfall?
Well, take a whole load of toilet paper and chuck it in the toilet and it makes it totally silent, I swear! Multiple times has this saved me :)
lilagraceJanuary 21st, 20143:39 PM
The puke thing made me laugh so hard!
When we were about 14/15 a friend and I went to an annual fair and we apparently had too much to drink (didn’t take much – at that age!).
All I remember from the one year is passing out on the bed in my underwear. But I have been told that puking was involved as well.
The next year it was me who assisted with the puking… my friend threw up in the bathroom sink. I have no idea why but the rubber plug was in there – and I had to reach in to remove it… precious memories…
nancyboyJanuary 21st, 20143:51 PM
10/10
I used to pop my ex’s pimples all the time XD
>.>
<..<
flochaJanuary 21st, 20144:10 PM
Haha these collages and stories are brilliant it makes me cringe and laugh when I think of the gross things I’ve done with my friends
FernJanuary 21st, 20144:44 PM
the collages are soooooooo top notch ily rookie
HayleyJanuary 21st, 20145:10 PM
I love this! The collages are beautiful.
anaisabel13January 21st, 20147:21 PM
THIS IS SO RELEVANT. And the collages are so well done and awesome and in keeping with the stories I can’t even deal. Also, that’s totally me – getting mono from a plastic water bottle.
Laia GarciaJanuary 21st, 201410:02 PM
i love everything about this.
IliJanuary 22nd, 201412:15 AM
These are all such great testaments of true love! Haha. At my senior prom, this awful boy got gum stuck in my friend Stephanie’s hair. I was in the bathroom when she came running in not knowing what to do. We had direct eye contact for a moment, and without hesitation i told her “I’m going to bite your hair off.” She was in awe. You best believe that i gnawed her hair off and then we danced the night away with no cares in the world.
PearlJanuary 22nd, 20148:02 AM
I’ve done so many gross things in the name of love. One of them was the gum thing. like omg I’ve got their DNA in my mouth kind of moment.
MonqJanuary 22nd, 20146:49 PM
Getting caught up on all the Rookie post I’ve missed. Really in love with these collages, Emma. The idea of using candy is genius!
xoox
YayoJanuary 23rd, 20147:26 PM
Kelly sounds gross and also hilarious.
onlykhenzoFebruary 9th, 201412:05 PM
I love this article so much – IT IS SO RELATABLE! My friends and I have this terrible habit of going into handicappped bathrooms together and watching each other pee and talking while it’s going on.
And sometime last year, this girl I really wanted to be friends with took the lillipop out of my mouth and put in hers and then she gave it back to me. It was warm and extra gooey but we’ve been besties ever since.
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39 Comments
Ew I’ve had friends who have done the gum thing & I just was always grossed out by it
Amazing! *****
this is perfect <3
Woaah, i totally loved this!!! so clever haha, became one of my fav rookie posts :)
I really loved this! The collages are gorgeous as well.
I love these illustrations! I’m a squeamish germaphobe, but I have removed pimples from the back of my best friend, shared spitty ice creams, and drooled the flu virus all over a shared pillow. Intimacy is so disgusting and wonderful.
I really love the collages
Oh god I adore everything about this. When my best friend and I were in the Dominican together, we compared our pooping habits every day to make sure we were regular. It takes a special kind of friendship, haha. Also these illustrations are WONDROUS.
The collages were sooo good!! I cringed so hard at the pimple and gum one, and am super scared of the mono one- I’m the person that will eat and drink everybody else’s stuff without asking, which will definitely get back to me someday haha.
manyrisas.tumblr.com
manyrisas.blogspot.com
I love the collaging style x
super cute.
the puke one reminds me of the time when me and my friend joe cleaned up after my stomach flu-ed brother…he later cleaned up after me too, due me catching it from my brother…yick.
I seriously cannot pee with other people able to hear it. Once I went to a bathroom with my friend in the other stall and had to wait until she waited to flush to go…
THIS POST IS SO RELATABLE
My god, this is absolutely perfect! The collages are gorgeous and I can relate with the puking one (unfortunately). I hosted my first sleepover a few months ago and my friend ended up throwing up in the kitchen sink ick.
Awesome stories and OH THE COLLAGES (so pretty)!
THESE ILLUSTRATIONS :O
AND LIKE HOW YOU INCORPORATED CANDY OHMYGOD :o
I had so much fun reading this (I’d look at the illustration and guess what the ‘gross exhibit’ was). Haha, great job Rookie, yet again.
OMG THESE COLLAGES OMG
Today I spat my gum into an old receipt and my boyfriend ATE IT OUT OF THE RECEIPT AND CHEWED IT BEFORE SPITTING IT AND HIS PIECE OF GUM BACK INTO THE RECEIPT AND OMG I JUST REMEMBERED THAT IT’S STILL IN MY BAG YOU GUYS EW
Zoe: ewwwwwwwwww
The collages are so beautiful. Wish I can make one someday..
This is great and so true. Love is not minding the gross stuff…and the pictures are lovely too :)
So cute. Amazing how candy makes even gross things seem adorable.
The thing about peeing in a stall next to your friend really resonates with me, especially. My friends and I used to sing together while we went to the bathroom in high school. The singing hides the sound of peeing, I guess, haha.
I’m worried about how I regularly do all of these and had never thought of them as gross until now.
so, so cute yet so, so gross
I actually LOVE these collages!
the illustrations are so great! as rookie’s garnered more attention over the years, the content has become more and more top-notch :) does the creator of this post have an art blog?
hahaha, they could have been a lot worse, don’t worry.
also, i love the collages!
I love this!
PS – you know that awkward peeing thing, when you’re in the toilet with just a couple of other people and no one wants to piss because it’s so quiet but you REALLY NEED TOO but you know that if you do it’ll sound like a waterfall?
Well, take a whole load of toilet paper and chuck it in the toilet and it makes it totally silent, I swear! Multiple times has this saved me :)
The puke thing made me laugh so hard!
When we were about 14/15 a friend and I went to an annual fair and we apparently had too much to drink (didn’t take much – at that age!).
All I remember from the one year is passing out on the bed in my underwear. But I have been told that puking was involved as well.
The next year it was me who assisted with the puking… my friend threw up in the bathroom sink. I have no idea why but the rubber plug was in there – and I had to reach in to remove it… precious memories…
10/10
I used to pop my ex’s pimples all the time XD
>.>
<..<
Haha these collages and stories are brilliant it makes me cringe and laugh when I think of the gross things I’ve done with my friends
the collages are soooooooo top notch ily rookie
I love this! The collages are beautiful.
THIS IS SO RELEVANT. And the collages are so well done and awesome and in keeping with the stories I can’t even deal. Also, that’s totally me – getting mono from a plastic water bottle.
i love everything about this.
These are all such great testaments of true love! Haha. At my senior prom, this awful boy got gum stuck in my friend Stephanie’s hair. I was in the bathroom when she came running in not knowing what to do. We had direct eye contact for a moment, and without hesitation i told her “I’m going to bite your hair off.” She was in awe. You best believe that i gnawed her hair off and then we danced the night away with no cares in the world.
I’ve done so many gross things in the name of love. One of them was the gum thing. like omg I’ve got their DNA in my mouth kind of moment.
Getting caught up on all the Rookie post I’ve missed. Really in love with these collages, Emma. The idea of using candy is genius!
xoox
Kelly sounds gross and also hilarious.
I love this article so much – IT IS SO RELATABLE! My friends and I have this terrible habit of going into handicappped bathrooms together and watching each other pee and talking while it’s going on.
And sometime last year, this girl I really wanted to be friends with took the lillipop out of my mouth and put in hers and then she gave it back to me. It was warm and extra gooey but we’ve been besties ever since.