Timeless Graduation Prank! Are you Awesome?

Graduation ceremonies are often long and drawn out. Depending on your role, you will either sustain repetitive strain injury and blisters from the unavoidable sudden bursts of clapping required from the audience as you attempt to congratulate his little Jonnie and her not-so-little Jonnie with equal vigour, or you will develop mild Osteoarthritis in your knees as you stand in a disorderly queue for hours, practicing a firm but friendly handshake, emotional as you worry that today is your last chance to ask out the girl you’ve fancied since Freshers.

However, back in December last year, an American girl was set on injecting some humour into this auspicious occasion. Her name was Kelsie Frick and she was graduating from Grand Valley State University. She said she had planned to “dance or do something silly on stage.” However, when she neared the front of the queue she realised she would have no time to pull off any moves as the names were being read so quickly.

In a bold move, she whipped out a pencil and added “en” and then “awesome” to the end of her last name on the name card each graduate handed to the announcer to read. She wasn’t sure her edits would be read out as the amendments were made in pencil and it hardly looked official.

However, as Kelsie Frick walked across the stage, the announcer loudly stated her name, “Kelsie Elise Frick-en-awesome!”

Frick said that everyone was cheering and laughing and applauding and the lady announcing the name after me, you could tell she was trying to hold back a laugh!

She was worried that her prank was going to be taken badly in what is a serious day for both students and lectures.

However, she did receive a few emails from school officials afterwards, congratulating her for graduating and thanking her for “lightening up” the nearly three-hour ceremony.

I am not suggesting this is a good idea; nevertheless, it’s amusing all the same! Story initially reported by ABCNews.com