Top Ten SIgns its a College Kid

Most Americans between the age of 18 and 24 enter a unique phase in their life best identified as their "college years." This is a time of exploration unrivaled since the days of Magellan. For this brief(ish) period of time, sane individuals will passionately pursue a range of odd interests.

Here is a list of a few signs you have a college kid on your hands:

10. Looks for any excuse to not wear shoes or at least will wear a form of outdoor sandal despite never having gone on a hike.

9. Knows the closing time of every restaurant in town specifically of IHOP, Waffle House, and Taco Bell.

8. Never start any social event before 10 PM

7. Begin to explore various hairstyles
- announce they are growing dreadlocks and do not wash there hair for a week before giving up
- grow a scraggly beard
- grow sideburns
- consistently miss a spot shaving and call it a soul patch
- for girls this includes either the dreads, or a change from long to short hair or vice versa

6. Listen to their ipod in social situations not realizing it is odd or rude

5. Have a period of almost a year in which they listen almost exclusively to Dave Matthews Band and OAR

4. Drop the backpack in favor of a form of a messenger bag

3. Those who are not barefoot or in Chacos wear flip flops year round

2. Become physically ill when removed from their cell phone, also can often text message without looking.

1. Only own clothes with the university name and/or greek letters on them