Syag Lchochma-
Nothing worth keeping yourself in suspense over.
I had suspected for some time that while Nachman Seltzer and I were in Yeshiva together Coffee addict was another mbachur there at the time. Apparently I was wrong.
His comment made me laugh as I’m now under the impression that he attended the same high school as I did but after I left.
The school had some sort of tradition where current and former students an earn “Legend” status if a committee chose to bestow it upon them. I never had anything to do with this since there was too much Lashon Hora involved. (If someone was thrown out they automatically earned “Legend” status and unfortunately some people earned it for inappropriate behavior so I just stayed away.)
Some of the “Legends” were awarded posthumously (after the person left) while some were awarded to the wrong person (either they claimed responsibility for something they didn’t do or the committee incorrectly gave credit to the wrong person). Some of the incidents (probably the “Payphone Incident”) weren’t even the work of anyone from the student body yet still got assigned to someone. Some people, myself included, had a policy of neither confirming or denying any possible involvement in any incidents.
The place had a “no radio” policy so anyone with a Walkman had to have it surgically removed. At one point I was the only one authorized by the hanhala to remove radios to their satisfaction (it was much easier back then before everything went digital) so I had an undeserved reputation for being an expert on electronics.
After I left I heard that I was voted by the committee to be cemented at the top of the “Legend” hierarchy for all future generations.
I was given credit for:
The Washing Machine Timer incident (posted in a different thread- some old timers may remember it)
The Payphone Incident (wasn’t me- happened after I left- I suspect a Bell Atlantic technician made an innocent, but funny, mistake)
The Soda Machine incident (was me but I paid them back for their loss)
The Fire Alarm incident (wasn’t me)
The Fog Horn incident (a Purim shtick- partially me)
amongst a few others.
I took his comment to mean that while we weren’t in Yeshiva together he does know who I am through my “Legend” status at the Yeshiva that we went to.
While his comment did crack me up I may be totally off as I probably have no idea who he is.
Hope this helps.