With the first highschool superlatives starting in the early 1900s, categories included most likely to succeed or fail and others more abstract like this, what Zach was crowned in 2010.
Best dressed
Julien's alma mater includes this Hebrew word, meaning "Anointed One"
Messiah
Radiohead's fourth album and Zach’s favorite, marked a massive left turn from traditional rock music and included songs where lead singer Thom Yorke pulled lines of lyrics out of a hat to create unique and distinct verses.
Kid A
Crown Hill Cemetery is home to more dead Vice Presidents than anywhere else, a place these two boys did NOT tour during their recent trip to this city
Indianapolis
If you add an additional minute to a famed kissing-in-a-closet game, Zach is this many minutes younger than his twin Paige.
8
Georgia beat this team, 65-7 in 2023, called "the most lopsided championship game in the modern CFP era"
TCU Fwogs
Mia and Julien's first date at Angelo's Taverna had this unexpected visitor, who snapped the first selfie with the soon-to-be-married couple
Kelli Kane
1996 was the year Julien became the NY Jets biggest fan, but the team hasn't been able to pull off a winning season since this year, also the year the Apple watch was invented.
2015
A regionally acclaimed tennis player, Zachary was defeated handily in straight sets by this state champion tennis player in 2023.
Steven Mitchell
When growing up, Julien would wear a loincloth he called “the glove” inspired by this movie character whose real name was John Clayton III.
Tarzan
Didelphis Virginiana is the scientific name for this animal who is known for having 50 teeth and opposable thumbs, though less known for smoking cigarettes, a curious vingette on Zach's thigh.
Opossum
Julien's extremely lovable drunk alter ego answers to this name, a homophone of a water current that is created from backfilling water around an obstacle.
Eddie
A man of many talents, Zachary’s favorite author in highschool, born in Indianapolis, was captured during the battle of the bulge, wrote for sports illustrated, and owned and promptly bankrupt a Saab dealership in 1957.
Kurt Vonnegut
Left breathless. Julien was almost airlifted from Vail mountain after suffering a horrific injury from one of his hobbies with common terms such as cross country, downhill, and enduro.
Mountain biking
Zachary’s first job was this, a profession thrust into the mainstream by Piggly Wiggly in 1916.
Grocery Bagger
Although Zach is a devout Giants fan, his first love in the NFL is a team whose motto is "Keep Pounding" (that's what she said).
Carolina Panthers
Julien is a weak link in the "case race" drinking game, in which teams race to finish 30 beers. In a team of 3, a successful teammate should aim to finish 10 beers, but Julien could only put away this many.
4
Julien's favorite podcast, all about the NY Jets, shares a name with this South Dakota national park that is known for sharp buttes and layered rock formations.
Badlands
Created by Elizabeth Meriwether in 2011, this drinking game, loved by Zach, has led to many hangovers and at least two broken legs
True American
Called "a biter" by his mother, Julien ended up becoming best friends with one of his early biting victims, who shares a name with this pauper-turned-prince Disney protaganist.
Ali
Tom Hardy (full name Edward Thomas Hardy)
This combination of a classic horror killer and a moody Stephanie Meyers vampire, Julien has not one but two middle names.
Michael Edward
Paired with an easy dance, this song's remix dominated the charts the year of Zach and Julien's birth, and is still sung at Mitzvahs around the world.
Macarena
A day in infamy coined by few as “the meeting of the beasts” included four dogs in the backyard of 593 S. Ogden St.: Shiner, Otter, Scout, and this dog who collided with a firepit nearly breaking his leg.
Carter
Zachary’s first car growing up was manufactured by this company, the first ever car company to have deployed airbags.
Mercedes