Autograph book - Do You Have One?
By M Cheung
@Beestring (13371)
Hong Kong
August 30, 2022 5:12am CST
This morning, I cleared some of the stuff in my desk cabinet. I found my autograph book.
In our times, near graduation from high school, students passed around autograph books for classmates and teachers to sign and write inspiring or friendship messages. I read the book. It's filled with poems, drawings, friendship messages, and small pieces of verse, bringing back all the beautiful memories of those days. I'm not sure if students still use autograph books now.
Are autograph books common in your place? Do you have one?
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 22
Yes, when I read the book again today, it brought back all the good memories of those school days. I'm still keeping in touch with some of the classmates and teachers.
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@sica98 (2441)
• Malaysia
30 Aug 22
@Beestring For me not so much with the teacher but I have a few highschool friends that I do keep in touch with till today.
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 22
@sica98 I just have contact with two teachers who are pretty old now. We exchange greetings cards and I would give them a call wishing them well during Chinese New Year.
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@allknowing (130084)
• India
31 Aug 22
@Beestring I remember when I left a company the boss wrote "Pen is mightier than the sword" He was referring to my resignation letter.
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 22
I think this is a good way to cherish school days memories.
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@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
30 Aug 22
@Beestring yes it is. After completing school 32 years ago, I still feel good when I read it.
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 22
@sjvg1976 I just read it and I feel good.
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 22
No, this is not an autograph of famous people. Student autograph books are just for teachers and classmates to sign and write messages.
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@LadyDuck (458976)
• Switzerland
30 Aug 22
@Beestring We never had that when we went to school.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
30 Aug 22
Years ago, when I was in High School, we passed around our year book for people to sign and write encouraging messages in for us to look back at over the years.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
30 Aug 22
@Beestring Yes, I still have the yearbooks from all four of my High School years.
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 22
Year book is similar to what we call Autograph book. Are you still keeping it?
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@jobelbojel (34730)
• Philippines
31 Aug 22
We call it different name but I forgot what it was. I still have mine but a small notebook. I asked my classmates to sign before HS graduation.
College was not that memorable because of so much work and study.
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
31 Aug 22
But I still see some online bookstores selling student autograph books.
@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 22
That is something similar to student autograph book.
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@JESSY3236 (18953)
• United States
30 Aug 22
I had one back when I was elementary school and when I graduated high school. Although I didn't actually have anyone sign the one from high school. But people did sign my yearbook.
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
31 Aug 22
Yearbook should be similar to Autograph book.
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@dgobucks226 (34405)
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1 Sep 22
It was a big deal in high school to pass around your yearbook (autograph book) to classmates to sign the final week of school before we officially graduated. I'm sure the tradition continues on today in U.S. schools.
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
1 Sep 22
Some online stores are still selling student autograph book today.
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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30 Aug 22
no I would always have been too shy to ask... oh thought you mean fanous people lol
Are they still autographs if they arent famous ?
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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30 Aug 22
@Beestring not sure we had that , didnt really want to see any of them again lol
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 22
It was very common in our days to ask classmates and teachers to sign and writing messages on autograph book.
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@RebeccasFarm (86833)
• United States
30 Aug 22
I had not thought of this one for years but I remember these were a thing when I was a child.
No I do not and never had one.
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@Beestring (13371)
• Hong Kong
30 Aug 22
Student autograph books are just for teachers and classmates to sign and write messages.
