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1 in 1000: Braden Clements

“People tell me I’m weird.”

For sophomore Braden Clements things have always been a little different.

“I was three when I learned how to use the potty.” This, however, has not stopped him. His quirky sense of humor is something he’s always possessed.

“I try to venture from the norm, and not to conform,” Clements said. His humor, outlook on life and even his ability to rhyme on the spot have led to many successes.

“In the third grade I got a ‘Neat-o Mosquito’ for getting 100 percent on a test.”

But sometimes life isn’t filled with giggles, “When I was five I had a birthday party that I hated because someone stole my musical chair.”

This musical chair incident probably helped lead to Clements’ life long love of music.

“In 9th grade I sang 500 Miles in the variety show, and I’m in choir this year.”

Clements can often be seen cracking jokes with friends. “The best thing is putting smiles on peoples’ faces, that’s the most joy out of life.”

After high school Clements plans to go to college, start a family and “keep on truckin.’”

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    djfiggyNov 1, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    Idk. Free State isnt exactly the most interesting bunch of kids in the world. You could do Halo. it might not be incredibly interesting but im sure youd be able to get some laughs out of it. or if you did like a teacher? if thats not against the rules. I know for a fact there are teachers here with interesting stories. I understand your kinda scratching the bottom of the bucket with cool people to write about that arent very popular. Dont get me wrong, i usualy really enjoy 1 in 1000, this just seemed like it didnt go together at all. it was kinda just random quote, some text, random quote, some text, random quote, some text. And it was about a kid who makes his friends laugh. in my opinion, thats not very unique. if your friends with someone, 99 times out of 100, youve made them laugh and theyve made you laugh. it kinda comes with being friends. But i do look forward to the next one. When does that come out?

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      allisonmNov 2, 2010 at 11:34 am

      The next issue comes out next Wednesday 🙂

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    djfiggyOct 20, 2010 at 5:06 pm

    wow. Did you guys just totaly run out of interesting people to write about? Reading this, it doesnt even sound like the writer thought he was interesting

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      allisonmOct 27, 2010 at 10:36 am

      Who do you think would be an interesting person to write about for the 1 in 1000 column?

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