Olga Weis
• Oct 14, 2025
Question 1: When you see a colleague trip in the hallway, do you: A) Help them up. B) Look away. C) Film it for the group chat.
Wedgies occupy a strange, comic place in childhood lore: equal parts prank, rite of passage, and stand-in for the small humiliations that shape who we become. If we treat the question “what wedgie do I deserve?” as a self-reflective (and tongue-in-cheek) prompt, it becomes an opportunity to examine personality, consequences, and the line between mischief and harm. Below is a concise, structured essay that treats the idea seriously enough to be thoughtful, but lightly enough to stay fun.
What are you wearing?
Question 1: When you see a colleague trip in the hallway, do you: A) Help them up. B) Look away. C) Film it for the group chat.
Wedgies occupy a strange, comic place in childhood lore: equal parts prank, rite of passage, and stand-in for the small humiliations that shape who we become. If we treat the question “what wedgie do I deserve?” as a self-reflective (and tongue-in-cheek) prompt, it becomes an opportunity to examine personality, consequences, and the line between mischief and harm. Below is a concise, structured essay that treats the idea seriously enough to be thoughtful, but lightly enough to stay fun.
What are you wearing?
