__David DeRoush__
Sikeston, Missouri
Technician at Barnett Plumbing, Heating & Air
__How often do you travel to St. Louis?__
Quite a bit. We like baseball. We just love the city. St. Louis is the best of all the cities I've been to.
__The first Sunday in August is National Friendship Day. Tell me about one of your friendships.__
We've been best friends for 20 years. I can always depend on him. One of my best friends on planet Earth.
__Finish this sentence: I always laugh when ...__
... I hear a baby laugh. That's the best laughter you'll ever hear.
__What's your favorite ice cream flavor?__
Chocolate mint. It's got everything. The flavors pop. It's a perfect blend.
__Lennie Dickerson__
Originally from St. Louis
Unemployed
__ often do you travel to St. Louis?__
It's been years since I've been to St. Louis.
__The first Sunday in August is National Friendship Day. Tell me about one of your friendships__
I wouldn't know where to start.
__Finish this sentence: I always laugh when ...__
... I see good movies.
__What's your favorite ice cream flavor?__
Vanilla. I like the taste of it but I barely even eat ice cream.
__Ryan Coleman__
Cape Girardeau
Teacher at Scott County Central
__How often do you travel to St. Louis?__
It's kind of weird with me. At least once a month, just to see family.
__The first Sunday in August is National Friendship Day. Tell me about one of your friendships.__
I mean, I guess I live with one. I've known him for three years. He was my fraternity brother.
__Finish this sentence: I always laugh when ...__
This is going to sound really bad because I'm a teacher, but I like it when people fall.
__What's your favorite ice cream flavor?__
I'm boring. I love vanilla. It's easy. I hate it when you go to an ice cream shop and people want this, this and this.
__Ariana Stirts__
Farmington, Missouri
Student, Trendsetters School of Cosmetology
__How often do you travel to St. Louis?__
Once a month, just to visit.
__The first Sunday in August is National Friendship Day. Tell me about one of your friendships.__
That's a tough question. I have a lot of friendships.
__Finish this sentence: I always laugh when ...__
I literally always laugh, to be honest with you, no matter what.
__What's your favorite ice cream flavor?__
Mint chocolate chip, because it tastes good.
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