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The Post reports that apparently a man was beaten up at a five-year high school reunion--arranged via Facebook--by an old classmate still "harboring a...gym-class grudge." Backstory: Years ago, at Half Hollows Hills High in Dix Hills, Long Island, Adam Lynn and Lucas Robak were suspended after a school hallway fight; Lynn's lawyer explained that Robak "picked a fight after a hotly contested gym-class handball game during their junior year." Fast-forward to November 2007, at the 5-year reunion, when Robak held Lynn while fellow classmate Jacob Namer beat him up. Lynn is suing Robak (who was never charged), Namer (charged but got off on a technicality) and the owners of the now-closed bar, Proof, where the reunion was held (for serving drinks to the supposedly visibly drunk Robak and Namer).

Fans of 1980's lovesick favorites "Hold Me Now," "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" and "Love Stinks" will be happy to know that the nostalgia-drenched romantic comedy The Wedding Singer is headed for Broadway. Set for a New York opening in April 2006, the musical -- which follows Robbie Hart, a struggling suburban wedding singer who's dumped by his fiancée and pines for a betrothed waitress -- has not yet been cast.

Gothamist's options would be to nominate either its top NYC magnet school (all "Brains") or suburban NJ high school (graduating class, 137 students), but really, neither is that appealing.

Adam Buckman of the Post claims that alcohol helps keep those reality matchmaking shows going. "From 'High School Reunion' to 'The Bachelorette, alcohol has emerged as a crucial tool in the effort to promote social interaction and loosen inhibitions." Mr. Buckman, have you never seen a group of twenty- and thirtysomethings out on the town? HEY, THIS IS THIRSTY WORK

My new reality obsession:High School Reunion on TheWB. Reasons: So much insecurity. So much "proving" to do. So much humiliation. So many grudges.