In a new series by Lasso editor, Kate Karstens, well-known senior iconic duos in Mason will be featured. This week, the spotlight is on Reed Kellet and Ryan Calabrese. If you believe that you are a member of an iconic duo or know of one, please email [email protected].

Over a few sandwiches and pancakes at Mike’s, seniors Reed Kellet and Ryan Calabrese talked to me about what exactly makes them one of Mason’s “Iconic duos.” Is it the luscious locks that both of them have? Or perhaps it is their combined passion for rec basketball? Maybe it is simply the fact that these two cannot even sit down and eat a lunch together without arguing.

On food:

Reed: “Are you sure you want to eat that? It looks undercooked.”

Ryan: “No it’s not, it’s delicious, dude.”

Ryan walks away to get water.

Reed: “That looks so nasty.”

On basketball:

Ryan: “I guess we like to play basketball a lot.”

Reed: “I’m 100% the best. I was going to cook Ryan this year but now we’re on the same team so we’ll never know. Actually wait, we do.”

(He smirks. Ryan grumbles.)

On friendship:

Ryan: “Reed is a selfless person.”

Reed: “Ryan is really caring. He goes out of his way to do things. One time he drove me home.”

Ryan: “Yeah, I fed him when he was really sick.”

Reed: “No you didn’t.”

On girls:

Reed: “Ryan’s girl has to find my jokes funny, and she should be able to dance.”

Ryan: “I can’t dance so it would balance out.”

Reed: “She should enjoy Ryan’s quirks, and she should be rich and nice. Oh, and birthing hips.”

Ryan: “Reed’s girl has to be thick…he always says he wants [that]. She shouldn’t be controlling but she should be able to stand through all of his whining. She has to have nice hair because he always wants nice hair. He always looks for the face, so nice smile, even face…symmetry. She should be emotional and stuff because he’s soft. She can’t tell anything to anyone, she’s gotta be loyal.”

On comparisons to a famous iconic duo:

Ryan: “I’m Obama and Reed is Joe Biden. I’m very calm and collected and Reed is Joe on the side. He’s a small child and a ball of energy.”

Reed: “I’m Obama because Ryan doesn’t like to make decision and always makes me make decisions. Also, I’m darker.”

On seeing each other in ten years:

Reed: “When I see him in ten years, he’s going to be Mr. McAdam.”

Ryan: “Okay, if I’m Mr. McAdam then Reed is Mr. S.”