They dress each other, they feed each other and heck, they even cuddle. BFFs and men-about-town Josh Acheatel and Jeff Fronek give Bert and Ernie a run for their money.
Street: How long have you boys been friends?
Jeff and Josh: Since sixth grade.
Street: What were your first impressions of each other?
Josh: Within less than a year of knowing Jeff, I decided to make him an usher at my Bar Mitzvah.
Street: What dynamic duo do you most identify with?
J&J: The Jackson 5.
Street: You’ve roomed together for the last three years. What’s the weirdest thing the other has done while you were in the same room?
J&J: Nothing really comes to mind. We know this question is a trap for “masturbating while the other guy’s sleeping,” but we’re not biting.
Street: We hear you drove matching cars in high school?
J&J: Yes. Toyota 4Runners. Same year. Jeff had gray, Josh had white. Josh had a Limited Edition, while Jeff opted for the 4-wheel drive. Even then, Josh appreciated the finer things in life, while Jeff preferred to highlight his rugged masculinity.
Street: What was the best part of dating two best friends in high school?
J&J: Nothing, it was awful. Jeff was torn between wanting to get some and admitting that his best friend was a terrible boyfriend. Josh didn’t really notice.
Street: Josh, what things did you resort to in order to cope with Jeff’s absence while he was in China all summer?
Josh: I was so depressed that I packed up my bags and flew down to Costa Rica. I told my parents I was going down to teach underprivileged children English and improve my Spanish. I was so distraught I felt it was necessary to arrange my accommodations as close to the beach as possible. I did meet an Italian girl who spoke very little Spanish and no English. By far the most functional relationship of my life.
Street: What makes San Diego better than any other place?
J&J: The Mexican food and the chicks. It’s not that the girls are necessarily hotter, it’s just that they’ll hook up with us.
Street: How have you changed since you met?
J&J: Josh has made Jeff into a better dresser. Jeff has managed to stop Josh from referring to himself as the J-Man. Jeff is currently working on stopping the use of J-Nasty.
Street: If you could share one famous person’s brain, whose would it be and why?
J&J: Lee Stetson. We want answers.
Street: There are two types of people at Penn…
J&J: People who call themselves the “Gentlemen of [insert address here],” and the people who hate them.
Street: What are your guilty pleasures?
J&J: Halo. And Britney Spears.
Street: What’s the last thing you purchased together?
J&J: We don’t really want to elaborate on the extent to which we shop together, but our favorite recent purchase was a thank you present for our friend Shira’s mother. We sent her the exact floral arrangement her husband sent her when trying to win her over 20+ years ago. She hasn’t returned either of our calls, and it has been over six months, but they don’t call us the comeback kids for nothing.
Street: Do you ever know what the other is thinking?
J&J: Yes.
Josh, left, and Jeff, right. Goodbye :)
