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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:14 PM Original message |
One piece of advice you would give to high school/college graduates? |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. When life throws lemons at you, throw them back |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. What if the graduate says, "but I'm an atheist!" (nt) |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. LOL |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. but what if he wants to be President? |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 04:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. If You DO Go to Church |
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_testify_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. do NOT take the brown acid? |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. For HS grads going to college: |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. When life makes you crabby, make crabby patties. |
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SOteric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. Life is too short not to do the things you love |
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GOPisEvil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. Very true. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. When life gives you lemons, hide in the bushes and throw them at people. |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. For High Schoolers |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's really simple |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. Here's what I told my oldest nephew when he set off for college |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. Stay in a job long enough to vest your 401 K |
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Anarcho-Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
12. self-delete |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. Interesting words of wisdom (nt) |
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Jessica (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
14. Avoid ridiculous credit card debt ... |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. Absolutely (nt) |
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maveric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. "Plastics"! No, keep your head on straight, no dope or booze... |
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davidinalameda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
16. run! |
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libodem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. Party carefully |
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Aiptasia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. accept no credit cards, stay in school as long as you can, etc. |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. There's a reason for everything... |
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jswordy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
23. LIVE LIFE LARGE! |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
24. Don't major in something just because you think it will get you a |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. Do what you love |
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Moondog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. If you don't know |
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BikeWriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
27. Do as I say, not as I have done. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
28. the single best piece of advice I ever got: |
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VelmaD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. Always use protection... |
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plcdude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
30. each day |
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radwriter0555 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
32. Invest $2000 per year into an IRA every single year, starting from |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
33. Never mix beer, tequila, whiskey and doughnuts |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
34. What? No one said "wear sunscreen" yet? |
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usedtobesick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 07:09 PM Response to Reply #34 |
49. I was thinking |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 08:29 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. No respect for the classics, that's the problem. |
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Debbi801 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 03:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
70. I was thinking it... Wanted to see if someone else said it first. |
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sallydallas124 (234 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
36. if going to college... |
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Nay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
37. For HS grads, when you go to college, make lots of friends and |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
38. Don't even THINK about using a credit card unless the car is on fire |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
39. Don't hook up with your roommates. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:23 PM Response to Reply #39 |
63. Don't throw away a good thing because of rules #1-3 n/t |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 06:11 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. But beware... |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 01:28 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Not sure what you mean by that |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 03:48 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. I've had relationships |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. I hear ya |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
41. Never Stop Dancing |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
42. DON'T EVEN THINK of Joining the Military |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
43. You make your own luck |
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Joey Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
44. Avoid the military and |
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Lannes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 05:29 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. Robert Evans said it best.. |
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geniph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
45. Emigrate before you're drafted! |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
46. "I don't know but I've been told.... |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
48. Don't skip any classes |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
50. Don't drink the KoolAid-question everything-refuse to cooperate with evil |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
51. Whenever I get my memoirs published, read them and then |
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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
52. The quickest way to getting stuck in middle management |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
53. Someone please invent the grad-zooka! |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
54. "when life gives you lemons, squirt them on some lobster" |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-18-05 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
55. Well, where's GrovelBot? |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
57. ### SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND ### |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
58. The last 13/17 years have been spent teaching you how to learn |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
59. The party is over, it is all downhill from here, suicide is painless |
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Scout1071 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
60. Always remember that YOU make your own deals. Don't be afraid |
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MissMillie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
61. It takes far less energy to forgive and forget |
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MsAnthropy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-19-05 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
62. There's no such thing as a "Permanent Record" |
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truthbetold (525 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
66. When life hands you lemons... |
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UrbScotty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 10:31 AM Response to Reply #66 |
81. Great advice (nt) |
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GumboYaYa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
67. Have as many experiences as you possibly can..... |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
68. Never pass up a chance to get laid! |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
69. One word: "plastics" |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
72. Never pass up free food. n/t |
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hoffmanmotors (129 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
73. As Jon Stewart said... |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
74. From Conan O'Brien's speech.... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
75. Don't forget to stop drinking! |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
76. Tough question |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
77. advise |
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nytemare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
79. Don't add attachments to happiness |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-20-05 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
80. Travel |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
82. save 10% of every paycheck ... |
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Jamison (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-05 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
83. Just enjoy being a student while you can! |
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84. I'd pass on some wisdom of William Burroughs |
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