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TwixVoy
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Sat Oct-31-09 02:04 AM Original message |
Has anyone read "College is for Suckers"? |
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Oregone
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Sat Oct-31-09 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. Im going to write a book |
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TwixVoy
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Sat Oct-31-09 02:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Do you even read books? |
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Le Taz Hot
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Sat Oct-31-09 02:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. LOL! |
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JVS
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Sat Oct-31-09 04:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. My plan is to write a 84 volume compendium titled "Fuck That" in which I issue my denunciations. |
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NuttyFluffers
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Sat Oct-31-09 05:59 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. i need to spawn your offspring... |
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devilgrrl
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Sat Oct-31-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #1 |
40. Great response - I'll be sure to check it out at the library for FREE! |
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Posteritatis
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Sat Oct-31-09 05:57 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. Win! (nt) |
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Liberation Angel
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Sat Oct-31-09 03:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. k&r |
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Swamp Rat
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Sat Oct-31-09 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. For me, going to college was a wonderful experience. |
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flying rabbit
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
29. Where is that pic taken? |
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Swamp Rat
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Sat Oct-31-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Lake Geneva |
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flying rabbit
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Sat Oct-31-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #33 |
41. Thanks, |
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Johonny
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Sat Oct-31-09 10:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
34. kicker there |
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JVS
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Sat Oct-31-09 04:03 AM Response to Original message |
6. I went on academic scholarship. Going was a good decision. |
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JCMach1
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Sat Oct-31-09 04:12 AM Response to Original message |
8. So, we should dumb down America more and everyone should become business |
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HughBeaumont
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #8 |
22. I cannot believe people even READ "Rich Dad Poor Dad" books. |
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jonnyblitz
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
28. speaking of positive thinking whackery, I just picked up |
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HughBeaumont
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Sat Oct-31-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #28 |
37. GMTA! |
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Confusious
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Sat Oct-31-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #28 |
48. Sounds like a play on the old puritian idea |
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hfojvt
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Sat Oct-31-09 04:27 AM Response to Original message |
9. as a janitor with a master's degree it looks that way to me |
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LeftyMom
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Sat Oct-31-09 04:37 AM Response to Original message |
10. A good college education would have given your the critical thinking tools needed to see |
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Sat Oct-31-09 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
11. dude, this argument won't fly here. we all know you can't critically think without a degree... |
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quaker bill
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Sat Oct-31-09 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
12. My experience is different |
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DrDan
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Sat Oct-31-09 06:31 AM Response to Original message |
14. so you apparently think that college does nothing except |
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Bonn1997
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Sat Oct-31-09 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
15. College is what you make (or don't make) of it (nt) |
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droidamus2
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Sat Oct-31-09 07:09 AM Response to Original message |
16. Education for the sake of education |
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surrealAmerican
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Sat Oct-31-09 12:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. You're right about the changing attitudes. The cause ... |
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RagAss
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Sat Oct-31-09 07:23 AM Response to Original message |
17. College taught me to question what society was trying to jam down my throat.... |
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conspirator
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Sat Oct-31-09 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
18. If you have good grades and can get a free scholarship then it's worth it nt |
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caraher
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Sat Oct-31-09 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
19. There's a lot going on here... |
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FarCenter
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Sat Oct-31-09 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
20. College should train you for a job |
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TwilightGardener
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Sat Oct-31-09 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
21. Don't be jealous. Earning a degree at night or online is much, much easier |
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Okie4Obama
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
23. A liberal arts college isn't a vo-tech school. Too bad some people see it that way. |
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JerseygirlCT
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I'm with you |
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ProgressiveProfessor
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #23 |
31. Disagree, today liberal arts programs prepare you to either go for another degree |
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philly_bob
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Sat Oct-31-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #23 |
35. College is doorway to learning to appreciate & understand art & science ... |
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HughBeaumont
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
24. Any more, the ROI just isn't there. |
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ProgressiveProfessor
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Still the techies are doing much better than liberal arts |
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treestar
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
25. I've always thought that one big advantage employers have |
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TwilightGardener
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. What absolute silliness. It's rare that I read something so dumb. |
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MadHound
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Sat Oct-31-09 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
30. You're perceptions about college are a bit off |
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niceypoo
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Sat Oct-31-09 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
36. 100k in debt? |
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Odin2005
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Sat Oct-31-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
38. Only if you think the role of colleges is that of mere vocational training centers. |
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Posteritatis
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Sat Oct-31-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. Communist! |
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Odin2005
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Sat Oct-31-09 06:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. LOL! |
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Taitertots
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Sat Oct-31-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
42. Willful Ignorance is not a good thing |
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hfojvt
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Sat Oct-31-09 05:40 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. you are missing a lot there |
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Taitertots
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Sat Oct-31-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. I've seen the graphs that explain |
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HiFructosePronSyrup
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Sat Oct-31-09 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
49. The typical college graduate averages 20k more than the just a high school graduate. |
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