bloke wrote:It reminds me ( ancient pre-internet history) of my Mom's face-to-face trolling.
When (as an example of her style) postage stamps were going up from 4¢ to 5¢ and she was in line at the post office to buy stamps (and long before "forever" stamps), she would make some remark like, "I'm glad that I got here today - before the price of postage goes up," ...and she would just stand there afterward and let some good-hearted soul explain to her that even if she bought the 4¢ stamps, she was still going to have to pay 5¢ to mail a letter - once the postage rates go up...etc...
This reminds me of the last time the sales tax went up.
"It's only going up 1%"
No, "4% to 5% is a 25% increase."
Wha, wha, whaaaaaaaaaa!!
I remember that from when Maryland increased their sales tax from 5% to 6%. Its only a 1% increase.
... which is exactly how Congress defines a budget "cut"!
MISERICORDE, n.
A dagger which in mediaeval warfare was used by the foot soldier to remind an unhorsed knight that he was mortal.
- Devil's Dictionary - Ambrose Bierce
The car was parked on the south grounds of the White House for eight years, he said, and was only moved occasionally to make sure the battery was running. However, he said he did see Chelsea Clinton drive the car when preparing to get her driver’s license.
He said he found a few items in the car, including a pair of Clinton’s sunglasses in the glove compartment.
I hate to know what Bill left in the car...
You have been updated.
I am committed to the advancement of civil rights, minus the Marxist intimidation and thuggery of BLM.
Three Valves wrote:I hate to know what Bill left in the car...
You have been updated.
That would have been in the Hummer, not this car..............
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ALMOST finished with year 2 of graduate school. I still have about 4 years left, but it's going well, and I'm on-pace for my goal of getting my PhD before I turn 40.
bloke wrote:- People ask me questions via private messaging.
- I give them honest, frank, not-sugar-coated answers.
- They don't like the answers, so they then ask the TNFJ, hoping for an easier answer.
' kinda reminds me of supporters of a a-guy-running-for-something who
[1] believe he is different from his opponent, and
[2] that he can win...
...and NO, I am NOT talking about YOU.
bort wrote:ALMOST finished with year 2 of graduate school. I still have about 4 years left, but it's going well, and I'm on-pace for my goal of getting my PhD before I turn 40.
WOOT! Congrats! It is sometimes a long, hard road. I watched my nephew struggle through it for almost 10 years, having his dissertation thrown back at him time after time. I think the key to it is:
Haha, thanks Terry. Maybe I'll print that out and put it up at my desk. I've got plenty of struggle ahead, that's for sure. I'm hoping though, that my 13 years of career experience and real world "hard work" will help.me out a bit. Besides, the end goal in this is for professors and students to end up as colleagues. Gotta do the work, but they want you to succeed.
bort wrote:ALMOST finished with year 2 of graduate school. I still have about 4 years left, but it's going well, and I'm on-pace for my goal of getting my PhD before I turn 40.
I just finished year one. What degree are you going for, Brett?
