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Old 09-20-2011, 08:59 AM   #1
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I'm not really sure what I'm trying to say here. I have quit coffee a few days ago and I think my Lyme disease is back, but I promise you, I have a good idea in there and I will ferret it out and make it clear. And yes, I do know a fair number of docs, lawyers, and scientists, the majority of whom had enough money to go to college and get advanced degrees.

It's a long story. Just take my word for it.
Maybe what you mean is not the entitled, but the highly-formally-educated who look down on those who don't have the same degrees as they do, even though the un-degreed may be just as smart or smarter than the guy who has the piece of paper to prove it?
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Old 09-20-2011, 09:26 AM   #2
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Old 09-20-2011, 11:04 AM   #3
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Maybe what you mean is not the entitled, but the highly-formally-educated who look down on those who don't have the same degrees as they do, even though the un-degreed may be just as smart or smarter than the guy who has the piece of paper to prove it?
I knew you would be able to explain this. You truly have a gift, cf.

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Old 09-20-2011, 12:29 PM   #4
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I knew you would be able to explain this. You truly have a gift, cf.

My mind has a crush on your mind.
get in line, buddy.
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And she's hott, too. Damn shame we didn't get a chance to party in swimsuits, but that's Texas weather for ya.
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