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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 11:48 AM Original message |
If you could go back in time and talk to your ten year old self |
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newcriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
1. I would tell myself the powerball numbers that will be pulled on my eighteenth birthday. |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 05:00 AM Response to Reply #1 |
41. I like the way you think. |
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BelleCarolinaPeridot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. I would tell the 10 year old BCP... |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. The Mega Million lotto numbers for that week. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
4. "It's gonna get much worse before it gets better." |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
53. I would too. Then I'd say, "I'm sorry you have to go through this shit." nt |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. That 'growing up' isn't all that's is cracked up to be. |
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grilled onions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
6. So Many Things |
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woofless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. You will meet a gorgeous blonde when you are 24 years old. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 06:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. but would you have listened to yourself? |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:29 AM Response to Reply #15 |
37. I'd tell myself to away from a few woman that are coming down the line.. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 07:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
55. That's a good question |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
7. Mostly naughty stuff I was curious about when I was ten. |
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. Back away from the cheeseburgers! |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. Where could I possibly start |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 07:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
56. wow, I don't think your younger self would be all that happy |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #56 |
86. I know how to talk to myself |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
11. You were right. 10 years old, 45 years old, it's still the same. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. "Don't ever think that.... |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
13. This is what I would tell my 10 year old self (if I could go back in time): |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. "It's okay to take chances." n/t |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
16. I would tell the ten year old mdmc that everything will be alright |
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_dynamicdems (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. Do NOT, I repeat do NOT... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
18. That I should fall down and hit my head lots of time... |
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Angel (423 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
19. Stand up for yourself. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
20. "You're ok, but you're bipolar. Get a cutting edge doc who can recognize that." (Oh, and get some |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. I would tell her to set down the book once in a while |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. i would leave her instructions for proper investments |
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liberaltrucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. "Take the cyanide right fucking NOW" |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
32. I hope you're just joking...and I wish I was too |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
24. I would have told me to make other friends. |
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Jeep789 (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
25. Get a safe government job with health care and |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
26. Reply from an older thread . . . |
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lost-in-nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
27. 10??? |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 11:21 PM Response to Original message |
28. Don't jump from dad to mom in the divorce. |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-16-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'd say; |
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Tobin S. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
30. You'll develop a mental illness called schizoaffective disorder when you are 20 |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 08:05 AM Response to Reply #30 |
58. How are you doing with that illness now? |
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Tobin S. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:49 AM Response to Reply #58 |
96. I'm doing very good now. I've been well for 6 years. |
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Twillig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
31. How to Jerkoff, and |
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SKKY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
33. One word... |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
34. Leave the USA while there are still countries that will accept you for your future potential. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 02:39 PM Response to Reply #34 |
78. Wanna buy some old synths? |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 05:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
85. This will make you sick... |
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slampoet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 07:58 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. I have had more than my share of finds, and i get more when I think there aren't any left. |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 08:13 PM Response to Reply #87 |
88. Excellent! |
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onestepforward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
35. Don't be in such a hurry to grow-up. |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 01:24 AM Response to Original message |
36. "Invest in Microsoft" |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 02:31 AM Response to Original message |
38. "Don't romanticize suffering." |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
39. Me - "Your teeth are average." |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 08:04 AM Response to Reply #39 |
57. ouch |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #57 |
93. Yeah, if you take good care of your teeth |
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brettdale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
40. Dont bet on the knicks |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
42. I would tell him |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 08:11 AM Response to Reply #42 |
62. Are there actually more jobs for mathematicians than physicists? |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 02:42 PM Response to Reply #62 |
79. physicists need mathematicians, mathematicians don't need physicists |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:38 AM Response to Reply #79 |
95. Yep, what TrogL said. |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:37 AM Response to Reply #62 |
94. Seems that way in the backwater |
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SwissTony (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 05:52 AM Response to Original message |
43. Beer is not your friend, no matter what you (are going to) think |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
44. "Soap is NOT a good lubricant, kid." n/t |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 08:08 AM Response to Reply #44 |
61. LOL! |
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TheCentepedeShoes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
45. Three things |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
46. quit eating like a pig. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
47. i would offer the following counsel to my 10 year old self: |
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backtoblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
48. just play and be a kid. |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
49. I would tell myself that to remember when I turn |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 08:06 AM Response to Reply #49 |
59. where did you move from and where did you move to? |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
50. a thousand things...not like i would have listened... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
51. 1. Be a bit more rebellious, 2. Emigrate when you have the chance |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 08:07 AM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Emigrate to where? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 09:19 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. When I was younger, I had opportunities to emigrate |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
52. get the hell out from the corner and interact with people |
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Moondog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-17-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
54. I would tell him |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
63. I wouldn't. |
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JANdad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 09:19 PM Response to Reply #63 |
91. thank you! |
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Bertha Venation (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
65. 1. Tell people until someone listens. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #65 |
70. people don't listen because it doesn't work |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
66. No one has a right to threaten you, or to torment your sister... |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
67. I would tell my 10 year old self that the corporate world blows. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #67 |
68. and then what? |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Do something constructive like practice music or play sports or invent something. |
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Beer Snob-50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
71. watch what you eat (you turned into a fatty with heart trouble) |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
72. I can't decide - "Live your dream completely" Or "Give it up - it will only hurt you! |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
73. Stay away from Tracy Kennedy |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
74. "Tell your mom to get tested for Asperger's." |
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frogmarch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
75. I would say, "Don't let |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
76. I would tell her about all the wonderful pets she would soon be sharing her life with. |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
77. Run away from home ASAP |
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Bennyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
80. To stick with music instead of sports. |
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CBHagman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
81. I like your ideas and your advice. |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
82. 1.) Don't major in English... you can read novels for free. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 08:25 AM Response to Reply #82 |
99. What sort of job does an English major get in China? |
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wickerwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. Teaching ESL |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
83. multple personality disorder at 10? |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
84. Move away to go to college. |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
89. Keep up your studies. Just because you're the kid no teacher can seem to get to |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
90. Start and stay with Goju Ryu Karate, learn piano/guitar and French. nt. |
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Orrex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-18-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
92. I would tell myself to stop George Lucas from producing Howard the Duck |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
97. I'd tell me to take guitar lessons and fuck school. |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 08:28 AM Response to Reply #97 |
100. "When I look back on all the crap I learned in High School... It's a wonder |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 05:04 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. I went to catholic school from K thru 12. They still have the nerve |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
98. A few things |
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AllenVanAllen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
102. Hey kid, Do yourself a favor |
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