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    • ChrisC
      Chris
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      @Anesthetist:

      I pay well over 150% of my mortgage in student loan payments….

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      • BobB
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        In the US the university system is a huge profit machine. A "college degree" is now the 13th grade. Most students graduate with debt payments ranging from annoying to staggering.

        Employers stopped caring from whence came my degree after my very first job, post-graduation. The best education I ever got was the reading I did myself when young, language training, and typing. In fact, my typing class may be the most beneficial class of all as regards preparation for life in the real world. Sad commentary.

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        • louisboscoL
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          ^ just wondering. is the uni education system in the US deregulated?

          in australia, they were thinking of deregulating the system. and all around there have been protest that 'our education is not for profit'

          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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          • BobB
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            There is a degree of regulation, but the "get off my land" crowd in the flyover land makes sure the cards are stacked in favor of the profit machine. Medical care and education have, for the most part, been handed to the "free market" in the US.

            …but, but, but capitalism ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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            • GilesG
              Giles
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              I got BSc in The Economics of Industry & Trade from London School of Economics.  Never once in my career have I been asked if I have a degree or what grade it was (luckily…...)....

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • DougNgD
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                Does anyone else want to slam heads into concrete when bro science is passed off as real science?

                Because "the internet in general" is not a real credible source of information…

                I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                • DougNgD
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                  Btw, what prompted this rant was someone telling me that my labrador has brown coloring in it's fur because it's gluten intolerant.

                  I have Rottweilers

                  I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                  • ChrisC
                    Chris
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                    Stop poisoning them with wheat and they'll go back to being black labs.

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                    • ChrisC
                      Chris
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                      Oh, and your post reminded me of this…

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                      • DougNgD
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                        @Chris:

                        Stop poisoning them with wheat and they'll go back to being black labs.

                        Ok, that's a pretty good one

                        I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                        • 4c4
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                          @DougNg:

                          Btw, what prompted this rant was someone telling me that my labrador has brown coloring in it's fur because it's gluten intolerant.

                          I have Rottweilers

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                          • GilesG
                            Giles
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                            I'm so close to banning any potential "member" who tries to register with a .pl domain name, I'm getting sick and tired of deleting/banning/not accepting the bastards…..Poland appears to be spambot heaven....

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • DionD
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                              They learned from their new best friends from the US ;).

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                              • M
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                                @Chris:

                                Lol.  Call me when your student loan payments are 80% of your mortgage payments.

                                I pay well over 150% of my mortgage in student loan payments….

                                I'm waiting for someone from Detroit to chime in and reveal that their student loan is 50,000% of their (admittedly virtually non-existent) mortgage!

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                                • CutlasshoundC
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                                  Fucking south west trains. Done fourteen hour days the last three days on the trot. Finally leave work at a reasonable time and all my trains are cancelled for the next hour. [emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35][emoji35]

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                                  I ain't got time to bleed.

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                                  • chiverusC
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                                    Could it be worse?
                                    http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shortcuts/2015/jan/13/late-arrival-brighton-to-london-victoria-southern-britains-worst-train

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                                    • CutlasshoundC
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                                      @chiverus:

                                      Could it be worse?
                                      http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/shortcuts/2015/jan/13/late-arrival-brighton-to-london-victoria-southern-britains-worst-train

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                                      Indeed!

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                                      I ain't got time to bleed.

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                                      • BobB
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                                        Moving to Ireland? Good call, and also difficult. I have had friends who wanted to do the same but couldn't get a visa. Enjoy.

                                        @TrickHell:

                                        We thought we had a house in Ireland, but then the people in there decided to stay and their rent is government subsidized, so it's basically impossible to get them out.

                                        Fawk.

                                        It's not really the end of the world or anything. I just thought we had the last stressful part of our move sorted. House was a great deal, too, right on the water. Oh well. Shit happens.

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                                        • FinksterF
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                                          In the past the Irish moved to the U.S.    😉

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                                          • JCMx800J
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                                            Nothing to do at work:

                                            Xena is the most stupid show ever.

                                            Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                                            XXX

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