why are american's so repressed?

Originally posted by mankie:
I see that expensive college education paid off nicely seeing as you're still financially dependent on mum and dad at age 31.

Hardly dependent. It was the first time in five years. They had offered to help. And it saved me going deep into debt. They didnt pay so much at the NIH, you know. It was considered a "training position". Cheap foreign labour.

I could go to less concerts eat cheaper food. Live in a dingy apt. But it was just a cock-up not being able to get paid for so long.

Originally posted by Dupek Chopra:
But, aside from picking barfights on bboards with strangers, and bemoaning the fact that you didn't attend Harvard engineering school(Is Harvard even known for their sterling engineering curricula?), DO you CLAIM to indeed 'know something' about…"Principles of Engineering &/or Arm Wrestling", as I believe you referred to it. And does this knowledge constitute an education according to your worldview?

Despite, your pronouncement of not having attended the Yale or Harvard engineering program DO YOU still consider yourself to be an "Educated" man? [/QB]

1. I never tried to start a barfight with you or anyone else on this board, I only wnated to meet and exchange pleasantries.
2. I never bemoaned not attending Harvard - I only found fault with your boisterous remark of parents wasting money on non-Ivy league schools with good footbal programs. Thus, I found a plausible exception to your comment as evidenced by my alma mater.
3. Yes, I do claim to have knowledge of the princples of engineering, evidenced by my professional license to practice in the field of engineering.
4. Yes, I do know something about arm wrestling, albeit only from Sylvester Stallone's film "Over the Top"
5. Yes, I do consider myself educated - educated enough to know that it is not just a degree from a higher education learning facility that makes one educated or intelligent. Also educated enough to know that I don't profess to know everything.

So how about it, can we meet for a beer at the 930 club and continue this discussion? Don't be afraid, I am educated enough to know that violence is not an answer to anything. Seeing as to how you have turned down other offers in the past, I will not be offended if you rebuff me.

Originally posted by mark e smith:

Originally posted by mankie:
Going from your comments you're obviously a spoiled little boy, so that alone makes you right all the time.

Bill Gates didn't get a college dgree did he? and I don't think he shovels shit…you're just one of those college educated elitist pukes…a likeable one, but you are one. Besides, shovelling shit for a while never hurt anyone and would spur most people in bettering themselves.

Oh I did shitey jobs. I worked for several school holidays at the fruit and veg shop doing 11 or twelve hour days. One day I moved 5 tonnes of potato(e)s. All for 10 quid a day. Schoolwork was very appealing in comparison.

But, yes I am spoilt. In my defence, I am really glad I am am. And its not like I never struggled. I just struggled to do different things.

I think Bill Gates could have gone to college if he wanted. He was just a bright guy in the right place at the right time. There are simple stats that show you are likely to earn more and live longer if you are better educated.

You're getting off track here…we're discussing wether parents owe their kids a college education, not wether a college education makes you live longer or earn more money….do you learn not to run in front of buses or something at college?

I did the fruit and veg job too, before I did my paper round every afternoon. I didn't mind it apart from having to write "5lbs" with a permanent marker on about 1,000 bags every shagging day!

In Markie's defense, taking some money ONCE in five years qualifies as less that "occasionally" in my book.

For me, for my first car, my dad sold me his old one on credit…Took me about 3 years to pay him back for it, but I did eventually.

At my age, being fully employed, and married to some who is as well, I'd feel uncomfortable accepting money from parent or in-laws. I'd happily accept an interest free loan, but I'd pay it back in full.

The UMD computer science graduate program is wuite highly regarded.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by Groundkeeper's Willy:
do you know how many public schools there are in this country?
seriously, do you think that the engineering school ranking (25th) out of all universities that offer a doctorate (including private schools) is also a joke? or the other undergrad programs that rank high - (see business school)?
If it is, you tell that to my employer because he is paying me well based on my non credible knowledge!
Don't be a hater.

How many schools are in the engineering school population?

As for the business school rankings – UMD is tied for 42nd. Which means it's not very good. Honestly. The Wall Street Journal pointed out the business and financial world's dirty little secret in an article a few years ago. If you didn't go to a top ten business school (Tuck, Wharton, Darden, Haas, Kellogg, Harvard, Sloan, Stanford, Chicago, maybe Fuqua, etc…) then you would probably have been better off saving your money.

Once I hit 25 and had access to the full ggwâ?¢ trust fund, I stopped receiving monthly stipends from Mumsy and Dadsy.

Originally posted by mankie:
You're getting off track here…we're discussing wether parents owe their kids a college education, not wether a college education makes you live longer or earn more money….do you learn not to run in front of buses or something at college?

I smelt of rotten fruit for days after I had finished working at the fruit and veg store.

If parents can afford to help pay for education I think they should. So did the state, in the UK at least.

I was thinking of buying my parents a computer to pay them back, as they probably wouldnt take the cash back anyhow. They would say "save it for your downpayment". Which is what I should do.

all right!! too many arguments going on at one time.
To summarize:

Numbers are like $20 whores, you can do anything you want with them!!! So the ranking system is all relative to the methodologies and what the School's PR dept. does is another story.

I never claimed that UMD was the best, but it is a good value for a good education - which was meant to find a flaw in Dupek's original statement about good-in football schools.

I am not Jay-Z, but I am diverse!

UVA fans have a great chant when they are losing in an athletic contest:
"That's all right, that's okay, because you'll be working for us one day!"

Did you guys see the Apprentice last night?

First though that came to my mind was "Those two whities will probably make the poor black dude be the rickshaw driver"

Sure enough, they did, racist fuckers.

Originally posted by Groundkeeper's Willy:
UVA fans have a great chant when they are losing in an athletic contest:
"That's all right, that's okay, because you'll be working for us one day!"

Yale, Harvard, Princeton all have the same cheer. I thought it was hysterical to hear Princeton students yelling that at U. Penn students during a football game. "Uhm, okay. Wait, we have Wharton!"

Originally posted by bunnyballs:
Did you guys see the Apprentice last night?

First though that came to my mind was "Those two whities will probably make the poor black dude be the rickshaw driver"

Sure enough, they did, racist fuckers.

Yeah, but Kwame should have gotten the axe, not the chick. It's down to less T&A now!

Originally posted by Groundkeeper's Willy:

Originally posted by bunnyballs:
Did you guys see the Apprentice last night?

First though that came to my mind was "Those two whities will probably make the poor black dude be the rickshaw driver"

Sure enough, they did, racist fuckers.

Yeah, but Kwame should have gotten the axe, not the chick. It's down to less T&A now!

I think Kwame is going to go much further in that situation. He knows how to stay under the radar very well, it seems like…

Originally posted by bunnyballs:
Did you guys see the Apprentice last night?

First though that came to my mind was "Those two whities will probably make the poor black dude be the rickshaw driver"

Sure enough, they did, racist fuckers.

I did say to my wife the reason the black bloke isn't getting any fares is because he's black, they should've gone with old country boy from the start because he's a novelty in NYC. I also said advertizing was the key to success, which it was…..another way they should've done it was to have a contract with a restaurant or bar off the main drag around Times Square for free rides from Times Square to their establishment, that would've been guaranteed income regardless of how many customers they get…all this without a college degree, go figure! ;)

Does anyone else get the feeling Trump has already decided who he wants, and it's that Nick character?

umcp alumi here. i grew up spending a lot of time on campus, and always wanted to attend. when it came time to look at colleges, i felt more of a need for a smaller, more intensive school.

what i found was the honors program at umcp. i had all of the intellectual stimulation and advantages of a small liberal arts college (small classes, dedicated faculty, up to date facilities, varied and challenging subject matter), nestled in the middle of a thriving state university that had a lot to offer on it's own. for me, it was a perfect combination.

i also worked between one and three part time jobs while attending school full time to help pay for my education. i wouldn't have been able to do it as quickly without my parents' help, but i did contribute my part. that's what i would expect from any children i may have.

Originally posted by Groundkeeper's Willy:

Originally posted by bunnyballs:
Did you guys see the Apprentice last night?

First though that came to my mind was "Those two whities will probably make the poor black dude be the rickshaw driver"

Sure enough, they did, racist fuckers.

Yeah, but Kwame should have gotten the axe, not the chick. It's down to less T&A now!

Heidi T&A??? Sheeze, that's stretching it a bit isn't it?

I think they fired the right one last night, her heart wasn't in it since her mother got ill, and she's too rough under the collar to run a corporation anyway.

Heidi had a butter face.
but she wasn't afraid to use sex to sell early on in the competition.

If Heidi is TandA to you, you must subscribe to the "anything under 200 lbs is fuckable" school of thought?

Originally posted by Groundkeeper's Willy:
Heidi had a butter face.
but she wasn't afraid to use sex to sell early on in the competition.

Originally posted by Groundkeeper's Willy:
Heidi had a butter face.
but she wasn't afraid to use sex to sell early on in the competition.

All the women used sex in the early stages, then that prissey bitch, the real estate agent was "all offended" when it was suggested last night. I hope she gets hoofed next week, the cow!

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Originally posted by keithstg:
in my experience, people who worked hard at liberal arts schools for undergrand tend to outperform those who worked hard at universities for undergrad.

I know that stands true for me…though I went to a school virtually unknown outside of the general locale…

Still, you shouldn't dis MD…hell, if a person has a good paying job, that's something there…do we really need more academics who don't know how to DO a damn thing?