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| 72. Yep...but I tell them anyway. |
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I'm a stripper.
Oh, the reactions I get.
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| -Someone asks you "What do you do?" and you have no socially adequate answer |
Mike03 |
Nov-24-07 05:37 PM |
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Just say you're a consultant. |
ocelot |
Nov-24-07 05:39 PM |
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That's an excellent answer. |
Mike03 |
Nov-24-07 05:40 PM |
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That's right. In fact, just asking "what do you do? is a form of consultation. |
impeachdubya |
Nov-25-07 01:34 AM |
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This worked for me |
JerseygirlCT |
Nov-25-07 03:22 PM |
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I say "I do lots of things, how about you?" |
uppityperson |
Nov-24-07 05:39 PM |
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Try telling someone you're a homemaker |
LiberalEsto |
Nov-24-07 05:40 PM |
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They're just jealous. |
madeline_con |
Nov-24-07 05:43 PM |
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We barely managed it |
LiberalEsto |
Nov-24-07 05:52 PM |
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Certainly makes me jealous. |
AlertLurker |
Nov-24-07 06:08 PM |
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But it REALLY wakes them up if ... |
jkshaw |
Nov-24-07 06:00 PM |
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Then usually you're a hero |
JerseygirlCT |
Nov-25-07 03:20 PM |
#104 |
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I could never be a homemaker |
Skittles |
Nov-24-07 09:51 PM |
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Yup. SAHM here, too. |
knitter4democracy |
Nov-24-07 09:59 PM |
#45 |
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Try telling people something different, then. |
quantessd |
Nov-25-07 03:08 AM |
#81 |
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People treat mothers like they have cooties |
LiberalEsto |
Nov-25-07 07:48 AM |
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Don't say "homemaker," say "lifestyle consultant" |
DemBones DemBones |
Nov-26-07 02:23 PM |
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or purchasing director nt |
LiberalEsto |
Nov-26-07 04:18 PM |
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Yep, same here. Although, I write here and there, so I can talk about that. But still.. |
krabigirl |
Nov-26-07 10:18 PM |
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The question really can be rewirtten.... |
madeline_con |
Nov-24-07 05:41 PM |
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Eh, what this post is probably really about is insecurity |
Mike03 |
Nov-24-07 05:41 PM |
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trust me |
Tuesday Afternoon |
Nov-24-07 05:42 PM |
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... |
Blue State Native |
Nov-26-07 08:02 AM |
#132 |
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This is a case of misunderstanding the |
spokane |
Nov-24-07 08:22 PM |
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Am I confused. This message is from the OP, himself! nt |
puebloknot |
Nov-24-07 10:55 PM |
#59 |
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Mike should be nicer to himself? |
otherlander |
Nov-26-07 04:57 PM |
#154 |
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I think you made some interesting points |
spoony |
Nov-25-07 08:47 AM |
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In these times, when people are laid off at the drop of a hat, I think |
raccoon |
Nov-26-07 07:59 AM |
#131 |
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I make shit up. |
Mojambo |
Nov-24-07 05:43 PM |
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Really? n/t |
madeline_con |
Nov-24-07 05:45 PM |
#12 |
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I'm pretty sure he's lying....n/t |
TalkingDog |
Nov-25-07 09:28 AM |
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Yeah, I admit |
Jennifer C |
Nov-25-07 04:10 AM |
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A lot of things |
KT2000 |
Nov-24-07 05:43 PM |
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My answer: |
evlbstrd |
Nov-24-07 05:45 PM |
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I always |
vpilot |
Nov-24-07 05:48 PM |
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... |
Blue State Native |
Nov-26-07 08:04 AM |
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I reply, "I tell people I'm an artist.... |
dicksteele |
Nov-24-07 05:49 PM |
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I'm proud to be a member of the world's second oldest profession |
panader0 |
Nov-24-07 05:51 PM |
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Physical labor is a fine thing. My college educated summa cum laude son |
SoCalDem |
Nov-25-07 07:48 AM |
#92 |
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I agree with you, |
blockhead |
Nov-25-07 07:24 PM |
#116 |
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Someone asks "what do you do?" |
China_cat |
Nov-24-07 05:51 PM |
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OK, I'm stealing that one! |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-25-07 12:02 AM |
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I say "I feed the hungry" |
HeeBGBz |
Nov-26-07 05:12 AM |
#129 |
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It sounds like you are |
Turbineguy |
Nov-24-07 05:53 PM |
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How about "Trust Fund Baby" instead? |
TalkingDog |
Nov-25-07 09:26 AM |
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some people might be judging you socially. Most are probably just trying to make conversation. |
orangepeel68 |
Nov-24-07 05:55 PM |
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That's true. |
madeline_con |
Nov-24-07 06:16 PM |
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Tell em you are just out of prison for murder and they are annoying you and you miss prison |
The Straight Story |
Nov-24-07 06:06 PM |
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From what I understand that is a strictly American phenomenon. |
Writer |
Nov-24-07 06:08 PM |
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Well, I may ask someone what they do.... |
Dorian Gray |
Nov-26-07 08:09 AM |
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Not just in America |
DFW |
Nov-26-07 02:36 PM |
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You spend a lot of time on DU? Tell them you are a political analyst. |
1monster |
Nov-24-07 06:19 PM |
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When someone asks |
Pastiche423 |
Nov-24-07 06:30 PM |
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As in Bloods Vs. Crips? |
Dorian Gray |
Nov-26-07 08:10 AM |
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No |
Pastiche423 |
Nov-26-07 02:13 PM |
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My Gosh... |
Dorian Gray |
Nov-26-07 02:37 PM |
#145 |
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Sounds like you do not travel in the disabled circles |
Pastiche423 |
Nov-26-07 03:10 PM |
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I actually do work for an organization |
Dorian Gray |
Nov-26-07 03:20 PM |
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Thank you for listening |
Pastiche423 |
Nov-26-07 03:42 PM |
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LOL... |
Dorian Gray |
Nov-26-07 05:10 PM |
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Cogito ergo sum. |
Karenina |
Nov-24-07 06:32 PM |
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I tell them that I'm a compliance officer in the audit division |
Ikonoklast |
Nov-24-07 06:33 PM |
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Before I hit the "ignore" button...You aren't, are you????? nt |
puebloknot |
Nov-24-07 10:21 PM |
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they're just trying to make conversation...beats 'How bout dem Bears?' |
Didereaux |
Nov-24-07 06:37 PM |
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tell 'em you are a serial killer |
hlthe2b |
Nov-24-07 06:42 PM |
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Yes, I've always hated this question |
DemGa |
Nov-24-07 06:42 PM |
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tell them you are a latex salesman |
hfojvt |
Nov-24-07 06:43 PM |
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Damn, I knew someone was going to beat me to it. |
Kucinich4America |
Nov-25-07 02:34 AM |
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Or a marine biologist |
martymar64 |
Nov-25-07 07:34 AM |
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i'm 46, and have been retired for 8 years due to a disability that's not readily apparent... |
QuestionAll |
Nov-24-07 06:46 PM |
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Same for me. |
citizen_jane |
Nov-24-07 07:03 PM |
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Well... |
Truthiness Inspector |
Nov-24-07 06:49 PM |
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Exactly! Night shift RN here! |
LeftCoast |
Nov-26-07 03:02 AM |
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You are a caregiver, taking care of family, as you stated above. |
Breeze54 |
Nov-24-07 06:54 PM |
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My father used to have the perfect answer for intrusive questions: |
puebloknot |
Nov-24-07 07:07 PM |
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"I mind my own fucking business" |
JVS |
Nov-24-07 10:08 PM |
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And you're a writer, too. You wrote "How to Win Friends and Influence Enemies." Right? nt |
puebloknot |
Nov-24-07 10:16 PM |
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LOL. That will raise more questions than answers nt |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Nov-26-07 02:17 PM |
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I hope anyone who asks you that question |
BlackVelvet04 |
Nov-24-07 10:38 PM |
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Is that your way of saying how much you enjoyed my extensivew narrative? |
puebloknot |
Nov-24-07 10:50 PM |
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Actually I did enjoy it.... |
BlackVelvet04 |
Nov-25-07 11:13 PM |
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I do sometimes wield a wild pen, right down to the last drop of ink. |
puebloknot |
Nov-26-07 04:05 AM |
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I sometimes forget people online don't know me |
BlackVelvet04 |
Nov-26-07 10:04 AM |
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That's a fine answer |
clovis29 |
Nov-25-07 07:53 PM |
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FICO score? Enlighten me. nt |
raccoon |
Nov-26-07 08:04 AM |
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A friend of my father's always answered this question |
Will Robinson |
Nov-24-07 07:10 PM |
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I break out in song.... |
stillcool47 |
Nov-24-07 07:12 PM |
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"I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you..." |
htuttle |
Nov-24-07 07:14 PM |
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i've actually heard this one |
barbtries |
Nov-25-07 06:38 AM |
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Tell them that you discovered that work is a highly overrated pastime. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Nov-24-07 08:34 PM |
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"I work in politics" is my standard response. |
WilliamPitt |
Nov-24-07 09:54 PM |
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That's a lot like my "I do my work in my bedroom" response. |
puebloknot |
Nov-24-07 10:20 PM |
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I am a Writer |
momster |
Nov-24-07 09:59 PM |
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I tell them I'm a writer |
Prophet 451 |
Nov-24-07 10:01 PM |
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word nt |
Crabby Appleton |
Nov-25-07 07:08 PM |
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I think, therefore I am |
JVS |
Nov-24-07 10:02 PM |
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"I have sex with your wife!" |
JVS |
Nov-24-07 10:07 PM |
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part of the puritan work ethic, that if you don't have a paying job, you are not a person. |
Perragrande |
Nov-24-07 10:11 PM |
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I just rec's this. Come on guys, let's get this to the Greatest page. |
puebloknot |
Nov-24-07 10:24 PM |
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Ever read "Addie Pray"? |
blogslut |
Nov-24-07 10:38 PM |
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can you get me a job in internet porn? |
SyntaxError |
Nov-25-07 06:43 PM |
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Sure |
blogslut |
Nov-26-07 03:16 AM |
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Wait, I'm confused... |
SyntaxError |
Nov-26-07 04:34 PM |
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George W. Bush and Paris Hilton suffer from this too |
bob_weaver |
Nov-24-07 10:57 PM |
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Well I just lie |
alarimer |
Nov-24-07 11:03 PM |
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jeez. Some of the people on this thread must be a lot of fun at parties. |
orangepeel68 |
Nov-24-07 11:04 PM |
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I get what you mean. After all, you think if people are doing something for a huge chunk of their.. |
JVS |
Nov-24-07 11:09 PM |
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in this economy? |
eShirl |
Nov-25-07 12:49 AM |
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I just tell them I am a piano teacher and artist |
kineneb |
Nov-24-07 11:49 PM |
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When they get really annoying, just tell them: |
mikeytherat |
Nov-26-07 07:11 AM |
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I'm still finding my way on this. |
Le Taz Hot |
Nov-24-07 11:53 PM |
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Don't worry so much about what others think of you. |
SimpleTrend |
Nov-25-07 12:00 AM |
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Wear an ascot and everyone will think you're wealthy and want to be like you. |
Kip Humphrey |
Nov-25-07 12:19 AM |
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Take a cue from Rick Blaine |
Oeditpus Rex |
Nov-25-07 12:40 AM |
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Simple, break into song! |
MilesColtrane |
Nov-25-07 12:44 AM |
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Yep...but I tell them anyway. |
lildreamer316 |
Nov-25-07 12:50 AM |
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my problem is trying to explain what I do |
freeplessinseattle |
Nov-25-07 12:50 AM |
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mike, i remember when i was younger (in my twenties) and |
orleans |
Nov-25-07 01:31 AM |
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I just smile enigmatically and say "I just manifest money when I need it" |
AZDemDist6 |
Nov-25-07 01:35 AM |
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You just reminded me of J.S.G. Boggs. |
CJCRANE |
Nov-25-07 05:46 AM |
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"I make problems go away." n/t |
rucky |
Nov-25-07 01:44 AM |
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That makes it sound like you're a mafia hit man or an extremely potent psychoactive chemical. nt |
impeachdubya |
Nov-25-07 02:26 AM |
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Just tell them you hop trains |
quantessd |
Nov-25-07 02:54 AM |
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Arg! American social convention |
JCMach1 |
Nov-25-07 04:04 AM |
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Semi retired at 47, take language classes, squeeze |
48percenter |
Nov-25-07 04:27 AM |
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You forgot the accordians! |
babylonsister |
Nov-25-07 06:45 AM |
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no really, as soon as my German is good enough |
48percenter |
Nov-25-07 03:03 PM |
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Mike, I can very much relate to your post |
Jennifer C |
Nov-25-07 04:56 AM |
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My friend used to say "As little as possible, for as much as possible, for as long as possible" |
SoCalDem |
Nov-25-07 07:37 AM |
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You could say |
conning |
Nov-25-07 08:11 AM |
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Whenever I was at a party as a young man |
symbolman |
Nov-25-07 08:38 AM |
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in my case outwardly look normal as hell but due to clogged arteries |
madokie |
Nov-25-07 08:44 AM |
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It's a subject I avoid |
MindPilot |
Nov-25-07 09:25 AM |
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I tell them "I manage my family fortune" and I drive an 18 wheeler just |
B Calm |
Nov-25-07 09:49 AM |
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I'm currently retired, I do what I want to do, beaches in the summer, ski slopes in the winter, 3-4 |
Imagevision |
Nov-25-07 09:56 AM |
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In my family, "not working" is the Ultimate Sin. |
IdaBriggs |
Nov-25-07 10:36 AM |
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As a single guy actively dating |
progressive_realist |
Nov-25-07 04:05 PM |
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hah... if anyone asks me how I make while on a date, then I'm outta there... |
SyntaxError |
Nov-25-07 06:46 PM |
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btw... |
SyntaxError |
Nov-25-07 06:46 PM |
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The best response to this question |
progressive_realist |
Nov-26-07 02:30 AM |
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Do you drive a flashy car and make sure they know it? |
Truth Hurts A Lot |
Nov-26-07 02:31 PM |
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Actually, I don't drive at all |
progressive_realist |
Nov-26-07 10:07 PM |
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What do I do? I rehabilitate and try to save lives. |
Rex |
Nov-25-07 04:06 PM |
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You answered the 'what do you do' question quite well in your post. |
kineta |
Nov-25-07 04:11 PM |
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Thanks for all of the responses. There are plenty of great ideas here, and many |
Mike03 |
Nov-25-07 04:17 PM |
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Ah civility and kindness, you are a true gentleman Mike03. |
Rex |
Nov-25-07 04:19 PM |
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I Guess that the Louis Malle movie "My Dinner with Andre" was on my mind last night. |
Mike03 |
Nov-25-07 04:21 PM |
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I am in the same situation as you |
cuke |
Nov-25-07 11:33 PM |
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Tell people you invest and write.... |
Dorian Gray |
Nov-25-07 11:36 PM |
#120 |
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"I put the little plastic ends on shoelaces" |
Blashyrkh |
Nov-25-07 11:41 PM |
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Until he died I was Marcel Marceau's vocal coach. |
alfredo |
Nov-25-07 11:42 PM |
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I have the same problem. |
Captain Angry |
Nov-26-07 12:29 AM |
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just so you know |
NJCher |
Nov-26-07 11:18 PM |
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Thanks. :-) |
Captain Angry |
Nov-26-07 11:51 PM |
#165 |
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If you accept value differentiation of work, then it is YOU who have a problem...not the asker! |
Didereaux |
Nov-26-07 02:49 AM |
#125 |
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The simple answer I use.... |
Uben |
Nov-26-07 08:10 AM |
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You are a "philanthropist." nt |
IdaBriggs |
Nov-26-07 08:44 AM |
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Answer: "As little as possible." |
CT_Progressive |
Nov-26-07 02:38 PM |
#146 |
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Here's your answer |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-26-07 04:23 PM |
#151 |
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"A little of this, a little of that" usually works for me. |
Redstone |
Nov-26-07 04:46 PM |
#153 |
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"It depends on the circumstances." |
Perry Logan |
Nov-26-07 05:06 PM |
#155 |
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I went to a party a couple of weeks ago and a person described |
Samantha |
Nov-26-07 05:33 PM |
#157 |
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I have a friend without a 9 to 5 job |
goodgd_yall |
Nov-26-07 06:17 PM |
#158 |
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Tell them 'A bit of everything...You?' |
debbierlus |
Nov-26-07 06:47 PM |
#159 |
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"I enjoy life as much as possible, for as long as possible" n/t |
greyhound1966 |
Nov-26-07 10:21 PM |
#162 |
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sell waterbeds in the day, do brain surgery at night |
NJCher |
Nov-26-07 11:21 PM |
#164 |
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Socially adequate? |
BuffyTheFundieSlayer |
Nov-26-07 11:58 PM |
#166 |
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