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I just realized the benefits of a DU-Education:

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PCIntern Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 04:49 PM
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I just realized the benefits of a DU-Education:
I was just at the dedication of a magnificent new high school in my Community - I'll spare you the details of why I was there. After the speeches, they had a ribbon-cutting and the big asshole whom I had never seen before, standing next to me, sneered: "We'll be paying higher taxes for this place for the next 20 years." To which I instantly replied, "I'd rather pay for this than pay for blowing up already nearly pulverized rocks in Afghanistan."

He just grunted...

I smiled smugly to myself...
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   He would have given you another piece of his mind, but the grunt was all that was left?  Democrats_win   Oct-18-09 05:02 PM   #1 
   that was it...  PCIntern   Oct-18-09 06:28 PM   #10 
   Owww.. You know that one left a mark..  Fumesucker   Oct-18-09 05:04 PM   #2 
   you should have said, "I pay my taxes to ensure that, in the future, there won't be nearly  Gabi Hayes   Oct-18-09 05:05 PM   #3 
   No sense starting a fistfight at a high school...  PCIntern   Oct-18-09 06:30 PM   #11 
   good work !  spanone   Oct-18-09 05:05 PM   #4 
   cheaper to educate than imprison, with no Diploma the best job is selling drugs, an thieving...  sam sarrha   Oct-18-09 05:13 PM   #5 
   Money spent on education usually bears a return on the investment.  lpbk2713   Oct-18-09 05:13 PM   #6 
   Now to get magnificent teachers in the classroom  thunder rising   Oct-18-09 05:15 PM   #7 
   "You can pay for a school now, or a prison ten years from now. Your choice."  eppur_se_muova   Oct-18-09 05:25 PM   #8 
   Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910) better known by the  geckosfeet   Oct-18-09 06:32 PM   #12 
   Cue the Pomp and Circumstance.  Gregorian   Oct-18-09 05:44 PM   #9 
   Guess he didn't have a gun, thankfully.  JohnnyLib2   Oct-18-09 07:50 PM   #13 
   Good one!  gleaner   Oct-18-09 07:57 PM   #14 
 
Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 05:02 PM
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1. He would have given you another piece of his mind, but the grunt was all that was left?
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PCIntern Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 06:28 PM
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10. that was it...
as Clint Eastwood once said: A man's gotta know his limitations. Or words to that effect.
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Fumesucker Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 05:04 PM
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2. Owww.. You know that one left a mark..
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 05:05 PM
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3. you should have said, "I pay my taxes to ensure that, in the future, there won't be nearly
as many uneducated jackasses like you freely moving about."
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PCIntern Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 06:30 PM
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11. No sense starting a fistfight at a high school...
but that, and other lines, would be quite tempting.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Oct-18-09 05:05 PM
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4. good work !
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sam sarrha Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 05:13 PM
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5. cheaper to educate than imprison, with no Diploma the best job is selling drugs, an thieving...
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 05:13 PM
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6. Money spent on education usually bears a return on the investment.



The money BushCo blew on alleged "emergency no-bid contracts" and eventually ended up in their
own corrupt pockets is what our grandkids will be paying off when they are wage earners.
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thunder rising (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 05:15 PM
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7. Now to get magnificent teachers in the classroom
The building is only an opportunity. The teachers make it magic.
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 05:25 PM
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8. "You can pay for a school now, or a prison ten years from now. Your choice."
That's as near a quote as I can make it -- wish I could find the original. I seem to recall it was someone from Mark Twain's hometown of Hannibal, MO, although I don't believe it was MT who told the story.
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geckosfeet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Oct-18-09 06:32 PM
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12. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910) better known by the
Edited on Sun Oct-18-09 06:33 PM by geckosfeet
pen name Mark Twain, was born in Florida Missouri.
Mark Twain
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Oct-18-09 05:44 PM
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9. Cue the Pomp and Circumstance.
You have graduated!

Yeah, it's a rather indispensable tool. I won't admit to how much DU has contributed to my "socialization". What a great phenomenon.
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13. Guess he didn't have a gun, thankfully.

Bravo! :thumbsup:
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gleaner Donating Member (669 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Oct-18-09 07:57 PM
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14. Good one!Updated at 7:50 PM
You could also have told him to consider it an investment in the future where better educated people can find jobs, learn how to socialize and improve their communities.

I wonder if you would have gotten a second grunt, or if one was his limit?
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