Tell an opinion you have that is in the strong minority

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Anonymous wrote:I kinda think Bush was sometimes right.

Like when?

Like when he said that he did not expect to face something like 9/11 when he became a president!

Perhaps. But he could've seen it coming once he was in office (and on vacay) with that document BIN LADEN TO ATTACK INSIDE US.

But he probably did really see it coming, and knew he'd benefit from doing nothing about it.
Haha he probably really did NOT see it coming. Poor guy seemed to always have deer in headlights going on.

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Anonymous wrote:Trader Joes isn't that great.

BLASPHEMER!

Hahaha. I am even worse then that: I don't get Wegmans' appeal.

Yes. And Whole Foods is douchey.

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I think we should close our borders and deport anyone who came her ilegally. We can sell any "anchor babies" to rich infertiles-there is a high demand for babies and they traffic/sell them in this country anyway. The money made should go to fix our education system!

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Anonymous wrote:I kinda think Bush was sometimes right.

Like when?

Like when he said that he did not expect to face something like 9/11 when he became a president!

Perhaps. But he could've seen it coming once he was in office (and on vacay) with that document BIN LADEN TO ATTACK INSIDE US.

But he probably did really see it coming, and knew he'd benefit from doing nothing about it.
Haha he probably really did NOT see it coming. Poor guy seemed to always have deer in headlights going on.

Okay. Cheney probably knew.

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Anonymous wrote:Trader Joes isn't that great.

BLASPHEMER!

Hahaha. I am even worse then that: I don't get Wegmans' appeal.

^should be than, sorry for mistake

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Anonymous wrote:I think we should close our borders and deport anyone who came her ilegally. We can sell any "anchor babies" to rich infertiles-there is a high demand for babies and they traffic/sell them in this country anyway. The money made should go to fix our education system!

This thought is not so much in the minority.

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Anonymous wrote:I think private tuition for college is only worth it if your kid can get into a top 10 (maybe top 15) school; if they can get into an ivy or Stanford, Chicago/Caltech/MIT or the like -- I can consider parents doing everything possible to make it happen.

But what I really don't get is the parents (who are not independently wealthy) killing themselves to make sure that their princess can go to her dream school -- Boston U or Babson or Middlebury or whatever. I say if you can't make the cut for the top 10, go to your in-state school. The education offered is no different and the name on the resume just doesn't mean anything once you get below a certain level. If you're an engineer from MIT or a finance grad from Wharton/UPenn -- that stands out in some circles and often for life; but your typical person and hiring manager cannot tell you whether a chemistry degree from Maryland is any better or worse than one from Boston U.

Now if the parents are independently wealthy -- do whatever you want. I just don't see killing myself or letting a kid take out HUGE loans bc they can imagine themselves on a certain campus -- I guarantee they'll be fine on some other, cheaper campus as well.

100% agree. Every word. No kid of mine is going to Davidson or University of Richmond. NFW.

+1. Add to this -- I also wouldn't pay out of state tuition to go to a state school in another state because a program is marginally better. If we're still living in Maryland by the time DCs are 18, they are going to UMD. I don't particularly care if Penn State or Rutgers has an undergrad business school or engineering school or whatever ranked 10 places higher than UMD and frankly I don't think hiring managers care either because they don't keep rankings memorized; I think they look at a resume they see -- ok -- big northeastern state school, how well did applicant do there. Now if they can get themselves into a Wharton undergrad or Sloan (MIT) business school then that's a different ballgame and I'll do what I can to make it happen bc those schools do open doors to different kinds of jobs at higher salaries and offer different types of mobility over the years -- I've seen it time and time again. Same thing with fields like engineering -- Caltech, MIT etc. are show stoppers -- otherwise state school like everyone else.

+2. The hand-wringing I've seen on this forum about DCs potentially attending a state school is ludicrous.

I just wonder about the end goal? All that pressure, stress, worry..... Over what? So your child gets into an Ivy. Then what? Are you going to continue to worry and fret and pressure your kids over the perfect major and GPA. And then? Grad school, a job in the perfect field making tons of money? And then? Your kids get married, end up in high pressure (but high paying) jobs, never see their own kids, but as soon as they find out they are pregnant they'll start searching for perfect daycare/nanny so that Jr. can get into a great preschool to assure entry into a top private so that he can get into an Ivy .....and it starts again.

I have three in college. One at an Ivy simply because she is wicked smart. Two at state schools. My Ivy kid is studying Special Ed. She'll never be rich but it's her passion. At some point you have to back off and let your kids choose their paths. Most of the people on this board are miserable regardless of HHI. Is that really what you want for your children?

It really is ok if your kid goes to a state school, even a mediocre one. Life does not always need to be a competition.

I love you!!

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I don't get the fascination with the Kennedy family or the Royal family. And I would weep with joy if the entire Kardashian clan magically disappeared and took Justin Beiber with them (that's probably not a minority opinion).

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Anonymous wrote:I love prince Charles and lady Di equally

I never understood why people cried over her death.

It was a senseless death that left two kids without their loving mom. The driver was drunk and the paparazzi chased her car for what?, to sell papers.

Pft Di was a nut job. Live fast DIe young

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Anonymous wrote:I think we should close our borders and deport anyone who came her ilegally. We can sell any "anchor babies" to rich infertiles-there is a high demand for babies and they traffic/sell them in this country anyway. The money made should go to fix our education system!

I think we should deport people with poor spelling skills.

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Anonymous wrote:I love prince Charles and lady Di equally

I never understood why people cried over her death.

It was a senseless death that left two kids without their loving mom. The driver was drunk and the paparazzi chased her car for what?, to sell papers.

Pft Di was a nut job. Live fast DIe young

A nut job who millions of people loved and admired. Whatever else, she was a sweetheart who was brave enough to walk through a landmine and hold and kiss AIDS babies when others would not. Remember, people called her the "Queen of Hearts."

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Anonymous wrote:I love prince Charles and lady Di equally

I never understood why people cried over her death.

It was a senseless death that left two kids without their loving mom. The driver was drunk and the paparazzi chased her car for what?, to sell papers.

Pft Di was a nut job. Live fast DIe young

A nut job who millions of people loved and admired. Whatever else, she was a sweetheart who was brave enough to walk through a landmine and hold and kiss AIDS babies when others would not. Remember, people called her the "Queen of Hearts."

So true.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I love prince Charles and lady Di equally

I never understood why people cried over her death.

It was a senseless death that left two kids without their loving mom. The driver was drunk and the paparazzi chased her car for what?, to sell papers.

Pft Di was a nut job. Live fast DIe young

A nut job who millions of people loved and admired. Whatever else, she was a sweetheart who was brave enough to walk through a landmine and hold and kiss AIDS babies when others would not. Remember, people called her the "Queen of Hearts."

I just threw up

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love prince Charles and lady Di equally

I never understood why people cried over her death.

It was a senseless death that left two kids without their loving mom. The driver was drunk and the paparazzi chased her car for what?, to sell papers.

Pft Di was a nut job. Live fast DIe young

A nut job who millions of people loved and admired. Whatever else, she was a sweetheart who was brave enough to walk through a landmine and hold and kiss AIDS babies when others would not. Remember, people called her the "Queen of Hearts."

So true.

You should admire Elizabeth Taylor who actually DID SOMETHING TO HELP THE AIDS PROBLEM not just smile for a photo op.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love prince Charles and lady Di equally

I never understood why people cried over her death.

It was a senseless death that left two kids without their loving mom. The driver was drunk and the paparazzi chased her car for what?, to sell papers.

Pft Di was a nut job. Live fast DIe young

A nut job who millions of people loved and admired. Whatever else, she was a sweetheart who was brave enough to walk through a landmine and hold and kiss AIDS babies when others would not. Remember, people called her the "Queen of Hearts."

I just threw up

Good. I hope you soiled yourself.