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Made the campus tour on Friday with youngest snowflake.
Mar 17, 2014, 9:21 AM
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When my acne pocked face first made its appearance on Clemson University's campus many decades ago, much proverbial water has gone under the bridge and many changes have been made. Some things have remained the same as we all know, there stands Tillman Tower, and Old Green Tom sits there unmoved by anything save a geological disturbance. We looked in on a residence room in Manning and it looked unchanged from my old room in Lever. My senior year was spent idling and ogling from the dizzy heights of 8th floor Lever.
Clemson has gotten into the same amenities-go-round that all the other schools are offering. Pampering our little entitled offspring in ways that were unheard of in my time. In my time, there were the two cafeterias that served just-under to minimally palatable food and we had the grill that served terrific egg sandwiches under the loggia. Well now, of course, they have Subway and Wendy's and Starbucks and other franchise cut-to-fit, waistline busting establishments all over campus.
What really, really bottled my mined though was the notion that, and I really can't wrap my little mined around this thoroughly, Clemson actually wants you to succeed. They have tutors available for you at no charge for just about every subject, writing labs to help you with almost every term paper, and at the library there is a staff person for every college to help you find resources to write that term paper.
Understand where I'm coming from because at my freshperson orientation the speaker said to us, look at the fool to your right, look at the fool to your left and realize those people won't be here at graduation. And it was true. My freshman forestry 101 class had around 120 people. In four years 24 graduated. Many had changed majors, but many also had left.
Clemson wants my snowflake to succeed??? Mein Gott!!!
Now, this concept is not new to me, they have the same stuff at my son's wretched school and I'm sure Clemsonlez is gonna say that NC Estate was like that forever. I tell this to my older brothers who also went to our beloved university and I could just see their jaws working.
And another thing, is it non-PC to mention John C. Calhoun, Vice President of the United States, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and great US Senator? Because our tour guide, cute, perky, and knowledgeable though she was call Fort Hill, Thomas Clemson's house and tried to stumble over the codicil in the will requiring the 'army' to always be on the campus. Bless her, she did try hard.
Most of you knew the info contained herein. Consider it the ruminations of a time traveler.
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Legend [17753]
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Exciting! Said snowflake is applying to start in '16?***
Mar 17, 2014, 9:25 AM
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Yep
Mar 17, 2014, 9:28 AM
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She wants to be a train driver of all things.
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Awesome! I highly recommend that as a major to transfer from***
Mar 17, 2014, 9:30 AM
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Since you say that.
Mar 17, 2014, 9:31 AM
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That is EXACTLY the track I am pushing the child to consider.
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then end up as a manager with a bunch of engineers
Mar 17, 2014, 12:18 PM
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working for you. Engineers love cubicles. Business majors get the office in the corner with the window and free coffee.
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Re: Yep
Mar 17, 2014, 9:33 AM
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Oculus Spirit [81607]
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Is she hot? I could be looking for an engineering intern
Mar 17, 2014, 9:53 AM
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in a couple years....
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Hall of Famer [23693]
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There will be no pigs.***
Mar 17, 2014, 9:54 AM
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obviously not...she's a minor, right??
Mar 17, 2014, 10:06 AM
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I'll settle for a courtroom sketch, and a written description of 50 words or less with the promise of pigs once 18yo
Deal??
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Hmmm...
Mar 17, 2014, 10:13 AM
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There will be no deals.
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tl; dr and pigs not attached***
Mar 17, 2014, 9:25 AM
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CU Medallion [54758]
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read that as 'heroin' in that last line...
Mar 17, 2014, 9:30 AM
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Most of you knew the info contained heroin. Consider it the ruminations of a time traveler
I will.
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You got high offa my post?
Mar 17, 2014, 9:33 AM
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Italians are far more impressionable than previously imagined.
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now that you mention it, yeah...that's probably true
Mar 17, 2014, 9:39 AM
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I'd almost say definitely
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Want you to succeed = get more of your money***
Mar 17, 2014, 9:46 AM
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Hall of Famer [23693]
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Yep.
Mar 17, 2014, 9:51 AM
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Stay in school, bro.
At my son's school, like I said they have the same concept. But, I ask why? Despite their high, high academic reputation some of the courses he is required to take is pathetic. The papers that he has been required to write and the composition thereof has been average, at best. I know, because he didn't get to the writing lab in time and had me proof them.
He gets 'A's. I just don't see where the academic reputation is earned.
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Writing, as a skill, just isn't taught anymore.
Mar 17, 2014, 10:03 AM
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I used to enjoy our young cryanl's posts simply because he was a young person who could write well.
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Hall of Famer [23693]
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Was he homeschooled?
Mar 17, 2014, 10:07 AM
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I bet he was homeschooled.
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No. Just a good kid from a public school.
Mar 17, 2014, 10:14 AM
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That may not sound like high praise, but it is.
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Re: Yep.
Mar 17, 2014, 11:03 AM
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Once dated a girl that transferred from unc to ECU because of her major. She stated unc was harder to get into, but easier to graduate from than ECU.
She was recalling personal horror stories about being grilled by the dean of her department and other staff for hours.
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This is exciting news!
Mar 17, 2014, 9:47 AM
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I was hoping you wouldn't banish a second child to another one of the netheruniversities.
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It ain't over and done with.
Mar 17, 2014, 9:53 AM
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But the aforementioned snowflake ain't going where brother went. Snowflake is cussing adamant about this.
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Re: It ain't over and done with. I think it is safe to say
Mar 17, 2014, 9:56 AM
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we are all proud of the aforementioned snowflake.
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your post reminded me of my own experience
Mar 17, 2014, 10:10 AM
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I remember the "look to your right" spiel.
I got accepted into Forestry because Engineering was filled up. I really did want to be a Forest Ranger growing up, but after I saw the pay scale, I changed my mind.
I changed over to Engineering second semester. First semester was basic 101 stuff anyways so I didn't lose any credits. Graduated in Electrical.
Don't know what happened to the 2 fools sitting beside me.
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I had no idea you were an EE***
Mar 17, 2014, 10:11 AM
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yup
Mar 17, 2014, 10:13 AM
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I still don't have a use for Amazon though
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Not sure where my look to the left guy and look to the right
Mar 17, 2014, 10:41 AM
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guy are today, but look to the left guy did not graduate due to a dispute with the government over unlicensed hemp sales, and does not show up on Google or social media searches. Look to the right guy drank himself out of Clemson at an early age and drifted back to his hometown. Used to hear something about him every once in a while from other friends in said South Carolina small town, but nothing in the last few years.
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I ended up married to the girl to my left.
Mar 17, 2014, 10:43 AM
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#truestory
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What are the odds?
Mar 17, 2014, 3:59 PM
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I mean I saw maybe 10 lesbians in 4 years at CU and only 2 sets were making out.
Pig from outside of TD's for proof.
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what year was that?
Mar 17, 2014, 5:30 PM
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trying to decide if I know the blond
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Orange Blooded [3148]
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This was after I had graduated
Mar 17, 2014, 5:31 PM
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NC State game 2012
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Sounds great. Congrats on all that blah blah
Mar 17, 2014, 11:04 AM
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Now elaborate more on ms perky.
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Not sure what to say.
Mar 17, 2014, 11:28 AM
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Is it possible to be attractive but almost nondescript? This girl was that way.
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Did they warn you about the cops? If not, I will do that now
Mar 17, 2014, 11:12 AM
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The cops are horrible, and you'll likely be paying for PTI due to an MIP or some other obscure charge. Fear not though, as billboards abound with lawyers that will happily assist in making sure her record is clean for the professional world.
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Thanks. Good advice.***
Mar 17, 2014, 11:29 AM
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Mar 17, 2014, 11:31 AM
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Oculus Spirit [79388]
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lulz, that's a good one...
Mar 17, 2014, 11:36 AM
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Seriously though, I don't think kids are warned enough about the trouble they can get into very easily.
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Stupid kids maybe. I knew the consequences of it,
Mar 17, 2014, 11:41 AM
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and that's why I waited until I was 21, had my first beer at TTT's and got the t-shirt. Then promptly made up for all the lost time.
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Oculus Spirit [79388]
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I just think expecting college kids to not drink just
Mar 17, 2014, 11:47 AM
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because they aren't 21 is completely unreasonable.
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You stopped drankin' at 21?
Mar 17, 2014, 11:56 AM
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I'll never understand the Italian race. Never.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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no no...i didn't 'make up lost time'
Mar 17, 2014, 12:42 PM
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as there was no lost time to make up.
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I know exactly what you mean.
Mar 17, 2014, 12:11 PM
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I waited until I was 11. First beers, first drunk, first drunkvomit all the same day.
Me and one of my goodest pals lifted a sixpack of Budweiser from his Dad, who had cases of it stacked on the porch for a party they were having. Went down to the creek and drank three hot beers each on a scorching hot August day. That didn't make me swear off beer, but it probably is why I have an aversion to most all Anheuser-Busch products.
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Is that why you hate The Cardinals?
Mar 17, 2014, 12:20 PM
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The Greatest Baseball Franchise in Major League History?
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Heisman Winner [135451]
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Hate might be a strong word.
Mar 17, 2014, 12:23 PM
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But I do vomit a little when the Cardinals win against certain baseball teams in the metropolitan Philadelphia area.
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College was a tin room and a gas chamber for a shower
Mar 17, 2014, 12:28 PM
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THAT is living right. Kids nowadays can't even #### in the woods.
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You gonna have TWO in the college? Holy cow.
Mar 17, 2014, 3:43 PM
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where does the time go???
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Yeah, someone ran the clock forward for sure.***
Mar 17, 2014, 3:47 PM
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Lever?? How did you escape the Johnstone "experience?"***
Mar 18, 2014, 6:08 AM
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Seniority?
Mar 18, 2014, 10:30 AM
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I thought I wanted it to be quiet for a change. Turns out I missed the hub and the bub.
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