Guest guest Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 In a message dated 2/17/2003 6:49:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, FBayuk writes: > RULE 1 > Life is not fair - get used to it. > > RULE 2 > The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world > will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel > good about yourself. > > RULE 3 > You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out > of high school. You won't be a vice president with > car phone, until you earn both. > > RULE 4 > If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a > boss. He doesn't have tenure. > > RULE 5 > Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your > grandparents had a different word for burger flipping > they > called it Opportunity. > > RULE 6 > If you mess up,it's not your parents' fault, so don't > whine about your mistakes, learn from them. > > RULE 7 > Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as > they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, > cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about > how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest > from the parasites of your parent's generation, try > delousing the closet in your own room. > > > RULE 8 > Your school may have done away with winners and losers, > but life has not. In some schools they have abolished > failing grades and they'll give you as many times as > you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the > slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life. > > RULE 9 > Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get > summers off and very few employers are interested in > helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time. > > RULE 10 > Television is NOT real life. In real life people > actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. > > RULE 11 > Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for > one. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 In a message dated 2/17/2003 6:49:32 AM Eastern Standard Time, FBayuk writes: > RULE 1 > Life is not fair - get used to it. > > RULE 2 > The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world > will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel > good about yourself. > > RULE 3 > You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out > of high school. You won't be a vice president with > car phone, until you earn both. > > RULE 4 > If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a > boss. He doesn't have tenure. > > RULE 5 > Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your > grandparents had a different word for burger flipping > they > called it Opportunity. > > RULE 6 > If you mess up,it's not your parents' fault, so don't > whine about your mistakes, learn from them. > > RULE 7 > Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as > they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, > cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about > how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest > from the parasites of your parent's generation, try > delousing the closet in your own room. > > > RULE 8 > Your school may have done away with winners and losers, > but life has not. In some schools they have abolished > failing grades and they'll give you as many times as > you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the > slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life. > > RULE 9 > Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get > summers off and very few employers are interested in > helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time. > > RULE 10 > Television is NOT real life. In real life people > actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. > > RULE 11 > Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for > one. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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