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- From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
- Subject: Re: California is NOT representative of the US as a whole
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- References: <2JAN199315271515@elroy.uh.edu> <1993Jan2.224353.25750@netcom.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 07:32:08 GMT
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- eclipse@netcom.com (Brian McCullough) writes:
- >st1ns@elroy.uh.edu (Ault, Russell W.) writes:
- >: Only a Californian would call California a part of the civilised world. The
- >Complaints about uncivilized behavior -- from a TEXAN???
-
- But his wife went to HAH-vuhd, my dear boy! And the artificially
- enhanced nose in the air, the fake accent, and the general benefits of
- "Snootiness 101: How to pretend you're british gentry even if your
- father does clean cesspits" extend to not just the attendee, but the
- entire immediate familty. This is one of the prime selling points.
- Picture the following:
-
- Person 1 (High school dropout, her brother in law went to Hahvuhd): So
- nice to see you again, my deah, rally it is. And what have we been up to
- lately?
-
- Person 2 (Graduate of NYU): Well, I rose to near the top of the
- firm that hired me out of college, to VP of sales.
-
- P1: Yas?
-
- P2: But I decided that was too confining, so I started my own services
- company, which has been doing extremely well. We're already Fortune 500.
-
- P1: Yas?
-
- P2: And of course I'm an active member of the community, a member of
- several charitable organizations, and a member of the city council.
-
- P1: Yas?
-
- P2: I'm being considered for a position in the cabinet of the new
- administration.
-
- P1: Yas?
-
- P2: All in all a busy five years since graduation. I did mention that
- I graduated Summa Cum Laude, didn't I?
-
- P1: Yas? ... From HAHvuhd?
-
- P2: No.
-
- P1: PIty. Oh my, just LOOK at the time... We have to do this again
- sometime SOON, my deah. Cheerio!
-
-
- Now, can you put a price on that?
- --
- Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.
-