Today in "so much winning"!

Ugh.
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I agree with Trad in terms of my believing people would care if their kids were passed over but let's be honest here, we live in a society where the wealthy are often/usually "entitled" and have major advantages over the less fortunate. Not too sure what if anything anyone can really do about that.
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get indicted when the law is broken?
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and this likely wouldn’t even be a story if the parents had just donated to the school
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TraditionKU wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:54 am i wouldn’t care except for the fact that they took spots that others were actually deserving of

and, ncaa bullshit...

edit: and mich, what if it was your kid that got passed over because of this?
How would I know if my youngster was passed over because of this. Do they tell you in the apology letter that "i'm sorry to inform you but your spot was given to a kid of privelage whose parents paid us to admit them."

Rich people have it good. It's good to be rich. this is somehow now news to the rest of us.
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TraditionKU wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:07 am get indicted when the law is broken?
Yes of course. I agree.

But I still don't care about this. I/we have real stuff to concern ourselves with. Not this fantasyland bool$#!t.
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When this story broke I noticed that both "Lori Laughlin" and "Aunt Becky" were trending at the same time on Twitter.

Isn't that punishment enough?
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Lori Laughlin is an attractive gal. Famous. Well to do. Of course her children should not be expected to gain or not gain based on their individual merits.
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this situation is dripping with some fucked up irony...an immigrant overcoming homelessness and being admitted into 17 different universities on his own merits, while the elite 1%-ers have to lie, cheat, and bribe in order to get their kids into school

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/n- ... ge-n983476
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I think the only solution to dealing with this week's news is to go have a waffle and eggs and bacon, or eggs and bacon and raisin bread and hash browns at Waffle House.

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There is something about the Waffle House experience.
It always looks like at least one of the employees has been in prison.
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Geezer wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:01 pm There is something about the Waffle House experience.
It always looks like at least one of the employees has been in prison.
50%, minimum
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We were tempted last year to enjoy the Valentines day special at Waffle House but none around here had it.
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The best Waffle House I've ever been in was in Wiggins, MS. It was woman-owned and all the employees were women, the quietest WH ever, with the best service and best food.
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Bet it wasn't 2 A.M. when you were there.
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Have you heard this about Waffle House?
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/waffle-h ... 44452.html
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Craig Fugate, who developed that measuring index, is from Florida so I had heard of it. The nearest WH to me was in an area without much damage, and was only open in daylight hours, but they were open a couple of days after Michael.
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jeepinjayhawk wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:05 pm
Geezer wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2019 11:01 pm There is something about the Waffle House experience.
It always looks like at least one of the employees has been in prison.
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"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

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Who wants to volunteer to go over Trump's tax returns?
12,000 pages, a stack of paper 4 feet high.
I thought the I.R.S. was already auditing.
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