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billt01

“On a certain day, a bull and a pheasant were grazing on a field. The bull was grazing and the pheasant was picking ticks off the bull—a perfect partnership. Looking at the huge tree at the edge of the field, the pheasant said, “Alas, there was a time I could fly to the topmost branch of the tree. Now I do not have enough strength in my wing to even get to the first branch.” The bull said nonchalantly, “Just eat a little bit of my dung every day, and watch what happens. Within two weeks, you’ll get to the top.” The pheasant said, “Oh come on, that’s rubbish. What kind of nonsense is that?” The bull said, “Try it and see. The whole of humanity is onto it.” Very hesitantly, the pheasant started pecking. And lo, on the very first day, he reached the first branch. Within a fortnight, he had reached the topmost branch. He sat there, just beginning to enjoy the scenery. The old farmer, rocking on his rocking chair, saw a fat old pheasant on top of the tree. He pulled out his shotgun and shot the bird off the tree. Moral of the story: bull$#!+may get you to the top, but it never lets you stay there!”

― Sadhguru, Inner Engineering: A Yogi’s Guide to Joy

nolaegghead

Ozzie_Isaac said:

She is actually very smart.  Which makes her even more of a pariah to edjumukation-hating right wingers.

She came in second in the microbiology category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2007 with a research project on the effect of antioxidants on the lifespan of the nematodeCaenorhabditis elegans. In a show of appreciation for her efforts, the MIT Lincoln Laboratory named a small asteroid after her: 23238 Ocasio-Cortez. In high school, she took part in the National Hispanic Institute's Lorenzo de Zavala(LDZ) Youth Legislative Session. She later became the LDZ Secretary of State while she attended Boston University. Ocasio-Cortez had a John F. Lopez Fellowship.

Ocasio-Cortez graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both international relations and economics.

HeavyG

I like AOC. I agree with @nolaegghead that she draws hatred/ridicule for much the same reasons that Hillary does - she's smart, articulate, and forceful.

That she irritates cranky old wingnuts so much is just icing on the cake!

saluki2007

nolaegghead

saluki2007 said:

Lol

I thought my cell was on the no call list until I checked yesterday.  Our other two phones were on it.  Suffice it to say all are on now… 😁😁

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I laughed, but we do try to keep the politics out of this thread.

Just a gentle reminder from your humble cabal leader

Ozzie_Isaac

@nolaegghead @JohnInCarolina @HeavyG my humble apologies.  I didn't even look at the person in the picture, just thought the words were funny.  Could have been Trump and I would have still posted.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

@nolaegghead @JohnInCarolina @HeavyG my humble apologies.  I didn't even look at the person in the picture, just thought the words were funny.  Could have been Trump and I would have still posted.

Sounds totally legit guys, I dunno …

OxfordJaguar69

https://twitter.com/DAVID_FIRTH/status/1576304395121176576

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/benjaminwittes/status/1583861787484909568

Legume

A couple of shirts on Etsy that caught my eye

dmchicago

Botch

 
 
 

JohnInCarolina

http://www.instagram.com/reel/CiEPvnfs_qN/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

billt01

nolaegghead said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

She is actually very smart.  Which makes her even more of a pariah to edjumukation-hating right wingers.

She came in second in the microbiology category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2007 with a research project on the effect of antioxidants on the lifespan of the nematodeCaenorhabditis elegans. In a show of appreciation for her efforts, the MIT Lincoln Laboratory named a small asteroid after her: 23238 Ocasio-Cortez. In high school, she took part in the National Hispanic Institute's Lorenzo de Zavala(LDZ) Youth Legislative Session. She later became the LDZ Secretary of State while she attended Boston University. Ocasio-Cortez had a John F. Lopez Fellowship.

Ocasio-Cortez graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both international relations and economics.

Some of the smartest and strongest individuals I have met never had a day of secondary education..

those same people think she’s an idiot for what it’s worth..

guess it just depends where you gain your education..

HeavyG

billt01 said:

nolaegghead said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

She is actually very smart.  Which makes her even more of a pariah to edjumukation-hating right wingers.

She came in second in the microbiology category of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in 2007 with a research project on the effect of antioxidants on the lifespan of the nematodeCaenorhabditis elegans. In a show of appreciation for her efforts, the MIT Lincoln Laboratory named a small asteroid after her: 23238 Ocasio-Cortez. In high school, she took part in the National Hispanic Institute's Lorenzo de Zavala(LDZ) Youth Legislative Session. She later became the LDZ Secretary of State while she attended Boston University. Ocasio-Cortez had a John F. Lopez Fellowship.

Ocasio-Cortez graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in both international relations and economics.

Some of the smartest and strongest individuals I have met never had a day of secondary education..

those same people think she’s an idiot for what it’s worth..

guess it just depends where you gain your education..

What are the odds those same people you know think Boebert is a genius?

dbCooper

Botch said:

 
 
 

@Botch - Happen to have the backstory on that pic?

And interestingly they are using hard hats but not safety harnesses.

Legume

College doesn’t make you smart. It trains you similar to how life experience can train you. In both cases, it’s what you take from those environments that helps you or hinders you.

The post about AOC doesn’t say she’s smart because she went to college, it lists several achievements and recognitions that demonstrate others recognize she is smart relative to her peer group, just as you are recognizing your friends are smart, relative to your circle of friends and acquaintances.

dmchicago

dbCooper said:

Botch said:

 
 
 

@Botch - Happen to have the backstory on that pic?

And interestingly they are using hard hats but not safety harnesses.

Yeah. No way that’s photoshopped, eh?

HeavyG

dmchicago said:

dbCooper said:

Botch said:

 
 
 

@Botch - Happen to have the backstory on that pic?

And interestingly they are using hard hats but not safety harnesses.

Yeah. No way that’s photoshopped, eh?

More than you're likely to ever want to know about this/them:

dbCooper

@HeavyG - Thank you.

Botch

HeavyG said:
More than you're likely to ever want to know about this/them:

Yes, thanks!  I only saw the lone pic on FB and had no background on it.  

Botch

 

saluki2007

saluki2007

Legume said:

A couple of shirts on Etsy that caught my eye

JohnInCarolina said:

I laughed, but we do try to keep the politics out of this thread.

Just a gentle reminder from your humble cabal leader

lousubcap

@saluki2007 - a teaser for the closing on your weekend debauchery??
Take no prisoners!

Botch

saluki2007 said:

My circle of friends at SDSU reserved a campsite in a state park in MN every year, for a long weekend (can't remember which).  It was a fairly large campsite, and very remote from the rest of the park, and we were beer drinkers.  Open containers were illegal in MN state parks back then.  But we had fun, OMG we had fun!  Fishing, drinking, canoeing, cooking, drinking, singing, horseshoes, drinking, campfires, and hearing Lisa with the high, shrill, loud voice waking up the whole camp with, "OMG, it's only 4:30 am!", and then hearing "Me:" (not me) cracking the first canned beer at 6:30 am.  
At the end of the weekend, the site was scrubbed clean.  No trash anywhere, park cans completely filled with empty beer cans and trash, and filled trashbags with the rest of the cans neatly sealed and set next to the trash point.  
 
The next year "Kris" called the park to reserve the site again:
Kris:  "Hello, we used campsite XYZ last year, for this weekend, and would like to use it again..."
MN State Park official:  <shuffles papers>, "Oh, were you the kids from SDSU who drank all the beer?"
Kris:  "Uh..."
MN SP official:  "We'd already reserved that spot again for you, this year; you kids were so quiet and left the site so spotless!"  
Kris:  "Uh, OK, thanks!  See you Thursday night!"  
 
 
Two summers ago I drove to Des Moines for another college reunion (different group/college) and as the campfire was going out, I realized one lady had had a glass of wine, one guy was nursing a beer, and the rest of us were drinking soda, iced tea, or bottled water.  Aging; it's an interesting journey.    

Canugghead

HeavyG said:

dmchicago said:

dbCooper said:

Botch said:

 
 
 

@Botch - Happen to have the backstory on that pic?

And interestingly they are using hard hats but not safety harnesses.

Yeah. No way that’s photoshopped, eh?

More than you're likely to ever want to know about this/them:

Built first of two hospitals in ten days

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/JomboyMedia/status/1584415301172547584

JohnInCarolina

http://twitter.com/____B_S____/status/1584279999866994692