It ain't no rhetoric -- hard work really does pay off . . .

[Ben Kenobi]

Best wishes. I'm nearly finished off my degree as well.

/me notes that this is a non-gay thread started by Mr. Fun.

[MrFun]

Thanks for the congrats, guys.

But I would like to know how you guys are doing these days -- be it school or work.

[SlowwHand]

Congrats, MrFun.

Maybe in your advanced studies, you'll learn the true cause of the War Between The States.

[Lord Merciless]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


Tell that to a lottery winner.

Congrats, MF.

How many people do win the lottery? Exceptions are not rules.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Lord Merciless
How many people do win the lottery? Exceptions are not rules.

Thousands of people do, every year. It may be rare, but it's common enough that "always" doesn't apply. Not even lottery winners need be considered, when I think of the number of mind-numbingly lazy, incompetent middle-managers I've seen who enjoy very comfortable jobs when, in fact, they do jack sh*t in terms of "hard work."

The sad truth is that, sometimes in this world, some people who don't do a bit of hard work achieve a lot of success. Oh well.

[Lord Merciless]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov

when I think of the number of mind-numbingly lazy, incompetent middle-managers I've seen who enjoy very comfortable jobs when, in fact, they do jack sh*t in terms of "hard work."

The sad truth is that, sometimes in this world, some people who don't do a bit of hard work achieve a lot of success. Oh well.

How do you know they didn't work hard to get to their current position? Even ass-kissing is a type of work. Also, achieving middle-management can hardly be considered success.

I define success as achieving the goal you have set for your life. I firmly believe that every worthwhile goal takes hard work to achieve. I don't look at people who are either genius or lucky as examples, because they are the exceptions and I'm not one of them.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Congrats, MrFun.

Maybe in your advanced studies, you'll learn the true cause of the War Between The States.

Thanks for the congrats, man.

As for the "Lost Cause" propaganda, well I won't go there . . .

[Worthingtons]

Congrats, MrFun - did you notice my nomination for you in HoF btw?

I beleive you're working in a library right?? how much work/study are you doing?

I'm also trying to balance off working part time (20 hrs a week tho!) and studying - it's proving difficult and so i hope my hard work pays off.
Cheers
Matt

[MrFun]

Rothy -- I have not visited the HOF thread yet.

And no, I no longer work at the local museum anymore -- I quit that volunteer job after working there for six months, because my last semester turned out to be more demanding, so I needed more time for academic work.

[Alexander's Horse]

Re: It ain't no rhetoric -- hard work really does pay off . . .

Originally posted by MrFun
Well, earlier today I finally graduated with my Bachelor of Arts degree in History.

And it seems that my academic excellence and work has paid off with recognition -- I'm a Phi Alpha Theta member with honors and I was recognized as one of the two university's Outstanding History Students of the Year.

Congratulations Mr Funn

I'm also a history graduate.

[Ben Kenobi]

Now there's an endorsement.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Tell that to a lottery winner.

What is the saying 'A fool and his money are soon departed'. If you don't work hard, you'll piss all the winnings away.

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Congrats Mr. Fun. I minored in history . I really wanted to make it a major, but a triple major might have meant I had to do some work in undergrad .