The TRUTH about Dark ascension

[Abacabb]

http://i32.tinypic.com/9a5kj4.jpg

[Walabaego]

Lol tell me you drew that, and you have the official Win.

[frefaln]

"You have class in the morning"

At first I was gonna say that didn't work with it being July 20, but come to think of it most folks in DA are probably in summer school so never mind.

[Loke]

but come to think of it most folks in DA are probably in summer school so never mind.

I feel like this was intended as a burn - but I don't get it. I'm taking summer classes - what of it? Are you implying that we are a guild of estudious individuals who want to graduate early? If so, thanks I guess.

[thxer]

I feel like this was intended as a burn - but I don't get it. I'm taking summer classes - what of it? Are you implying that we are a guild of estudious individuals who want to graduate early? If so, thanks I guess.

[Loke]

o i c wot u did der thxer.

[Lanvaren]

Abacab, I sometimes find your posts to be amusing, but to use your own words here, I AM DISAPPOINT.

The father appears to have a mustache in the first frame, but then when it zooms in, IT IS GONE - and he suddenly has hair. What gives?!

[Lazortag]

I never get into silly guild drama so from my totally objective point of view, I find this post ridiculously funny.

[Hasbinbad]

Abacab, I just used the "son, I am disappoint" meme like 3 days ago dude.. quit biting my style.

Besides, it's so six months ago..

[HippoNipple]

I feel like this was intended as a burn - but I don't get it. I'm taking summer classes - what of it? Are you implying that we are a guild of estudious individuals who want to graduate early? If so, thanks I guess.

Summer school is never for the smart kids. It is usually for the gamers/flunkers that don't want to get an internship or go the social route and travel.

Either you get excited that real school is out and you can take 1 or two classes, pretend to be productive, and sit around and play a game 24/7 or you are trying to make up time because you took too few hours or flunked out of too many classes the semester before.

[darkblade717]

Summer school is never for the smart kids. It is usually for the gamers/flunkers that don't want to get an internship or go the social route and travel.

Either you get excited that real school is out and you can take 1 or two classes, pretend to be productive, and sit around and play a game 24/7 or you are trying to make up time because you took too few hours or flunked out of too many classes the semester before.

One of these days you'll figure out how college works for advanced classes and realize that, in order to not spend 8+ years getting a degree in something worth a damn, you'll take summer classes. Something for you to ponder while you and your mom sit and try to figure out how to get the grease stains out of your fry cook shirt.

[Loke]

Blah blah blah

I'm above a 3.5 GPA at a ARWU top 25 school... but yea, taking classes because I'm a big failure.... OR I take them because I want to graduate with a double major in 3 1/2 years instead of 4 and get a start on grad school. Could go either way though I guess. Way to throw out broad, and wildly incorrect generalities.

[Humerox]

An "oh, shit" moment.

[frefaln]

Wow, Loke, all that education and you never learned that "summer school" often refers to remedial education in elementary/middle school? Fun fact: remedial education is a euphemism and not something to boast about.

Shame on you for your assumption. With such a high GPA I would've expected that you learned all this already.

[Swishahouse]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jjoeO-DK8w#t=0m21s

[Aadill]

Wow, Loke, all that education and you never learned that "summer school" often refers to remedial education in elementary/middle school? Fun fact: remedial education is a euphemism and not something to boast about.

Shame on you for your assumption. With such a high GPA I would've expected that you learned all this already.

Often times, young adults share the same experiences of such things like college and consequently the dreaded compressed summer classes in attempts to maintain or expedite their progress in obtaining a professional degree.

Seeing as how the majority of the population of this server tends to lean more towards the adult age, the expectation of the intended definition of the words used would also lean towards these shared experiences. That's a pretty reasonable assumption and the amount of trolling in this rants and flames thread is subpar.

[frefaln]

^ Sadly, you're under the impression that the verbal diarrhea you just spewed made you sound educated. Another fun fact: the most important aspect of communication is clarity. In this regard you failed miserably.

That said, I did parse your message — and no, your assumption is not a reasonable one. There is no reason to believe that a "majority" of this server is of one age group or another, and again, it's pretty clear in the context of my original post that the "summer school" I was referring to was of the remedial variety.

If I may expand on this just a bit further, you should remove the stick from your ass at your earliest convenience.

[Overcast]

Often times, young adults share the same experiences of such things like college and consequently the dreaded compressed summer classes in attempts to maintain or expedite their progress in obtaining a professional degree.

Seeing as how the majority of the population of this server tends to lean more towards the adult age, the expectation of the intended definition of the words used would also lean towards these shared experiences. That's a pretty reasonable assumption and the amount of trolling in this rants and flames thread is subpar.

Actually... I moved from KY to Ohio years ago - in high school. My JR. High in KY offered a year early Algebra I class so that as a Freshman you could jump right into Geometry, then AlgII/Trig and Pre-Calc your Junior year, as a more advanced Calc class was offered that route.

However; the Ohio school I went to didn't 'recognize' that 'credit'. But.. in order to allow me to progress as needed and not bore me with a whole additional year of Algebra I, they allowed my to take a summer school class of Algebra I to 'get the credit' officially in Ohio. The teacher and I knew, all that was expected of me was to turn in some homework and take the tests.

I was pretty nerdy at the time, to be honest. The summer class was a silly breeze.

But since I was in a new school system, I was happy to just hang out for the 2 hours a day to get to know some people. Ended up making a few friends which in turn got my attention more focused on girls and weed :eek:

But I still did ok :) - but wasn't quite as nerdy after that, lol.

So.. yeah - its' possible a summer class, even in High School is more than just 'make up'.

[iamjack]

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[Straif]

http://homehosting.coms.hk/upload_file/1278487848.gif
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

[HippoNipple]

I'm above a 3.5 GPA at a ARWU top 25 school... but yea, taking classes because I'm a big failure.... OR I take them because I want to graduate with a double major in 3 1/2 years instead of 4 and get a start on grad school. Could go either way though I guess. Way to throw out broad, and wildly incorrect generalities.

Hey now I said gamers/flunkers meaning gamers or big failures. You don't have to assume I meant you were a big loser and get all defensive buddy.


As for the other guy talking about these advanced classes... wow you must be real smart.

Advanced classes in college.... guess I missed those I just took the normal ones that gave me a degree and led to a real job. Plus out of my friends that have graduated college only the ones that can't get a job have gone on to grad school because they can't make it in the real world yet.

For some paths grad school is a must right after undergrad, but for the majority getting job experience and taking grad school while working is the way to go and will get you a lot farther.

It also allows you to know what you are doing and what your career path is if you work before grad school. In my case I'm taking the CFA which easily trumps a grad school degree and I'm glad I didn't waste my time with grad school before I knew exactly what I was interested in.

[Aadill]

^ Sadly, you're under the impression that the verbal diarrhea you just spewed made you sound educated. Another fun fact: the most important aspect of communication is clarity. In this regard you failed miserably.

That said, I did parse your message — and no, your assumption is not a reasonable one. There is no reason to believe that a "majority" of this server is of one age group or another, and again, it's pretty clear in the context of my original post that the "summer school" I was referring to was of the remedial variety.

If I may expand on this just a bit further, you should remove the stick from your ass at your earliest convenience.

Someone sounds bitter.

[rioisk]

Hey my e-peen is the biggest of all. I'm at an ivy league school and I'm taking summer courses in order to double major in 4 years.

[Ihealyou]

I'm getting a double major in mathematics and pre-med.

[Abacabb]

Double major in double mint gum

[HippoNipple]

Ihealyou, your posts might as well be a bucket of water on the flame threads.

/close thread

[Agachak]

Last pic should have had big fukkn tears running down his eyes, that is all

[Loke]

I'm taking the CFA which easily trumps a grad school degree and I'm glad I didn't waste my time with grad school before I knew exactly what I was interested in.

I don't know, that is a pretty bold claim guy. Think I'm going to have to disagree that any professional certificate would create more opportunities than a graduate degree.

[HippoNipple]

Thats because you don't know much about the CFA. You have to take 3 tests which can only be taken in the summer once a year (besides the 1st test which can be taken summer or winter) and there are a limited amount of people that can pass every year worldwide, meaning there is a curve on the test.

There are about 10 books per test. It ends up taking most people 5-10 years to pass all 3.

Anyone in the finance industry would take a CFA over any grad school.

[Overcast]

I don't know, that is a pretty bold claim guy. Think I'm going to have to disagree that any professional certificate would create more opportunities than a graduate degree.

Depends on what you want I guess.

In IT many places would much prefer their Cisco admins to have a CCIE over a Masters in MIS or whatever they call it now.

Same with say - a Unix Admin. Experience means a LOT there, as it takes very little and just one wrong move to hose up a Unix server

rm -r /

oops.

So it just might depend. I never did finish college personally. Ended up party-ing too much after High School and having kids too early. But I guess tenacity and experience made up for a lot of it. That being said, I'd still like to go back and get at least a four year degree. But in a way I'm hesitant - I don't ever want to manage people, I've done that before and it sucks.

Managing machines - for me - is a lot, lot more rewarding and I'm better at it. I'm too laid-back to manage people. Seems like anyone in IT with more than an undergrad degree are all MBA's.

[Appollo]

Abacab, strong work yet again! I liked your cartoon, I think it captures the essence of being a member of DA, albiet with a certain dash of hyperbole thrown in to make it hilarious. Well done.

[HippoNipple]

Depends on what you want I guess.

In IT many places would much prefer their Cisco admins to have a CCIE over a Masters in MIS or whatever they call it now.

Same with say - a Unix Admin. Experience means a LOT there, as it takes very little and just one wrong move to hose up a Unix server

rm -r /

oops.

So it just might depend. I never did finish college personally. Ended up party-ing too much after High School and having kids too early. But I guess tenacity and experience made up for a lot of it. That being said, I'd still like to go back and get at least a four year degree. But in a way I'm hesitant - I don't ever want to manage people, I've done that before and it sucks.

Managing machines - for me - is a lot, lot more rewarding and I'm better at it. I'm too laid-back to manage people. Seems like anyone in IT with more than an undergrad degree are all MBA's.


100% Cisco admin is way more valuable than a graduate degree. There are things you NEED a cisco admin to do for legal reasons. You don't even have to show up to an interview to get 6 figures with that designation.

Grad school... pshh means nothing unless you are already high up in a company. I got my job over someone with a grad degree 1 year after graduating with my undergrad because I had a years experience at a brokerage firm. That 1 year gave me more knowledge of how things work than he got from books.

[purist]

ITT:

- OP posts mildly humorous comic
- frefaln: "its funnie cuz DA r in summer skewl cuz deyre dumb lol amirite"
- other people: "no u"
- frefaln is sad enough to tear the piss out of his already epic failure of an attempt at a burn by breaking it down to popular perception of being in summer school and how it implies academic failure v.s. actual practical benefits of being in summer school
- 2 pages of arguing about this
- various GPA e-stroking, in an attempt to validate self-worth
- ???
- profit

frefaln fails are burning/funny/witty

[Appollo]

ITT:

- OP posts mildly humorous comic
- frefaln: "its funnie cuz DA r in summer skewl cuz deyre dumb lol amirite"
- other people: "no u"
- frefaln is sad enough to tear the piss out of his already epic failure of an attempt at a burn by breaking it down to popular perception of being in summer school and how it implies academic failure v.s. actual practical benefits of being in summer school
- 2 pages of arguing about this
- various GPA e-stroking, in an attempt to validate self-worth
- ???
- profit

frefaln fails are burning/funny/witty

You forgot about the Khakis!

[Straif]

ITT:
-Hilarious gif
-Nerd Raging
-Jerk Off Contest
-Me lawling!

[astarothel]

Needs to rage more about a Dragoon Dirk imo.

[Messianic]

Summer school is never for the smart kids. It is usually for the gamers/flunkers that don't want to get an internship or go the social route and travel.

Either you get excited that real school is out and you can take 1 or two classes, pretend to be productive, and sit around and play a game 24/7 or you are trying to make up time because you took too few hours or flunked out of too many classes the semester before.

Friend of mine took summer classes three years in a row. He graduated in three years with a triple major within the FSU College of Business and immediately got a job making $80,000 per year upon graduation.

What a freaking idiot/loser.

[Spud]

The TRUTH about Abacabs meme

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[Loke]

I mean, I guess it depends on what you want - but I think you open yourself to a higher level of opportunity with most graduate degrees. With a Cisco or CFA certificate you'll get a job, but you limit yourself to a job in the respective fields. You can do just about anything with a MBA or JD though.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to hate on professional certificates - I think they're great if that is what you want to do. I just think that saying they're hands down more valuable than a graduate degree is kind of silly.

[Ihealyou]

The TRUTH about Abacabs meme



Thats nice, but how many degrees, graduate or otherwise, are you currently pursuing?

[Schultes]

ITT:

I'm above a 3.5 GPA at a ARWU top 25 school... but yea, taking classes because I'm a big failure.... OR I take them because I want to graduate with a double major in 3 1/2 years instead of 4 and get a start on grad school. Could go either way though I guess. Way to throw out broad, and wildly incorrect generalities.

AND THE POWER OF HIS ePenis WILL BLOT OUT THE SUN!!!!!!!
Very nice Publicity DA

[xorbier]

I graduated highschool and make $10 an hour! That's almost double minimum wage. I win!

[Shannacore]

ITT:



AND THE POWER OF HIS ePenis WILL BLOT OUT THE SUN!!!!!!!
Very nice Publicity DA

Your name too closely resembles my last name. Getttt outttttt.

[Kraftwerk]

I graduated highschool and make $10 an hour! That's almost double minimum wage. I win!

They must not teach math as well in schools anymore:

7.25(current US Fed min wage)*2 = 14.5

10 is not almost 14.5.

[Overcast]

I mean, I guess it depends on what you want - but I think you open yourself to a higher level of opportunity with most graduate degrees. With a Cisco or CFA certificate you'll get a job, but you limit yourself to a job in the respective fields. You can do just about anything with a MBA or JD though.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to hate on professional certificates - I think they're great if that is what you want to do. I just think that saying they're hands down more valuable than a graduate degree is kind of silly.

In some areas - it could be. Overall for life, probably not. Guess it depends on one's goals too.

Of course - Grad Degree + Certs = Profit.

[Loke]

AND THE POWER OF HIS ePenis WILL BLOT OUT THE SUN!!!!!!!
Very nice Publicity DA

/shrug, I do well in school (among other things) and am proud of it. Has nothing to do with the internet, DA or my E-penis (which is huge mind you).

[Overcast]

/shrug, I do well in school (among other things) and am proud of it. Has nothing to do with the internet, DA or my E-penis (which is huge mind you).

Funny how the thread has taken on two distinct conversions that don't seem to be interrupting each other.

In R&F no less.

Could it be the end of the world?

[xorbier]

Oh literal kraftwerk :D I love how ppl dont' get jokes and have to demonstrate their knowledge. lulz

[Theldios]

If I may expand on this just a bit further, you should remove the stick from your ass at your earliest convenience.


since you seem to think yourself a I know more than you kind of guy and think clarity is key to all communication let me be very clear about helping you with that stick up your ass by shoving it a bit deeper with my cock. can you taste the shit your spewing yet?

[astarothel]

hows that permaban going there btw frefaln

[thxer]

Often times, young adults share the same experiences of such things like college and consequently the dreaded compressed summer classes in attempts to maintain or expedite their progress in obtaining a professional degree.

Seeing as how the majority of the population of this server tends to lean more towards the adult age, the expectation of the intended definition of the words used would also lean towards these shared experiences. That's a pretty reasonable assumption and the amount of trolling in this rants and flames thread is subpar.

Negative.

[Maurk]

They must not teach math as well in schools anymore:

7.25(current US Fed min wage)*2 = 14.5

10 is not almost 14.5.

And you sir, can't read. He did say almost minimum wage.

IMO
Schools for losers who think money will make them happy.
It's all about robbing people and getting shot.

[Maurk]

oh wait you did say "10 isn't 14ish"
fuck I need to read more carefully

[ukaking]

I get laid...a lot. And people call me the dumbass...

[Lazortag]

My GPA is over 9000

[eqdruid76]

Just thought I'd chime in with my own false claims of success and boast about my $25,000.00 college degree that I'll be paying for literally and emotionally for the rest of my life. I'm right there with all you other liars. :)

[fastboy21]

In a lot of fields it is easier to get an entry level position, especially in today's economy, without having a graduate degree. BA starting salary is lower then a MA or equivalent, which makes it easier to employ you.

I interview and recommend candidates for my school district, and currently am under instructions to only seriously consider those with a BA/BS.

There are many industries that are similar.

Obviously, if you want to pursue a career in law/medicine/etc. you need to get an advanced degree even to qualify for the minimum entry positions in that field.

Another thing to consider is that many top graduate schools in most programs (including MBA, MD, JD, etc.) give great consideration to older candidates who have work experience in a related field. If you have such experience your chances of getting into a top program are far greater than most 22 year olds coming straight from undergraduate programs.

It all really depends on what you plan to do, and what your options are. For many undergrads it is advantageous to go into the work force and gain experience rather than proceed directly to graduate work.

Also, when I was an undergrad I always took summer classes...I never once referred to it as "summer school"---though I guess it is. The term "summer school" is permanently associated with remedial forced classes for failure during the regular term in American English. I always took "summer semester courses."

[Tiggles]

I got hurt at work by fault equipment and now I'm retired.

The American Dream!

[Waedawen]

Abacab, I just used the "son, I am disappoint" meme like 3 days ago dude.. quit biting my style.

Besides, it's so six months ago..

used a meme... biting my style.

[Koota]

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[Straif]

http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/user/2/25509-114541-180pxWhat9000jpg-468x.jpg

Wut!?