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Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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Wed, 2 Feb 2000 14:18:18 GMT
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Dave Schuler wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > The snipper from heck strikes again...
> > 
> > Dave Schuler wrote:
> > 
> > >  Boy oh boy, for the most part, you just hit the nail right on the head.
> > > Anyone asserting that college isn't a learning experience is using too narrow
> > > a definition.  Almost invariably, one will learn about bureaucracy and
> > > incompetence, form-filling and line-standing, as well as (one hopes) the
> > > conventions of human interpersonal discourse.
> > 
> > You forgot advanced beer drinking, how to file previous year exams to
> > make them easy to find, why eggs are legal only at breakfast time, why
> > freshman lab students might want to jump their lab instructor, how to
> > chop the entire roof of a car off with a welding torch safely, why you
> > shouldn't move money into and out of bank accounts too many times in the
> > same week, how to tell if your brother has had too much to drink and
> > needs to be rushed to the hospital, which cruising routes are the most
> > scenic, teasing mynah birds for fun and profit, where the best bars in
> > your area are, how to make things out of slush, 3 uses for fire
> > extinguishers that have nothing to do with fire, 2 uses for corks that
> > have nothing to do with bottles, managing the finances of your
> > fraternity house, and fun things to do with chickens, among others...

Hmm... I just went there for classes, not much else, especially those
mentioned above.

Scott S.
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  Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
 
(...) Well that explains a lot... no wonder you're not having as much fun in later life! Seriously, a lot of the stuff I mentioned happens at colleges where the majority of the students are not commutters... (27 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
 
(...) Good points! I was pressed for time with my last post, so I didn't have the chance to explore the subject further! 8^) Dave! (27 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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