the question in my mind is this: is this like American Idol? Am I better off not knowing?
On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 6:01 PM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: > > Muahahahah. > Good luck. That tune has some serious staying power. I wouldn't be surprised > if it was good and stuck for the next week. > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 7:57 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> That is better than 'Spider Pig' - and, I hate you becasue I will be >> singing >> that song in my head as I go to bed tonight. >> >> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > >> > Funny thing is (no word of a lie) I own a pair. Two years ago for before >> > Christmas I couldn't stop talking about them. In fact I even made a tater >> > mitts song (sung to the tune of the Spiderman cartoon) My wife found a >> pair >> > at one of those as seen on tv stores. I was SO excited until I read the >> > instructions. You have to stinking boil the potatos first! I was >> > crestfallen. Absolutely crushed. *sigh* >> > >> > Tater Mitts, Tater Mitts, Grab a tater and peel it quick. >> > Peels a spud, any size, makes quick work, of your french fries. >> > Look out! Here come the tater mitts man. >> > The mitts are a total hit man. >> > Here come the tater miiiiiiiiiiiiiiits. >> > >> > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > Now wait a minute. I can handle you bad mouthing my country. I can >> > > handle being called a Nazi by Larry. But no one... I mean absolutely >> > > no one... takes pot shots at Tater Mitts. >> > > >> > > You have gone too far. >> > > >> > > >> > > On 4/5/09, Michael Grant <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Ah yes, the famous GG backpedal. You said only, not most. >> > > > Is America the easiest place for the average idiot to make it rich. >> > Hell >> > > ya. >> > > > Just look at tater mits. >> > > > >> > > > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > > > >> > > >> >> > > >> > Grant wrote: >> > > >> > How's about Richard Branson? >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > >> The question is not about exceptions, it's about the rule. In >> > > >> general, America provides more egalitarian opportunity than any >> other >> > > >> country. >> > > >> >> > > >> I've really never met anyone who disagreed with that. >> > > >> >> > > >> In general there are 4 paths average people, no matter the western >> > > >> country, take to "make it big": >> > > >> >> > > >> 1.) Banking, >> > > >> 2.) Management consulting, >> > > >> 3.) Law, >> > > >> 4.) Government. >> > > >> >> > > >> (I'm going to leave out medical since most people in my experience >> > > >> don't go to med school solely to get rich.) >> > > >> >> > > >> The path through all 4 of those routes is easiest - and most >> > > >> egalitarian - in the US. That doesn't mean there aren't exceptions, >> > > >> it just means if you want the highest probability you go to the US. >> > > >> >> > > >> For anecdotal example, we have a friend Anja who spent 4 years >> > > >> working her arse off in Ireland. She'd come from humble beginnings, >> > > >> but worked hard, gotten into a prestigious UK college, moved back, >> but >> > > >> got stuck. She wasn't getting promoted and she figured continuing >> to >> > > >> do the same thing wasn't going to get her anywhere. >> > > >> >> > > >> So she moved to US, got into the 1 year MBA program at Kellogg, >> became >> > > >> a management consultant for 3 years, and went back to Ireland as a >> VP. >> > > >> 4 years from zero to hero. >> > > >> >> > > >> Every Euro professional I've ever met will tell you this: >> > > >> opportunities are better in America, lifestyle is better in Europe. >> > > >> >> > > >> Doesn't mean you can't be successful elsewhere, just means it's >> easier >> > > >> in the US. >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:294053 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
