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    No Excuse List

    If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. --Frank Zappa

    I thought this would be of good interest to many of you. Remember it's never too late to be interested in academia! It's more open now than ever before.

    http://noexcuselist.com/

    To people who want an introduction to literature theory (How to get more out of your books, for free!)

    http://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-300/lecture-1

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    That quote didn't really work out for me.

    on the Zappa quote, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandis View Post
    That quote didn't really work out for me.

    on the Zappa quote, though.
    Yea, I agree. Of all the people I've met in college, we only talked of doing such acts! But it never happened. College is such a lie.

    I hated college though, I do think educating yourself is a better outlet.

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    Nice suggestion regarding the course. My friend always raves about the Khan Academy.
    Last edited by Buh4Bee; 08-04-2012 at 10:00 PM.

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    Hey I want to subject myself to the pain of a paid for education - even if I don't get laid!
    I used to be a Feminist ©? But now I just shut up and take it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Revolte View Post
    I do think educating yourself is a better outlet.
    As someone who pursued the self-education outlet for four years after high school, I can attest to how fulfilling it is.

    You'd be very surprised, though, at just how terrible it looks on your resume.

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    Nice link, Red.

    Here's another I found recently, TED Talks: www.ted.com
    Say it ain't so, Joe.

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    Wow Just listened to the old english poetry lectures at Oxford. Cool!
    I used to be a Feminist ©? But now I just shut up and take it

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    Sancho your link is better than Red

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    I've had great fun with the Ted Talks. There are some real gems over there. In fact, if I could figure out how to get tickets, I'd like to see the filming in person.
    Say it ain't so, Joe.

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    The tickets are exorbitantly expensive, in the several thousand dollar range.
    "If the national mental illness of the United States is megalomania, that of Canada is paranoid schizophrenia."
    - Margaret Atwood

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    Quote Originally Posted by Desolation View Post
    As someone who pursued the self-education outlet for four years after high school, I can attest to how fulfilling it is.

    You'd be very surprised, though, at just how terrible it looks on your resume.
    Its annoying. I have a knowledge on certain subjects equalling university professors but I am mostly self-taught and therefore just another pretty face and body to be used in manual labour.

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