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  1. reetpleat

    Vintage lady grumpiness...

    Louis JOrdan has a song about a woman who "Dyed your hair Chartreuse"
  2. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    Yes, but now we are getting anecdotal evidence about some "company" that promotes or retains the "college boy" over the hardened experienced non college person. I just don't buy that this is a big issue. On the other hand, what does the army do when they have a promising candidate for...
  3. reetpleat

    Have any other men noticed this?

    Exactly. But it is strange when it is an actual inch measurement rather than women's sizes which are more arbitrarily related to the number. On the other hand, while there as only a one time benefit when they revamped women' sizes but men's inch size benefits all the time because men...
  4. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    I agree wholeheartedly. Except for the last part which I think may or may not be true. I am sure there is a certain amount of classism around it still. But even though this is true, a second barrier is surely, people of their same class telling them that college is overrated, for snobs...
  5. reetpleat

    Is "Boys/Men Only" too Taboo?

    depends on how you look at it. Obviously there is overlap, so there is no difference between the sexes, but a lot of difference between the average or mean or what have you. To suggest that there is no difference or not much between the sexes is to not see the forest for the trees. It is...
  7. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    I honestly believe that a desire to go to college and an expectation to go to college are bigger factors in going than the cost. But I could be wrong.
  8. reetpleat

    Vintage Dating

    Cool site. My only suggestion is that a real pic of the person, or no person be required. As tempting as it will surely be to post a picture of your favorite movie star, that is a bit deceptive in the end, and will result in a lot of people wasting time clicking on certain profiles hoping to get...
  9. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    I agree. But rather than arguing about how unimportant college is, or how awful it is that college educated people look down on un college educated people, you should be jumping up and down demanding both good high school education, and college preperatory education, as well as encouragement for...
  10. reetpleat

    Hitler reacts to the result of the Australian Election

    Come to think of it, he was very into folk revival, and also, he seemed to have a love for what might be considered a toutonic medieval renaissance. so, maybe he was a renfair guy too.
  11. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    But you can hardly blame college for the reduction in good working class jobs. Outsourcing, automation and technology, and the shift from manufacturing to a service industry has done that. And to get into that sphere, college education may be very useful or necessary. Of course, if a...
  13. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    You write this as if this is a new development. Until the GI Bill, college, and leadership positions lay for the most part, in the hands of the wealthy and powerful, or at least upper middle class. Perhaps we could argue that costs are getting too high and aid too low. But we are far better...
  14. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    I think years ago, there were not so much degrees and schools of journalism. the field was more loose. But these days, while many people without degrees become news people and opinion people, a degree in communications or journalism is a good route to working in that field. Of course, I...
  15. reetpleat

    Is "Boys/Men Only" too Taboo?

    In a way, the exception proves the rule. I generally tend to be very balanced in my male and female energies, if you will. Masculine in some ways, but much more sensitive, don't really get along with very macho males, etc. And I recognize that there are very definitely masculine and...
  16. reetpleat

    Silly but needed ?

    the kind of women I like best would welcome a such identified guy, as long as "she" acted appropriately.
  17. reetpleat

    Silly but needed ?

    I don't think men are too squemish about health issues etc. the only subjects I would see men wanting a men's only discussion would be 1, talking crudely about women, which would not be appropriate anywhere on the forum, secondly, talking about the foibles and follies of dating and being...
  19. reetpleat

    Silly but needed ?

    I sometimes feel that pr threads would be good discussion topics I would like to discuss and add to, but I always figured that I could always start my own in the general forum if i wanted to.
  20. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    Agreed. Any kid of mine will be told in no uncertain terms that I expect them to attend college and study something rigorous, if not necessarily applicable to a job. If, after that, they decide they want to become a carpenter or whatever, so be it. If, of course they are just not cut out...
  21. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    but who says this happens. Many companies hire and promote from within, and with on line education, many employees can get degrees and use that to boost themselves into higher level positions.
  22. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    All things being equal, i would rather hire someone who shoed the ability to stick through 4 years and get a degree in something, especially something rigorous, even if it is not directly applicable. ure, some people do the same without college, but good luck proving it. Employers can not be...
  23. reetpleat

    This generation of kids...

    Anyone who reaches a certain level of knowledge, career level, or skill is respected. But college is a door fro many careers that are just not open to someone without it, especially the technical fields. true, there are some self taught tech and computer whizzes, but for the most part, it is a...

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