How far did you get - Page 2

Chris · 03-11-2004, 04:00 PM

Working on a Computer Engineering degree.

Oxford · 03-11-2004, 06:12 PM

Ok...so the more reluctant guys are beginning to speak up about their education. Keep it up. :right: What about the rest of you?

With the complete range of education by members of G&G...there's still at least one common denominator that we all have. Got any idea what that might be?:nod:

Oxford · 03-11-2004, 06:49 PM

I'm just waiting for someone to admit to being an "uneducated dolt." Won't someone come clean and get out of the closet?

Chris · 03-11-2004, 11:03 PM

I think you forgot to mention lack of common sense?

Shaun · 03-11-2004, 11:22 PM

Let me guess OX we are all willing to admit we have plenty more to learn

Oxford · 03-11-2004, 11:25 PM

Common Sense??? As I see it, no amount of education gives a person common sense. You're either born with it or without it. The guys and gals with common sense immediately go to the top of their pursuits when it comes to doing something practical.

Now...if you've got common sense "and" an education...that's usually a winning ticket to success. :right: There's a whole lot of members on G&G who fall in this last category.:nod:...and a whole lot of members who don't have a lot of formal education "but" have common sense and have achieved a whole lot to be proud of.:nod: :right:

oneastrix · 03-11-2004, 11:47 PM

I'm an air head in the worst way.

Oxford · 03-12-2004, 12:04 AM

...but you've got those musical talents which most of us will never achieve. My observation of people has been that a lot of people who are "artsey", if you want to call it that, are sometimes lacking in "type A" personality traits and are really laid back in their lifestyles.

To explain what I mean further...several people I know who are non-type "A" almost don't know that the world runs on a schedule. Type A personality people usually are strictly punctual, goal setters, high drive types of people. Non-Type A people take time to smell the roses, are more into the cultured ways of life, and make the world a much nicer place to be.

So what type of personality do you think you have?

I'm definitely a type A.:nod: I like to keep my ducks all in a row.:jaw: :right:

7mmag6 · 03-12-2004, 12:29 AM

Uneducated dolt ex marine shrapnel stopper

Gyrene · 03-12-2004, 01:16 AM

After getting out of the Marine Corps I worked as a blacksmith and welder, and for most of the years I went to college, about half as long as I worked after I finished the degrees and before I retired. AS Natural Science, BSME, AA Business, BSBA, BSCS, & MSCS. Started down the path to Piled Higher and deeper, but I saw far too many blithering idiots with PHd's, and didn't want to be classified with them.

Looking back, I should have stayed in blacksmithing and welding, it was a lot more satisfying, besides if I had not gone to college, I would have had time to spend with my kids, and shooting, and I would have had enough money to buy some of the "Guns" that I had to wait 'til later in life to get (at about 5% to 10% of the cost, too)!

7mmag6 - NEVER "ex marine", always Marine or former Marine!

7mmag6 · 03-12-2004, 01:31 AM

you sound like a shave tale lewie, gyrene

7mmag6 · 03-12-2004, 01:50 AM

do you talk the talk? gyrene, never critizice me for what i believe, and never ask me for what i believe, got it !!! go back to your job and never ever ask me again semper fi, ill say ex marine when ever I want to you got that trooper, semper fidelis

dhermesc · 03-12-2004, 07:50 AM

BS in Business Administration, or BS in BA. Have thought about going back, but I'll probably have to wait until after the two year old is out of school to do it.

Oxford · 03-12-2004, 11:41 AM

Uneducated Dolt...No way 7Mmag6...but I like the fact that you volunteered for the role and got us off the hook when volunteers were asked for.

Now we can move forward. You're a loyal and dedicated soldier who works for the whole team.

Now we need one more volunteer to fill the original survey's slot for "dropped out of school. The other slots are all taken several times over.

tommy · 03-12-2004, 06:24 PM

i be a dumb coonass.

don't know what a dolt is so i won't say i'm one

Gyrene · 03-12-2004, 08:04 PM

7mmag6 - No, I was not an officer, I was a Corporal.

Sorry if I offended you.

semper fi

whirlwind · 03-13-2004, 01:06 PM

i dropped out of high school as a senior,got a g.e.d. in the army then took a few courses from west point while i was at various duty stations.

Oxford · 03-13-2004, 01:31 PM

Ok, PapaG, that completes the survey with someone in each of your categories. Now...when will you tell us about your education?

Only seems fair that we should hear about what you learned out behind the barn.

SPOCAHP ANAR · 03-13-2004, 03:27 PM

Poll is wrong: that last option should be reworded with DEMOCRAT

BS Geology ECU 1993

View Poll Results: level of education???
graduated high school	8	22.22%
college	6	16.67%
BS	6	16.67%
MS	4	11.11%
continuing beyond 4 years colleage	4	11.11%
trade school	3	8.33%
associates degree	2	5.56%
other higher learning	3	8.33%
dropped out of HS	0	0%
uneducated dolt	0	0%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

03-11-2004, 04:00 PM	#21
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,834,165 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 18	Working on a Computer Engineering degree. __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles!

03-11-2004, 06:12 PM	#22
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,022 Blog Entries: 4	Ok...so the more reluctant guys are beginning to speak up about their education. Keep it up. :right: What about the rest of you? With the complete range of education by members of G&G...there's still at least one common denominator that we all have. Got any idea what that might be?:nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

03-11-2004, 06:49 PM	#23
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,022 Blog Entries: 4	I'm just waiting for someone to admit to being an "uneducated dolt." Won't someone come clean and get out of the closet? __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

03-11-2004, 11:03 PM	#24
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,834,165 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 18	I think you forgot to mention lack of common sense? __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members No one has the right to deny my personal safety Please be descriptive in your thread titles!

03-11-2004, 11:22 PM	#25
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,592 Images: 1	Let me guess OX we are all willing to admit we have plenty more to learn __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

03-11-2004, 11:25 PM	#26
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,022 Blog Entries: 4	Common Sense??? As I see it, no amount of education gives a person common sense. You're either born with it or without it. The guys and gals with common sense immediately go to the top of their pursuits when it comes to doing something practical. Now...if you've got common sense "and" an education...that's usually a winning ticket to success. :right: There's a whole lot of members on G&G who fall in this last category.:nod:...and a whole lot of members who don't have a lot of formal education "but" have common sense and have achieved a whole lot to be proud of.:nod: :right: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

03-11-2004, 11:47 PM	#27
oneastrix Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 5,213	I'm an air head in the worst way. __________________ There's no one more thankful to sit at the table, than the one who best remembers hunger's pain.

03-12-2004, 12:04 AM	#28
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,022 Blog Entries: 4	...but you've got those musical talents which most of us will never achieve. My observation of people has been that a lot of people who are "artsey", if you want to call it that, are sometimes lacking in "type A" personality traits and are really laid back in their lifestyles. To explain what I mean further...several people I know who are non-type "A" almost don't know that the world runs on a schedule. Type A personality people usually are strictly punctual, goal setters, high drive types of people. Non-Type A people take time to smell the roses, are more into the cultured ways of life, and make the world a much nicer place to be. So what type of personality do you think you have? I'm definitely a type A.:nod: I like to keep my ducks all in a row.:jaw: :right: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

03-12-2004, 12:29 AM	#29
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	Uneducated dolt ex marine shrapnel stopper

03-12-2004, 01:16 AM	#30
Gyrene Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 886	After getting out of the Marine Corps I worked as a blacksmith and welder, and for most of the years I went to college, about half as long as I worked after I finished the degrees and before I retired. AS Natural Science, BSME, AA Business, BSBA, BSCS, & MSCS. Started down the path to Piled Higher and deeper, but I saw far too many blithering idiots with PHd's, and didn't want to be classified with them. Looking back, I should have stayed in blacksmithing and welding, it was a lot more satisfying, besides if I had not gone to college, I would have had time to spend with my kids, and shooting, and I would have had enough money to buy some of the "Guns" that I had to wait 'til later in life to get (at about 5% to 10% of the cost, too)! 7mmag6 - NEVER "ex marine", always Marine or former Marine!

03-12-2004, 01:31 AM	#31
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	you sound like a shave tale lewie, gyrene

03-12-2004, 01:50 AM	#32
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	do you talk the talk? gyrene, never critizice me for what i believe, and never ask me for what i believe, got it !!! go back to your job and never ever ask me again semper fi, ill say ex marine when ever I want to you got that trooper, semper fidelis

03-12-2004, 07:50 AM	#33
dhermesc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: East Central Kansas Posts: 1,762	BS in Business Administration, or BS in BA. Have thought about going back, but I'll probably have to wait until after the two year old is out of school to do it. __________________ Liberty is for those that claim it.

03-12-2004, 11:41 AM	#34
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,022 Blog Entries: 4	Uneducated Dolt...No way 7Mmag6...but I like the fact that you volunteered for the role and got us off the hook when volunteers were asked for. Now we can move forward. You're a loyal and dedicated soldier who works for the whole team. Now we need one more volunteer to fill the original survey's slot for "dropped out of school. The other slots are all taken several times over. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

03-12-2004, 06:24 PM	#35
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,014 Images: 6	i be a dumb coonass. don't know what a dolt is so i won't say i'm one

03-12-2004, 08:04 PM	#36
Gyrene Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 886	7mmag6 - No, I was not an officer, I was a Corporal. Sorry if I offended you. semper fi

03-13-2004, 01:06 PM	#37
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,737 Images: 1	i dropped out of high school as a senior,got a g.e.d. in the army then took a few courses from west point while i was at various duty stations. __________________ De oppresso liber !

03-13-2004, 01:31 PM	#38
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,022 Blog Entries: 4	Ok, PapaG, that completes the survey with someone in each of your categories. Now...when will you tell us about your education? Only seems fair that we should hear about what you learned out behind the barn. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

03-13-2004, 03:27 PM	#39
SPOCAHP ANAR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SC-upstate Posts: 4,087 Images: 3 Blog Entries: 4	Poll is wrong: that last option should be reworded with DEMOCRAT BS Geology ECU 1993 __________________ Spocrest Out!..........