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Postby The Blaatschapen » Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:52 am

Winnopolis wrote:
Soldati senza confini wrote:
Well, what are you going to college for? What kind of skills did you gain at your last job as a receptionist? What have you been doing in Basketball on your team? Just a team player? Have you helped the coach or someone higher than the coach with stuff? What have you done and what skills have you gained from these things?

I mean, I have a lot of skills (not all of the "hard skills" are necessarily transferable to a job in computers) that I've picked up from doing random shit.

Not much, I'm afraid.

As for the basketball... There's this thing about my team not having a dedicated coach, so... I'm the coach. Unofficially.


That's a set of skills right there.

Leadership and coaching skills. You're a 17 year old that has to apply for jobs, this is already a decent achievement for that age :)
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Postby Ethel mermania » Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:53 am

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I understand I came across as crass, but seriously, this whole "this is the only thing I have going for me" is obnoxious.

I am sure that, if she would sit down and think about what she's got going for her, she'd realize she has more than just her height. Just being tall isn't an "advantage". That's like saying that my eyelashes are an advantage.

I'm serious. If there's one other thing, it's my skills in...

...Basketball.


Seriously I dobut that, if your good at basketball you need to be good at a host of other physical activities. Hand eye coordingation, edurance, etc.
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Postby Winnopolis » Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:57 am

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Winnopolis wrote:Not much, I'm afraid.

As for the basketball... There's this thing about my team not having a dedicated coach, so... I'm the coach. Unofficially.


That's a set of skills right there.

Leadership and coaching skills. You're a 17 year old that has to apply for jobs, this is already a decent achievement for that age :)

I also put my sister to school.
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Winnopolis wrote:I'm serious. If there's one other thing, it's my skills in...

...Basketball.


Seriously I dobut that, if your good at basketball you need to be good at a host of other physical activities. Hand eye coordingation, edurance, etc.

I acknowledge my physical abilities. However, if it's not basketball, I'd rather not use these abilities.

BTW, my endurance isn't that good.
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Postby Lunatic Goofballs » Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:58 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
Winnopolis wrote:I'm serious. If there's one other thing, it's my skills in...

...Basketball.


Seriously I dobut that, if your good at basketball you need to be good at a host of other physical activities. Hand eye coordingation, edurance, etc.


And physics. In my junior year of high school, a girl in my class did her independent project on the physics of basketball. She got the second highest grade in the class.
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Postby The Blaatschapen » Sat Oct 17, 2015 7:59 am

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:
Seriously I dobut that, if your good at basketball you need to be good at a host of other physical activities. Hand eye coordingation, edurance, etc.


And physics. In my junior year of high school, a girl in my class did her independent project on the physics of basketball. She got the second highest grade in the class.


Your pie chart of pie slinging won, I presume? :p
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Postby Ethel mermania » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:01 am

Winnopolis wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:
That's a set of skills right there.

Leadership and coaching skills. You're a 17 year old that has to apply for jobs, this is already a decent achievement for that age :)

I also put my sister to school.
Ethel mermania wrote:
Seriously I dobut that, if your good at basketball you need to be good at a host of other physical activities. Hand eye coordingation, edurance, etc.

I acknowledge my physical abilities. However, if it's not basketball, I'd rather not use these abilities.

BTW, my endurance isn't that good.


If you cant stay on the court, you can't be that good at basketball.

And that's nuts, you wouldn't want to play tennis on a date? Go for a hike a d learn something about where you are hiking?
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Postby Soldati Senza Confini » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:01 am

Winnopolis wrote:
The Blaatschapen wrote:
That's a set of skills right there.

Leadership and coaching skills. You're a 17 year old that has to apply for jobs, this is already a decent achievement for that age :)

I also put my sister to school.
Ethel mermania wrote:
Seriously I dobut that, if your good at basketball you need to be good at a host of other physical activities. Hand eye coordingation, edurance, etc.

I acknowledge my physical abilities. However, if it's not basketball, I'd rather not use these abilities.

BTW, my endurance isn't that good.


You don't necessarily have to stick to basketball.

There's a lot of things someone with your physical abilities can do that will be equally enjoyable for you.

Also, I don't necessarily have a lot of endurance and I can do a lot of physical labor. Having a lot of endurance is not necessary. Also, like Ethel said, in Basketball you do need quite a bit of endurance, so you must be pretty good at keeping yourself collected.
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Postby Ethel mermania » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:03 am

The Blaatschapen wrote:
Lunatic Goofballs wrote:
And physics. In my junior year of high school, a girl in my class did her independent project on the physics of basketball. She got the second highest grade in the class.


Your pie chart of pie slinging won, I presume? :p


It was the ballistic calculations for the world's first ICPM.
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Postby Winnopolis » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:05 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
Winnopolis wrote:I also put my sister to school.

I acknowledge my physical abilities. However, if it's not basketball, I'd rather not use these abilities.

BTW, my endurance isn't that good.


If you cant stay on the court, you can't be that good at basketball.

And that's nuts, you wouldn't want to play tennis on a date? Go for a hike a d learn something about where you are hiking?

Actually, I can stay up until the third quarter. Past that my shots get a lot less accurate. Especially one the outside.
Soldati senza confini wrote:
Winnopolis wrote:I also put my sister to school.

I acknowledge my physical abilities. However, if it's not basketball, I'd rather not use these abilities.

BTW, my endurance isn't that good.


You don't necessarily have to stick to basketball.

There's a lot of things someone with your physical abilities can do that will be equally enjoyable for you.

Also, I don't necessarily have a lot of endurance and I can do a lot of physical labor. Having a lot of endurance is not necessary.

I juat want something that's pay the bills. That's all.
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Postby Jochistan » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:08 am

Dyakovo wrote:
Jochistan wrote:Blasphemy. :lol2:

Let me tell you about blasphemy. It's fun, it's easy, and you gonna learn all about it.

Oh?
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Postby Winnopolis » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:10 am

Jochistan wrote:
Dyakovo wrote:Let me tell you about blasphemy. It's fun, it's easy, and you gonna learn all about it.

Oh?

If you make istihlaal of blasphemy, it's kufr. Just saying.
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Postby Ethel mermania » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:13 am

Winnopolis wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:
If you cant stay on the court, you can't be that good at basketball.

And that's nuts, you wouldn't want to play tennis on a date? Go for a hike a d learn something about where you are hiking?

Actually, I can stay up until the third quarter. Past that my shots get a lot less accurate. Especially one the outside.
Soldati senza confini wrote:
You don't necessarily have to stick to basketball.

There's a lot of things someone with your physical abilities can do that will be equally enjoyable for you.

Also, I don't necessarily have a lot of endurance and I can do a lot of physical labor. Having a lot of endurance is not necessary.

I juat want something that's pay the bills. That's all.


Phys. Ed. Coach. Lifeguard,

I wanna be a lifeguard.
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Postby Winnopolis » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:14 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
Winnopolis wrote:Actually, I can stay up until the third quarter. Past that my shots get a lot less accurate. Especially one the outside.
I juat want something that's pay the bills. That's all.


Phys. Ed. Coach. Lifeguard,

I wanna be a lifeguard.

I'm not exactly the "drill sergeant" type of person...
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Postby Italios » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:15 am

Ethel mermania wrote:
Winnopolis wrote:Actually, I can stay up until the third quarter. Past that my shots get a lot less accurate. Especially one the outside.
I juat want something that's pay the bills. That's all.


Phys. Ed. Coach. Lifeguard,

I wanna be a lifeguard.

I lifeguard during the summer and it is not a very well paying job.
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Postby Dyakovo » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:16 am

Jochistan wrote:
Dyakovo wrote:Let me tell you about blasphemy. It's fun, it's easy, and you gonna learn all about it.

Oh?

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Postby Jochistan » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:18 am

Winnopolis wrote:
Jochistan wrote:Oh?

If you make istihlaal of blasphemy, it's kufr. Just saying.

Disbeleif huh? Sorry, babe, I get to decide that.

I'm not making blasphemy permissible.
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Postby Dyakovo » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:19 am

Winnopolis wrote:
Jochistan wrote:Oh?

If you make istihlaal of blasphemy, it's kufr. Just saying.

:rofl:
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Postby Ethel mermania » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:20 am

Italios wrote:
Ethel mermania wrote:
Phys. Ed. Coach. Lifeguard,

I wanna be a lifeguard.

I lifeguard during the summer and it is not a very well paying job.

When I was a kid it was one of the better paying jobs a kid could get.

The cities ocean life guards don't make a hell of a lot of money, but what a great lifestyle. Besides Mrs mermania digs life guards.
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Postby Dyakovo » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:21 am

Jochistan wrote:
Winnopolis wrote:If you make istihlaal of blasphemy, it's kufr. Just saying.

Disbeleif huh? Sorry, babe, I get to decide that.

I'm not making blasphemy permissible.

I am. :)
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Postby Jochistan » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:23 am

Dyakovo wrote:
Jochistan wrote:Disbeleif huh? Sorry, babe, I get to decide that.

I'm not making blasphemy permissible.

I am. :)

Yeah but i'm 99% sure you dont have a religious obligation to not blaspheme against Islam, so yeah.
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Postby The Lacedaemonians » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:23 am

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Postby Winnopolis » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:27 am

Jochistan wrote:
Dyakovo wrote:I am. :)

Yeah but i'm 99% sure you dont have a religious obligation to not blaspheme against Islam, so yeah.

He doesn't have a religious obligation. It's just that he can't defend his case properly, so he uses unethical ways to get his point across.
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Postby Jochistan » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:29 am

Winnopolis wrote:
Jochistan wrote:Yeah but i'm 99% sure you dont have a religious obligation to not blaspheme against Islam, so yeah.

He doesn't have a religious obligation. It's just that he can't defend his case properly, so he uses unethical ways to get his point across.

What are you talking about, arrogant one who accused me of kafr?
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Postby Ethel mermania » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:29 am

Winnopolis wrote:
Jochistan wrote:Yeah but i'm 99% sure you dont have a religious obligation to not blaspheme against Islam, so yeah.

He doesn't have a religious obligation. It's just that he can't defend his case properly, so he uses unethical ways to get his point across.

PointING and giggling may not be the most compelling of arguements, but I don't see how it's unethical.
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Postby Kannap » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:31 am

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