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I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to get over him. FMUnrequitedLove
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Everyone thinks I’m a lesbian. I feel like any attempt to distance myself from that impression would be an ally fail… but I can’t help but wish people would just check my Facebook preferences. FML
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Anon
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I just got a D in MUS 103. Wtf? I hate large classes with competitive curves. FML
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Last Thursday night for a while that I’ll have to listen to drunken idiots screaming outside my window. MLWBG
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Were there any survivors from that ECO 310 final? FOLs.
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International Criminal Court
We have warrants out for ECO 310′s arrest.
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ECO 310
I’m sorry to hear that. I hope it went alright and better than you think right now. My sense is that there were several answers that were tricky — that you either saw, or you didn’t — but that when you see the answer key, it will be one of those tests that looks much less difficult than it did in the exam block.
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MJ '15
Yes – it was an insult to my intelligence
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My only consolation for the terrible curves is acknowledging that I am competing with some of the smartest people; it gives me hope that in time, I will look back at my freshman year and be humbled at my strides. MLWillBeG.
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gotta get movin
the only curves I’m competing with are on myself
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My thesis grade just did some more damage to my GPA, which wasn’t all that great already. Sad. FML
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Anonymous
phy?
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PHY
Did you have an introduction?
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Constant inane facebook party invites from Colonial. FML
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I think you meant
Constant terribly named facebook party invites from Colonial FML
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lolwat
Colonial’s party names are always hilarious. Parties are supposed to have really cheesy names.
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ugh
so true
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i laughed.
“done working? start twerking.”
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94% is a B+? FMGradeDeflatedL
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chm202?
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anonymous
that seems unlikely for CHM 202
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What
class?
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Wow
Language course?
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OP
Chinese
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Prof.
That can’t be right. (Or shouldn’t be right.) You may want to inquire with the department if it is typical that getting 94% for a course is only worth a B+?
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Where the fuck are all the seniors? FML.
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'13
Some of us are still studying for finals, but not many of us, it seems.
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What classes
still have finals?
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Senior
I had one today.
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You
are most likely not a class.
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stats
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Hey
I’m right here.
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anon
I’m actually dead. Damn shame.
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Waiting for responses to emails makes me so anxious and paranoid that I can’t focus on anything.
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This shouldn’t even be that important. FMLIA
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Professors and TAs hold us to our deadlines yet miss final grade due dates. FYHypocriticalLives
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Not Hypocritical
Because I don’t preach that following deadlines is a universal law.
In any case, thanks for the reminder.
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Anonymous
Hierarchy. Learn to deal with it.
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GS
Don’t blame the TAs! We don’t assign final grades.
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Prof.
Prof. privilege.
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sometimes
We ask for extensions for valid reasons. Sometimes we ask for extensions for bullshit reasons. Just like you.
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also
Departments should uphold deadlines as well. My JP was due six weeks ago and I still haven’t received my grade.
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M. Night
Have you turned it in?
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Not sure if just took an exam for 3 hours or sat in a sauna for 3 hours. FOLs.
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ECO100
MCCOSH 10 I SEE YOU
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right?
It was unfuckingbelievable. Must have been 80 degrees in there
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Anon
Just as horrible in McCosh 50
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anon
I think the entire McCosh building is a fucking mess. In addition to the ridiculous wooden chairs, creaky floors, absence of cooling, the building layout makes no sense whatsoever.
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I like all the girls and all the girls like me. MLIG
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Calling It Now
OP is gay
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Calling it now
OP is a vibrator
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Calling it Now
OP is a delusional rapist.
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Calling it Now
OP is female
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Buyers
JA ’16?
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'14
Shut the fuck up SW ’15
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I almost was hit by an old woman with a car who turned way to sharply into the lane, only to immediately be watched by the police on the corner as if it were my fault. FML
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too
are you 8 years old? this “sentence” is embarrassing
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Humid heat = ant infestation. FML
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Rob
Call me.
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After an exhausting year, I really didn’t think I would miss Princeton at all, but I just got home and now I’m DEPRESSED AS HELL. FML
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'15
that’s cause you didn’t stay for reunions.
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I’m not quite sure why people are having such a difficult time with ECO 100. FTLs
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I on the other hand
am quite sure you’re a complete asshole.
I’m SO fucking tired of people here belittling anyone who struggles at something they don’t.
For every student who struggles here with econ 100 I am 100% sure I can find at least 1 thing they are IMMENSELY better than you at be it another subject, an extracurricular activity, social skills, you name it. so STFU and stop passing judgment on others.-
Also
I know some really smart people who did poorly in Econ 100, and then got A’s in 300 level Econ classes. Sometimes it takes some time to get into it.
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ECO '15
Honestly, I think the upper level econ classes might actually be easier, at least from a conceptual standpoint. Hear me out: in ECO 310 and 311 you learn the theory behind the models, in a relatively rigorous way. Personally I think this approach makes the material more intuitive, and hence easier. ECO 100 and 101 are a lot of memorization without as much justification. I can see how some people who really need to know “why” it works might struggle with it.
At the same time, as a tutor for those courses, I most often see people fall into one of two camps: either they missed a lot of time, or they “just don’t get it.” These two camps often have the same problem: they didn’t put enough time into the material. The former for reasons outside of their own control; the latter perhaps because they though econ 100/101 would be super easy and they didn’t need to study. It takes time to build up economic intuition. In fact, I believe that 95% of the problems people have with econ classes can be fixed by simply studying more and studying SMARTER (i.e. reading between the lines, not purely rote memorization). If you can understand why things happen, it will be easy. Unfortunately, some people will kinda grasp the material and then forgot about, making it really hard when they come back. I could talk a lot more about this, but I want to keep it (relatively) short. What I’m trying to say is that if you approach ECO classes with the right mindset (i.e. that of an economist), things will be relatively easy. but if you don’t have that mindset, it will take time to build it up. You might have to put a lot of effort into developing it, and I think people sometimes underestimate the amount of effort needed.
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that's cute
econ major trying to justify their department as “theoretical” and “rigorous”
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MAT
Econ isn’t rigorous. It’s just regression. Maybe one day you will realize your entire college education came down to regression.
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ORFE '14
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Mr. Wake Up
Maybe one day you’ll realize your’re an asshole
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this
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Yeah
i got a D in ECO 100 but I have perfect fucking teeth.
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'13
But no 3.83
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Yeah, like
Putting a rubber ball through a metal hoop!
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yeah
But those other things don’t matter. $tool4lyfe
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rosen
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Late Party
Not knowing why some are having a hard time is ok. Saying FTL is not. I was having a hard time in the class but I couldn’t give less fcuks about the grade. I just wanna learn a discipline I have never studied, have a new way of thinking, that my brain is not used to. It is a struggle, but I love the process. You could say FML, but really, I think joke’s not on me.
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Twin
Are you me?
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UMMMM
I will fucking cut you
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'14
Don’t hate, I got my lowest grade in that class. Granted it was freshman fall, but I’ve done better in plenty of harder classes since. In other words, it doesn’t really mean much.
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Amory
Clearly not enough brilliant financial minds around here…
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'15
MJ ’15?
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MJ'15
doesn’t study for exams. Exams study for MJ ’15
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So many jars of pee lying around. FML.
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This is definitely...
NF ’16
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AD
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'15
MJ ’15? Or PDP?
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the Sniper
Jarate!
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I fucked up freshman year. FML
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Senior
me too. Please don’t let the depress you too much; I spent the following summer in an extremely scary (looking back now) fit of depression, which my parents didn’t understand because they were too busy boasting about my sibling’s admission to presitgious colleges.
Usually, one makes a “jump to conclusion” that “fucking up” means you were …genentically predisposed to failing or some bullshit like that. It is almost always because of bad planning and I think you can make an improvement on that.
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Hobbes
So did I. Don’t let it bog you down too much – you can turn things around and make the next few years better. Learn from the experience.
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serious advice
So did I. Freshman year, I fucked up academically, socially, and with extracurriculars. Sophomore year, however, I resolved to turn things around. I made new friends and joined an eating club that I now love. I joined activities/clubs that I’m now proud of. And right now, at the end of junior year, my GPA is 0.2 higher than it was at the end of freshman year.
One bad year doesn’t mean much. You have 3 years left and you will turn things around. Seek out family, friends, advisers, etc for advice, which is what I did.
Look at it this way – it is always better to improve over time than to slowly fizzle out. Other people understand and even admire the person who, despite having one bad semester or year, is able to learn from mistakes and persevere.
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me too! i did terribly in all of my classes and didn’t make any close friends but trust me, it gets a lot better sophomore year. you have 3 more years to boost your gpa- join more clubs on campus, preferably smaller ones. that way you will get to meet more people and make an effort to keep in touch with everyone you’ve met! hope you have a great summer and next year turns out to be better than this one :)
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'16
I feel the same but not academically. Like I focused probably too much on academics that I didn’t take a shot at clubs, extra-curriculars and making new friends. I am not saying that I am totally disconnected but I feel like I could have met more people, done more activities and got into more clubs and explored this campus beyond the academic offering. I am feeling hopeful about Sophomore year, though. I am turning this around while keeping my GPA. So don’t despair.
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fellow '16
so did I. mainly just this semester. I turned in assignments ridiculously late for no reason, basically was an emotional wreck, did a lot of things that were completely out of character. but I’m ready to leave it behind me. you may have fucked up now but you’ve got three more years to be proud of. I’m not saying that I’m glad I screwed up like I did, but I’ve learned a bunch about myself and how I *don’t* want to be. good luck and take the summer to put the shit of this year behind you.
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Psets
It happens. I finished freshman year very close to a 2.0. Sophomore year was easier because I knew what to expect and it all worked out. I got into a top 10 grad program and now have a great job. Use the summer to retread anything big you missed academically and come back in the fall ready to own the year.
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'16
I wasn’t social this year, and I didn’t do any extracurriculars. I spent all of my time working, yet I still have a terrible GPA. I’m such a failure, but I’m still optimistic that I can do well next year.
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Please please please go out Thursday. MLIDesperate
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P.
The only way to guarantee an encounter is to directly contact them.
Straight-forward approaches, after all, often produce clear responses, which is likely what you want.
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'13
this is a shit piece of advice.
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P.
You are entitled to possession of an opinion.
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yo
stalk them tomorrow and ‘run into them,’ casually ask if they’re going out
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My boyfriend stood me up. FML.
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I'll date you
instead!
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People keep telling me not to worry about it,but I really just don’t like Princeton. I can’t transfer because of financial aid, and I know everyone would be disappointed in me. I really do not like it here. FML
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jackal
don’t worry, you’ll learn to make the most of it
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'16
I’m a freshman and I’ve always felt like Princeton is incredibly supportive and has a great social atmosphere for any type of person, the only downside is that some classes are horrible. If you transfer to another school there will still be horrible classes and you won’t even get the nice atmosphere/supportive system. Just pick classes wisely.
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STEM
Supportive? What major are you? I’ve been here three full years, and I certainly haven’t come across any support from my department.
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MAE '12
Um don’t know what STEM department you’re in, but I found the MAE department to be very supportive overall. The profs weren’t always great, but the faculty administrators and the staff were great at pushing the unhelpful profs to be more helpful.
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CBE'13
CBE reporting in. Our department is mad supportive also. If you ever have issues, you can shoot Julie an email and your problem will be resolved ASAP.
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LOL
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usefulness of advice
stops at “I’m a freshman”
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anon
I get that people might be disappointed in you, but isn’t your happiness more important? As for financial aid, that’s kinda a shitty excuse. It’s called a student loan. A lot of people have them.
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'14
Well.. your happiness could be dependent on whether other people are disappointed in you or not. And some people might not be in a position to take on the burden of student loans.
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oh come on
and given the choice between a huge student loan at a place you like vs. scholarship/financial aid at a place you don’t., it would be totally obvious?
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fisiit
what exactly do you not like about it? can’t offer a solution until you identify the problem(s).
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fisiit
what exactly about princeton do you not like? we can only offer real solutions whenl you identify specific problem(s).
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Tired
Yes, what is it you don’t like? Maybe there are solutions the FML population can offer up? Some might even be helpful.
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A big fuck you to people who are easily offended. Get a life and worry about something that matters. FYLs and MLIG
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For realz
I honestly don’t understand the concept of being offended. It’s so easy to just laugh at things instead of being offended.
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'13
Maybe you should learn to empathize a little more with people. You’d understand then.
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UMMMM
CAN WE PLZ BE FRIENDS AND CURSE LIKE SAILORS AND BE CYNICAL TOGETHER? THANK YOU
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I take offense
Now who has the upper hand? Me or you? Don’t worry about it, though – it’s not your style.
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Yeah
Who cares if you use words like “cripple,” “retard,” “yellow,” “chick,” “fat,” or “fag”? They’re just words.
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umm..
what’s wrong with using ‘fat’?
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Or
with using chick…
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Well
Though they’re not all the same level of offensive, I do think that they all have derogatory (or at least not completely respectful) connotations. It may not be as disrespectful to call a woman a chick as calling someone in a wheelchair a cripple or sting as much to be called fat as it would to be called a retard, but that doesn’t mean we have to be disrespectful by saying such things.
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'14
Chick?
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"fat"
y’all postin in a troll thread
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It looks like you're offended by other people being offended
Thanks for your concern. May everyone who was involved in being offended please scroll SLOWLY to the bottom of the following page and we will be happy to rectify your situation: https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Offended
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SRSLY?
WTF MODS WTF WTF
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Hobbes
Ah yeah well, fair warning to everyone: this is the Internet, so a lot of links, especially to Encyclopedia Dramatica, may take you places you don’t want to go. In particular, you almost definitely don’t want to click the above link.
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TOO LATE
I HATE YOU NOW
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Internet Felon
Yo, chill out. It’s the /internet/.
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Internet Felon
Oh, Offended. It’s been too long.
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Been on the internet too long
unphased
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lol
Why don’t you follow your own advice?
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Q
OP is probably on a downward spiral by now, forever offended by himself/herself. Poor bastard.
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so, so, so average. what did people do before facebook?
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Mr. dilletatntes
only to pictures of yours truly
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The Dilettante
My fanbase never hesitates in demonstrating its loyalty.
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The Dilettante
Replace “hesitates” with “wavers” and then we can chat, dear.
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Pat Feenus
No, I’ve been doing this ever since tagged pics were first added to FB
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After much apprehension, I finally came out to my roommates. They were totally cool with it. MLIG.
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anon
congrats!
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What made you think they gave a shit?
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My sexuality is switching. MLIConfused.
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Shemales?
Did the shemales do you in?
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Admiral Ackbar
It’s a trap!
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OP
You got me!
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Oops, failed a class. I wonder if I’ll graduate. IMLF?
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are you
me?
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or
me?
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Was it
Cos126?
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Well
It was probably ECO 100.
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exam
has not occurred yet
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GS
oh come on, failing is not even possible here. I think you would have to not turn in any work and insult the professor’s mother to fail.
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Senior
Would anyone really be that cruel to FAIL someone like that…
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MJ '15
If you failed any of the trivial classes offered at Princeton, you don’t deserve to. Why is everyone here so dumb?
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AD '16
The first sentence doesn’t make any sense, as is it implies “you don’t deserve to fail” which is sweet in its own way.
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actual MJ '15
Dear Troll,
If you are going to pretend to be me, at least do it properly. I would have said that this guy clearly lacks any intelligence and is clearly a tool.
Pi Delta Phi Love <3 -
look at the post
he means deserve to graduate
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Mr. Wake Up
Did you get an F?
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While I was flossing, the janitor yelled at me when she saw suds in the sink, saying that she wasn’t my maid and wouldn’t clean up my spit. I’m pretty sure they were just soap suds. FML
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Old Money
Your maids should only be seen and not heard.
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Pi Phi
OH MY GODDDDDDDD I KNOW RIGHT LIKE WHAT THE FUCKING HELL. NO ONE HAS EVR HERD CONSUELISITA TALLKK, YOU WISH YOU WEERE LYKE ME ANDM Y SEXI GURLS IN IVY MUAH YOUR NOT A DOL
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Earl Milford
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REAL Old Money
False, maids should be neither seen nor heard. Unless of course you’re too poor to afford footmen, but then again, maybe that’s to be expected when dealing with a cheap impostor.
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anon
I don’t understand – whether soap suds or spit, where else should these things go then?
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Anon is discussing. 
Hobbes are discussing.
I don’t want to post initials, but I’m calling this as “person I know” ’16.