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sven
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   Posted: 09 December 2008 at 10:53 |
Originally posted by Bahiana77
You're not talking to Brazilians without opportunity here.
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Oopppsss... I thought this was Orkut 
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Posted: 09 December 2008 at 10:59 |
Originally posted by Vanvan
Originally posted by Bahiana77
Originally posted by Vanvan
MY HUSBAND DIDN´T TAKE THE JOB, BECAUSE HE DIDN´T TAKE CLASSES AT HARVARD AND NOT BECAUSE HE COULDN´T TEACH. |
Originally posted by globetrotter
I particularly like the irrelevant reference to Harvard. As far as I am aware, this is not a prerequisite to teaching anywhere in the world. |
Actually, (from within a stone's throw of the said institution) it's relevant in that a large number of Brazilians spend huge amounts (with the only entry requirement being that you pay) to take ESL classes at the evening Extension School (in lieu of other programs perhaps just as good) with the understanding that some English schools in Brazil give weight to this "credential" and will employ them to teach based on it. Rather a joke. |
I took ESL classes, but I went to College too....
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This darwin award nominee went to college too:
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(24 August 2008, Indonesia) Charles had everything going for him when he
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International Baccalaureate at King William's College in the Isle of Man,
and his dreams were ambitious. In the school yearbook, he said he planned
retire by the age of 30. The principal of the college later described him
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Unfortunately for Charles, his elite education omitted an important lesson
from the curriculum: Electricity, danger of.
He had one foot in the backyard swimming pool (really!) when he noticed a
cement box near the edge of the pool. It was full of electrical wires
supplying power to the jacuzzi. Curious, Charles started to fiddle with a
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Posted: 09 December 2008 at 11:07 |
Originally posted by Bahiana77
Originally posted by Vanvan
.... I went to College ....
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And that makes you different from most anyone posting here HOW? You're not talking to Brazilians without opportunity here. Who do you think is going to be impressed? Those posters with PhD's from the top universities in the world or other professional credentials? There was an arrogant NYC kid on here not too long ago who tried to impress everybody with his education and superior intellect...and didn't succeed very well. |
Actually, one of my highest qualifications is probably unequaled here in Brasil. It is a certificate of attainment from the Her Majesty's forces for climbing a ramshackle tower in the quickest time. No mean feat, I can tell you, and high? Well if my memory serves me incorrectly it was probably three floors high. In fact I think it was four but that's another storey.
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Sincerely meant in the nicest possible way.
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Posted: 09 December 2008 at 11:09 |
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Reader Comment: "Charles was a real live wire!"
A bright spark, no less.
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Sincerely meant in the nicest possible way.
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Posted: 09 December 2008 at 11:32 |
As they said, "a very bright boy" 
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Vanvan
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Posted: 09 December 2008 at 14:44 |
Hello everyone,
" Os humilhados serão exaltados."
Jesus Cristo,
Have a Good Day!
Edited by Vanvan - 09 December 2008 at 14:49
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I just want to be happy...
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Bahiana77
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Posted: 09 December 2008 at 14:50 |
Who?
Wasn't it that carpenter kid whose fans came up with the phrase 'turn the other cheek'?
Who said "While one man can discover a certain thing by himself, another is never able to understand it, even if taught by means of all possible expressions and metaphors, and during a long period; his mind can in no way grasp it, his capacity is insufficient for it." ?
Who said "All this is applicable to the intellectual faculties of man. There is a considerable difference between one person and another as regards these faculties, as is well known to philosophers."?
And who said "Do not consider it proof just because it is written in books, for a liar who will deceive with his tongue will not hesitate to do the same with his pen. " ?
"If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom it would be better for the people a hundredfold. "
(The winner who can identify the author(s) of these quotes gets a free trip to Jerusalem old city, with front row seats to the next round of the 'My priest can beat up your priest" campeonato.)
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tamashin
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Posted: 09 December 2008 at 18:20 |
Originally posted by Vanvan
Hello everyone,
" Os humilhados serão exaltados."
Jesus Cristo,
Have a Good Day! |
Wasnt that a quote from both Matthew and Luke?
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Posted: 09 December 2008 at 18:35 |
Hummmm you are the smart one, you should tell me!!
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Posted: 10 December 2008 at 00:46 |
Well tamashin, it shouldn't be long before your door gets kicked in; I just reported this pseudonym of yours to the authorities. They've already tracked your location, no doubt. You know what I'm talking about. You all know what I'm talking about (maybe): http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl120208mlcattle.25041277.html Did you really think you'd be safe in Brazil!? The solidarity between cattle-farmers is immense, and they're all connected! And yes, I did register this account just so that I could rub it in your face (LOL).
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