School of Hard Knocks

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(idea) by Yeroc (7.7 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) 1 C! Tue Apr 04 2000 at 22:30:34

That nasty school reserved for those among us who never listen to the advice of their elders and thus are doomed to learn everything "the hard way". Or at least that's what I was told...

(idea) by fugitive247 (2.2 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Nov 06 2004 at 5:41:55

A figurative description of education by way of enduring life's misfortunes. This infamous institution can be revisited any number of times, depending on any number of factors. Unfortunately, this is usually the result of one or more of the following:

sound advice not heeded

not learning from the mistakes of others

incomplete research

poor planning

shoddy execution of plans

unrealistic expectations

self-sabotage, unconscious or deliberate

external sabotage

repeating the same behavior over and over, yet always expecting a different result

karma/fate

printable version
chaos

Your first writeup will be nuked: Don't give up	Naming your dog "Password"	The Newbie's Guide to Your Home Node	"A gentleman and a scholar" is only half right
the hard way	The Summer Job from Hell	Let's all have an orgy!	Mentor's Last Words
Nasty	Siberia will teach	Pretty dress, ugly girl	insanity
I	school	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	15 years old
Australia	Italian Roast-beef sandwich	Pinocchio: Chapter 12	December 5, 2007
Will to Power	Sabotage	Murder by Death	education

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