Advice from Bill Gates to high schoolers

ct · 01-10-2007, 09:28 AM

You may have already seen this, being passed around in e-mails. But it absolutely bears repeating!!

*****

Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice.

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

If you agree, pass it on.
If you can read this - Thank a teacher!
If you are reading it in English -Thank a soldier!

**Dartgod** · 01-10-2007, 09:30 AM

False!

http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.htm

**Rain Man** · 01-10-2007, 09:31 AM

A car phone? When did "Bill Gates" give this speech? 1979?

siberian khatru · 01-10-2007, 09:31 AM

I thought it rang truer when Robin Williams/Ted Nugent/George Carlin wrote it.

**Rain Man** · 01-10-2007, 09:33 AM

I've been working hard for 20 years, and I don't have a car phone.

Chief Henry · 01-10-2007, 09:37 AM

Its still good advice if you ask me.

JBucc · 01-10-2007, 09:37 AM

When I was littler my mom's business car had a car phone in it. I thought that was badass.

**Rain Man** · 01-10-2007, 09:39 AM

Did you mom make $60,000 out of high school to go with the car phone? Or was the car phone a separate accomplishment?

**BigRedChief** · 01-10-2007, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

I thought it rang truer when Robin Williams/Ted Nugent/George Carlin wrote it.

Andy Rooney?

KCTitus · 01-10-2007, 09:47 AM

I got the above email, but I also got another about a virus...

Did you guys hear about the latest virus going around? It's called Good Times...if you open the email, it formats your hard drive and crashes your CPU!!!

Eleazar · 01-10-2007, 09:47 AM

can we get a new subforum for posting email fwds...

Redrum_69 · 01-10-2007, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I've been working hard for 20 years, and I don't have a car phone.

Thats because of the AARP standard

Radar Chief · 01-10-2007, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dartgod

False!

http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.htm

Damn, on the first post and within 2 minutes.
You guys are quick.

Kerberos · 01-10-2007, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KCTitus

I got the above email, but I also got another about a virus...

Did you guys hear about the latest virus going around? It's called Good Times...if you open the email, it formats your hard drive and crashes your CPU!!!

I thought that was a picture circulating the internet with "OSAMA BINLADEN" hanging.
If you open the email, it formats your hard drive and crashes your CPU

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siberian khatru · 01-10-2007, 09:55 AM

BTW, I used part of the money I received from Dr. Mumbagu in Nigeria to increase the size of my penis, so I can impress all the wild teen girls who want to party with me tonight.

01-10-2007, 09:28 AM
ct u b illian Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: DooDah Casino cash: $10009436	Advice from Bill Gates to high schoolers You may have already seen this, being passed around in e-mails. But it absolutely bears repeating!! ***** Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world. Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both. Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity. Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them. Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room. Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life. Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time. Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. If you agree, pass it on. If you can read this - Thank a teacher! If you are reading it in English -Thank a soldier!
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01-10-2007, 09:30 AM	#2
Dartgod Wasted away again... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: in Margaritaville Casino cash: $7100000	False! http://www.snopes.com/language/document/liferule.htm __________________ If you shed a tear for me, please make it a tear of joy. -Joe Tracy (Nzoner) . .
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01-10-2007, 09:31 AM	#3
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2998491 VARSITY	A car phone? When did "Bill Gates" give this speech? 1979? __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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01-10-2007, 09:31 AM	#4
siberian khatru 21st Century Schizoid Fan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: The Gates of Delirium Casino cash: $2224950	I thought it rang truer when Robin Williams/Ted Nugent/George Carlin wrote it.
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01-10-2007, 09:33 AM	#5
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $2998491 VARSITY	I've been working hard for 20 years, and I don't have a car phone. __________________ I'm putting random letters here as a celebration of free speech: xigrakgrah misorojeq rkemeseit.
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01-10-2007, 09:37 AM	#6
Chief Henry MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: IOWA Casino cash: $10005088	Its still good advice if you ask me. __________________ Patrick Mahomes...The only QB to ever play in the NFL with at least 5,000 passing yards in a single season and 5,000 passing yards in a single college season.
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01-10-2007, 09:39 AM	#8
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01-10-2007, 09:47 AM	#10
KCTitus Archivist Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ethernet Casino cash: $9892732	I got the above email, but I also got another about a virus... Did you guys hear about the latest virus going around? It's called Good Times...if you open the email, it formats your hard drive and crashes your CPU!!! __________________ Anything you post on this BB can and will be used against you...
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