Imponderable Water Cooler- Pinch Me

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MSG

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 9:52 PM

New and exciting thread :)

Link to the old
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=26929&m=449382#449382

"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs

JONNYQUEST

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 9:58 PM

Yahoo!

"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"

ODDSBODSKINS

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 10:12 PM

CATFIGHT!

Gods are great. But the heart is greater, for it is from the heart they come, and to the heart they shall return.

JAMESTHEDARK

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 10:16 PM

Darn! I was so close to firsties!

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RUGBUG

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 10:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by JamesTheDark:
Darn! I was so close to firsties!

I got lasties on the other.

Deepgirl: I have to agree that English isn't the best major. Unfortunately, thinking about the earning potential of future career becomes more and more important as you get older. When I had to choose a major it was all about my interests. As a 35 year old, my choice would've been more about the cash involved. You can always continue to write in your spare time...and there is relatively no pressure that could ruin your passion or interest. There's nothing like the day to day struggles of having to make a living off of your passion to put a serious damper on that interest.

My vote these days is almost always for a business degree. It is the most versatile degree and you can do LOADS of stuff, without further education. If you want to stick with English, think about a technical writing emphasis. It may be boring, but it has more of a future than just English.

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STINKINGROSE

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 10:40 PM

There's always nursing!

Or not.

ZEEK

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 10:52 PM

My suggestions these days are business and healthcare fields. Those have some staying power in the US. Even computery stuff is quickly zipping overseas.

Zeek is getting worn out...is it the weekend yet?

MSG

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 11:08 PM

Sadly Zeek the weekend is miles and miles away...SIGH

Yeah there's just no real market for an English degree unless you want to teach and even then you'd best be able to coach something or be the drama or journalism teacher too. Glut on the market of English teachers. Man that sound so depressing now that I write it. I did think of some other things you can do with an English degree though. Proofreader/fact checker for newspaper and tv news or textbooks,Editor or Literary Agent, proctor for English exams... hope this helps sweety

Forgot to say I am heading out...got to get home, make dinner, and go see the nice financial advisor who takes care of us:)

"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 11:22 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
My suggestions these days are business and healthcare fields.

Yeah!
Biomedical Engineering is fun*!

* This may be considered a lie.

I have a question! I doubt it's an imponderable, though:

Someone recently said to a bunch of us "You good folks are the salt of the earth!" and it was said in a positive, complimentary manner.

Now, I've always understood that to "salt the earth" meant to make it unable to yield crops... a "scorched earth" tactic that basically ruins the land.

SO... how'n th'hell does "you're the salt of the earth" become a compliment? What's it mean??

For those of you just joining us, or actually reading one of my posts for the first time, I have an odd fascination with language, which leads me to think about things like this.

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RUGBUG

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 11:35 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:

Now, I've always understood that to "salt the earth" meant to make it unable to yield crops... a "scorched earth" tactic that basically ruins the land.

No, no, no. I think the "dependable, honest, trustworthy, good folk" definition came about from the New Testament. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells the disciples that they are the salt of the earth, but what good is salt if it loses it's saltiness? It was a warning to not become to similar to the non-christians and to retain their beliefs.

It has since evolved to mean good, upstanding people.

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