Teen struck by TWO trains
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 24, 2011 |
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kidlesskim
What IS IT with teens and trains in the past two decades?Are there more tracks? More trains and less teens? More teens living near tracks? More train companies hiring crazed drivers?
there are less tracks and more idiots.
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 24, 2011 |
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Snark Shark
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kidlesskim
What IS IT with teens and trains in the past two decades?
Teens are STUPIDER than they used to be.
and YES, THAT'S PRETTY FUCKING STUPID.
it's called "teaching to the test"
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 24, 2011 |
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kidlesskim
What IS IT with teens and trains in the past two decades?
Teens are STUPIDER than they used to be.
and YES, THAT'S PRETTY FUCKING STUPID.
it's called "teaching to the test"
This. They are taught how to spew out facts and information (poorly, at that), as opposed to thinking for themselves, learning how to find information, and assimilating it in ways that make sense to them. It's bullshit, and it's hurting this country's future. (Not whining that chyldruuun are our fyooochur, just acknowledging that the current education system is fucking up the up and coming workforce).
It's your hell; you rot in it!
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Oh wow, has Anna been de-throned? 
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And yup, the reason for this shit is what CrabCake and a few others have said: the belief that rules and warnings are for everyone else, but not for the special snowflakes themselves. This is what happens to kids who are never told "no," or who are taught from the get-go that they are better than the rules because they are better than everyone else. Eventually, they begin testing the laws of physics and gravity and find out that, in the case of human versus train(s), the human will never EVER win.
Eh well...at least it will take the spoiled special snowflakes out of the gene pool before they become spoiled, bratty adults.
ongue2And yup, the reason for this shit is what CrabCake and a few others have said: the belief that rules and warnings are for everyone else, but not for the special snowflakes themselves. This is what happens to kids who are never told "no," or who are taught from the get-go that they are better than the rules because they are better than everyone else. Eventually, they begin testing the laws of physics and gravity and find out that, in the case of human versus train(s), the human will never EVER win.
Eh well...at least it will take the spoiled special snowflakes out of the gene pool before they become spoiled, bratty adults.
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 25, 2011 |
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reaperess
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zatoth
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kidlesskim
What IS IT with teens and trains in the past two decades?
Teens are STUPIDER than they used to be.
and YES, THAT'S PRETTY FUCKING STUPID.
it's called "teaching to the test"
This. They are taught how to spew out facts and information (poorly, at that), as opposed to thinking for themselves, learning how to find information, and assimilating it in ways that make sense to them. It's bullshit, and it's hurting this country's future. (Not whining that chyldruuun are our fyooochur, just acknowledging that the current education system is fucking up the up and coming workforce).
schools don't make money on intelligent kids that achieve. they get boatloads of cash for sucking, however. having a bunch of semi-literate, gadget addicted morons with two kids by ninth grade give them all kinds of suckage support.
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 25, 2011 |
He was a senior in high school. 
It's your hell; you rot in it!
It's your hell; you rot in it!
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 25, 2011 |
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reaperess
He was a senior in high school.
let me guess-the valedictorian of his class, right?
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zatoth
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He was a senior in high school.
let me guess-the valedictorian of his class, right?
In this day and age, probably. In all seriousness, though, we do have a few really bright, mature kids who will go far in life. The percentage of that type of kid, however, is going down, while the percentage of railroad track kids is rising. It's sad.
It's your hell; you rot in it!
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reaperess
He was a senior in high school.
let me guess-the valedictorian of his class, right?
In this day and age, probably. In all seriousness, though, we do have a few really bright, mature kids who will go far in life. The percentage of that type of kid, however, is going down, while the percentage of railroad track kids is rising. It's sad.
i hope not too many get sliced and diced on the train tracks-i hate having to speak spanish on those rare occassions i go to get a big mac.
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 26, 2011 |
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reaperess
He was a senior in high school.
I suppose it's not too surprising a view, given that he probably thinks they roll out the road like a red carpet in front of him.
Maybe you should assign a report about trains.
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 26, 2011 |
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reaperess
He was a senior in high school.
I am honestly surprised. I mean, I knew that things were bad, but that dialogue that you posted sounds like the utterances of elementary aged kids in a "special needs" class. Train tracks "rolling" into position, trains "aiming" at anything, it's just pitiful. I have no special "train knowledge" and have never even been a passenger on a train or had a toy train when I was a kid because that's what "boys" got for Christmas, yet somehow I know these things and can't remember when I didn't know it.
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If YOU are the "exception" to what I am saying, then why does my commentary bother you so much?
I don't hate your kids, I HATE YOU!
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 26, 2011 |
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kidlesskim
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He was a senior in high school.
I am honestly surprised. I mean, I knew that things were bad, but that dialogue that you posted sounds like the utterances of elementary aged kids in a "special needs" class. Train tracks "rolling" into position, trains "aiming" at anything, it's just pitiful. I have no special "train knowledge" and have never even been a passenger on a train or had a toy train when I was a kid because that's what "boys" got for Christmas, yet somehow I know these things and can't remember when I didn't know it.
i'm not surprised. if it's not on some standardized test, it ain't taught. period. and parents these days would rather buy their kids a load of technological "shut the fuck up while i play farmville" gadgets than to explain even the basics of self preservation (look before crossing the damn tracks).
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Re: Teen struck by TWO trains May 27, 2011 |
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lenona
From George Carlin's book "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?":
"This item demonstrates how stupid the average American is. Every ninety minutes someone in this country is hit by a train. A train, OK? Trains are on tracks; they can't come and get you. They can't surprise you when you step off the curb. You have to go to them. Got that?
"There are five thousand highway/rail-crossing accidents annually. To counter this problem, the Department of Transportation issued the following rules for people to follow at railroad crossings.
• Don't drive around lowered gates. "Okay, got it."
• Don't cross in front of a train. "Never thought of that."
• Don't walk on the tracks. "Check."
• Be aware that trains can't stop quickly. "Good to know."
• Always expect a train. "This one would probably be tied in to the fact that these are railroad tracks, is that right? Correct me if I'm wrong on this."
• Look for more than one train. "Frankly, this is one I never thought of. Maybe if I remember the others, this one will take care of itself."
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If YOU are the "exception" to what I am saying, then why does my commentary bother you so much?
I don't hate your kids, I HATE YOU!
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