I want to someday get paid to fly. What do you think?

[Goose Egg]

Not BA, but BS.

Another Business Administration major, I see . . .

Nope. Guess again.

-Goose

 

[bobbysamd]

B.s.

Nope. Guess again.

-Goose

Econ?

 

[pilotyip]

For Bobby

And do you know what Adam Smith said about Atty's?

 

[bobbysamd]

And do you know what Adam Smith said about Atty's?

I do but cannot recite it.

Let's just say that an attorney is a nice thing to have if (1) someone runs you over; (2) some fed comes over to help; (3) you are elderly and a neighbor's dog knocks you over as you are walking; (4) etc.

 

[avbug]

Do you know who John Stuart Mill is?

None other than the creater of the Bastard Mill File. He was later legitimately married, and designed the half-bastard mill file, in honor of his first born son.

How about Adam Smith?

Signer of the declaration of Independence, poet, laureat, rider of fine ponies. He started what was later to become the national baketball league, and was killed in the first known and recorded ride-by shooting in a dispute over dried apricots. Some believe that had he survived until later years, and had he been born a century and a half later, he might have won a nobel peace prize for his contributions to the development of the adult diaper.

What's the difference between retained earnings and owner's equity?

That one's easy. Retained earnings are what my ex-wife got at each payday. These consisted of exactly 100% of my paycheck. Owners equity was the paystub I got when the action was all over, telling me how much I earned, which was exactly 100% of the sum of money I would never see.

Do you prefer Picasso over Dali?

Neither. I don't care for itallian, and I'm alergic to fancy foods. But if I had to choose, I'd take Picasso on white bread with some lettuce and mustard sauce.

Do you agree with Skinner or Freud?

I didn't like skinner. He was always against Mulder and Sculley. Freud is obviously a partial allusion to Freud-Dude, of Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure fame. A mythical cocaine and sex addict of times past, he travelled to our modern day in a magic telephone booth, hosted by george carlin.

Would you know how to type a business letter?

With a typewriter. That one was easy.

What is an integral?

The diametric opposite of an outegral.

How does photosynthesis occur?

By pushing the button, silly. That's how you activate the shutter. Photosynthisis is when clicking the little button and the camera subject come together to make a really greatshot.

What is meant by geostrophic balance?

Geostrophic balance is a front end alignment for certain cheverolet geo automobiles with negative camber on front wheel drive systems. Geo, meaning, geo, and strophic, meaning really screwed up.

What is the speed of light?

Seven years. And about half a million miles, whatever that works out to be. That's how long it took to figure out that my ex wasn't much better than wale blubber and I should have dumped her 6.9 years previously. It took seven years to see the light.

What is the significance of the figure 9.8m/s^2?

Nine point eight meters per second per second is either gravitational acceleration at sea level, or the fastest 50 yard dash in NFL history.

Where does Jupiter reside in the solar system?

Day, or night? Be more specific.

How does one copy a formula in MS Excel?

That depends on the availability of a kinkos. Also one's age. A pencil stillworks pretty darn good, and never needs batteries or an ink cartridge. One copies a formula by looking on one's neighbor's paper while not turning one's head. And it's only one way to excell. There are many others.

What does ATP stand for (hint: the answer is not Airline Transport Pilot).

All The People. Formerly We, the people. Pre-electorate-college days.

What is DNA?

An all girl group, DNA won the 1982 grammy for finest harmony in a syncopated trio. Also the first pop girl group to feature a baratone knockout blond african-american woman with a college degree.

What does DNA stand for?

Da New Attitude.

What is vapor pressure?

It's John Kerry's boiling point.

How do I make a perfect fly-cast?

The secret is getting the fly imobilized long enough to get the plaster to set.

What is a top-spin lob?

Anything published by the republican party.

Who is your favorite astronomer? (I kind of like Messier.)

If you'd spent less time getting that pretty-boy education, you'd have listened to your mother, and know that cleaner is better than messier. More zen, too.

Is watercolor painting easier than oil?

That depends. With water colors, at least you can still see the little numbers.

 

[Goose Egg]

If you'd spent less time getting that pretty-boy education...

The tragedy here is that you think that a BS degree from a state school is "pretty-boy." Oh well, you have your time, and I have my degree. No regrets.

Anyway, good job on the rest of the message. Some of them were actually funny.

-Goose

Oh, and I wasn't an econ major. Think technical.

 

[pilotyip]

Adam Smith

Wrote "Wealth of Nations" the first micro economics book in the late 1700's in England. He said Atty's and clergy were parasites upon society for they produce no economic good.

 

[avbug]

Oh. That Adam Smith. The original poster, mr. egghead, should have been more specific. The other Mr. Smith, the one who died in the apricot dispute, was more of a macroeconomic expert.

But then, size doesn't really matter, does it?

 

[phil]

uh oh, a bad egg...

Anyway, good job on the rest of the message. Some of them were actually funny.

-Goose

Oh, and I wasn't an econ major. Think technical.

......No....think anal.....

 

[DFries]

$1.98 in late fees

My favorite quote "you spent 100,000 dollars on an education you can get for $1.98 in late fees at the public library" Matt Damon, Good Will Hunting.

Actually college is very important to a prospective employer, It shows that you can maintain a reasonable amount of discipline while partying and drinking every night. A very valuable asset if you plan on being a pilot for the majors!!!

 

[Goose Egg]

......No....think anal.....

Naw, think uneducated. Oh wait, that's someone else.

-Goose

 

[phil]

my IQ is bigger'n urz

Well, at least you're not arrogant about it, or look down your nose at others who have not advanced to higher education...um...like...the original poster....hmmm.

Having a degree does not mean greater intelligence, skills or ability.


_________


-Genious

 

[Goose Egg]

Well, at least you're not arrogant about it, or look down your nose at others who have not advanced to higher education...um...like...the original poster....hmmm.

Having a degree does not mean greater intelligence, skills or ability.

Well, I agree with you to a point. People without college educations should definitely not be viewed as second-class citizens. Things like that are completely uncalled for and if I ever gave that impression, I apologize. Every person has an intrinsic value no matter what their educational background--which is exactly why I feel so strongly about college! I'm saying this stuff for their own beneifit; if one skips college, they miss many opportunities for growth in all aspects of their lives, i.e. intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, etc. Which is to say nothing of job opportunities later on.

I didn't go to a high-priced private school; I went to an open-door state school. (Which is sort of a hyper-irony when you guys call my education "pretty boy" or anal--I'm really very close to the bottom rung of academia. Ask my Ph.d student friends.) And I didn't finish in four years. Would I skip college if I had the decision to make again? Absolutely not. I recommend it for everyone.

And some would say that you can get a great paying flying job without a degree. That may be true. However, I would counter that there is more to life than money, and more to know about in life than airplanes (horrors!). If you don't believe me, just wait until you get into a conversation about something other than aviation. I can at least follow what my physicist and economist grad student friends say about what they are studying because I have some formal training in their disciplines. If I had not attended college, I would be totally lost.

-Goose

 

[pilotyip]

Why?

Why would anyone want to talk about something besides airplanes and flying? GosseE I hope you are not one of those guys that finds pilots boring becasue all they do is tell flying stories. If so, don't go on the warbird circuit.

 

[Goose Egg]

Why would anyone want to talk about something besides airplanes and flying? GosseE I hope you are not one of those guys that finds pilots boring becasue all they do is tell flying stories. If so, don't go on the warbird circuit.

Why wouldn't anyone not want to take a break from talkin' shop every now and then? 'Cause that's all they've got?

Seriously though, don't misconstrue me here. I love a good hangar-flying session just as much as (or more than) the next guy. And I don't find pilots boring. Geeze, I am a pilot, and I don't find myself boring.

But let's look at this realistically; at some point in our careers, we will have to deal with non-pilots, be they management, customers, etc. And true, they may want to talk about flying for a while. But eventually, the conversation will turn to something else, and our general erudition (or lack thereof) will become readily apparent--an ATP and a few types doesn't automatically make you the center of the universe.

-Goose

Oh yeah, Warbirds are cool, but I think I'd go with aerobatics. I know, sacrilege! Sacrilege!

 

[avbug]

an ATP and a few types doesn't automatically make you the center of the universe.

No, but apparently a college degree does...

 

[phil]

I don't find myself boring...especially when I...

Which is sort of a hyper-irony when you guys call my education "pretty boy" or anal--

GooseHead,

Umm, we didn't call your education pretty boy or anal we called you that, big difference.

If you don't believe me, just wait until you get into a conversation about something other than aviation.... If I had not attended college, I would be totally lost.

By your logic (Don't they teach logic anymore at these colleges?), all knowledge (outside of aviation) is contained in a 4 year period attending college. One couldn't possibly have access to the same or more information except of course, by personal instruction from a select few professors and from exclusive books and periodicals offered only to college students?


Obviously one can't buy maturity, life experience, self awareness, or logic with an education.

I am a pilot, and I don't find myself boring.

There's a joke here somewhere, I just can't put my finger on it...yet...

Help--anyone??

 

[Goose Egg]

GooseHead,

Umm, we didn't call your education pretty boy or anal we called you that, big difference.

And I quote: "...that pretty-boy education of yours."

Classic hyper irony, and it just keeps getting better!

By your logic (Don't they teach logic anymore at these colleges?), all knowledge (outside of aviation) is contained in a 4 year period attending college. One couldn't possibly have access to the same or more information except of course, by personal instruction from a select few professors and from exclusive books and periodicals offered only to college students?

.

A little sensitive, are we? Oh well, if you want to believe the above quoted, then I guess that's your deal.

Obviously one can't buy maturity, life experience, self awareness, or logic with an education.

Life experience is a given; a biproduct of drawing breath. Maturity, self-awareness, and logic will elude many, regardless of age or educational background.


-Goose

 

[lawfly]

someday get paid to fly, what do you think?

On the issue of college and degrees, I would point out the following : the word is "definitely", not "definately" or "definetely" (see the 2 posts which contain these mis-spellings.) A degree might help one to remember "definite" and "definitely" as follows: Think "finite" (you know, the opposite of "infinite"): has limits, attainable, measurable. Then "definite" is easy to spell; it means pertaining to the measurable, the attainable, the finite. Something like that; I'm writing off the top of my head, here, and I have seven years of post high school formal education with degrees to match. (I think I'm more proud of my ATP, though! And I think it was more the three years of high school Latin that helped with the spelling and with the curiosity about words and language.)
Having said that, I respect the fact that you have a love of flying. And you are already aware that lack of a degree could pose some challenges. In decades past, many non-degreed veterans received advanced certificates and ratings under the G.I. Bill. Anyway, there is something to be said for focus and perseverance. And you are displaying some clear focus. I say good luck to you. You'll probably find employment in aviation, which is your stated goal. You could even do quite well. I wish you the best.

 

[Dash Jockey]

First, I am moreless ruling out anything with the airlines. As awesome as the airlines are, I see it as unobtainable for one major reason. I am not willing to get a 4-year degree in some related or unrelated area for the sole purpose of getting a Job, which years from now, I may already technically be able to fulfill. So the airlines are out.

Don't completly rule out the airlines, some of the majors do not require a degree. There are also some options out there where you can earn a degree as well as obtain your ratings. Try looking into Embry Riddle, or even some places like the Mesa airlines pilot development program. I am not that familiar with either of those, but I do know people that have done that. I also realize that they may be cost prohibitive but it doesn't hurt to look.