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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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May 17, 2010 5:26 PM
I'd sell rocks.
May 17, 2010 5:26pm
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GoChiefs

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May 17, 2010 6:02 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: I'd sell rocks.
You're an engineer. And this is the best plan you could come up with?

May 17, 2010 6:02pm
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O-Trap

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May 17, 2010 6:24 PM
GoChiefs wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: I'd sell rocks.
You're an engineer. And this is the best plan you could come up with?

Oddly enough, it was a brilliant marketing plan at one time.

Low overhead. Culturally profitable at the time, relying on branding, of course. Why not?
May 17, 2010 6:24pm
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BRF

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May 17, 2010 6:33 PM
From your homeland: take the good advice that you have gotten on this thread and roll with it. I am really impressed with the advice you have gotten here. You are liked by many and that has reaped you some very heart felt responses! Best wishes to you!
May 17, 2010 6:33pm
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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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May 17, 2010 6:35 PM
GoChiefs wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: I'd sell rocks.
You're an engineer. And this is the best plan you could come up with?

The guy made a million dollars.
May 17, 2010 6:35pm
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GoChiefs

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May 17, 2010 6:49 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: The guy made a million dollars.
THAT guy might have..but do you really think someone will make a million doing that NOW? Ummmm...no.
May 17, 2010 6:49pm
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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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May 17, 2010 6:55 PM
GoChiefs wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: The guy made a million dollars.
THAT guy might have..but do you really think someone will make a million doing that NOW? Ummmm...no.
Then I guess he better start sellin freebase coke rocks.
May 17, 2010 6:55pm
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O-Trap

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May 17, 2010 7:17 PM
GoChiefs wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: The guy made a million dollars.
THAT guy might have..but do you really think someone will make a million doing that NOW? Ummmm...no.
Not likely, you're right. However, if someone marketed it right, it's possible.

Maybe a rock is a stretch. Might not be a bad idea to use the model and twist the actual product.

Moreover, there is a wealthy generation coming up that has never heard of such a thing, so they're a fresh market. All you need for something like that is a low-cost object and the proper branding.
May 17, 2010 7:17pm
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Bigred1995

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May 17, 2010 7:35 PM
O-Trap wrote:
GoChiefs wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: The guy made a million dollars.
THAT guy might have..but do you really think someone will make a million doing that NOW? Ummmm...no.
Not likely, you're right. However, if someone marketed it right, it's possible.

Maybe a rock is a stretch. Might not be a bad idea to use the model and twist the actual product.

Moreover, there is a wealthy generation coming up that has never heard of such a thing, so they're a fresh market. All you need for something like that is a low-cost object and the proper branding.
I bet the idea would go over great in Palestine! :D
May 17, 2010 7:35pm
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Darkon

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May 17, 2010 8:08 PM
Bigred1995 wrote:
O-Trap wrote:
GoChiefs wrote:
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: The guy made a million dollars.
THAT guy might have..but do you really think someone will make a million doing that NOW? Ummmm...no.
Not likely, you're right. However, if someone marketed it right, it's possible.

Maybe a rock is a stretch. Might not be a bad idea to use the model and twist the actual product.

Moreover, there is a wealthy generation coming up that has never heard of such a thing, so they're a fresh market. All you need for something like that is a low-cost object and the proper branding.
I bet the idea would go over great in Palestine! :D
Market it as ammunition.:P
May 17, 2010 8:08pm
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Sonofanump

May 17, 2010 11:43 PM
derek bomar wrote: I actually just turned down a promotion. Maybe you can have that job...I didn't want it.
I did not know moving from fries to cashier window was considered "a promotion".
May 17, 2010 11:43pm
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Sonofanump

May 17, 2010 11:44 PM
ernest_t_bass wrote: I don't understand why your third statement is copyrighted.
Brilliant.
May 17, 2010 11:44pm
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captain_obvious

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May 17, 2010 11:55 PM
Take the job and then freelance or start your own business in what you like to do. If your own business takes off, you will be better off due to the drudgery of your own job.
May 17, 2010 11:55pm
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Benny The Jet

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May 18, 2010 8:22 AM
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: I'd sell rocks.
I like where your heads at.

This man had it all right but should have gotten out earlier. Just don't make the same mistake and you're golden.
May 18, 2010 8:22am
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jmog

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May 18, 2010 9:02 AM
O-Trap wrote:

It just seems ludicrous to be qualified like this and not be able to find work for so long.
Been there done that.

I was laid off after the 9/11 recession in 2003. I looked for over a year, but made the good decision to work on my masters in the mean time.

I can't tell you how many times I heard "you are over qualified so we arent' going to hire you. You might leave inside of a year."
May 18, 2010 9:02am
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visionquest

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May 18, 2010 9:18 AM
It's stories like this that make my happy to be a teacher. I love my friggin' job. I don't make a ton, but man, do I love my job.
May 18, 2010 9:18am