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= F.U.C.K. - Fucked Up College Kids - Born Jan. 24th, 1993 - F.U.C.K. =
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Them and Us
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So I was eavesdropping on yet another conversation at
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lunch the other day and I overheard some overly made-up, motherly
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looking woman talking to some of the other employees who were
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outside smoking cigarettes. In a holier-than-thou voice,
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announced, "You know, they say that every cigarette you smoke
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takes seven minutes off of your life."
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Of course the smokers looked at her stupidly and dismissed
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her entirely, but that statement actually got me thinking. It
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made me wonder who "They" are and what gave Them so much clout.
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How many people have you heard say, "They say that it's bad for
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you to go swimming within a half an hour after eating." And how
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many people adhere to that religiously? Personally, I have never
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seen any medical reports with empirical evidence stating that the
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effects of water on undigested food are detrimental to ones'
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health.
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And how about this one: "They say that if you drink beer
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before you drink hard alcohol, it will make you sick." Now, there
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is actually some evidence that this is true, (nothing documented
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that I am aware of, though) but it really gives me the creeps that
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the general public, as a whole puts so much faith in what They say.
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Even though most of Their claims are considerably trivial, it
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causes one to notice how blindly people trust these unnamed pundits.
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These pseudo-experts of virtually everything.
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I mean, hearing a "They say" warning can definitely warrant
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a certain amount of caution, but what kind of pathetic, weak minded
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lemmings are we to go jumping off a cliff just because They say
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that there is something even more dangerous behind us.
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Even more terrifying are the alleged "facts" that everyone
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seems to know all about. I can't even count how many times someone
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told me something they claimed was a fact that I either knew was
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bullshit or I later found out was untrue. And if you don't believe
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that people are so easily led by lies, try this little experiment
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sometime. Tell someone something silly, like "You know, cabbage has
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five times the vitamin C of an orange." Now, make sure you follow
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this little tidbit up with "It's a well known fact." Most people
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will either agree with you like they already knew that or they will
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just look at you stupidly, too afraid to ask questions about
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something that they are apparently supposed to know about, but
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don't. They won't rebut your claim of facthood and they won't even
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bother to check it out for themselves. If you find yourself someone
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who actually challenges the lie; Congratulations. You found some
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intelligent life. This person is your friend.
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It's funny how you can join Their ranks just as long as you
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know how to bullshit. Yes, you too can be an expert on any subject.
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Just TELL people you have expertise and you're in. Pretty sad.
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-Wednesday
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