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Oeditpus Rex

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3. I've always said I didn't graduate from high school

Reply to underpants (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 5, 2025, 11:20 PM

Sep 5

I was paroled.

But, yeah -- I took typing in summer schol between seventh and eighth grades, or sixth and seventh.. It was one of the few classes I ever had that applied to the rest of my life, especially since I went on to major in journalism and become a sportswriter, and eventually an editor.

And, speaking of taking notes, I think every reporter should learn shorthand. I didn't, but it would've made interviews a lot easier.

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Guess what learned in the (2 1/2 hour) staff meeting this morning? I can type 38 words a minute. [View all] underpants Sep 5 OP

Got Into A Rhythm, Didn't You? ProfessorGAC Sep 5 #1

One of the two things I learned in high school- typing and driving a car underpants Sep 5 #2

I've always said I didn't graduate from high school Oeditpus Rex Sep 5 #3