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Originally posted by JCrow
That being said.....Larry S + Dan-Ref......you guys seem a bit defensive of your masculinity all of a sudden.
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I was just spoofing. The majority of the Refs on the Board think you two guys are probably straight.
This is an explosive subject. I worked at a Private College for 14 years and my job had interactment with scores of Professors, Doctors, Presidents, Presidents' Wives, Deans, Fundraisers, etc.
If you send your child to College thinking that they'll be taught a moral guideline for living.....you are in for a major surprise. IMO, and this is a BIG generality, I thought the guys I use to eat lunch with in Construction Trailers had better moral fabric than the aforementioned Group.
Pat Conroy is an author that loves basketball and writes a lot of novels. The Great Santini, Lords of Discipline, My Losing Season, etc. I like his work.
He had problems when he was at the Citadel with plebe system where they kick the crap out of you for 2 years. Yet, he writes of his great love and respect for the Honor System taught at the Citadel. He mentions something to the effect that, "you could leave anything in an unlocked Dorm Room and it would still be there the next day". Students must never lie, cheat or steal. You won't find that at XYZ University.
After reading about the Citadel's Honor System, I thought that Colleges like the one I worked for missed the boat by not "teaching how to live honorably" rather than "how to think". Reflecting upon it, how many "great thinkers" are just complete wastes as human beings?
The same experience that gave me these opinions exposed me to many gay people. I found them to be some of the finest folks I ever worked with. When I was "young & dumb" and use to be a basic "dumb jock" I made the same stupid comments & jokes as anybody. Now, I just can't find it in my heart to pick on these people.
Losing 80 lbs. - that's an accomplishment! Your a better man than me!