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Thursday, July 17, 2008

It's Taken Me 30 Years To Find Out Why

“Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they are trying to get ideas.”

- Paula Poundstone

Posted by Steven Kempton at 10:43 AM in Careers | Permalink

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Very funny yet very true. I haven't decided yet whether to be a ninja or a firefighter.

Posted by: Moises Lopez | Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 05:22 AM

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