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djdkkkk
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RE: why did my parents do this?
(11-22-2012 04:10 AM)DoA Wrote: ^ What do you need it for, exactly? If you have a good reason (and, I'm assuming your parents could well afford this), they should be expected to make it a Christmas/birthday present.
programming
video editing
gaming
and overalll just being able to run many programs at once
this is PC i want-http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Battalion_101_CX-7_Gaming_Laptop
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RE: why did my parents do this?
Quote:programming
video editing
and overalll just being able to run many programs at once
What you already have should be enough for this, if you just add more RAM to it. (8GB should be enough)
So you would only really need the upgrade for gaming... unless you edit really really big videos, but then, extra RAM will help with that as well.
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RE: why did my parents do this?
My kid was aborted and didn't even kick in for expenses. That was pretty selfish making us pay for the whole procedure.
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why did my parents do this?
i understand how ya feel voluble,but still man you should appreciate what you have
School isnt as bad as you think
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^Wtf
He is bitching when he already has nice stuff, and is in a stable economic situation, and you can't get a fucking tic tac container and you know how he feels?
I'm pretty sure voluble is just whining.
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why did my parents do this?
^ Their conditions sound incredibly similar, if you haven't picked it up. The only difference is in how they phrased it.
Both Spartan and Voluble have parents that throw around a lot of money (regardless of whether or not they actually have that much) and buy products primarily for themselves. While Voluble issued a concession that his dad got him a videogame (without Downloadable Content) once, Spartan pressed instead, and claimed that his parents won't even let him buy a tic-tac container.
Both of them have a problem, that being their parents, who follow the "a fool and his money are easily parted" doctrine in the case of their children and "#YOLO" with themselves.
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RE: why did my parents do this?
(12-03-2012 01:03 PM)Silent Cynic Wrote: LOL @ OP.
How old are you, ten? Get over it and get a job if you really NEED your tablet or whatever that fucking badly.
It stands to reason that if he is ten, he's incapable of earning an income. Damn child labor laws.
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(12-03-2012 01:08 PM)DoA Wrote: (12-03-2012 01:03 PM)Silent Cynic Wrote: LOL @ OP.
How old are you, ten? Get over it and get a job if you really NEED your tablet or whatever that fucking badly.
It stands to reason that if he is ten, he's incapable of earning an income. Damn child labor laws.
lol in france i can get a job RIGHT NOW and we can drink beer and wine at 13
School isnt as bad as you think
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RE: why did my parents do this?
(12-06-2012 06:56 AM)Spartan117 Wrote: (12-03-2012 01:08 PM)DoA Wrote: (12-03-2012 01:03 PM)Silent Cynic Wrote: LOL @ OP.
How old are you, ten? Get over it and get a job if you really NEED your tablet or whatever that fucking badly.
It stands to reason that if he is ten, he's incapable of earning an income. Damn child labor laws.
lol in france i can get a job RIGHT NOW and we can drink beer and wine at 13
not only the possibility of him living in France like you, but anyone is able to get a job, the only set back being that cutting the grass for people won't get you 600 dollars in a week...unless you work about 90 hours and do a hell of a job on every single lawn and don't need to pay for gas or transportation
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