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If you ever become world famous, will you refer to people and this site in interviews
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LiptomaticMate
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If you ever become world famous, will you refer to people and this site in interviews
If you ever become world famous, will you refer to people and this site in interviews and such and maybe mention, how various people on this forum helped you get through rough periods?
Just wondering, I would for sure
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Ky
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If you ever become world famous, will you refer to people and this site in interviews
Probably not; it wouldn't sound very professional, and I'd be typecasted for using an "unreliable source".
I'd definitely find a way to reference SS, though.
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12-08-2012 07:43 AM |
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If you ever become world famous, will you refer to people and this site in interviews
I had some friends, which were better friends. bam bam!!
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ThorodonSorrow
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If you ever become world famous, will you refer to people and this site in interviews
I suppose it would depend on the interview. If it were a Psycological interview, and they asked what help me get through school, then I definitely would. I've actually been reading this site for months now, but I just made my account today.
I guess I would mention if it is was brought up to me. But I wouldn't bring it up unless it was the answer to a question. And I agree with DoA, how it wouldn't be so professional,
but who gives a fuck?
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12-08-2012 08:21 AM |
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LiptomaticMate
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If you ever become world famous, will you refer to people and this site in interviews
Why would I care weather my interview was professional or not. This site deserves it either way. Have in mind, I AM FAMOUS!
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RE: If you ever become worlll you refer to people and this site in interviews
Fuck yeah, I would find a way to reference you guys and the site in each interview!
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If you ever become world famous, will you refer to people and this site in interviews
I am going to list like, throughout my entire life I've stuggled, but good people do exist. SomeRandomHuman, SoulRiser, Potato, DoA, AAA and all people I remember in such an event, were great supporters. Tears tears tears..
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god damn ppl and their long subject lines
i might reference you guys...but if i do then i'll pick on you like guys do (yea, that dick LiptomaticMate helped get me through my senior year of high school on the website that the 40 some year old 12 year old SoulRiser started because she got pissed at her school)...i'm gonna go with something like that lol
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If you ever become world famous, will you refer to people and this site in interviews
Hehe, and I'll refer to you all as cool people
I am enitrely serious about this, if I ever get on Television, I'll say "I would like to say hello to some of my internet friends, even how weird this may sound, but a lot of them helped me through the "hard times" ".
**400th POST** YIppi!: D
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