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Old 07-29-2009, 02:37 PM
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For those who advocate throwing a huge amonunt of money at a boat, I just thought of a good definition of consumerism. It is the science of working 60 hour weeks, for a lifetime, to pay for "Time saving" devices.
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Old 07-30-2009, 04:04 PM
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For those who advocate throwing a huge amonunt of money at a boat, I just thought of a good definition of consumerism. It is the science of working 60 hour weeks, for a lifetime, to pay for "Time saving" devices.
Brent
It is a good one, congrat!
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