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Brian Brehmer
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Brian Brehmer • upvoted 18 items 2 years ago
New-Facts-Today-I-Learned
TIL Rip was a stray dog adopted by an Air Raid Patrol in WW2. Although not trained for rescue work, he sniffed out over 100 victims trapped beneath buildings. He was awarded the Dickin medal for his work, which has been held partially responsible for prompting the training of search and rescue dogs.New-Facts-Today-I-Learned
TIL Rip was a stray dog adopted by an Air Raid Patrol in WW2. Although not trained for rescue work, he sniffed out over 100 victims trapped beneath buildings. He was awarded the Dickin medal for his work, which has been held partially responsible for prompting the training of search and rescue dogs.
New-Facts-Today-I-Learned
TIL Queen guitarist Brian May uses banjo strings on his electric guitars. Banjo strings are much lighter (thinner) and can bend much easier, making that signature Queen sound.
New-Facts-Today-I-Learned
TIL that in New Jersey, it is illegal for criminals to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a crime
Hey Pandas, What Do You Think About Student Loan Forgiveness?
I have mixed feelings on this. So most college grads have undergraduate degrees (associates, bachelor's, etc.) And they make up most of the lower to middle income households. That is the group that, I personally feel, is almost singled out; they "make too much" to get any kind of assistance, yet don't make enough or BARELY make enough to get by. Then you have your high earners making more than $150K a year (your graduates, doctors, surgeons, etc.) that you know took out more than $100K in loans who, again my personal opinion, most likely make more than enough to "get by" and own their expensive yachts, houses, etc. But then you have those that went to school and got degrees that don't really do a whole lot (art, etc.) And who, naturally, most likely aren't using that degree at all and paying their loans back OR defaulting. So, in my opinion, there are 3 classes to this topic: useless degrees; undergraduate degrees; graduate degrees/high earners. While I feel the first 2 classes should have the debt addressed, I also feel it's giving the wrong signals to those with useless degrees that their debt could have the chance at getting erased again, HOWEVER at the same time, giving them a second chance to go back to school. So I think the first 2 classes would have a few bad apples (then again that's how everything seems to work around the world), but would benefit the most. Then I think, at the same time, yeah, it is a little unfair that those who paid off their loans didn't get that break. THEN AGAIN, chances are those that already paid their debt off went to school when the cost was not nearly as high as it is today. So I really have some mixed feelings on this and don't really know HOW to feel. I didn't mean to offend anyone; just stating how I feel and my opinions, and you know what they say about opinions.......Hey Pandas, What Do You Think About Student Loan Forgiveness?
I never had to take out any student loans but my husband did to go to culinary school. He wasn’t able to finish because the school shut down. We have always thought it was ridiculous he’d have to have to pay for an education he didn’t even get in full. The loan forgiveness will take care of that.Hey Pandas, What Do You Think About Student Loan Forgiveness?
Amazing idea. We already charge too much for college. Some colleges can cost 75k per semester.Hey Pandas, What Do You Think About Student Loan Forgiveness?
The people in England that brought in university fees had already enjoyed their own free education. I think there should be some fees but not the extortionate amount the youngster have to pay these days. On the other hand there are also a lot of useless or poorly chosen degrees that tax payers shouldn’t be paying forStudent Loan Forgiveness
I tried to find a middle ground and see both sides but was told I should be grateful for those who got to go to school or grad school and want and need to be free of debt. I graduated without debt in 1993 but could not afford grad school so I passed on it, I would have liked to have gone and had some one pay my debts, but that wasn't an option.
Corteran reply
When Robert E. Lee decided to side with the South in the Civil War, to spite him the North used his property as a graveyard. It is now Arlington National Cemetary.
JazzPhobic reply
The Achaemenid Empire had trouble conquering Egypt in the early part of their War so they decided to use the very embodiment of their holy figure against them. They literally had soldiers carry cats with them and painted cat heads on their shields so the Egyptians couldn't fight back due to their beliefs and surrendered. They literally pulled a "your god is our frontline". This is known as the Battle of Pelusium.
-Solarsoul- reply
The first cell phone. The first call ever made from a cell phone was to a competitor's landline. Big d**k energy
anon reply
Not the biggest, but definitely one to note. In 1966, Charles DeGaulle ordered all U.S. Troops out of France, as he said the country was leaving NATO, LBJ's first words were to his Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, "Ask him about the cemetaries, Dean!" When Dean Rusk mentioned whether or not the 60,000+ US soldiers buried in France were to be removed, DeGaulle simply stood up and left the room, embarrassed.
NuggetBiscuits69 reply
In the 1970s the small town of Vulcan, West Virginia asked for state funding to replace a bridge into town. The state legislature refused to grant Vulcan the funding they needed. Instead the town appealed to the Soviet Union for aid. After hearing about the request, the state legislature immediately granted over $1 million for the town to build a new bridge. If a small town in WV asking for soviet funding in the middle of the Cold War isn’t a big middle finger to the state government, then I don’t know what is.
Billyjeter reply
Ferruccio Lamborghini was a rich man owning his company that built tractors, he talked to Ferrari about the imperfections of his car and how to improve them and they basically laughed at a young tractor mechanic trying to tell them about sport cars, so he decided to start making luxury sport cars to compete with Ferrari and thus, the rivalry was born. So i'd say the middle finger of this guy to Ferrari was pretty noticeable.Show All 18 Upvotes
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New-Facts-Today-I-Learned
TIL that in New Jersey, it is illegal for criminals to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a crimeNew-Facts-Today-I-Learned
TIL Queen guitarist Brian May uses banjo strings on his electric guitars. Banjo strings are much lighter (thinner) and can bend much easier, making that signature Queen sound.New-Facts-Today-I-Learned
TIL Rip was a stray dog adopted by an Air Raid Patrol in WW2. Although not trained for rescue work, he sniffed out over 100 victims trapped beneath buildings. He was awarded the Dickin medal for his work, which has been held partially responsible for prompting the training of search and rescue dogs.Hey Pandas, What Do You Think About Student Loan Forgiveness?
I never had to take out any student loans but my husband did to go to culinary school. He wasn’t able to finish because the school shut down. We have always thought it was ridiculous he’d have to have to pay for an education he didn’t even get in full. The loan forgiveness will take care of that.anon reply
Not the biggest, but definitely one to note. In 1966, Charles DeGaulle ordered all U.S. Troops out of France, as he said the country was leaving NATO, LBJ's first words were to his Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, "Ask him about the cemetaries, Dean!" When Dean Rusk mentioned whether or not the 60,000+ US soldiers buried in France were to be removed, DeGaulle simply stood up and left the room, embarrassed.Corteran reply
When Robert E. Lee decided to side with the South in the Civil War, to spite him the North used his property as a graveyard. It is now Arlington National Cemetary.-Solarsoul- reply
The first cell phone. The first call ever made from a cell phone was to a competitor's landline. Big d**k energyJazzPhobic reply
The Achaemenid Empire had trouble conquering Egypt in the early part of their War so they decided to use the very embodiment of their holy figure against them. They literally had soldiers carry cats with them and painted cat heads on their shields so the Egyptians couldn't fight back due to their beliefs and surrendered. They literally pulled a "your god is our frontline". This is known as the Battle of Pelusium.Billyjeter reply
Ferruccio Lamborghini was a rich man owning his company that built tractors, he talked to Ferrari about the imperfections of his car and how to improve them and they basically laughed at a young tractor mechanic trying to tell them about sport cars, so he decided to start making luxury sport cars to compete with Ferrari and thus, the rivalry was born. So i'd say the middle finger of this guy to Ferrari was pretty noticeable.NuggetBiscuits69 reply
In the 1970s the small town of Vulcan, West Virginia asked for state funding to replace a bridge into town. The state legislature refused to grant Vulcan the funding they needed. Instead the town appealed to the Soviet Union for aid. After hearing about the request, the state legislature immediately granted over $1 million for the town to build a new bridge. If a small town in WV asking for soviet funding in the middle of the Cold War isn’t a big middle finger to the state government, then I don’t know what is.Hey Pandas, What Do You Think About Student Loan Forgiveness?
I have mixed feelings on this. So most college grads have undergraduate degrees (associates, bachelor's, etc.) And they make up most of the lower to middle income households. That is the group that, I personally feel, is almost singled out; they "make too much" to get any kind of assistance, yet don't make enough or BARELY make enough to get by. Then you have your high earners making more than $150K a year (your graduates, doctors, surgeons, etc.) that you know took out more than $100K in loans who, again my personal opinion, most likely make more than enough to "get by" and own their expensive yachts, houses, etc. But then you have those that went to school and got degrees that don't really do a whole lot (art, etc.) And who, naturally, most likely aren't using that degree at all and paying their loans back OR defaulting. So, in my opinion, there are 3 classes to this topic: useless degrees; undergraduate degrees; graduate degrees/high earners. While I feel the first 2 classes should have the debt addressed, I also feel it's giving the wrong signals to those with useless degrees that their debt could have the chance at getting erased again, HOWEVER at the same time, giving them a second chance to go back to school. So I think the first 2 classes would have a few bad apples (then again that's how everything seems to work around the world), but would benefit the most. Then I think, at the same time, yeah, it is a little unfair that those who paid off their loans didn't get that break. THEN AGAIN, chances are those that already paid their debt off went to school when the cost was not nearly as high as it is today. So I really have some mixed feelings on this and don't really know HOW to feel. I didn't mean to offend anyone; just stating how I feel and my opinions, and you know what they say about opinions.......Student Loan Forgiveness
I tried to find a middle ground and see both sides but was told I should be grateful for those who got to go to school or grad school and want and need to be free of debt. I graduated without debt in 1993 but could not afford grad school so I passed on it, I would have liked to have gone and had some one pay my debts, but that wasn't an option.Hey Pandas, What Do You Think About Student Loan Forgiveness?
Amazing idea. We already charge too much for college. Some colleges can cost 75k per semester.Hey Pandas, What Do You Think About Student Loan Forgiveness?
The people in England that brought in university fees had already enjoyed their own free education. I think there should be some fees but not the extortionate amount the youngster have to pay these days. On the other hand there are also a lot of useless or poorly chosen degrees that tax payers shouldn’t be paying forThis Panda hasn't followed anyone yet
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