Got this from one of my nieces yesterday

[MikeP]

"Uncle Mike,

How many people over 30 does it take to change a light bulb?

Five! One to change the bulb and four to argue about how the old light bulbs were better!"

I thought that was pretty funny and that it could easily be modified to ask "How many classic Hatt owners does it take..."

She's 21 and a Junior at GW U in DC. Last Oct she came out to the boat and, at lunch was complaining about how stupid some "old people" are that are in one of her classes. I asked her how old they were, thinking she might say 50 or something like that. But her response, as serious as a heart attack, was, "I think they might be in their 30's." "That old?" I responded, "I'm surprised they can think clearly enough to find their way to class."

Oh well, when I was her age, the mantra was "Don't trust anyone over 30" so I guess nothing has really changed.

 

[captainwjm]

Mark Twain: “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”

 

[krush]

Funny joke. As somebody under 30 and familiar with the DC girls, I can assure you that whatever she does she will be saving the world or at least "having an impact". I hope she doesn't go the way of most grads from that school and other fine instutions--that is making 30k a year if lucky at an NGO cramming 4 in an apartment and 1/4mil in student loan debt.

It's ok, I'm allowed to tell the truth about my "peers" lol. Yes, we really are screwed as a country.

 

[MikeP]

My niece's plan to save the world involves working for the US Gov! She has an internship this summer with a gov agency. At least it's not the IRS and whatever it is, it's better than being a lawyer!

 

[Jaxfishgyd]

Guessing it's the same all over the US...
But I hate the zillion of lawyer ads on TV all saying "We're not in this for the MONEY, We're ONLY concerned with your welfare and health."