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That one needs to seperate wash or white sliders will take on a pink hue.

One can get cash from the debit side of your visa check card only.

One needs to learn home zip code when getting gas at the pump. Again, it won't work if you have no money in your account. Roll Eyes

They are serious when the sign says no parking without a premit.

Law enforcement officials don't care what state you are from, speeding is speeding. Eek

Oakley sun glasses and an ipod don't belong on the floor where one can step on and break them. Desks are provided.

Ping pong has never been as much fun as it is in college.

The electric bill will be much higher when the AC is left on at 60 degrees and every TV in the house and lights remain on for 8 hours a day when no one is home. Eek

Cell phones are not hockey pucks and should be removed from ones pants when using the bathroom. crazy

That black and pink stuff in the toilet is called mold.

Sheets should be washed more than once a semester. Roll Eyes

It's easier sharing one bathroom with 4 guys than one sister.

When boiling spaghetti for the very first time one needs to make sure there is enough water in the pot.

Food in the refrigerator doesn't last forever. Expiration dates are there for a reason. Red Face

Plastic cups and paper plates can be expensive, but much easier than washing.

If you use liquid dish detergent in the dishwasher you will understand the meaning of tiny (and many) bubbles.

Garbage cans should be emptied at least once a day, not once a week.

Using a laundry hamper is so much more convenient than letting your dirty clothes lie on the floor. Frown

One needs to check their mailbox occasionally so you can receive the mail sent to you a month ago.

Mom and dad are not here, but I will learn and survive on my own, eventually.
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TPM,

I couldn"t agree more with your list. Our son is at St. John's in NY and is sharing a Tri-plex with 6 other baseball players. When he calls to ask how to separate clothes and whether you should deep fry or microwave fish-sticks, your list made my wife and I laugh out loud. You should add to it as your son's college experience continues. We'd be happy to give you a few more as our son experiences his own list of non-baseball related learning hurdles.

Keep em coming and thanks!

RedStormDad
redstormdad,
I could add to the list, but some things are left better unsaid. Wink

The second year things fell into place, the calls for help become fewer and fewer.

My son is out of college now but the three years living on his own has taught him to learn how to do his wash, cook and clean, take better care of his possesions (that he pays for), take care of his own finances and even remembers on his own to change the oil! Smile

Time for you all to come up with some good stuff!
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My son learned that if you leave your cell phone in your sweatshirt pocket it falls out while flushing it does clog the toilet.

If you leave food out in an old house you will get rats, BIG rats.

Then you put out RAT killer and house begins to smell, rat dies in the wall.

It is a waste of time to sort clothes. Much easier to throw in all together.

Luckily caught early, you do need to clean the lint trap in the dryer.

Things do get much better the second year. It also helps that we found him a new apartment.
Underwear is totally unnecessary.

When shower and toilet turn colors, throw straight bleach on it and like new.

Eating Pizza bones out of neighbors garbage is really not that bad.

Stay away from tequila, it is not an alcoholic beveredge, IT IS A DRUG.

Never use your roomates towels, better to air dry if needed.

If you have a girlfriend..your busted!

There are 35 different ways to make a hotdog

ANYTHING will cook in a mini Fry Daddy

When your parents visit, don't clean the place. Their pitty will result in extra cash.

Don't let your friends drive your car...EVER!!

If beer is advertised on TV, then its out of your budget. Go with the case that cost 1/3 of name brand. It all flushes the same in the end.

Never let your landlord enter premises without notice. OMG!

Do not report your car stolen too quickly....give it a few days, you will find it.

Do not miss your girlfriends graduation because of the campus wiffle ball world series.

Bisquets and gravy is cheap and good

Stealing beer from frat houses is dangerous

If you are renting an old house, don't touch any of the mechanical stuff in the basement.

Get to personally know the Dean of your major. Find a way, make him/her your friend, its easy and worth it.

Get to personally know your professors, it makes a diffrence.

If you need to "borrow" a reference book from the library remove the strip from the binder.

Don't call campus police Barney Fife to their face.

Be nice to employees of campus food joints and cafeterias. Big dividends.

Stay away from parties hosted by wrestlers or rugby players. They think they are tough and are looking to prove it.

Stay away from the political students.

Be nice to the campus bum

Do not brand or tattoo while intoxicated.

Body piercing should be left to professionals.

That hot chick in your calculous class is a bi-otch, don't even try.

Stay somewhat sober when things get out of hand, someone will need your help.

When you go home to visit, don't rush out with friends to quickly, take some time to visit.

When looking for a good science project, you will find it in the lower back right of your fridge. It will contain around 4000 species of bacteria, multiple colonies of molds, a thriving habitat worthy of a Discovery Channel Episode. Use it, your professor will be elated.

Your landlord is your enemy



There is a few off the top oh my head....
[QUOTE]Originally posted by TG:
I planned on staying away from what girls will do just because guys are athletes.

That is a very good idea.


I'll call them jock sniffers and leave it alone from there.

I kind of find this comment somewhat offensive towards young ladies, but that is just my opinon.
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Dirty boxers plus Fabreeze, plus a floor fan overnight, and they're almost the same as washed.

"Clean" your computer before you go home- parents know how to look at more than just history.

When a prof says he'll drop the two lowest quiz grades, that is not a license to skip two quizzes.

Shock your parents occasionally-call them from the library. (this is true-for the first time in 5 years, my son answered his cell phone in a whisper as he as in the library. I wasn't sure he knew where it was)

Don't charge the ABC store to your debit card when the bill goes home.
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Originally posted by hokieone:

Don't charge the ABC store to your debit card when the bill goes home.


Frequent (3x a week) 6 dollar purchases on the Debit Card at Gas Stations aren't for gas....


The above is funny and very true.

When son first went off to school, I was wondering what the "Huddle House" was. So many frequent trips! What was he doing there so late early in the morning.

I should have guessed, feeding the bottomless pit! Roll Eyes
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I've couldn't wait to post one of the many lessons freshman son has learned at college. With a pretty nasty virus making its way thru the baseball team, sending several players including my son to the doctor.......I asked if he disinfected his room along with the apartment.......his reply "I've been spraying FABREEZE everyday".
Once I stopped laughing I explained that the FABREEZE was to kill the odors.....it does not kill germs.
packets of Kool-Aid don't make good Daiquiri mixers

you will have beer that tastes bad going down, but none that feels bad going out

term papers written at the beach somehow don't make the same sense when you get back to the dorm

great looking lab partners won't help a 7am biology lab

playing the field usually keeps you playing the field

protect the your "Little Black Book" at all costs...it can be sold to underclassmen when you graduate

don't trust upperclassman...they have a warped sense of humor

when a parent calls during the poker game, yelling "ANTE UP !@#$%$#@$%^" in the background is bad form

only play poker with friends

the communication network girls have on campus WILL catch you cheating on a girlfriend

avoid at all costs being a topic at a sorority meeting

be nice to roomates's sisters...no matter how pretty they they are they are off limits

same applies for roomates girlfriends

realize that some things just ain't meant to be eaten...even if the inernational students do so

careful dating sorority girls...make one mad and they are all mad

take lessons from Mom about the laundry and cooking BEFORE going to college

be friends with the Dean of Students...they overrule the Dean of Women ( this saved my butt once)

personal hygiene is not a maybe thing

if a younger sibling decides to enroll at your collge...well, just realize life as you knew it is over

if a grad asst is teaching your class and brags he never has made less than an "A"....walk out and immediatedly drop this class. doesn't matter if it's basketweaving 101; drop asap.

listen to Mom and Dad (particularly Mom)...she holds the trump cards in the house
Things my son has learned:
Family and relationships can be fragile - sisters are great...most of the time. And real friends are rare. Sisters occasionly rat you out to Mom - A true friend never will.

Dad knows more than originally thought - must have learned it last month. You know, one of spontaneous intelligent phenomena's.

Mama sure knows a lot.
Mama sure knows a lot - way too much and budgets everything.

$Dad$ ha$ more per$onality.
TPM,

Unfortunately, everything I mentioned I had to learn the hard way. Alot of fun and heartache mixed together.

I tell people people I graduated by being given "Social Promotions"...university figured I was older,had paid enough money over the years and must have learned something.

I really feel sorry for my son when he goes to college....he'll have to be very creative to come up with something I didn't try or hear about. Still amazed my Dad didn't follow through on disowning me.

I THINK I'm still in his will...

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