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by duffmt6      IB
 
 
(King Kong, 1,414
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 11:51am

Thought this was particularly relevant on a website such as this:

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-you-should-never-brag-internet/

1. Because no one will believe you.
2. Because you probably haven't done anything that important
3. Because someone reading is way better than you
4. Because no one cares.
5. Because they're your friends.

Read the article. It's basically about WSO.

"Social cohesion and puritanical morality place roughly on my list of concerns between whether I'll pick up jock itch at the gym this week (not likely, since I don't go the gym) and whether it'll rain in Christchurch, New Zealand next Tuesday." -Eddie
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UFOinsider's picture

Quoted: "I used to brag about

UFOinsider      O
 
(Almost Human, 8,063
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 12:10pm

Quoted:

"I used to brag about everything, but now I'm the most humble person you'll ever meet."

-Guy who likes irony

http://www.motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/small/0904/chill-out...

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Flake's picture

Not sure what you mean...we

Flake      ER
 
(Neanderthal, 3,463
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 12:11pm

Not sure what you mean...we are all pretty modest here.

Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.

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seabird's picture

Have I ever told you how much

seabird      PE
 
 
(Senior Gorilla, 811
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 12:18pm

Have I ever told you how much I like your avatar, flake?

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mb666's picture

This relates to the "$50M

mb666      VC
 
 
(Gorilla, 548
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 12:22pm

This relates to the "$50M Net-Worth" and the "How Many Women Are Too Many" threads

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I swear i'm more modest than

Neighbor      IB
 
(King Kong, 1,124
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 12:29pm

I swear i'm more modest than any of you, i'm probably in top 10-15 most modest people in the world so suck it bitches.

I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

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Connor's picture

I'm too modest to tell anyone

Connor      IB
 
(King Kong, 1,485
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 12:45pm

I'm too modest to tell anyone I have a 700k brokerage account in college.

per ardua ad astra

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Connor wrote: I'm too modest

mb666      VC
 
 
(Gorilla, 548
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 12:50pm
Connor:

I'm too modest to tell anyone I have a 700k brokerage account in college.

I got $10,000,000 on my simulator

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mb666 wrote: Connor

Connor      IB
 
(King Kong, 1,485
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 1:23pm
mb666:
Connor:

I'm too modest to tell anyone I have a 700k brokerage account in college.

I got $10,000,000 on my simulator

Teech me to hav a lot of munee

per ardua ad astra

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asiamoney's picture

Top modesty bucket.

asiamoney     
 
(Senior Gorilla, 765
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 2:04pm

Top modesty bucket.

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I'm Warren Buffet. It's cool,

D M      O
 
(Neanderthal, 3,877
 
Points)
  on 2/22/12 at 3:49pm

I'm Warren Buffet. It's cool, though, I'm just one of the guys.

"So who lost the hundy?" -Tom Montag
"WSO is like the 300 for anti spamage. None shall pass." -happypantsmcgee

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heister's picture

Me brag? You crazy!

heister      HF
 
 
(Neanderthal, 2,577
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 4:32pm

Me brag? You crazy!

Follow the shit your fellow monkeys say @shitWSOsays

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There are some people on here

Pike     
 
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  on 2/22/12 at 4:37pm

There are some people on here that should read that article, Nice find

Good is the enemy of Great

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