Probably won't bother with my graduation

paralysed

I can't walk across a stage and shake some bureaucrat's hand. It's too monarchical! I'm supposed to treat him as if he's not just another person. It's all about the college and not me - not exactly a chance to feel unique, or express yourself.

I couldn't really picture someone like Neil Young or Bon Jovi doing it! Anyway, I'll go along to the ball later in the night as it'll be a last chance for a college one night stand!

clairek6

paralysed wrote: »

I can't walk across a stage and shake some bureaucrat's hand. It's too monarchical! I'm supposed to treat him as if he's not just another person. It's all about the college and not me - not exactly a chance to feel unique, or express yourself.

I couldn't really picture someone like Neil Young doing it! Anyway, I'll go along to the ball later in the night as it'll be a last chance for a college one night stand!

Cool story

The Specialist

Aww you poor snowflake

Jesus.

Nerd

dirtyden

What an utterly pointless post and protest.

paralysed

Jesus. wrote: »

Nerd

What? From my post, I'm clearly a rebel.

paralysed

dirtyden wrote: »

What an utterly pointless post and protest.

I hear the ceremony is pretty long and boring

Turtyturd

Couldn't picture Neil Young showing up at your graduation either.

frozenfrozen

wow edgy. I'm going because they're giving me a voucher for books in omahonys

thee glitz

Congrats, I'd say go. I enjoyed mine. Now the ceremony was a bit drawn out and that but it was great to meet everyone again, before they were locked.

paralysed

thee glitz wrote: »

Congrats, I'd say go. I enjoyed mine. Now the ceremony was a bit drawn out and that but it was great to meet everyone again, before they were locked.

Na, that gals have to be locked as their excuse for me to ride em! They'd feel slutty otherwise.

paralysed

paralysed wrote: »

What? From my post, I'm clearly a rebel.

Go. You're not important enough for anyone to notice your protest and you're not special enough to have too many of these ceremonies in your life.

In other words, it's time to grow up and not turn down things you might regret later in life. Give your parents the photo and give them the chance to be proud, it might mean a lot to them. Then thank them for their support.

paralysed

paralysed wrote: »

Na, that gals have to be locked as their excuse for me to ride em! They'd feel slutty otherwise.

Judging from this post alone, that's not why they have to be locked. Ugh.

Jesus.

paralysed wrote: »

Na, that gals have to be locked as their excuse for me to ride em! They'd feel slutty otherwise.

You really sound like a not altogether likeable individual










(Language modified in order to placate Mods who keep banning me)

thee glitz

paralysed wrote: »

Na, that gals have to be locked as their excuse for me to ride em! They'd feel slutty otherwise.

In that case I'd be strongly advising you to go, do some groundwork beforehand.

tomwaterford

Candie wrote: »

Go. You're not important enough for anyone to notice your protest and you're not special enough to have too many of these ceremonies in your life.

In other words, it's time to grow up and not turn down things you might regret later in life. Give your parents the photo and give them the chance to be proud, it might mean a lot to them. Then thank them for their support.

Tbh....I never went to my own graduation thing (admittedly very different to a college one)

Though don't think my parents minded....they were slightly numb to them after going to all the sister's ones over the years

tomwaterford

tomwaterford wrote: »

Tbh....I never went to my own graduation thing (admittedly very different to a college one)

Though don't think my parents minded....they were slightly numb to them after going to all the sister's ones over the years

I didn't go to my last one, but they enjoyed being there for the first.

I'm the baby too, I'm sure there's a certain amount of celebration fatigue that sets in by the time they get to the last one(s).

paralysed

Candie wrote: »

Give your parents the photo and give them the chance to be proud, it might mean a lot to them. Then thank them for their support.

I'll do that bit, but I'm not shaking the president's hand.

paralysed

Candie wrote: »

Judging from this post alone, that's not why they have to be locked. Ugh.

What do I care!

Armchair Andy

Jesus. wrote:

You really sound like a not altogether likeable individual

Jesus. wrote:

(Language modified in order to placate Mods who keep banning me)

Jesus will you get down off that cross! :-)

paralysed

paralysed wrote: »

I'll do that bit, but I'm not shaking the president's hand.

That's very childish. The President is shaking your hand to congratulate you on completing your studies, and you're going to look like a bad-mannered brat if you don't accept those congratulations with good grace.

Go for it though, it's edgy to be obnoxious.

paralysed

Jesus. wrote: »

You really sound like a not altogether likeable individual

Yet a far more appropriate (and truthful) comment than Trump would make.

tomwaterford

paralysed wrote: »

I'll do that bit, but I'm not shaking the president's hand.

I could understand not wanting to wear the hat/gowns thing or bother with the whole ceremony thing....

Bit to go through with all that and not the shaking bit....unless you've personal beliefs/issues with the president makes the protest pointless

paralysed

thee glitz wrote: »

In that case I'd be strongly advising you to go, do some groundwork beforehand.

Na, I'd feel pretty stupid showing up to a graduation if my sole reason was to talk to some particular girl and waiting around and not getting the chance. Getting to shag one isn't that important to me! and that's why I'm cool - too cool for a graduation.

Winterlong

paralysed wrote: »

I couldn't really picture someone like Neil Young or Bon Jovi doing it!

Ahem!

paralysed

Winterlong wrote: »

Ahem!

Holy moly I'm cooler than Bon Jovi!

9or10

paralysed wrote: »

I hear the ceremony is pretty long and boring

Is there singing and cake?

paralysed

Candie wrote: »

Go. You're not important enough for anyone to notice your protest

That's hardly going to encourage me to go? It's not a protest and I don't care if anyone notices. It's for me that I'm not going.

Candie wrote: »

you're not special enough to have too many of these ceremonies in your life.

Well boards members certainly know how to be nasty, don't they! You're basically insulting 95% of the population there!

paralysed

paralysed wrote: »

It's not a protest and I don't care if anyone notices.

Well boards members certainly know how to be nasty, don't they! You're basically insulting 95% of the population there!

It's not an insult, it's the way life is. Very few people are special, you only think you are when you're young and self absorbed enough to think your pointless protests mean something.

One day you'll cringe at the kind of sentiments you've expressed here. How soon that day comes around depends on how well you mature.

Barry Badrinath

Candie wrote: »

It's not an insult, it's the way life is. Very few people are special, you only think you are when you're young and self absorbed enough to think your pointless protests mean something.

One day you'll cringe at the kind of sentiments you've expressed here. How soon that day comes around depends on how well you mature.

Ah leave 'em alone Candie.

It's not everyday ya graduate from Primary School.

Senor Fancy Pants

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Ah leave 'em alone Candie.

It's not everyday ya graduate from Primary School.

Again!

Zaph

paralysed wrote: »

What? From my post, I'm clearly a rebel.

Are you trying to convince us of that or yourself?

paralysed

Zaph wrote: »

Are you trying to convince us of that or yourself?

It was sort of a joke.

FTA69

I forgot to go to my graduation. I put it cleanly out of my mind and my college post was getting sent to an address I wasn't staying at. I was at work bouncing at some stupid Oktoberfest yoke only five minutes from UCC and was wondering why people get walking by dressed to the nines in the middle of the day until I saw a friend from my course who was asking where I was and then I noticed a load of missed calls.

To be honest I found college a load of sh*te, I was working nearly full time and had a busy enough life outside of it. I went back at 21 after living in England for three years and the whole lifestyle of it did nothing for me. To my recollection I didn't even get a copy of my degree and haven't needed it for anything or relied on it since.

It would have been nice for my mam to be at it maybe but she didn't seem too bothered about it.

Grayson

I've only gone to one of my graduations. I just couldn't be bothered. I went to the masters to give my mum a day out and that's it.

CIP4

I have my graduation next Monday. I am looking forward to it I am booking into a hotel for a few nights for it. I worked damn hard over the 4 years to get the piece of paper there was certainly times along the way I thought I would never finish it. I won't take the day too serious but it's a day out should be a bit of a laugh and a chance to put a nice finish to the college chapter in my life.

paralysed

FTA69 wrote: »

I forgot to go to my graduation. I put it cleanly out of my mind and my college post was getting sent to an address I wasn't staying at. I was at work bouncing at some stupid Oktoberfest yoke only five minutes from UCC and was wondering why people get walking by dressed to the nines in the middle of the day until I saw a friend from my course who was asking where I was and then I noticed a load of missed calls.

Ya see, this guy was cool because he didn't go. So cool that's his friends were talking about him in the street on the day itself.

Too cool to be a good lad, and go along for the pat on the head.

I bet he got all the girls. A bouncer and all! Obviously too cool for discos too!

The Backwards Man

I went to my graduation.

Waste of time, should have just stayed at home and stuck a hawk on my head.

*Plasterer's hawk for the non culchies in the audience

Harvey Normal

paralysed wrote: »

Ya see, this guy was cool because he didn't go. So cool that's his friends were talking about him in the street on the day itself.

Too cool to be a good lad, and go along for the pat on the head.

I bet he got all the girls. A bouncer and all! Obviously too cool for discos too!

Too cool to start on a thread on it too.

Zooouma

Mature student in college myself. I've done courses before & never seen anyone in my class again. Prob would skip it myself.

paralysed

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I went to my graduation.

Waste of time, should have just stayed at home and stuck a hawk on my head.

didn't get laid I guess!

Harvey Normal

paralysed wrote: »

didn't get laid I guess!

I think we're all betting against you getting laid.

paralysed

Harvey Normal wrote: »

I think we're all betting against you getting laid.

If you'd any brain you'd see that my clear eagerness to get laid will clearly pay off. N o pain, no gain.

The Backwards Man

paralysed wrote: »

didn't get laid I guess!

Funny you should mention that, I laid the pavers in the pavilion the ceremony was held in, summer job from my secondary school days. Laying pavers is a lot like having sex, if you're sand isn't properly whacked and level it will end in disaster

Irish Guitarist

Shite in your hand and then shake hands with him. That will show him. Maybe throw in a Nazi salute while you're at it.

dresden8

dirtyden wrote: »

What an utterly pointless post and protest.

Hardly, we know they're up for a shagging. If only we knew the gender....

paralysed

dresden8 wrote: »

Hardly, we know they're up for a shagging. If only we knew the gender....

I don't get that?

Annasopra

paralysed wrote: »

What? From my post, I'm clearly a rebel.

I was thinking more attention seeker

Barry Badrinath

paralysed wrote: »

I don't get that?

Have you a floppy or fanny?

paralysed

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Have you a floppy or fanny?

Read through posts and it'll become clear!

Barry Badrinath

paralysed wrote: »

Read through posts and it'll become clear!

I dont give a fiddlers.

I was answering your question.