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The Spoiled Meme
If you have over 40, you are spoiled.
(x) your own cell phone
( ) a television in your bedroom [dorm]
(x) an iPod [had]
( ) a photo printer
(x) your own phone line [a cell phone != my own line]
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(x) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom [close enough.. seven speakers]
( ) DVD player in bedroom (i'm not counting my laptop)
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
(x) your own bathroom (at home, yeah, ok)
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( ) your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
( ) a queen-size bed or larger
( ) a stocked bar
( ) a working dishwasher
(x) an icemaker
(x) a working washer and dryer
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store (designer? what, like GAP?)
( ) expensive sunglasses
( ) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
( ) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home (our treadmill at home)
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
( ) your own pair of skis
(x) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
( ) wealthy family members (i think we're it, really)
(x) two or more family cars [mom's and dad's .. I can use both]
(x) a walk-in closet or pantry (between my huge-ass closet here and my dad's fall-out shelter of food...)
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(x) a yard
(x) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(x) good credit
(x) expensive jewelry (depends on our defition... but i like to think so)
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now (right)
(x) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
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( ) a stock portfolio [parents manage it for me.. long-term investments]
(x) a passport
( ) a horse
(x) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
( ) private medical insurance
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don't need the money
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you taxis
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
(x) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(x) traveled out of the country
( ) met a celebrity
(x) been to the Caribbean
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(x) been to Europe
(x) been to Hawaii
(x) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
( ) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
(x) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
( ) take riding or swimming lessons as a child (i didnt, andy)
( ) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
24! ha! i'm not spoiled. see? told you.
. but i am interested in the results.
The Spoiled Meme
If you have over 40, you are spoiled.
(x) your own cell phone
( ) a television in your bedroom [dorm]
(x) an iPod [had]
( ) a photo printer
(x) your own phone line [a cell phone != my own line]
( ) TiVo or a generic digital video recorder
(x) high-speed internet access (i.e., not dialup)
( ) a surround sound system in bedroom [close enough.. seven speakers]
( ) DVD player in bedroom (i'm not counting my laptop)
( ) at least a hundred DVDs
(x) your own bathroom (at home, yeah, ok)
-5-
( ) your own in-house office
( ) a pool
( ) a guest house
( ) a game room
( ) a queen-size bed or larger
( ) a stocked bar
( ) a working dishwasher
(x) an icemaker
(x) a working washer and dryer
( ) more than 20 pairs of shoes
( ) at least ten things from a designer store (designer? what, like GAP?)
( ) expensive sunglasses
( ) framed original art (not lithographs or prints)
( ) Egyptian cotton sheets or towels
( ) a multi-speed bike
( ) a gym membership
( ) large exercise equipment at home (our treadmill at home)
( ) your own set of golf clubs
( ) a pool table
( ) a tennis court
( ) local access to a lake, large pond, or the sea
( ) your own pair of skis
(x) enough camping gear for a weekend trip in an isolated area
( ) a boat
( ) a jet ski
( ) a neighborhood committee membership
( ) a beach house or a vacation house/cabin
( ) wealthy family members (i think we're it, really)
(x) two or more family cars [mom's and dad's .. I can use both]
(x) a walk-in closet or pantry (between my huge-ass closet here and my dad's fall-out shelter of food...)
-10-
(x) a yard
(x) a hammock
( ) a personal trainer
(x) good credit
(x) expensive jewelry (depends on our defition... but i like to think so)
( ) a designer bag that required being on a waiting list to get
( ) at least $100 cash in your possession right now (right)
(x) more than two credit cards bearing your name (not counting gas cards or debit cards)
-15-
( ) a stock portfolio [parents manage it for me.. long-term investments]
(x) a passport
( ) a horse
(x) a trust fund (either for you or created by you)
( ) private medical insurance
( ) a college degree, and no outstanding student loans
Do you:
( ) shop for non-needed items for yourself (like clothes, jewelry, electronics) at least once a week
( ) do your regular grocery shopping at high-end or specialty stores
( ) pay someone else to clean your house, do dishes, or launder your clothes (not counting dry-cleaning)
( ) go on weekend mini-vacations
( ) send dinners back with every flaw
( ) wear perfume or cologne (not body spray)
( ) regularly get your hair styled or nails done in a salon
( ) have a job but don't need the money
( ) stay at home with little financial sacrifice
( ) pay someone else to cook your meals
( ) pay someone else to watch your children or walk your dogs
( ) regularly pay someone else to drive you taxis
( ) expect a gift after you fight with your partner
Are you:
(x) an only child
( ) married/partnered to a wealthy person
( ) baffled/surprised when you don't get your way
Have you:
( ) been on a cruise
(x) traveled out of the country
( ) met a celebrity
(x) been to the Caribbean
-20-
(x) been to Europe
(x) been to Hawaii
(x) been to New York
( ) eaten at the space needle in Seattle
( ) been to the Mall of America
( ) been on the Eiffel tower in Paris
( ) been on the Statue of Liberty in New York
( ) moved more than three times because you wanted to
( ) dined with local political figures
(x) been to both the Atlantic coast and the Pacific coast
Did you:
( ) go to another country for your honeymoon
( ) hire a professional photographer for your wedding or party
( ) take riding or swimming lessons as a child (i didnt, andy)
( ) attend private school
( ) have a Sweet 16 birthday party thrown for you
24! ha! i'm not spoiled. see? told you.
. but i am interested in the results.