Sometimes, as I’m sitting in the Centurion Lounge, I eavesdrop on people’s conversations and think to myself: ‘how did people this stupid end up having enough $ for an Amex plat?’ I just... (cont)

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Stop being a judgemental ass and mind your own damn business.

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@A1 - I’m not bothering them, so technically I’m minding my own business. I just had a random musing. And I can’t help being judgmental... I’m ENTJ

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OP should lower his sodium intake.

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Brussels sprouts are basically a baby cabbage. Maybe they were just really really high

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Overheard this 50 year old couple argue that squash is a type of potato, called Brussels sprouts baby cabbage, and ask of each other what flavor the chocolate mousse was... where have these people been hiding!?!? 😳 It makes me realize how unfair life is, that there are smart capable people that never make it, and dum dums like these two that made it despite having any intellect...

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You could have earned more being a plumber and eventually having a bunch of plumbers working for you. Then you could sell said business and hang out in a Centurion lounge. And you wouldn't even need to know the flavor of chocolate mousse.

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@KPMG1 - I may be a little salty, you’re right... 😂

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You do realize that you don't need a fancy education to be a millionaire?

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The Brussels sprout is a member of the Gemmifera Group of cabbages (Brassica oleracea), grown for its edible buds

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Isn’t the Amex plat $450? People without money have spent more on dumber stuff

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There are some trust funders in my neighborhood that I want to stomp for this precise reason. Bunch of dumbasses who have never worked a day in their lives and yet try like to pretend they know it all and dominate the neighborhood boards.

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Meh I'm fine not being a plumber

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But guys! "A fool and his money are soon parted!" People this dumb should be broke as a joke! Hurry up, parables!

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*facepalm*

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Saying a millionaire isn’t wealthy is incredibly elitist and limited in worldview. You’re challenging the definition of wealthy, but against the world or even all the US I don’t see how anyone could argue a millionaire isn’t wealthy.

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These are the people you talk to in the lounge, they sound fun

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@A5 some plumbers make 6 figures...

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