Attendance is factored into grades. If you don't show up they don't really give a fuck if you're a genious or not.

Because I'm poor as fuck I have to endure the community college track for the moment. And unless I can get my grades back up I'm going to be stuck there for my entire life.

Trip

I didn't say I AM a thug, I'm seeking thugs because I think they're sexy and usually smarter than jocks.

Funny, I"ve met a few people I'd consider thugs. Street-smarts doesn't take a whole lifetime if you're sharp and aware. I'd say more of the guys on the streets these days are more of the hustler type than the thug type but I really dig the thugs. They're thicker, usually have more muscle, talk ~waaay~ less, and are otherwise decent and honest.

Circumstance put most of the guys I qualify as thugs where they are. Their choices in life make them who they are. Some are decent and use their brutish abilities to survive and protect others, some use them for personal gain and to hurt others. I'm personally more inclined to appreciate and interact with the former but I'm certain I've had sex with the latter more than once.

I wouldn't consider a football player (not to be confused with rugby or soccer - and I do detest using those terms for futbol,) a thug. If you're playing football you're a) going to a decent school one someone's bill (mom and dad's or a scholarship), b) you're not forced to survive however you can (see point a.), and c) if you were a thug, you wouldn't have time to play a game like football (shudder).

Now if you were a rugby player, I could see someone calling you, rightfully, a thug. Those boys are no joke and they play, work, and live as hard and fast as they can. But that's where semantics break again. I'd call a rugby player a jock. I wouldn't call a football (shudder) player a jock. These days so many of them are so fat I can't stand looking at them. I think it all boils down to what your definitions of whatever are.

If a football (groan) player is fit, I'm not about to throw him out of the realm of possibility but he's not going to be first in line either. Particularly not if I've got some futbol or rugby players in line. Oh and from my perspective, thugs aren't determined by color. I've known several of numerous shades of human, from pale to dark. If I think you're hot (and this is subjective) then I think you're hot. Simple.

Anyway, I'm leaving this group. I've decided to pare down my tribe affiliations to more professional and artistic focuses. I haven't contributed much and I haven't gotten much so I don't feel anyone is going to miss me much. If you do, I'd be happy to see you at my music tribe:

tribes.tribe.net/tripseven

Best wishes to all.

Later everyone,

Paul

Spam sucks dude.