Scholar of the Week: A New Politics Forum Tradition, This Week: Volinbham

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#51
I'd call in Reid/Pelosi/McConnell and Boehner and crack their heads together like Moe from the 3 Stooges; tell them to quit F'ing around. Then I'd go have sex on AirForce One with a supermodel.
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
What other job would like to pursue?
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If I didn't have to make money at it; I'd like to run a record store.

I almost dropped out of college to go to sailing school to be a charter sailboat operator in the Caribbean.

Maybe the creative side of product design (e.g. a firm like IDEO) or advertising.
 
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#58
Have you ever been in the Corapolis, PA area and had a sandwich called the "Crofton Special"? I want to say it was at Anthony Jrs Pizzaria, but it's been nearly 10 years ago that I had reason to be in Coraopolis.
 
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MG1968 said:
Have you ever been in the Corapolis, PA area and had a sandwich called the "Crofton Special"? I want to say it was at Anthony Jrs Pizzaria, but it's been nearly 10 years ago that I had reason to be in Coraopolis.
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Not that I remember - I went back a few times as a kid but haven't been to the burgh as much as I'd like.

One thing I remember very well is Kennywood Park. Great rollercoasters
 
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#60
Excluding the Dude, what Lebowski character do you identify with the most?
 
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volinbham said:
If I didn't have to make money at it; I'd like to run a record store...

Maybe the creative side of product design (e.g. a firm like IDEO) or advertising.
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Based upon your posts here regarding music, I'd say you'd run a pretty cool "record" store. With so much music available for purchase online, the passionate music store owner is becoming a lost art, I feel.

I'm in advertising and also want to go work at IDEO. I remember a segment on a news magazine show many years ago (probably the late 90s) about how they designed a new shopping cart, and I thought it was the coolest thing I'd seen.
 
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volinbham said:
Actually I was born where you are now - Pittsburgh (McKeesport technically). My family is all from Pburgh and surrounding area but we moved to Knoxville when I was 5. Most of my family has since moved from PA.
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My family also moved to Kville right after my 6th birthday from Florida (thank God). Never could claim "native" status but am as proud of my East Tennessee background as any other place I've lived.
 
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wbarron said:
Based upon your posts here regarding music, I'd say you'd run a pretty cool "record" store. With so much music available for purchase online, the passionate music store owner is becoming a lost art, I feel.

I'm in advertising and also want to go work at IDEO. I remember a segment on a news magazine show many years ago (probably the late 90s) about how they designed a new shopping cart, and I thought it was the coolest thing I'd seen.
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Yep, the music retail business is a dinosaur.

The IDEO special was on Nightline. I show that video in my classes - it's very interesting. They tested it at Whole Foods in the video and now if you go there, they use something similar - it holds 2 baskets.
 
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volinbham said:
:lol: Hardly - I'm less of a Republican than you think...
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It is a sad day when good fiscal conservatives, less concerned with legislation of morality find themselves without a party.

I have an amatuer theory that if people feel prosperous, then it makes it much easier for you to relay social ideas to them. If the party would simply concentrate on shrinking government, the rest will follow.
 
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Lexvol said:
It is a sad day when good fiscal conservatives, less concerned with legislation of morality find themselves without a party.

I have an amatuer theory that if people feel prosperous, then it makes it much easier for you to relay social ideas to them. If the party would simply concentrate on shrinking government, the rest will follow.
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Yep - kinda like Donny and Treehorn; we have to put together a candidate from the various pieces of candidates out their. I'd like some Guliani, some Ron Paul, and maybe even some Joe Lieberman...
 
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volinbham said:
The IDEO special was on Nightline. I show that video in my classes - it's very interesting. They tested it at Whole Foods in the video and now if you go there, they use something similar - it holds 2 baskets.
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Yep - WF version is an improvement, but not quite as good as the prototype they created.

Thx for passing along the source. I may try to track that video down.
 
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wbarron said:
Yep - WF version is an improvement, but not quite as good as the prototype they created.

Thx for passing along the source. I may try to track that video down.
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I'm currently reading "The Art of Innovation" by Tom Kelley (the Groucho Marx looking guy from IDEO). It's interesting but more war stories than detailed how to.
 
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volinbham said:
I'm currently reading "The Art of Innovation" by Tom Kelley (the Groucho Marx looking guy from IDEO). It's interesting but more war stories than detailed how to.
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I haven't read a ton of marketing-ish books, but that seems to be a theme. And it makes sense - it's easier to tell stories from experience than offer advice on how to do something. I might pick it up. thx.
 
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