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From: ganns@hound.UUCP (R.GANNS)
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Subject: what is a yuppie
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Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 07:34:51 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 31 07:34:51 1985
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     A "yuppie" is someone who....

    1. has pissed off all his/her counter-culture school buddies
       (who are now washing cars and picking daffodils for a living)
       by copping out and "going straight"--I mean, it's like,
       IMMORAL to make ALL THAT MONEY (and what's worse, to have
       FUN doing it);

    3. is pissing off a lot of people by doing extravagant (some 
       would say profligate...) and interesting things with
       ALL THAT MONEY like vacationing in Tahiti, going climbing
       in the Himalayas, skiing in Val D'Isere, buying FAST cars,
       BIG sailboats, and obscene amounts of nose candy...

    2. will very soon piss off his/her parents, aunts, and uncles
       if he/she doesn't settle down real soon and do something
       RESPECTABLE with ALL THAT MONEY, like buy a house, a dishwasher,
       and have kids;

    3. has already pissed off a lot of random people who think
       that they too should make ALL THAT MONEY, but not have to
       learn any valuable skills or work hard to do it;

     4. is pissing off the IRS by investing ALL THAT MONEY in tax
        shelters and municipal bonds.