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>"Signs You've Been Out of College for a Few Years"
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>* Your potted plants stay alive.
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>* Sharing a twin-sized bed seems absurd.
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>* You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
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>* You have to pay your own credit card bill.
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>* You haven't seen a soap opera in over a year.
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>* 8:00 a.m. isn't so early anymore.
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>* You have to file for your own taxes.
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>* You hear your favorite song on the elevator at work.
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>* You're not carded anymore.  (Ouch!!)
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>* You carry an umbrella.
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>* Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook-up
>and break-up.
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>* You start watching the weather channel.
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>* Jeans and baseball caps aren't staples in your
>wardrobe.
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>* You can no longer take shots, and smoking
>anything gives you a sinus attack.
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>* You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7.
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>* You stop confusing 401K plan with 10K run.
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>* You go to parties that the police don't raid.
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>* Adults feel comfortable telling jokes about sex
>in front of you.
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>* You don't know what time fast-food joints close
>anymore.
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>* Your car insurance goes down.
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>* You refer to college students as kids.
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>* You drink wine, scotch and martinis instead of
>beer, bourbon & rum.
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>* Your parents start making casual remarks about
>grandchildren.
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>* You feed your dog Science Diet instead of TacoBell.
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>* You're waking up at 6 am instead of going to bed.
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>* The only time you see your friends is at weddings.
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>* College sweatshirts are 'casual' instead of dress up.
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>* Sleeping on the couch is a no-no.
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>* Naps are no longer available between noon and
>6 pm.
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>* Dinner and a movie - the whole date instead of the
>beginning of one.
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>* You get your news from sources other than USA
>Today, Sportscenter and MTV News.
>
>* You find yourself reminiscing fondly of 2-hour
>Calculus exams.
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>* Your metabolism slows down to the point where
>eating salad might make you gain weight.
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>* Wine appreciation expands beyond Boone's and
>Mad Dog.
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>* You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.
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>* Grocery lists actually contain relatively healthy
>food.
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>* Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a
>computer is for real work, not video games.
>
>* You're actually willing to pay a bit more to drink in
>a bar that's not full of 21-year-old kids.
>
>* Golf is beginning to seem a lot less silly.