You Know You're Out Of College When...         April 28, 1998

 Gosh, it seems that only yesterday I was running 
around with my college crew...  Meanwhile, the 10th 
anniversary of our graduation is closer than the graduation 
itself.  Where did the years go?

LadyHawke
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 "You Know You're Out Of College When... "

1. Your salary is less than your tuition. 
2. Your potted plants stay alive. 
3. Shacking in a twin-sized bed seems absurd. 
4. You keep more food than beer in the fridge. 
5. You have to pay your own credit card bill. 
6. Big Mac with Cheese no longer counts as a 
well-balanced meal. 
7. You haven't seen a soap opera in over a year. 
8. 8:00 a.m. is not early.
9. You have to file for your own taxes. 
10. You hear your favorite song on the elevator 
at work.  
11. You're not carded anymore.  (Ouch! - LadyHawke)
12. You carry an umbrella. (Never!  I'm not made of sugar, 
and, hence, I'm not sweet.  I won't melt! - LadyHawke)
13. You learn that "Bachelor" is nicer term for a jackass. 
14. "Extended childhood" only really pertains to 
your salary, which is a little less than your allowance 
used to be.
15. "Twenty-something" means over-qualified, under-paid 
and not married. 
16. Your friends marry instead of hook-up and divorce 
instead of break-up.
17. You start watching the weather channel. 
18. Jeans and baseball caps aren't staples in your 
wardrobe. 
19. You can no longer take shots and smoking gives 
you a sinus attack.
20. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7. 
21. You stop confusing 401K plan with 10K run. 
22. You go to parties that the police don't raid. 
23. Adults feel comfortable telling jokes about sex 
in front of you.
24. You don't know what time Wendy's closes anymore. 
25. Your car insurance goes down. 
26. You refer to college students as kids. 
27. You drink wine, scotch and martinis instead of beer, 
bourbon and rum.
28. Your parents start making casual remarks about 
grandchildren. 
29. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of Taco Bell.