I've never heard the phrase swings and roundabouts used this way.
Usually it means two things are similar so you don't really have strong feelings either way.
this post was submitted on 22 May 2025
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what goes around comes around. things swing one way and then another.
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lol the pettiness of some people
We don’t know that was why they denied it, this could be shadenfreud (sp?) because they would be denied regardless.
At least I choose to believe that, because I can’t imagine being petty enough to do that.
I assume that was the case because it isn't really a human decision anymore. Whether a mortgage application is accepted or denied is based on the decision of a computer, the human just informs you the computer's decision.
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The best revenge is living well.
Right? "Made me cry on a school trip" (for reasons that I'm sure we're totally out of line on the teacher's part and omitted just for brevity's sake)
I dunno, some teachers are sadists too proud or ugly for a career path more in line with their personality.
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Oh my god, yes. Your best victory is the victory of succeeding at something and moving the fuck on with your life if you can. People are shitty. Our environment is shitty. It is what it is. Keep trucking. I am a product of my environment, but I can control some of it. In my opinion, chasing your goals, time and distance is a solution for all social ills. Well maybe not all but I mean shit you gotta try
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This type of thing is the nominal purpose of credit scores, I believe. (Whether they're implemented effectively is another story...)
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How do people even remember names for so long?
Trauma sticks with a person.
Not weird to me. I still remember every single teacher’s name to this day…I started school in 1978.
That's pretty impressive. I started school in 1973 and I can remember a couple of teachers' names at most.
That's very amazing memory. I keep forgeting shit all the time. I sometimes forget the names of a characters of a TV show that I've been binge watching for the past few hours.
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I remember all my teacher's names from preschool through high school, is that strange?
Highly so
I can barely remember the names of my close friends from elementary and middle school. Can't remember all of them. Only reason I can remember the high school friends is the yearbook, and I've still forgot half of them.
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You get what you give. Don't become the monster. A real class act would just dangle it in front of them and then just approve it anyways. Like bitch I'm over it, I don't give a fuck. You're just a dumb ass speed bump.
Maybe the mortgage application was just not within approval guidelines. It is not like a bank clerk gets to arbitrarily decide by personal sympathy.
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Being a class act is extremely overrated. People should get what they have coming
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There are some teachers I had who were absolutely bad people, but honestly, they are teachers and you are not. You already have the best revenge.
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