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Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

NOV 30, 2005 07:41 AM

CULTURE: Don't Be That Guy

As I meander through my fifth year as a theatre undergrad with no end in sight, I receive a subtle hint from my girlfriend; either she's telling me to hurry the hell up or come up with some crazy money making scheme.

When Mr. Lechner enrolled in college in 1994, the Internet was practically a baby and his current girlfriend was starting fourth grade. He has since drifted through four majors - education, communications, theater, women's studies - and watched hundreds of friends graduate, get jobs and marry.

Mr. Lechner has stayed on, pursuing a coffeehouse career as a singer-songwriter and accumulating more than twice the 120 credits required for graduation... During his first two years [his parents] helped pay his tuition, but since then he has paid his own way, working part time and taking out $30,000 in student loans, he said.

Mr. Lechner said he hardly noticed the semesters flying by during his fifth, sixth and seventh college years because he had found a "comfort zone."

What do you do having spent more than a third of your life working on your bachelor's degree? Graduate? Think again.

He has appeared on "Late Show" with David Letterman, "Good Morning America" and other shows...

National Lampoon is promising to pay his tuition, and the makers of Monster Energy Drink deliver 30 cases a week, along with advertising posters and condoms, to the house where Mr. Lechner lives and parties, in exchange for his endorsement of Monster as "the official energy drink" of his 12th college year.

He has signed with the William Morris Agency, which is marketing a reality television series based on his life at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater.

Who knew that modeling your life after a Jeremy Piven character could be so lucrative?

sovietcanada

Montreal, QC

February 2005

NOV 30, 2005 07:49 AM

Oh, college life...

edenkitty

Vancouver, WA

August 2004

NOV 30, 2005 07:57 AM

that so awesomely funny, I wonder what his final major will be. I vote for "general studies"

Idjit

HOPEFUL

I'm lost

NOV 30, 2005 08:01 AM

Really, life is not that scary, people.

Hooraydiation

Boston, MA

October 2005

NOV 30, 2005 08:01 AM

When Mr. Lechner enrolled in college in 1994, the Internet was practically a baby and his current girlfriend was starting fourth grade.

Idjiit said:
Really, life is not that scary, people.

But I hear there're tigers out there.

[Edited on Nov 30, 2005 by Hooraydiation]

Quirky

Birmingham, AL

October 2005

NOV 30, 2005 08:15 AM

Finally, a real life Van Wilder we can all look up to.

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

NOV 30, 2005 08:24 AM

Taureolt said:
Finally, a real life Van Wilder we can all look up to.

I suppose that might've been a more timely reference. God, I'm out of touch. I actually had to look that up.

JohnnyForeigner

United Kingdom

July 2003

NOV 30, 2005 08:47 AM

Hooraydiation said:

When Mr. Lechner enrolled in college in 1994, the Internet was practically a baby and his current girlfriend was starting fourth grade.

How old is 4th grade?

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

NOV 30, 2005 08:49 AM

Nine or ten?

That's nothing. My father was getting his driver's license when my mother was born.

Nic

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

NOV 30, 2005 08:51 AM

Burning_In_Water said:

Hooraydiation said:

When Mr. Lechner enrolled in college in 1994, the Internet was practically a baby and his current girlfriend was starting fourth grade.

How old is 4th grade?

God knows but I don't understand why the pukey face is there. It's not like she's in 4th grade now, for Bob's sake.

Nixon

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

NOV 30, 2005 08:52 AM

My old roommate and my aunt both have this guy beat for years in school with no degree.

benizdead

United Kingdom

February 2003

NOV 30, 2005 08:55 AM

this just proves that graduating was the worst idea of my life

MetaTag

United Kingdom

September 2002

NOV 30, 2005 08:55 AM

In early October, I posted news about Alex Tew, who set up the Million Dollar Home Page.

At that time, he had made $275,800 by selling advertising space on his web site. Today, his earnings stand at $739,400.

The world is indeed a funny place, which rewards self promotion.

Al

SUICIDEGIRL

Christmas Island

NOV 30, 2005 08:58 AM

I thought this was going to be about wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see. My bad.

Also, anyone else like how his name is Mr. Lechner?

Changes

Boston, MA

October 2005

NOV 30, 2005 09:00 AM

Read: I am deathly afraid of real life.

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

NOV 30, 2005 09:00 AM

MetaTag said:
In early October, I posted news about Alex Tew, who set up the Million Dollar Home Page.

At that time, he had made $275,800 by selling advertising space on his web site. Today, his earnings stand at $739,400.

The world is indeed a funny place, which rewards self promotion.

I was going to include that guy, as well as my friend who tried to auction off his college tuition, but I couldn't work them in.

Changes

Boston, MA

October 2005

NOV 30, 2005 09:03 AM

Al said:
I thought this was going to be about wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see. My bad.

Also don't be that guy.

neverender

Pleasanton, CA

January 2003

NOV 30, 2005 09:03 AM

the title of this thread is 'dont be that guy'

im still trying to figure out, who wouldnt want to be this guy.

Al

SUICIDEGIRL

Christmas Island

NOV 30, 2005 09:05 AM

asinine said:
the title of this thread is 'dont be that guy'

im still trying to figure out, who wouldnt want to be this guy.

The word "creepy" comes to mind.

moniker42

Seattle, WA

October 2003

NOV 30, 2005 09:05 AM

I know way too many people who go to whitewater for this to be funny.

Hooraydiation

Boston, MA

October 2005

NOV 30, 2005 09:23 AM

Nic said:

Burning_In_Water said:

Hooraydiation said:

When Mr. Lechner enrolled in college in 1994, the Internet was practically a baby and his current girlfriend was starting fourth grade.

How old is 4th grade?

God knows but I don't understand why the pukey face is there. It's not like she's in 4th grade now, for Bob's sake.

Yeah, but he's still around twice as old as she is. That gives me a weird impression of him, but I guess I could've been jumping to conclusions.

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK

August 2002

NOV 30, 2005 09:27 AM

Burning_In_Water said:

Hooraydiation said:

When Mr. Lechner enrolled in college in 1994, the Internet was practically a baby and his current girlfriend was starting fourth grade.

How old is 4th grade?

I was 10 in 4th grade, so she's about 21 now.

Nic

SUICIDEGIRL

United Kingdom

NOV 30, 2005 10:05 AM

Hooraydiation said:

Nic said:

Burning_In_Water said:

Hooraydiation said:

When Mr. Lechner enrolled in college in 1994, the Internet was practically a baby and his current girlfriend was starting fourth grade.

How old is 4th grade?

God knows but I don't understand why the pukey face is there. It's not like she's in 4th grade now, for Bob's sake.

Yeah, but he's still around twice as old as she is. That gives me a weird impression of him, but I guess I could've been jumping to conclusions.

No he's not. He's 29, according to the article. If his girlfriend is 21 it's hardly a vomit inducing age difference.

Hooraydiation

Boston, MA

October 2005

NOV 30, 2005 10:14 AM

Nic said:

No he's not. He's 29, according to the article. If his girlfriend is 21 it's hardly a vomit inducing age difference.

Chalk that up to bad math on my part. I initially thought he was older than 30 and that she was around 18.

I should've just read the article.

[Edited on Nov 30, 2005 by Hooraydiation]

FrankMask

Saint Paul, MN

June 2003

NOV 30, 2005 10:22 AM

Idjiit said:
Really, life is not that scary, people.

But is it really better than college? Especially when you have sponsorship?

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