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Rags to riches stories why they tick me off.

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Rags to riches stories why they tick me off.
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RE: Rags to riches stories why they tick me off.
May 11, 2015 at 1:14 pm
(May 11, 2015 at 1:06 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: All the hard work in the world wont help you if aren't lucky.

Oh, sure, but hard work is an essential component of rags to riches stories.  Yes, rags to riches people do get lucky, but it's not like they're just sitting on their ass and it all magically falls in their lap.
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RE: Rags to riches stories why they tick me off. - by Faith No More - May 11, 2015 at 1:14 pm

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